INSANITY | eXclusivOR 7
I wanted to do a voice-duet here... I wanted to have the music underneath clearly describe who was speaking. Then I wouldn't have to say "then Exclusivor said", "I said"... etc.
But, that didn't work. Following this release, I got super-busy in life, and ended up not producing another one for months, but I produced a number of trial/test pieces (see Waking/Swim). This one is cringy, pretty much just an argument. I needed to have a whole other voice, or somehow execute it some other way. Well anyway, I was experimenting. Sometimes experiments fail.
What a wild ride; I tried to break away from Exclusivor Only to be ratted out by my Mom! Now we were on a vanilla bean boat on Tonle Sap Lake in Cambodia.
As soon as I walked up the warped wooden plank from the soggy land to the boat Exclusivor stepped out with a stern look Pointed at the stern of the boat Followed me back and said "What on earth are you doing? I vouch for you, telling you that you are second in command And immediately you scurry off in the bugout? When you doxxed me, I was pissed I admit this, I was madder than I've ever been I closely guarded my true identity my Whole Life I was only ever a name A legend Never any fingerprints, no hair, no DNA, no pictures, no recordings You tossed that all away when you told Fishburne Distinctive, I thought we were friends You might have just started a war.
Oh my God. Does Exclusivor mean that if she doesn't get her way, she's gonna start a war? I told her: I never asked to be your second in command I never wanted to help you out And I'm definitely NOT stealing an Atomic Lathe for you I feel like a pawn in your game I feel like for all my problems, you're to blame Maybe everyone else idolizes the Legendary Exclusivor Well, I don't. I don't like you I don't want to help you You are not my friend You are my nightmare! I want to divorce myself of everything you are involved in I am going to turn myself in, throw myself on their mercy Find Avanta, get my job back, find a mountaintop and live in peace.
Exclusivor said: The mountaintop is not an option Distinctive, you know we are in the middle of a cyber world-war It's about to break out and become an entire analog war You've heard of Sindictive, right? Well, Sindictive wants power He wants a war to restructure the global power dynamic In war you can 'rise up' I'm sorry I didn't convey the urgency sooner The world needs a cyber Switzerland A neutral party to navigate and negotiate If we can't kill the cyber war, We can fight to prevent it from blowing up into an entire war Let's create a cyber-Switzerland, you and me We show the world how a beautiful life can be lived Shift the paradigm of government, control and power.
Exclusivor, you've lied about so many things Your brother Sergei, your back, this hack and that Now you have intel about some war? Why should I believe you? I had been in my sweet spot Meaningful job, friends, hacktivism You want to fight, fight to give me that back I'm not buying the war thing, I was fighting in my own way, hacking to help I hacked Banca de Espana to spread the wealth, unveil hypocrisy I don't want money for money's sake Status, for status sake Fame, for goodness sake Fight for me, if you want to fight Stop lying to me Clear my record, set things right Me and Avanta, we could reunite Replenish my spent bank account You're the best hacker in the world Exclusivor, make your next hack giving me my life back.
E: Distinctive, I get where you're coming from, I really do I shouldn't have lied to you; yes, Sergei is my brother, and, he's actually alive I love him, but he's stoner and lives in Van Nuys I didn't lie about my back, just exaggerated Telling you the truth was too complicated I've learned that when men crave, men cave, So I wanted you to see me naked, but yeah, that was wicked I was in a hurry, this situation is dire The world is catching fire Distinctive, we're in the middle of a library-quiet cyber war No one is winning, but everyone is about to lose I need you to help start a Virtual Country A country unbound by geography, Our people will be the same nationality, But live no where near each other Our common bond will be our intellect and our beliefs We'll bleed good but never spill blood We'll have a flag, a currency, rights But no army, no taxes, no oil and no land Our industry will be hacking, and we'll export our new ideas We'll report corruption, watch elections ???
D: A Virtual Country? That's insane. E: It's not insane, I call it Exclusivoria D: Your a narcissist! E: If you help me, maybe I'll rename it Distinctopia D: Oh. My. God. E: Whatever it takes, Distinctive D: Zoe, what if all governments were replaced by Virtual Countries? E: That would be a dream come true D: It would be a disaster E: No taxes, no physical violence; D: Taxes are collected to provide services E: My Virtual Government would provide anything necessary D: Streets, police, firemen? E: No not that, but we'll figure it out. D: What you advocate would create anarchy E: Think about how much better the world would be if people were grouped by belief, not by geography? D: We would devolve further into tribalism! The echo chamber of your own bubble would go nuclear! E: It's not a perfect plan D: It's the dumbest thing I've ever heard E: We're drafting the Constitution right now; that's why I brought Lita in D: Lita buys this BS? E: Stoney and your mom are in, too D: You've brainwashed them! E: No, they are just open-minded D: They are so open-minded, their brain fell out! E: Distinctive, do you want to lead, or follow? D: Do I want to ... E: Do you want not to just survive, but to be happy, or do you prefer to wallow? D: Happiness of cou -- E: Or is the only decision you want to make is whether to spit, or whether to swallow? D: Exclusivor! Enough! It's enough. E: Here's my offer: I can get your your life back. I'm not sure how, exactly, but I'm sure I can do it, just like you said. Your job, your apartment, your hacks. I can't guarantee Avanta, but I can do the rest. D: There. That. Thank you. That's all I want. E: In exchange, you need to steal the Potomac lathe for me. D: Come on!