The Story of Grumpy and Grouchy

Day 1,204, 09:10 • Published in USA Poland • by Soren Nelson
The story of how MitchRapp and I became friends - from Mitch's perspective.



I came back to eRep just after Greene12 was elected PP. Soren Nelson was the CO of Easy Company at the time, so (being a former CO of EZC myself) it didn't take long for Soren to say hello. Thus a relationship was born...
[2010-12-20 23:49:50] MitchRapp
[2010-12-20 23:49:52] O>
[2010-12-20 23:49:59] hey, what's up
[2010-12-20 23:50:09] =-= Soren|AFK is now known as Soren_Nelson
[2010-12-20 23:50:13] Not a lot
[2010-12-20 23:50:18] wanted to introduce myself
[2010-12-20 23:50:24] Nice to meet you
[2010-12-20 23:50:29] same
[2010-12-20 23:5😇1] I've heard good things about you
[2010-12-20 23:50:46] Lol, whoever said that was likely drunk.
[2010-12-20 23:50:53] Most people are by now.
[2010-12-20 23:51:09] lol, it was yesterday
[2010-12-20 23:51:15] Lol.
[2010-12-20 23:51:17] Of course..
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Soren was quick witted. I was impressed early on with his jabs. I like that kind of humor.
[2010-12-20 23:52:04] Well you're something of a Fed God nowadays..
[2010-12-20 23:54:58] You back for a while?
[2010-12-20 23:55:18] back to eRep? not officially
[2010-12-20 23:55:24] yeah
[2010-12-20 23:55:32] k
[2010-12-20 23:56:01] lol, yea don't ask me to sign up for anything
[2010-12-20 23:56:04] i'm not ready for that
[2010-12-20 23:56:13] Wasn't going to.
[2010-12-20 23:56:21] lol
"Quick witted" is a nice way of saying "asshole."
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The last version of eRep I played was V1. There were enough changes in the game mechanics to have me a bit confused on my first few days back. Also (and more importantly), Soren likes to complain about how mean I am to him all the time. He's completely justified because I give that guy hell nonstop. I'm not sure why.... so I went back to our first conversation and hoped to find the very first time I ever cut him down. Perhaps insight could be gained as to why I treat him this way. This is what I found....
[2010-12-21 00:03:30] my wellness is so shaky right now
[2010-12-21 00:03:38] i went to bed with it at 80
[2010-12-21 00:03:42] ish
[2010-12-21 00:03:55] to find it at 64 today
[2010-12-21 00:04:00] ?!
[2010-12-21 00:04:01] so....idn
[2010-12-21 00:04:02] wtf
[2010-12-21 00:04:08] i did something wrong apparently
[2010-12-21 00:04:14] newb..
SOREN STARTED IT
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[2010-12-21 0😇1:54] has anyone brought you up to speed on politics?
[2010-12-21 0😇3:07] no thanks 🙂
[2010-12-21 0😇3:24] i like reading the articles
[2010-12-21 0😇3:29] I didn't offer
[2010-12-21 0😇3:32] just asked
[2010-12-21 0😇5:17] hahaha
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[2010-12-21 0😇9:13] anyway dude, if you need any help, lemme know.
[2010-12-21 0😇9:23] I will, thanks 🙂
[2010-12-21 0😇9:34] I'm gonna go look at the eclipse!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_2010_lunar_eclipse
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[2010-12-21 01:23] -->| MitchRapp (~MitchRapp@Feds4Life.org) has joined #Redacted
[2010-12-21 01:23] =-= Mode #Redacted +v MitchRapp by SgtRock
[2010-12-21 01:23] MitchRapp
[2010-12-21 01:23] I'm not here
[2010-12-21 01:23] /invisible
[2010-12-21 01:23] http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=32&u=15726529
[2010-12-21 01:23] youre gonna make him run away.
[2010-12-21 01:23] Look at that MitchRapp
[2010-12-21 01:24] Its the sexiest thing alive 🙂
[2010-12-21 01:24] i'm not going to click on that
[2010-12-21 01:24] i'm not even here
[2010-12-21 01:24] stop harrassing him
[2010-12-21 01:24] /invisible
[2010-12-21 01:24] /cloak
[2010-12-21 01:25] damn, what's the code for invisibility again?
[2010-12-21 01:25] mine's not working....
[2010-12-21 01:25] /invisibilty cloak
[2010-12-21 01:25] p sure
[2010-12-21 01:25] right, thanks
[2010-12-21 01:25] np
[2010-12-21 01:25] here it goes
[2010-12-21 01:25]
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Soren is a p cool guy. So when he came in to fedpartychat one day, it's understandable that I would react by giving him a high-five...
