ataraxion | one. (VOICE)

[ 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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What! What's so bad about Go Fish?

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.

But that's- [ look this is obviously a very serious topic ok so she's taking it very seriously ] Go Fish is a completely appropriate name, because all the cards are dumped in a pile in the middle, right? Like a pool of cards, and you have to fish out a new one.

Although for the record, I would definitely play Go Try and Find a Bench that Hasn't Been Used by a Hobo. No idea what the space version would be called... Go Try and Find a Hallway That Isn't Creepy, maybe. A high stakes game.

A high stakes game, perhaps, but one that would be just as impossible to win. But not for a lack of trying from all participants, considering we do have a large number of hallways at our disposal. Never-ending, even. Though it could be said that hobos are equally as never-ending, especially since we have the ever popular circle of eviction. [ man this sure got srs quickly. ]

It still could have been just as eloquently named anything else. Pick a Chip, for all those with an inclination towards snack food.

[ hmm ] Hobos, yes, benches, no. There's the flaw there. And there might be one or two hallways that aren't creepy. The double-oh-two passenger hallway has its moments of lighthearted fun. They're.. rare moments, but still there.

I'm totally up for holding a Pick a Chip tournament at the bar sometime, I'm just saying.

By which you mean that your hallway has its moments of fun, but I wouldn't broadcast that too loudly, lest our overlords take advantage. BIg brother has eyes everywhere. [ man, you're missing half his dramatics when you're only getting voice. ]

Think we could turn it into an event?

Oh, yeah. [ that. she almost makes a comment about there being eyes on the 002 hall no matter what they do, but, nomaybenot. she's supposed to be pretending everything's fine, so. right. ]

We could turn just about anything into an event. The real question is, who do we let in on said tourny. There'd have to be qualifications. Standards, you know.

Qualifications are a tricky business. We can't take this kind of thing lightly.

I agree completely. I think we would either need a check list, or a three to five question survey on entry. That would judge whether or not they can be a part of the tournament.

Please tell me that we'll be the ones writing the questions.

Naturally!

Good. Then I might already have a list written somewhere around here.

[ he really doesn't. ]

Care to share with the rest of the class?

Right now, the rest of the class can go haggle with someone else.

Wha-! Buh! It was my idea!

[ yoU BUTT. she's not really offended, and it's obvious. but damnit she'll pretend. ]

I don't think we should hold a Pick a Chip tourney at all if you're going to hold out on me this early on.

All right, so maybe I just don't have my list on me right now. I only have so many pockets. [ HUFF. god, make him sound extra dramatic, why don't you. ]

First and foremost, it should involve a question regarding hand sanitization. I'm not picking chips with just anyone only to get the world's worst case of the space flu.

That should just be a prerequisite for game play no matter what. There's a sink in the bar, everybody's gotta wash their hands.

[ which makes her kinda laugh, because that.. sounds like elementary school standards of game play, but really. space flu. ]

And it should be a rule that if you cough or sneeze into your hands, your disqualified. Without question. 'Cause that's gross.

And a question on how you feel about double dipping. Because while I can appreciate some camaraderie, i'm not sure I can appreciate that much.

Double dipping? Unacceptable. Unless you're family, but there aren't a lot of people here who can say they've got a sibling around. [ wahwah Wichita still misses Little Rock, news at 11 ]

And those who do still need to keep them on a leash. [ .... or maybe that's just children but w/e SAME DIFFERENCE. ]

--Would you keep your sister on a leash?

[ no she doesn't know anything about his family but well it's an important question ]

Figuratively or literally?

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