TET to the Future: Marty, We're Going Blaat!

[Bear Stearns]

I went to the Barneys New York store near my apartment today. For those that unaware, Barneys New York is a high-end clothing store that is going bankrupt. It was often considered an institution of high fashion.

Anyways, the store near my place was surreal. They had already sold all off all inventory (at a rather large discount), and were in the processing of just selling anything else in the store people wanted to buy, including mannequins, mirrors, artwork on the walls, shelves, couches from the fitting rooms, etc. By the time I walked in, most of the store had been cleaned up, except some empty shelves and mannequins lying around. There were people with moving trucks outside just hauling stuff they snagged out.

Bear in mind that this store is in the middle of a very ritzy/posh area of the city that has a lot of foot traffic, so it wasn't some abandoned mall or anything like that. One of the best restaurants in the city is also on the floor above the Barney's store. What's even crazier is that this store occupied five stories of its building.

I'll have to find a way to share some of the video and pictures I took.

[Pacomia]

Oh Montanaaaaaa...

[Pacomia]

Oh Montanaaaaaa...

Do you like Bullock?

We put him there. It was a backup if the Oregon thing didn’t work out.

[Kowani]

Waifu sword simulator?

...Yes.

Posted.

[Hurdergaryp]

The lack of cocktails served in hollowed-out fruit never bothered me anyway.

Hersey

Hearsay? No, I just told you myself in no uncertain terms.

[Pacomia]

We put him there. It was a backup if the Oregon thing didn’t work out.

How do you feel about Bennet?

We don’t speak of him.

[Pacomia]

California’s GDP would still be more than 3 times the size of a United Cascadia’s GDP, which is weird, since we’re the one that probably has oil.

[Bluelight-R006]

California’s GDP would still be more than 3 times the size of a United Cascadia’s GDP, which is weird, since we’re the one that probably has oil.

Plot Twist: California is the secret promised land of oil.

[Ethel mermania]

The lack of cocktails served in hollowed-out fruit never bothered me anyway.

I am going to commit seppuku with my Wii controller after this cruelty.

together we shall face this barbaric peril of barbarity

[Ethel mermania]

Hersey

Hearsay? No, I just told you myself in no uncertain terms.

Hersay. She told me something completely different.

[Bear Stearns]

California’s GDP would still be more than 3 times the size of a United Cascadia’s GDP, which is weird, since we’re the one that probably has oil.

California tightly regulates its oil industry, it is why gasoline is so expensive there, despite there being ample reserves.

[The Supreme Magnificent High Swaglord]

I am going to commit seppuku with my Wii controller after this cruelty.

Do you like fire Emblem?

Isn't that a dating sim with fantasy RPG elements or something?

[Pacomia]

California’s GDP would still be more than 3 times the size of a United Cascadia’s GDP, which is weird, since we’re the one that probably has oil.

I thought we'd be able to defeat California on our own...

Nope. They’re giants. Canada!

[Bluelight-R006]

I thought we'd be able to defeat California on our own...

Nope. They’re giants. Canada!

Saddening, for throughout your whole campaign have I been cheering you on.

[The Supreme Magnificent High Swaglord]

Isn't that a dating sim with fantasy RPG elements or something?

No, fantasy rpg with dating elements.

Meh. It's still... erm... erm... son of a biscuit I know the precise term for this but apparently I can't say it on this website?

[Hurdergaryp]

Hearsay? No, I just told you myself in no uncertain terms.

Hersay. She told me something completely different.

Hershey's? Silly Ethel, chocolate doesn't speak to you!

[Pacomia]

Alright, alright.

The original idea was that Washington and Oregon would be working together, equally, to break off and become Cascadia. But then Oregon did nothing. And they kept doing nothing, and they kept doing nothing. They just made shoes and used weird words like “spendy” and turned Fremont into an entire city. Eventually, we had to take matters into our own hands, so we covertly made Oregon have to be more productive through harsh means and scapegoated California and Californians. It backfired when tons of Californians actually did start coming in and doing the opposite of the good productive things we were doing. They thwarted our dreams of a united and free Cascadia. So we tried spreading our own influence into Oregon, but it was too late. That just made it worse. Oregon is a lost cause now. We can’t have any Cascadia south of the Columbia River.

It wasn’t our fault Washington helped ruin Oregon.

[Ethel mermania]

Hersay. She told me something completely different.

Hershey's? Silly Ethel, chocolate doesn't speak to you!

Oh god, yes it does.

[Bluelight-R006]

Alright, alright.

The original idea was that Washington and Oregon would be working together, equally, to break off and become Cascadia. But then Oregon did nothing. And they kept doing nothing, and they kept doing nothing. They just made shoes and used weird words like “spendy” and turned Fremont into an entire city. Eventually, we had to take matters into our own hands, so we covertly made Oregon have to be more productive through harsh means and scapegoated California and Californians. It backfired when tons of Californians actually did start coming in and doing the opposite of the good productive things we were doing. They thwarted our dreams of a united and free Cascadia. So we tried spreading our own influence into Oregon, but it was too late. That just made it worse. Oregon is a lost cause now. We can’t have any Cascadia south of the Columbia River.

It wasn’t our fault Washington helped ruin Oregon.

Darn that Oregon. May it come back into our hands.

[Pacomia]

Alright, alright.

The original idea was that Washington and Oregon would be working together, equally, to break off and become Cascadia. But then Oregon did nothing. And they kept doing nothing, and they kept doing nothing. They just made shoes and used weird words like “spendy” and turned Fremont into an entire city. Eventually, we had to take matters into our own hands, so we covertly made Oregon have to be more productive through harsh means and scapegoated California and Californians. It backfired when tons of Californians actually did start coming in and doing the opposite of the good productive things [i]we[/i| were doing. They thwarted our dreams of a united and free Cascadia. So we tried spreading our own influence into Oregon, but it was too late. That just made it worse. Oregon is a lost cause now. We can’t have any Cascadia south of the Columbia River.

I can be Oregon's Cascadian Messiah!

Seriously, though. You gotta stop saying “spendy”. It sounds dumb.

Darn that Oregon. May it come back into our hands.

I thought you lived in Singapore or someplace.

[Bluelight-R006]

Darn that Oregon. May it come back into our hands.

I thought you lived in Singapore or someplace.

Oh, but I’m all for new countries. South Sudan is getting a bit old. Besides, I’ll probably go to Cascadia to meet you or something.

[Kowani]

California’s GDP would still be more than 3 times the size of a United Cascadia’s GDP, which is weird, since we’re the one that probably has oil.

I thought we'd be able to defeat California on our own...

That was your first mistake.

[Pacomia]

I thought you lived in Singapore or someplace.

Oh, but I’m all for new countries. South Sudan is getting a bit old. Besides, I’ll probably go to Cascadia to meet you or something.

South Sudan is only 8. That’s not old, for a country.

[Pacomia]

I thought we'd be able to defeat California on our own...

That was your first mistake.

Anywhere that has Kowani isn’t a place easily defeated.

[Bluelight-R006]

Oh, but I’m all for new countries. South Sudan is getting a bit old. Besides, I’ll probably go to Cascadia to meet you or something.

South Sudan is only 8. That’s not old, for a country.

I’m just tired of the fact there hasn’t been any recent new countries. I’m eyeing this year’s Bougainville independence referendum, after New Caledonia’s one last year was a sad flop.