diff --git a/content/20260518_fax.md b/content/20260518_fax.md index 25ec933..51fa5e7 100644 --- a/content/20260518_fax.md +++ b/content/20260518_fax.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ date: 2026-05-18 12:00 author: T. F. tags: fax, runes, cousin slug: facsimile -era: 1994 +era: 1994/95 location: 49.3827205081448, 8.69198937287534 read_more: Decipher it → @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ read_more: Decipher it → -The fax was from my cousin █████████, who lived in ████████, France. We had always been very close, always inspiring each other with the weirdest ideas and plotting secret plans to take over the world or simply wreak havoc on our families. We shared a nerdy fascination with Scandinavian *black metal* and other niche genres—the more brutal, the better. We were equally fascinated by Satanism and demonology, Nintendo games, manga, fantasy novels, weird cartoons, and of course *Beavis & Butthead*. We usually only saw each other once a year, when our families would meet in ███████ or ████████ during the fall holidays to go hiking and spend time together. The rest of the year, we mostly kept in touch by sending each other arcane faxes. The internet hadn’t been a thing yet. +The fax was from my cousin █████████, who lived in ████████, France. We had always been very close, always inspiring each other with the weirdest ideas and plotting secret plans to take over the world or simply wreak havoc on our families. We shared a nerdy fascination with Scandinavian *black metal* and other niche genres - the more brutal, the better. We were equally fascinated by Satanism and demonology, Nintendo games, manga, fantasy novels, weird cartoons, and of course *Beavis & Butthead*. We usually only saw each other once a year, when our families would meet in ███████ or ████████ during the fall holidays to go hiking and spend time together. The rest of the year, we mostly kept in touch by sending each other arcane faxes. The internet hadn’t been a thing yet. Our codenames changed constantly. At one point I was *Blackjack* and he was *Azagthoth*. We obviously worked for a secret agency called ███. Our imaginary boss was *M.A.G.G.O.T.*, and much of our correspondence consisted of planning and briefing each other on secret missions.