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XDDCC has joined --glhf!

Pomni joins a discord server for gamers in her city in an attempt to find some friends. 'Ragatha', the person who opened the discord, is a little too welcoming. Hijinks ensue.

Chapter 1

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

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April 4th
Server: THE AMAZING DIGITAL CIRCUS
Channel: welcome
XDDCC has joined – glhf!

 

20:44 [CAINE bot] HELLO MY AUSPICIOUS OGLING OSPREY AND WELCOME TO THE AMAZING DIGITAL CIRCUS! IN THIS SERVER, YOU ARE HERE TO DISCUSS GAMING, GAMING, AND GAMING! PLEASE USE THE APPROPRIATE CHANNELS FOR ALL DISCUSSIONS, AND REMEMBER TO HAVE FUN, BE YOURSELF, AND MAKE ME PROUD!

 

20:45 [XDDCC] wow

20:45 [jaxrabbit] aint our effervescent ringmaster SOO inspiring

20:46 [XDDCC] that’s certainly a word for it

20:46 [XDDCC] who even programmed that thing? i’m fairly familiar with discord bots and i’ve never seen this one before

20:47 [jaxrabbit] tht would be our lovely resident crackhead

20:47 [zoobiedoobie] don’t slander kinger like that you know the mans a genius

20:49 [XDDCC] what do you mean by that?

20:51 [zoobiedoobie] srry, kinger is sort of the mind behind this server as far as formatting and bot integration goes. hes a coding master and puts together all sorts of new games in his free time. hes rarely on but whenever he crawls out of his cave he has a new minigame for us

20:51 [XDDCC] so why did jaxrabbit call him a crackhead?

20:51 [jaxrabbit] bc hes neurotic and makes crazy shit all the time

20:51 [zoobiedoobie] but we enjoy it because he always puts in a little something for each of us in the games he makes and the server

20:52 [XDDCC] sounds like a cool dude if not a bit eccentric

20:54 [jaxrabbit] thts certainly a word to describe him

 

21:12 [Ragatha] Omg hii [@XDDCC] !!! Welcome to the server :)) I made this for people in the area who want to game and socialize with other people nearby. Thank you so much for joining! 

21:14 [XDDCC] oh hey thanks 

21:14 [Ragatha] Soo what brings you here? Looking to make some friends? Game? Just sit and listen? 

21:17 [XDDCC] uhh idk i guess a bit of everything?

21:17 [jaxrabbit] o gr8 its the ol raggie welcome again 

21:17 [Ragatha] Sure that works perfectly, we have a bit of everything for everyone here :))) There’s a channel for if you want to change your nametag color if you like, and one detailing rules. What types of games are you into? We’ve got a ton of chat rooms for different types of games! I’m mostly into cozy farming sims and story driven platformers!

21:24 [XDDCC] cool yeah i like shooters and anything that i can speedrun

21:24 [jaxrabbit] oh sick u play black ops?

21:24 [XDDCC] you know it

21:25 [Ragatha] COOL well it sounds like Jax has a new buddy! Hahaha that’s great. Buuut if you ever want to try some Stardew Valley sometime you’ll know where to ping me ;))))))) It really is a great game especially for beginners!

21:26 [jaxrabbit] aw raggie dnt be jealous im sure xd would LOVE to get bossed around on how to run their farm 

21:26 [Ragatha] I’m not bossy! I’ll have you know I’m a great teacher. XDDCC, you’d be more than welcome to go at your own pace! No rush at all. Plus we could get on a voice call and I could help you more quickly if you wanted :)

21:30 [XDDCC] im not super into that sort of game but thanks ill keep it in mind

21:30 [Ragatha] HAHA no worries at all!! I don’t want to push you out of your comfort zone! It was just to extend the invite. It doesn’t look like you’ve met everyone on the server yet!

21:31 [Ragatha] I’m Ragatha, obviously. [Kinger] is the mastermind behind our server bots, mods, and formatting. [Jaxrabbit] as you’ve met here is also into shooters and really just anything with violence it seems like. [Zoobiedoobie] or Zooble, as we call them, flits around between any game with a good art style. And of course [Gangle] is our resident artist who is with me on cozy games or just anything cutesy, though she has a secret love for horror. She also drew most of our custom emojis here!

21:33 [Ragatha] We have a few people that come and go, but those are the regulars around here. Oh and of course [CAINE bot] “runs the show” for us!

21:33 [CAINE bot] DID ONE OF MY MEOWLING MILKMAIDS CALL FOR ME?

21:33 [jaxrabbit] @[CAINE bot] never call us that again

21:33 [CAINE bot] UNDERSTOOD MY PRANCING PADDYWACKS

21:34 [jaxrabbit] im gonna wack u in the paddy if u keep that up

21:35 [zoobiedoobie] gross

 

21:46 [Ragatha] @[XDDCC] Hey, you still around?

21:50 [Ragatha] I guess it is pretty late. Sleep well and welcome to the circus! And don’t forget I’m here if you need any help! At all!

21:53 [jaxrabbit] this is sad to watch

 

April 5th
Private Message
[Ragatha] to [zoobiedoobie], [gangle]

 

1:02 [Ragatha] Guys did I mess up

1:03 [gangle] maybe just a little bitty tiny bit too strong ~??

1:03 [zoobiedoobie] yes

1:04 [Ragatha] Ugghgh how do I always do this?? How do I fix it?

1:04 [gangle] hey its okay!!!!!! im sure XDDCC will realize how sweet u are later :> this ws just a rocky start is all!!!! 〔´∇`〕

1:04 [zoobiedoobie] if they come back

1:04 [gangle] ZOOBS =͟͟͞͞( •̀д•́)))

1:05 [Ragatha] oh god what if they don’t come back what if I ruined their experience this is supposed to be a safe space

1:05 [zoobiedoobie] look rags i love you but you tend to do this to every person who shows up here. you’re honestly pretty lucky that this many people stuck around

1:05 [zoobiedoobie] im not trying to attack you right now just. if you want this to stop happening, youve got to loosen up and stop being so overbearing. not everyone can be instantaneous friends yknow.

1:07 [gangle] u know we love u raggie!!!! (♡°▽°♡) zoobs was a bit harsh but thy r not wrong ,, i think if u apologize n let XDDCC go at their own pace u will get better results :>>>

 

1:18 [Ragatha] Ok. Thank you guys.

Notes:

this is my first fanfic in MANY years so please be gentle with me lol. i love a texting AU and there is not enough human AU rag/pomni fics out there so i'm out here creating what i want to see in this world. just as a heads up i am horrible at finishing full fics BUT i am trying to circumvent that this time by heavily outlining all chapters before writing them. i don't really have an update schedule for this but i'm hoping for once every 1-2 weeks or so. also future chapters should be a bit longer than this one. cheers!