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[growling]

[ Second video, same as the first – set up on a desk, as formal as these things can get. Except for the fact that Josh is the one talking, so there’s absolutely nothing formal or professional about the transmission. ]

So I hate to play Space Meemaw already, but seriously, what’s with the standards of hygiene around here? If I have to put a chores rota on the tenth level fridge, I’ll be severely disappointed. I feel like it’s not unreasonable to ask that a society capable of interstellar travel do its own dishes.

[ A pause for consideration, then- ]

... although I guess "interstellar travel" might be a bit generous. This thing probably isn't the shining beacon of achievement they were going for.


[ TEXT; private to Isaac Lahey ]

So is this blind date happening or what? Because I’m not saying there’s a deadline, but there’s a deadline. [ The more-irritable-than-usual kind of deadline. ]

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( text : voice | private )

[abrahamic]

[ This is Isaac sounding like he fought a minotaur over the past couple days. It's not too far from the truth. ]

Dude, I know. It's like everyone's synching up. Don't make the joke. Anyway, I'm working it.

So we have no laundromat, and no dishwashers either?

( voice | private )

[growling]

There are dishwashers... dishwashers in desperate need of some maintenance, but dishwashers. Somehow rinsing off dishes and putting them in said dishwashers is still too much physical exertion for some people.

And you're the one that said synching up, not me. I think the joke's already been made.

ETA is - I'm not exactly sure, hard to keep track of day cycles around here. I'll probably lock things down tonight to be safe. [ Then a few beats before he asks- ] You doing okay?

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[abrahamic]

Dude.

Remus shifted the other night. Two nights ago? He can throw one like a mother. I'm just holing up in here until I feel less like I ran a million suicides without my gear.

[ Isaac's lying in bed and being a general whiny-ass, but Derek also texted earlier about vague things, and being AWOL for a while, and it's just making Isaac a little more non-social than usual.

Josh is cool, though. He hasn't told Isaac off yet. ]

Where are you locking up? And which kitchen were you using? Did you find any Reese's Pieces?

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[resurgent]

Unfortunately for you, I don't think the society capable of interstellar space travel is still here. [ otherwise, what would they need all these people for? ] Are the dishes that backed up?

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[growling]

You've got a point there. And I've seen worse, but I figure I should get a head start if I don't want to end up the resident dishwasher. [ Not like it's a big change from being the glorified janitor he was back home. ]

... that said, I already washed what was in there, so it might be a lost cause.

[majestyofthethrone]

Hi Josh.

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[growling]

Hey - you feeling any better?

[majestyofthethrone]

Yes.

I'm sorry I posted that. I was upset.

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[ex_sorted385]

Chores rota doesn't sound like a bad idea for every floor. I'd say just throw everything in the refrigerator away once a week but we probably shouldn't waste our food like that.

Could set up surveillance and see who isn't picking up after themselves properly, and lock them in the kitchen until they clean it up...

[ Because the best solutions always involve covert surveillance, right? ]

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[growling]

[ Nice to see that someone takes chores seriously around here. Although - on second thought, maybe Big Brother isn't the best solution. Not quite yet, anyway. ]

I'd like to argue with the ethics of that idea, but give me a few more weeks of cleaning up after teenagers. I might come around to it.

[ex_sorted385]

Now I feel sort of bad I moved off the tenth floor. Are there that many teenagers up there? I suppose I could come by and lend a hand if you need it. Though considering some of the things I've found in my own kitchen after pulling too many all-nighters in a row at work, making them clean up their own science projects might be the best lesson.

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[theshabbiestofmen]

[Josh, that's a familiar name, and Remus wonders if this is the other werewolf Isaac was talking about-- but better to play it safe, for now. After all, you can't just ask people if they're a werewolf.]

I rather think it's do-what-you-want-- and I'm sorry to say not many people find the idea of hygiene to be a good one. To be entirely fair, some cultures don't have the same standards-- but there are some, on the other hand, who are simply lazy or sloppy.

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[growling]

[ No, you certainly can't. Thank you for having some manners, unlike every other supernaturally inclined individual on this ship. ]

That's an extremely diplomatic response. [ Particularly for someone your age, but he manages to avoid saying that. Manners. ]

I'm pretty sure most of the offenders are in the lazy and sloppy camp, though... actually, yeah, I guess I've met one or two who could make a good argument for the cultural angle. Some of them have probably only heard of kitchens from their servants. [ Like, say, the people who came here straight off a shift at Medieval Times. ]

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[theshabbiestofmen]

Oh, have you met the girl from Rome! She's-- well, to be fair, she might have very good hygiene, it's not as if Rome was known for their, ah, lack thereof-- but simply the fact she's from Rome--

[He cuts himself off with a little flush, aware he'd begun babbling.]

Ah-- anyway. Do you need any help cleaning?

not here;

[altercate]

[ but do you know who is breathing on this post IF YOU GUESSED DEREK YOU WIN A PRIZE. ]

not here;

[growling]

[ REAL CREEPY BRO ]

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[gothchicklit]

If they don't care enough to clean their own dishes now, what makes you think a chart's going to do any good?

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[growling]

A little accountability never hurt anyone. Sometimes a little public shaming goes a long way.

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[gothchicklit]

Or it just pisses people off. One of the two.

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[spitfiery]

[ oho. some of that mess might just be her own fault. in her defence, this is the first time she's had an extended stay anywhere without actual servants, so it's a chore having to even cook, let alone clean up, okay. ]

Really, a society capable of interstellar travel ought to have automatons to do that sort of thing for them.

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[growling]

[ Color him not remotely surprised. Bosh and ought, he's going to have to make up a stodgy British bingo card for her. ]

I'm not saying I disagree with you, but I am saying it's not so difficult to do your own dishes. Space must be new and terrifying for you - is this the first time you've ever stepped foot in a kitchen, or... ?

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[goldshirt]

[he looks bemused.]

There's a dishmachine in there. And the laundromat is at the end of the hall.

[a beat, before he adds]

They probably don't look like what you're used to, is all.

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[growling]

[ He totally knew that. Okay, so maybe he didn't, and being politely mocked regarding space dishwashers by Kirk is a very surreal experience. For the love of god, don't say anything weird. ]

Yes, I - guess that would make sense. Space travel minus basic home appliances, that would be silly. Maybe it would help to put handy labels on all of the weird future machines, you know, for us previously Earth-bound heathens.

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[meal]

What is a Space Meemaw?

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[growling]

It's a - well, it's a term of endearment for your grandmother. Meemaw is, the space is just an adjective. Because... well, we're in space. I'm not literally a grandma in space, though, it's a figure of speech. Since complaining about chores is kind of a - you get the idea. [ Succinct answers for succinct questions. ]