come into the world, what's reverberating is an exquisite concerto of raison d'etre;

[recrypt]

what the hell is a comics shitpost i'm cry

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[recrypt]

Hmmm.

[ ... ]

We're not making very good use of the atmosphere here, are we?

[vigilantics]

Nope!

I think people are into like, long walks on the beach, but... wanna build a sandcastle?

[recrypt]

Is that what people do at beaches? I suppose I wouldn't be opposed.

[ there is

a slightly odd, wistful note in her tone, barely noticeable, but ]

You'll have to show me how, though.

[vigilantics]

[ there's a smile. ]

It'll be easier if we had buckets, but we can do it the good ol' fashioned way instead! Our castles just may be slightly lumpy.

[recrypt]

We could always go back to see if they'll give us any... but we might as well do it the old fashioned way. For authenticity, or whatever excuse we want to put on it.

[vigilantics]

It's good if the first attempt is messy, anyway.

[ and then you can do better! ]

We need wet sand, so that it actually sticks together when we form it.

[recrypt]

Hm. And how well does it hold its shape once it ends up drying out?

[ since it's not like they can keep it wet forever. ]

[vigilantics]

It usually depends on how well built it is? No matter what, it's going to eventually come down, but if you have a solid castle it'll last longer.

[recrypt]

And what defines well-built when it comes to sandcastles? I assume you want something more bottom heavy, considering.

[ guess they're just collecting sand by hand all the meanwhile, huh ]

[vigilantics]

[ yup ]

Pretty much. If we wanted to make it really tall, we'd need tools for that, but we can manage.

[recrypt]

[ cool, here they are, building castles in the sand. i'm glad that uh

all the sand she's collecting is slowly but surely beginning to look a little. frosty? but anyway.

... ]

And what, exactly, are we going to do after this when it's done? ... At what point do you call a castle done, anyway?

[vigilantics]

We pose dramatically in front of it! To show off our creation.

[ just because they can. ]

... but once we feel satisfied with it.

[recrypt]

Shame we don't have anything to take selfies with here, huh...

[ oh well. ]

... Well, it's going to need a moat at the very least. I won't accept anything less.

[vigilantics]

What shall our moat size be? Just, you know, your average moat, or a moat where we are very clearly trying to show off?

[recrypt]

It'll have to be a functional defensive structure at minimum. We can work up to grander displays after.

[vigilantics]

Working our way up... got it.

[ she looks around. ]

Let's pick the perfect spot.

[recrypt]

... there are spots?

[ it all just looks like level sand. ]

[vigilantics]

Yes! Like, we don’t want something too close to the water or else a wave might knock it down before we’re finished, but we don’t want something too far away or else it’s going to be a pain in the ass.

[recrypt]

Hmm. I guess that makes sense. So it's less any one specific spot, and more just making sure you're in the right zone for it...

[vigilantics]

Right! Many people have made this rookie mistake, so we must make sure we do not also fall to it.

[recrypt]

Ah, of course. All for the sake of making sure our legacy lasts longer than it would otherwise.

This sandcastle will have to withstand the test of time, after all.

[vigilantics]

People will visit it, and wonder who built such an impressive monument... there will be so many conspiracy theories surrounding it.

[ aliens built this sandcastle ]

[recrypt]

The sides will be perfectly divisible by pi. I'll do all the math and calculations for it.

[ aliens built this sandcastle. ]

[vigilantics]

I will trust that they will be the most math-y walls of all time.

[ steph, like francy, does not know a math ]

[recrypt]

I'm a computer. It really doesn't get that much more math-y than that.