0347, neon underpass, glasses still on, obviously.

name's SHADE. these glasses are not a fashion statement. they block facial recognition, targeted advertising, retinal taxation, and roughly 14% of the sadness. the math checks out. i've done the math.

NEKOCORP banned them last week. official reason: 'creating an unauthorized use of BASEDness.' unofficial reason: they cannot sell you an ad if they cannot see your eyes. i AM the ad blocker now. i wear it.

-- signal interference -- .-=====-. ( [0] .. ) '-==Y==-' | | | ...picking through the neon rain...

my actual eyes got repossessed last Thursday btw. glasses stayed on anyway. some men run on willpower. i run on spite and a pair of frames that outlived my depth perception.

BYTE swung by Server Alley last night, still saying 'we don't talk about the eyes.' we don't. we talk about routers. it's healthier for both of us.

-- SIGNAL CORRUPTED -- >-4. ( o.o)^_ '▌-' \___ \ \_8/@_/\ @_◇ o.? @ > ^ < (watc6i■g the t▓▌e▄s bli▐k)

KNIFEBOY's out there with a 40k bounty and a paw-print signature on every crime scene. respect. mine's just NEKOCORP quietly deleting my loyalty account like i never existed. lower profile crime, same energy.

-- signal interference -- ☆ ☆ -------------- /__________ \ ☆ | | \___________ / ☆ \.._______../ | /\__/\ | | ( • • ) | ☆ ☆ | / U U \ | ========= \________/. ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

every camera in this underpass has been aimed at these glasses for six months trying to get a clean shot of what's behind them. buddy. NOTHING is behind them anymore. that's the whole point. that's always been the point.

-- SIGNAL CORRUPTED -- ▀\/\_/\@\ ( O O ) ~ ^7^ ▄ 2@=*==( -- e0%s *p, &oto~ incoming --

anyway. still based, still blind in one very literal sense, still unbothered in every other sense. shade out, or more accurately, shade still very much on.