one. (VOICE)

[quotate]

[ From the doom and gloom of everyone's existence around here, rolls a voice that's... well okay, not very doom and gloom-y but give him a second. He'll get there. ]

Like one, that on a lonesome road
Doth walk in fear and dread,
And having once turned round walks on,
And turns no more his head;
Because he knows, a frightful fiend
Doth close behind him tread.
[ aaaand... a moment of silence. or appreciation. or both. both is good. whichever you'd prefer, because moz just needs a moment to enjoy. or quite possibly brag about this font of information in his brain. now, let's continue. ]

I'm just curious -- no one's actually shot an albatross around here, right? For fun or sport or just to see what might happen if you did, because i'm starting to hope that one of you showed up with some dice. Just, y'know, in case. And by 'in case' I mean every single day. Because those dice might just come in handy when any other frightful friends show up, and that's when i'll be there to remind you.

[ sigh, can you hear him shaking his head? ] I've begun to realize that you'll never run out of stories to tell because of this place, you'll only run out willing ears. The considerable lack of people - [ to use as underground sources ] - to play a game of parcheesi with is starting to become more of a disappointment than I ever thought it could be. What am I supposed to do with my sunday nights now? And if one of you tries to tell me to pick up Go Fish, i'll have you know that I'm only willing to sink so low.

And i've already sunk to the levels of bottom of the barrel three dollar cabernet, which is like licking the floor of a subway tunnel. [ .... er. ] Not that i've ever done that before.

[ well..... ] I might have paid someone else to do it.

But that's not the point. There's only so much boredom one man can stand. Only so many times you can play three-card-monte with yourself before you start getting it on the money. And the payout on that's not so big, if you catch my drift.

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[voice; private; encrypted 100%; forever]

[ryuuzaki]

[A young man's voice, low, articulate pronunciation, slight English accent.]

Why would you want to play Parcheesi to begin with? It's incredibly dull.

[forever and ever]

[quotate]

[ SIGH. ]

That's why you find a way to make it interesting.

text;

[blunted]

Mozzie, Mozzie, Mozzie.
Been wondering if you were still hanging around here.

text;

[quotate]

[ he appreciates text because he hates your face. ]

I'm waiting for the roombas to come find you and take you out with the rest of the trash.

text;

[became]

Play nice, Keller.

...you too, Moz.

voice;

[cons]

What! What's so bad about Go Fish?

voice;

[quotate]

Maybe it's the name-- couldn't they have come up with something more creative? More exciting? Go Try and Find a Bench that Hasn't Been Used by a Hobo, maybe.

video;

[vindicating]

There are other card games if you're not a fan of playing Go Fish.

permavoice

[quotate]

You-- Wait. Doth my eyes deceive me? [ yes probably, but................ welp. ] -- Well there's something I don't see every day. Except for how I usually do. At least every other day.

And i'm perfectly aware there's other card games. I've got card games up to my ears, which I admit aren't that far away from the ground, but I make do.

Video |

[watashinonamaewa]

[ Aside from the fact that Cibo looks in a slight daze after his... quote... thing... what is a poem even She follows up with a smile. ]

That was very nice. What do you call that?

[ Oh, also. ]

And if you are bored— [ wait. ] Well, do you have any interest in science?

permavoice!

[quotate]

You mean the poem?

[ give him a second.... ] And what kind of science?

video

[skindeep]

Would you ever consider football in lieu of cards?

permavoice!

[quotate]

[ jlksf;da there's not so much laughter as... well, okay, maybe laughter. ]

Any kind of sports and I have been on bad terms for a number of years.

video;

[executiveassistant]

But soon there breathed a wind on me,
Nor sound nor motion made:
Its path was not upon the sea,
In ripple or in shade.

[There's a slight pause and she smiles and wow she never really thought that fine arts degree would ever do her so well, but then--she's always loved the arts.]

People here are so well-read. It never ceases to be a surprise.

[She doesn't really know the whole thing, but thankfully she's got enough stored in her brain to quote those four lines.]

video; mozzie encryptions you have been brought into the fold

[quotate]

[ oh god he's kind of in love with you for a few seconds, or really just absurdly pleased. one of those two. probably both at the same time. he just needs a few seconds to keep from continuing on with the poem because he's so incredibly tempted. so, so tempted that-- ]

It raised my hair, it fanned my cheek
Like a meadow-gale of spring—

[ there. much better. ] No you, my dear, are the well read one. It's rare you find a single person these days that knows more than that 'water, water, everywhere' line, and a whole passage at that.

visual »

[unparental]

How much did you pay them?

audio!! »

[quotate]

Why? Are you interested in the going rate?

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[became]

[ oh dear god if moriarty touches this neal will hurt him. ]

Feeling affection for the albatross, Moz?

[ neal's the albatross. ]

visual » does he have to give you video gdi neal

[quotate]

Why wouldn't I? It didn't ask to be shot.

video;

[sweetmotherofgod]

Three dollar wine doesn't make you go blind?

permavoice

[quotate]

That's just one of many side effects.

permavoice

[chiroptophobic]

"I continued walking in this manner for some time, endeavoring my bodily exercise to ease the load that weighed upon my mind. I traversed the streets without any clear conception of where I was or what I was doing. My heart palpitated in the sickness of fear, and I hurried on with irregular steps not daring to look about me."

The two texts share their themes, I think, and no few with what we ourselves share here; lost, and surrounded by monsters.

[quotate]

Not to mention, forced to gamble with fate and fight with monsters, just to see who might come out the winner. Even when you know that in the end, all you're going to do is lose. [ He sounds so enthralled. ]

But I still think i'd take the slimy things that crawled with legs over Frankenstein.

voice;

[glom]

If you don't like go fish, tic tac toe's always an option.

voice;

[quotate]

But there's only so many tic's you can tac. Have you ever tried Go?

[jilt]

Hello, sweetheart. I'd hoped you'd be back.

[quotate]

Absence sharpens love, but presence strengthens it, my dearest.

And you know know I could never keep my hands away from the vast expanse of the final frontier. We're like pilgrims in uncharted territory. But with much better technology.

[certainproclivity]

The Devil knows how to row.

[Just... laying that out there. All casual-like.]

You must be one of Mr. Caffrey's.

[quotate]

[ ohhhhh this should be fun. ]

I prefer to think of myself as my own, or Neal as one of mine if you must know what manner of man I consider myself. But Neal might disagree with that one.