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[foolproofed]

[When the camera turns on, Marty's adjusting it before plopping down in a seat clumsily (grumbling 'fuckin' jelly legs' or something to that effect); he's got dust and oil on him, a little toil and trouble with the clean-up assistance he's been performing on the Tranquility (after pilfering a gun from the Scylla, of course). He's bone-tired and there's a bit of sweat on his brow, but in that weariness he finds temporary redirection from the shitty stuff. He's noticed, of course, people fighting plenty. People looking very tense and unhappy. The halls are even quieter, somehow. And he doesn't fuckin' like it, not one bit. Now, he's not particularly attached to this ship--duh, he's only been here a month and it's a horrible place on top of it--but like hell does he enjoy misery as company. That saying can just go shove it.

I mean, he's barely even smoking it up, lately. In fact, he's stone cold normal right now and empty-handed. They're just clasped in front of him as he leans into his knees.]

You know what I need? A break. A cigarette break, but with more words 'n shit. We've been working our asses off. Keep up the fantastic work, and all that jazz, but how about something else for a second? Juuust a second. I know we've all been stressed out, what with the pirates and the freaky-ass murdering specter captains and the--uh--ship clamped on us like a tumor. So just... Hey, I haven't--really indulged in the fact that we're all from every corner of time and space and universes and all that cool sci-fi stuff.

[He licks his lips as he considers what to say, hands motioning in front of him like he's trying to catch his own thoughts.]

You guys, we have all kinds of worlds on board! Tell me some cool shit about your world. Or about you. Whatever. Can I get some cool facts? Some jokes? Stories? Hell, it doesn't even have to be anything outside of good ol' planet Earth. Or even directed at me. No serious or traumatic stuff needed, just... stuff. Hell, if you're a connoisseur of movies or you have a thing for panda facts or you wanna tell a story about your crazy family reunions.

[He suddenly seems a little more excited, a little less tired, shifting in his seat.]

This entry is now Marty's Share Fair. I'm stuck on a funky space ship and all, so I might as well know more than the bleak stuff.

....

Just don't pull a TMI, okay? I'm sure everyone sees enough floppy nethers after each jump. We don't need to know anything about them other that the promise that you'll find a towel posthaste. Thank you in advance.

(ooc: threadjacking heavily encouraged! it'd be fun to have people find common interests or things to relate to, and I just wanted a kinda free-for-all for the S.S. Solemn Worrywarts)

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[foolproofed]

Do what?

[he might as well be fluttering his eyelashes tbqh]

[andblockbuster]

That. He actually... You actually changed his mind. I can't even argue Edgeworth down. We're like two brick walls and it descends into me making fun of his ascots until he hangs up.

[foolproofed]

Oh, right--super Gen Y for the college guy.

For me maybe, but for you, consider it time in the day teaching Chess 101.

[sniff.]

Chess enlightenment, even.

[jurisimpudent]

Better. Acceptable.

video;

[recalibration]

It's a damn shame is what it is.

Rambo is kind of a classic, man. And I think Chuck Norris goes without saying. I think I had every episode of Walker Texas Ranger recorded.

I don't even bother with them in newer movies.

[foolproofed]

... That's a hilarious image and you'll have to show me these conversations on a rainy space day.

But hey--conflict's not always so fun. I'd rather hang out and pretend life doesn't suck ass; makes things flow smoother, and it gets me bumpin' bishops and catching kings.

Or him doing that, but still.

Better than him thinking I'll cause the downfall of the ship with my wild ways.

[foolproofed]

..... 110 stories?

[don't be all

nonchalant about that

without the deets]

[andblockbuster]

Yeah, that's... Edgeworth for you. He doesn't like fun. If you get him to actually have fun, you will have succeeded where many have failed.

[foolproofed]

[He furrows his brows at that.]

Shrieking chairs?

[oh jesus it sounds like something in the underground vault

thank god it's not

...

he thinks]

And, uh. How exactly do you get them to do that, exactly?

[foolproofed]

Maybe he just needs a little push in the right direction.




The funner one.

I have faith.

...

Sorta'.

[andblockbuster]

Hey, if you pull it off, you'll have earned my respect, anyway.

[AND MY ETERNAL IRE.]

[foolproofed]

Good!

[smiiiile]

See you in two? First floor kitchens?

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[foolproofed]

Chocolate--bad for dogs, great for dinos?

But holy shit, seriously; there's a dinosaur I didn't know about.




Well, I kinda knew, but I was lost in a enlightening pot-haze.

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[foolproofed]

aaaaawww shit

but i'm a stoner, my idea of good shit is staring at walls

no--kidding. sorta.

what would you like to know? i almost got eaten by a batdragon once

[foolproofed]

i see, i see

what other cool stuff'd they make?

hopefully nothing you'd find on an infomercial

[foolproofed]

Appreciated. I give no guarantees.

And what about you? Gotta add to the discussion pile, Toph.

[foolproofed]

God, please. I need some fucking cookies.

This place should be cookie central, with all the bad shit that goes down. What can be more comforting than chocolate chip while you're locked in your room trying not to freak out?

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[foolproofed]

You underestimate my love for boring things. Please, by all means--tell me about rats. All my rat facts are kinda just things I gleam off cracked.com or wikipedia. Like--in Thailand, they sell roasted rats to the people out on the street.

I'm sure lab rats are a little neater than cooked ones, though.

text;

[stimulations]

I used to think like that.

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[backwardscompatible]

Evidently not so secret anymore.

[logicunlocked]

Yeah. Least as I recall—it was pretty tall, anyway. We'd made our first couple objectives and the LZ was on the roof. Well, we were waiting on extraction and we got surrounded, so the higher-ups used a laser cannon to blow the building up and we had to bail quick.

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[glassesonachain]

Well. I've successfully taken the memories of a maze out of the brain of one rat and put them in another. That's probably neater than roasted rats for lunch.

[jurisimpudent]

Erm - Yes. That will suit.

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[coffeeking]

Don't really see the point of it here.

[theshabbiestofmen]

Wizard! Sorry, I'm-- we're wizards.