not in that ancient civilization horseshit. in aliens somewhere in the universe though, yeah, absolutely. like mathematically it just seems like there’s gotta be something, right? the copernican principle makes the most sense and the universe is vast
[ Oh no he’s a nerd. ]
we had this shitty shared family computer when i was a kid and we would keep it running computations for SETI@home, like, all night
two sisters. one older, one younger, and we are such pains in each others’ asses
[ Which maybe explains a little: the yes ma’ams, the easy consideration with things like holding Kate’s muddy hair back from her face, the politeness to women which had been drummed into him. But also, well, the Owenses could (and had) kicked each others’ asses when they were younger, girls or no. ]
how about you?
[ For all that he and Kate have fallen into such easy synchronicity, there’s also these big blank spots that they’re still filling in about each other.
You’d think you could just google these basic details about Tyler Owens— except that he purposefully, meticulously kept his family out of the public eye and the social media frenzy which followed him around. As far as his fanbase was concerned, he sprang fully-formed out of some tornado, ready to pull deranged stunts; he tended to skirt around the topic of his former career or his degree or his family members. ]
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[ Oh no he’s a nerd. ]
we had this shitty shared family computer when i was a kid and we would keep it running computations for SETI@home, like, all night
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so i'll just say that's adorable, and i bet your parents loved that electric bill every month
(we still had dial up until i was in jr high and i wasn't gonna get away with running the school library computers all night)
[ And then another thought. We? ]
do you have any siblings?
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[ Which maybe explains a little: the yes ma’ams, the easy consideration with things like holding Kate’s muddy hair back from her face, the politeness to women which had been drummed into him. But also, well, the Owenses could (and had) kicked each others’ asses when they were younger, girls or no. ]
how about you?
[ For all that he and Kate have fallen into such easy synchronicity, there’s also these big blank spots that they’re still filling in about each other.
You’d think you could just google these basic details about Tyler Owens— except that he purposefully, meticulously kept his family out of the public eye and the social media frenzy which followed him around. As far as his fanbase was concerned, he sprang fully-formed out of some tornado, ready to pull deranged stunts; he tended to skirt around the topic of his former career or his degree or his family members. ]
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only child here
just me and my mom now
wasn't sure if we'd even stay at the farm after my dad died but my mom took it all on.
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[ Teasing; but it’s nice to learn these things about each other, filling in these blanks. ]
seems like a lot for her to manage on her own.
not as in you ought to go back to fertilizing dirt, i just mean‐‐
she seems like a helluva woman
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but what if i wanna be her favorite