video.

[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)

Comments

[logicunlocked]

Those two were the major missions I was sent on. But you don't know how right you are when you call 'em 'fucked-up'. When I found out the real purpose behind everything, I defected. That's how fucked-up they were.

[foolproofed]

Yeah... tends to be that way, doesn't it? Almost get killed off, learn there's some deeper more diabolical thing going down. It's what I'd like to call 'royally fucked' shit.

omg i lost track of this in my inbox sry

[logicunlocked]

[ He has to chuckle slightly at the offhand way Marty says that. ]

Sounds like you're familiar with the type.

thats a-ok

[foolproofed]

[sigh.]

Something like that.

And considering how this place is? I'm betting we're both in for some familiar bells ringing. I mean, damn man. Can't catch a break.

[logicunlocked]

I don't know about that, man. At least not for me. Things are crazy, don't get me wrong, but there's a lot of things I have here I didn't have back where I come from.

[foolproofed]

Oh yeah? What kinda things?

[logicunlocked]

Oh, you know; food, shelter. No one trying to hunt me down. The little pleasures in life.

[foolproofed]

... I guess. Kinda' shouldn't jinx yourself though on that 'hunting' part. If what I've read means squat.

[logicunlocked]

Hey, believe me, if certain people show up here I already have my plans as to how I'll proceed. For now I'm enjoying not needing to worry about that. I'll take that as long as it lasts.

[foolproofed]

Amen to that, I guess. Soldier's vacation time, am I right or what?

[logicunlocked]

[ He chuckles at that. ]

If this is leave, it's one of the most interesting I've ever had.

[foolproofed]

Just needs better music selections and maybe a few indoor theme parks.

[he's joking, but still.

more of that stuff please.]

[logicunlocked]

Now that's a brilliant idea. The way things are here, though, it'd never get out of committee.

[foolproofed]

And if we ever built a theme park, it'd turn into a nightmare world, I'd literally bet my life on it.

[logicunlocked]

[ He chuckles. ]

Hey, some people would pay a lot of money to go to that kind of theme park. We should make that part of the format. You know, if this were actually going to happen.

[foolproofed]

Maaaan, hell no. I get enough nightmares as it is; don't need Tranquilityland to add to that bushel of human misery.

[logicunlocked]

I think they have game nights now and then, kind of informally. You ever been to one of those?

[foolproofed]

Whaaat? No! We have game nights??

[BASTARDS

I WANT TO GAME IT UP

THAT SOUNDS GREAT!]

[logicunlocked]

[ Leave it to York to take someone that happened once or twice and claim it's a thing. ]

Yeah, I've heard of it happening. Usually someone just comes on the network and says, hey, I'm here with some games, everybody come play. You could kick one off, I'm sure.