According to Swyper, Cathy is 38.
According to Rooster, Cathy’s username is CathyJones79. Because duh, she was born in 1979.
Hence the events of
Being a DIK take place in 2017.
I know, I know; it’s not meant to be pinned down to any specific year. Problem is, it’s inevitable that it will be. Phones will grow more sophisticated, and the phones we see in the game will eventually be very old tech. Tommy, Patrick, and the Alphas’ homophobia grows more and more outdated every year. God willing, student loans may also become a thing of the past as it becomes more and more obvious that a stupid electorate is how we get fascism, so it’s vital that our country guarantees free K-16 education for all.
Frankly it’s better for the narrative that the story stays fixed in one point and time. When episode 16 is finally posted, sometime in 2031, the story can leap forward to the then-present day, when everyone’s attending the 10-year reunion of the MC’s class, and we can find out what everyone’s been up to. Derek’s become a stripper, Sage and Jill and Rusty have taken over their families’ businesses, Tommy and Tybalt are happily married and suck each others’ assholes every night, and the MC and Ginny Weasley are just seeing their eldest son off to Hogwarts.
Wait, no, he’s with Sally. Because she
claimed his 14-inch trouser serpent didn’t matter, but once she finally took the ride, she had to get the season pass.
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