video.

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[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)

Comments

text;

[stimulations]

I used to think like that.

text;

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what, plating detective with all the people on board

different worlds, different rules, all that cool stuff to poke around about?

text; screw editing it was marty's fault

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*playing

text; lmao

[stimulations]

[His response comes ten minutes later, because that's how long it takes him to type it.]

Yes. Collecting stories.

text;

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yeah??

you didn't stop, did you??

[It sounds like you did, but that's depressing.]

text; I am sorry for how stilted this conversation's going to be

[stimulations]

Yes.

[And it is depressing.]

shhh no it's all good

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[...]


why's that? get tired of it?

[stimulations]

I can't speak any more.

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damn

that sucks



but you can write, right? could always keep up tradition that way.

[stimulations]

[This comes a really long time after.]

The way my brain processes language has been damaged. Infected, more specifically. Typing these messages to you alone takes me at least thirty times longer than it would have done before.

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yeah, well

anyone who's worth a damn'll wait to hear what you have to say

what happened? with your head? can't they figure out a way to help with all this sci-fi mumbo jumbo?

[stimulations]

I'm not sure I would have that much patience. I don't expect it from others.

I contracted a virus in my neuro-implant. They're working on it.

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yeah well x 2

i have plenty of patience

it's not like i have something important to do right now

i'm on break





any luck with that?

[stimulations]

The fact I'm able to type anything comprehensible at all is some luck on it.

On break?

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that's good to hear, i hope you can type even more comprehensible shit in the near future


i've been... playing clean-up? but after a few hours its good to take a break before my hands fall off or something overdramatic

[stimulations]

I hope so too.

You've gotten yourself involved more quickly than most.

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yeah

i guess i didnt want to be dead weight

[He already expects any population to look at him like that, and it's kinda sad. But he's spent one step after another across the rocky river just making sure people knew he wasn't a complete pushover.]

dont get me wrong, i got bad feelings about this place

but


i'm not gonna roll over and accept it

[stimulations]

Rolling over and accepting it might keep you out of danger.

[Which isn't a criticism so much as a warning, or maybe Josias' own problems bleeding into the idea.]

Have you signed up to a department yet? Or just playing dogsbody?

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pft

danger likes to find me no matter what i do

might as well be a hardass about it

though i'm not really any department or anything, just mopping like a good little cleaner

[stimulations]

We've got plenty of hardasses in the face of danger on board already. Maybe they'll give you lessons.

I'm sure a department will scout you eventually. Finding people who want to work is more difficult than you'd think.

[foolproofed]

oh boy, maybe they can make me Rambo

i guess i wouldnt mind working a department, though



as long as they dont mind the weed smell

[stimulations]

[That makes him laugh. Well done Marty.]

You'll fit right into agriculture, then. For both.

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heh, that or engineering

i mean, i was in school for it, might put some of my ideas to good use

[stimulations]

If you have those skills then signing up to another department might be considered wasteful. But Engineering don't grow weed.

[foolproofed]

that makes choosing so much more bittersweet

but i think knowing technology is a little more important than smoking up


just by a little