1. TEXT ➳ UN: ALIGHT

[risers]

[ it comes in the middle of the night: ]

The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?

[ though he could easily write a post to engage with the network at large, doing that is too simple. alec isn't too interested in placing more of his personal information online for anyone to find — privacy is key, and being in the shadows is literally what he does best. ]

[ in other words: alec's bored but doesn't want to be clary levels of social. ]

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text | un: cdog

[viber]

Are you seriously riddling us all rn?
Bro

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[risers]

[ if this was face to face, alec would simply stare at "cdog". ]

You don't know the answer.

[ it's not a question, but a challenge. ]

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[viber]

woah
woah
woah

are you challenging me?
Cause you gonna regret this.

[He doesn't know but shut up, he will so get this.]

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[risers]

I'm waiting for my mind to be blown. Is it going to be anytime tonight? I've got plans tomorrow.

[ the most expression shown in a text goes to this very one. congratulations, cisco, you actually won the lottery here. ]

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[viber]

Okay, okay.
Cool.
Let's do this thing.

Clearly the answer is
You know
A really ill-thought out robbery. In a house with too much stuff. That regenerates stuff when stuff is taken.

[He does not know. At all. But he's gonna wing it. He will fight for his right to party win this argument.]

@malia

[wildkingdom]

Footsteps.

[The only reason she knows that one is because she's heard it before. She's not a huge fan of riddles but this one at least is fairly common sense.]

I'm not giving you one back. Riddles are dumb.

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[risers]

Interesting.

[ it is. alec's feeling a flicker of amusement within his cold dead soul. the fact "cdog" reminds him a little of max only further endears him to the idea of responding back with an encouragement to continue digging this hole. ]

But regeneration doesn't exist in this scenario. Your final answer still hoarders being robbed?

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[viber]

Woah
I'm sorry
So can you point out to me where, exactly, you set up rules for this riddle
where regeneration doesn't exist?

I stick by my original answer. It's like a video game where you come back with more exp and the items regenerated even though you looted it last time so you take your stuff and it's better stuff cause, you know, higher levels and all.

You're being pedantic!

[risers]

[ that's something right out of max's (and jace's) mouth. alec doesn't feel the need to tell her riddles are great for honing out your common sense and thinking skills, considering he doesn't like listening to long-winded stories that feel like a riddle. to each their own. ]

You got a joke, then?

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[risers]

[ tldr. ]

You want to set up the world your answer lives in? I didn't get this was a video game with the ability to trade exp for regenerative items from "you rob people."

Your video game sounds like it has a bug.

[ guess who has never played a video game in his life! ]

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[viber]

What if my video game is about stealing?

Then it's fool proof and
look, all games have a looting options.
Well, all good games.

My answer works and you NEVER GAVE ANY RULES so I solved it.

But I can solve it another way if you want?

[wildkingdom]

[Look, her dad talks in riddles professionally, and he's kind of a dick so it hasn't left her with warm fuzzy feelings about riddles.]

What do you call a blind dinosaur?

[ARE YOU READY FOR HER FAVORITE JOKE IN THE WORLD?]

@purgatory

[makeyourpeace]

most people need it, some ask for it, some give it, and almost nobody takes it. what is it?

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[risers]

I like your answer, even though it's ridiculous.

[ it is, it really is ridiculous. only a special type of person can take an easy riddle and turn it into a full blown affair of "this is what it could be and this is what i'm going to make it!" ]

You want another one, but with rules?

[risers]

[ he is not ready for this. ]

Don't know. What?

[risers]

I don't need advice, if that's what you're hinting at.

[ yes, he does. how does he make himself more likeable that doesn't involve smiling and laughing? ]

[wildkingdom]

Do-You-Think-He-Saur-Us.

[BEST JOKE EVER.]

What do you call a blind dinosaur's dog?

[viber]

For the record, my second answer to this riddle?
Pokemon.
Think about it, it'll blow your mind.

[It's more fun to guess ridic answers than it is to google. That and copy and pasting is hard work on a phone and he's feeling lazy.]

Come at me, bro.

[makeyourpeace]

spoken like a true human being.
also, i never hint.

[risers]

[ oh my god, malia made alec laugh. ]

Hm. It can't be the same as the blind dinosaur's name. What?

[wildkingdom]

[SUCCESS.]

Do-You-Think-He-Saur-Us Rex.

[Clearly you do not know how jokes work, Alec.]

[risers]

[ is it wrong alec wants to see how ridiculous his answers and explanations of convincing him what's right and what's not? ]

What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?

text | un: clarifying

[creatio]

angry moms fighting each other at a black friday sale.
or,
footsteps.

( Alec, she's so proud of you. )

i fly without wings, i cry without eyes. What am I?

[risers]

Figured that'd be the hardest riddle to solve. I'm glad I'm at least seemingly doing that right.

[ what is being a human being? alec prefers to be grumpy cat: angry, line-facy, and left alone, even though the latter hardly applies to the biggest celebrity on the planet. ]

[risers]

Haha. I think my little brother would love your dinosaur jokes.

[ score points for malia, he's taking those two jokes home to tell max. ]

You got any more?