[2010-12-21 23:18:14] -->| Soren_Nelson has joined #fedpartychat
[2010-12-21 23:18:14] [Soren_Nelson] [20:23] Soren_Nelson is in charge
[2010-12-21 23:18:14] =-= Mode #fedPartyChat +ao Soren_Nelson Soren_Nelson by GeorgeWashington
[2010-12-21 23:18:35] o/
[2010-12-21 23:18:42] \o
[2010-12-21 23:18:46] >.>
[2010-12-21 23:18:48] <.> [2010-12-21 23:18:50] lawl
[2010-12-21 23:19:07] * GoalieBCSC does back to lurking
[2010-12-21 23:19:15] ?
[2010-12-21 23:19:17] 😃
[2010-12-21 23:19:21] o/ Soren_Nelson
[2010-12-21 23:19:27] heya MitchRapp
[2010-12-21 23:19:32] o/
[2010-12-21 23:19:45] sup?
[2010-12-21 23:19:59] dammit, i swear to god, if you leave me hanging then I'm disowning you forever
The first one didn't go so well. No worries, we got a LOT better at this in almost no time. It kinda became our thing for a while.
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I own a private channel in which a lot of crazy shit has happened. Now-a-days, only a few of my closest eRep friends idle in there. This log may not mean much to you (and it shouldn't), but it means a lot to me.
[2010-12-23 00:01:00] anyways
[2010-12-23 00:01:01] he's always inebriated when he gets on
[2010-12-23 00:01:38] off-topic; i wanted to show you something
[2010-12-23 00:01:46] ?
[2010-12-23 00:01:48] go for it
[2010-12-23 00:02:18] #[CENSORED CHANNEL]
[2010-12-23 00:02:59] This is your official invitation
[2010-12-23 00:03:30] a) because I trust you now
[2010-12-23 00:03:33] and
[2010-12-23 00:03:44] b) because I'm tired of hearing that pining sound
[2010-12-23 00:03:51] lawl
[2010-12-23 00:03:59] you trust me now, eh?
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This log marks the first time I actually did something that Soren didn't like. He was still the CO at the time, so he was supposed to care about things like this.
[2010-12-28 23:15:48] You just broke the ONE rule of EZC
[2010-12-28 23:15:54] DON'T SHARE OUR CHANNEL
[2010-12-28 23:15:57] meh
[2010-12-28 23:16:04] it's in the fed leadership channel
[2010-12-28 23:16:05] No, MitchRapp, not MEH
[2010-12-28 23:16:25] grrrr...
[2010-12-28 23:16:30] * Soren_Nelson is grumpy
[2010-12-28 23:17:39] =-= Soren_Nelson is now known as Grumpy
A wild Grumpy appears
Soren had been "Grumpy" long before I came around, but this was my first sighting of him.
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[2010-12-29 00:03:08] Soren_Nelson seems to be grumpy a lot
[2010-12-29 00:03:34] ^
[2010-12-29 00:03:36] 😛
[2010-12-29 00:03:37] I was fine until MitchRapp came back
[2010-12-29 00:03:49] he ruined everything.
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I can't remember exactly what triggered it, but I soon adopted the "Grouchy" persona in keeping with the 7 dwarfs theme.
[/b][2011-01-19 17:54:30] =-= YOU are now known as Grouchy
[2011-01-19 17:54:35] =-= Soren_Nelson is now known as Grumpy
It's very common to come across Grumpy and Grouchy in fedPartyChat even today.
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We had already exchanged phone numbers by this point. We both also discovered the party that goes on in skype (cool eRep people only (it's ok, getting on skype actually transforms you into a cool person, so no prior coolness is actually required)).
~~~(Soren sends Mitch a text saying that he wants to run for PP. Mitch replies, "No." Then again with "You don't want that")~~~
[1/31/2011 11:21:31 PM] Soren Nelson: alright
[1/31/2011 11:21:33 PM] Soren Nelson: explain
[1/31/2011 11:21:39 PM] Soren Nelson: I trust you
[1/31/2011 11:21:41 PM] Soren Nelson: I really do
[1/31/2011 11:21:47 PM] Soren Nelson: but I want to hear what you were going to say
~~~(Mitch says 34 lines of why Soren should NOT be the PP)~~~
~~~(Soren makes one rebuttal and then Mitch realizes why Soren NEEDS to be PP)~~~
~~~(then it happened)~~~
[1/31/2011 11:41:51 PM] Soren Nelson: wanna be my VPP?
[1/31/2011 11:41:58 PM] Mitch Rapp: I'll be your VPP
[1/31/2011 11:42:10 PM] Soren Nelson: ((dance))((dance))((dance))((dance))((dance))((dance))((dance))((dance))((dance))((dance))((dance))((dance))((dance))((dance))((dance))((dance))((dance))((dance))((dance))((dance))((dance))((dance))((dance))((dance))((dance))
[1/31/2011 11:42:16 PM] Soren Nelson: alright
[1/31/2011 11:42:26 PM] Soren Nelson: campaign powers ACTIVATE
As much as Soren wants to think that he chose me, I was going to be his VPP regardless. He really didn't have a choice in the matter.
