#hl:askriley

[blackmesajanitor]

Hello? Could've sworn I fixed this thing— Oh..

Hello..? My friend— doctor. My doctor said that.. some kind of "diary" would help me with whatever he thinks I'm going through.. He says it's for the best.

I'm not good at writing, so I finally got around to fixing up this old camera.. I'm not sure if this'll work...

[ Riley is now open for questions! ]

[blackmesajanitor]

with the suppression fields, how did you guys * clears throat * have a kid?

She was born like any other kid before.. everything with the Combine.

[blackmesajanitor]

does mimi know how to talk can you ask her to say FUCK

[She'll say it anyways.]

[blackmesajanitor]

mimi is adorable :3 now teach the baby A Swear Word.

Can we please? Not? I don't want another incident...

[Last week...]

[Mimi's first swear word.]

[blackmesajanitor]

whos your little friend?

I was waiting for that. This is my daughter, Mimi! I couldn't find any babysitters.. So keep things clean, okay? Here, I'll see if she wants to say hi.

There you have it. :]

[blackmesajanitor]

[I think we got a connection?]

(The only way we can test it is if we ask something, right?)

[I guess so]

(Hello! How are you?)

[....that's what you're asking?]

(Shut. I'm testing the waters, alright? We don't know enough about this universe to ask anything big.)

[Fair. Though I would have asked about G.]

Hello..? Do I know you? I'm doing okay.. I guess.

[Riley is more visibly nervous than usual.]

[blackmesajanitor]

damn ya ass fat whats your pronouns

[Riley is unable to muster up any words. He can only stare at you in shock and disappointment.]

[blackmesajanitor]

[...that's not the response I was expecting... do you think he's lying?]

(I mean the fact that Meitte exists...)

[...should we push more?]

(...my brain says no, but my gut says otherwise.)

(Ah, sorry about the confusion! We must have thought you were a different person! Our friend, G, has a partner that happens have a similar background as you.)

(She...talks about him a lot. She's always gushing about every little thing he does. She seems to miss him a lot. I think she regrets not being able to be with him more.)

[Oh! And they have a kid too!]

(Oh she absolutely adores the kid! Every time she talks about her, you can just feel the love G feels towards her.)

[It's weird, you know? It's not every day you see someone like G gush about the people she loves. It's a nice difference. It's part of the reason we still do this.]

(...It really sucks that we can't remember the name of G's partner. I don't think either of us are exactly good with names. This seems to be a prime example of that! Anyway, we'll stop bothering you. We wish you well.)

...

Wait.. Does she really talk about me like that?

[blackmesajanitor]

why's she so eyes /j

That's another thing she gets from her mother.

[blackmesajanitor]

are you a cat or dog person or neither/other?

[stares with cartoonishly large eyes] -🗞️

I honestly can't decide! I had plenty of dogs growing up, but I love cats just as much!

Me and Miette's mother had actually adopted a kitten at one point. I think we named him Edith?

[blackmesajanitor]

Aww! Well I think Meitte is a wonderful name. I bet whoever choose it is a wonderful person. -🦈

Thank you. And yeah, she was...

[blackmesajanitor]

Glad to see you’re finally doing this, Riley. Hope this helps. And tell Miette to stop taking my things, or at least tell her to ask. -David

Thanks David. I hope so too. I want to be better for her..

And she's just a baby. She doesn't know better, sorry. If you don't like it, maybe you should stop watching her? Heh..

That was a joke please don't she really likes you.

[blackmesajanitor]

Mimi is so cute! Is it a nickname or her full name?

"Mimi" is just a nickname. It stands for Miette. I didn't pick it out.

[blackmesajanitor]

oh dang sorry to hear that :( -🛼

It's.. okay. Well, it's not, but you didn't know.. Touchy subject, sorry.

[blackmesajanitor]

(Yes! Or, uh probably? It's nothing you need to worry about!)

[Don't worry, I got this.]

(Oh dear...)

[Have you ever met someone named G or G-Man or any other variant of that? She usually wears a suit with a purple tie? Stupid tall?] [I think she's like 6'7"?]

(REDACTED I swear if you break this timeline with these questions I will punt you to Rigel)

[I don't think some questions can break a timeline. We're fine.]

[Anyway! If you have, has she ever talked about these 2 people that are her absolute besties from work?]

(I don't think we're her besties)

[Nah, we're totally her besties]

...

Uhm.. sorry? The name doesn't ring a bell.. She's a friend of yours?

[blackmesajanitor]

cute baby! whos the mom? -🫧

Mimi's.. mother... passed away shortly after she was born.