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One day, I decided to be welcoming to a new player on the forum. Soren likes to make fun of me for what I said.
[2/3/2011 1:21:19 AM] Mitch Rapp: hey
[2/3/2011 1:21:47 AM] Soren Nelson: oh well hey there...
[2/3/2011 1:58:19 AM] Soren Nelson: oy
[2/3/2011 2:01:26 AM] Soren Nelson: do people really dislike me, or am I just super-easy to troll?
[2/3/2011 2:06:40 AM] Mitch Rapp: super-easy to troll
[2/3/2011 2:06:55 AM] Mitch Rapp: i used to be nice to everyone
[2/3/2011 2:07:04 AM] Mitch Rapp: but you've brought this out of me
[2/3/2011 2:07:12 AM] Mitch Rapp: and you bring it out of other people too
[2/3/2011 2:07:34 AM] Soren Nelson: ?!
[2/3/2011 2:07:39 AM] Soren Nelson: wtf
[2/3/2011 2:07:46 AM] Soren Nelson: I'm such a nice person irl too..
[2/3/2011 2:07:48 AM] Soren Nelson: god damnit
[2/3/2011 2:08:04 AM] Mitch Rapp: you're gonna make a great PP
[2/3/2011 2:08:27 AM] Soren Nelson: I'm having doubts
[2/3/2011 2:09:12 AM] Soren Nelson: just you watch
[2/3/2011 2:09:22 AM] Soren Nelson: if *anyone* can screw something like this up
[2/3/2011 2:09:28 AM] Soren Nelson: it's me
[2/3/2011 2:09:38 AM] Mitch Rapp: no no
[2/3/2011 2:09:40 AM] Mitch Rapp: it's not just you
[2/3/2011 2:09:47 AM] Mitch Rapp: trust me
[2/3/2011 2:09:51 AM] Mitch Rapp: you're not special
[2/3/2011 2:10:23 AM] Soren Nelson: thanks?
[2/3/2011 2:1😇5 AM] Mitch Rapp: i mean that in the best way possible
[2/3/2011 2:1😇9 AM] Mitch Rapp: so yes.
[2/3/2011 2:10:47 AM] Mitch Rapp: and you're welcome
[2/3/2011 2:10:59 AM] Soren Nelson: lol
[2/3/2011 2:14:15 AM] Soren Nelson: well, I want you as my VPP because I know you'll be honest with me when I'm fucking something up
[2/3/2011 2:16:04 AM] Mitch Rapp: and I want to be your VPP so that I can stroke my ePeen a little longer
[2/3/2011 2:16:12 AM] Mitch Rapp: it's a win-win
[2/3/2011 2:16:20 AM] Soren Nelson: ((handshake))
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I'm not sure what triggered this log, but it's a good example of the Love-Hate relationship Soren and I have. No need to worry, there's more love than hate these days, but it wasn't always so...
[2/6/2011 1:50:10 AM] Mitch Rapp: you hate me now, don't you
[2/6/2011 1:50:22 AM] Soren Nelson: why would you think that?
[2/6/2011 1:50:27 AM] Soren Nelson: It's not a new thing
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For the non-math peoples, the > means "is greater than" in math. Soren liked to put me in my place and I gave him plenty of opportunities to do that...
[22:38] Grouchy > Grumpy
[22:38] * Grouchy was kicked by Grumpy Reason (Grouchy)
[22:38] * Grouchy (~MitchRapp@Feds4Life.org) has joined #fedPartyChat
[22:38] * GeorgeWashington sets mode +qo Grouchy Grouchy for #fedPartyChat
[22:38] oh?
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[2/28/2011 2:07:35 AM] MitchRapp: lol
[2/28/2011 2:07:45 AM] MitchRapp: sry for taking so long to respond
[2/28/2011 2:09:25 AM] Soren Nelson: lies
[2/28/2011 2:10:01 AM] MitchRapp: ily
[2/28/2011 2:10:12 AM] Soren Nelson: lol
[2/28/2011 2:10:14 AM] Soren Nelson: I know
See? We can be nice to each other!
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[2/28/2011 7:26:25 AM] MitchRapp: https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Alf4LrPskScudG81TGpSZnNBVVVpbzJBcTVmRDU0UVE&hl=en#gid=11
[2/28/2011 7:28:12 AM] MitchRapp: that's pretty much cleaned up and updated
[2/28/2011 7:55:33 AM] MitchRapp: But I'm going to start using this one now https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=tZ9JpW24Io3PBAkCSNJv5gA&authkey=COG0juUF#gid=11
[2/28/2011 12:56:54 PM] Soren Nelson: that's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen in my life.
[2/28/2011 12:56:57 PM] Soren Nelson: I love you.
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Soren, ily