ataraxion | video + voice

[There's a fleeting glimpse of this guy - bare shoulders, wet, wildly uneven hair, grouchy face still pale and a little shocked - before the screen jumbles around, finally landing on one hell of a mess strewn across the 002 bathroom counter. What used to be the mirror over the sink is now the mirror in the sink. And on the counter. And across the floor. And - broken glass is everywhere, really, interspersed with shorn tufts of hair and a scattered array of clippers and product.

Not that Netherlands is here to talk about hair. When he speaks it's low and careful, measuring out his words as he goes.]

Has, uh -

Wanna know if anyone else has broken one-a these things. It's... weird.

[…

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just dead air and a stationary view of the wreckage for a few seconds, then he clears his throat and flips the video off.

Aaaaand about thirty seconds later flips it on again, just voice this time, all business.]

Gardens are always hiring. An' come talk to me, if you smoke. Can set something up.

[Because if he's gonna bother to post to the network he might as well make it useful, right. PRIORITIES. He's your grumpy neighborhood agriculture-head-slash-smokeables-dealer. Impromptu advertisement complete, he ends the feed for good.]

[ooc: dude broke the mirror. also threadjacking is a+ recommended]

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What-

[nope nope nope too much laughing he's gonna get pissy]

What did you do?

Whaddaya mean by "weird"?

[A pause.]

And you should clean that up before somebody gets hurt.

Well done. Now you'll have everyone associating 'gardens' and 'hiring' with broken mirrors.

[Netherlands breaking anything is awfully concerning...]

Was something inside it?

...

Depends on why the mirror's broken...

[No, there's no judging on Murphy's part -- primarily because he... might've flipped his shit and done the same thing recently.

[Fuck mirrors, mang.]

[Anne is always direct and to the point. Right now is no exception.]

You saw something too.

[TOO LATE he knows what that means, Heder.]

Broke the mirror.

[>:c uncooperative]

No shit, kid.

[Rolling his eyes about it offscreen, like the idea that anyone would leave such a huge mess there is unimaginable. But also stalling because how do words work.]

Meant... it feels like - approval, I guess.

[He's assuming that was meant to be sarcastic and snotty rather than sincere.]

What's wrong with that
Easier to advertise

[When he turns the comms around to speak, Konoe's the first person to get a glimpse of the disastrous state of his hair - halfway through a haircut a la rpattz but on accident.]

Mm. Don't think so.

[Not that he sounds very sure about it. He bites his lip and flicks his eyes up over the device, scanning around the room.]

What do y'mean.

[What's the story, dude. Spill.]

Mm.

[That's a yes.]

Felt somethin' too. Not, uh. Physically.

Ah -

[Aaaand now he's really worried.]

So... you're sure you're alright? Besides... [These little disasters and all...?]

You don't look so good.

What the hell's going on around here?

[Her tone is uneasy.]

Felt something? What was it?

[Approval? Firo definitely wants to ask about that, but first thing's first--]

Cut the "kid" stuff, all right? No need to be an asshole.

I could see that, big guy. Why and what happened.

Right? You think we can collectively demote him? Or at least get a gag order?

Oh sorry, I should have realised. This is merely stage one of your well thought out advertising campaign, isn't it? Now we systematically break mirrors all over the ship, and anyone who happens to see one won't think 'someone has anger issues or really hated their face this morning' or 'wow what a slightly dangerous mess', but rather 'I'd love to work with agriculture, I'll go sign up now!'

The problem with demoting him is that someone will need to take his place.

[He can't actually think of anyone else in agriculture that would want to do that.]

And a gag order seems against the grain when his communication problems are usually trying to get him to talk.

Honestly we may just be stuck with him.

Well, other than gettin' myself seven years' bad luck-- [haha, like that's going to be anything new for Murphy, hahahaha] --there was... Not sure how to explain it.

[MIRROR PEOPLE, OKAY? MIRROR PEOPLE.]

Did it do that ... on it's own?

[She sounds a bit unnerved.]

[The irony levels here are about to reach critical mass.]

You're not? A kid, I m- [And there it is, a glimmer of tact...] Huh. Okay, whatever.

[welp]

Looked at it too long, or something. Started to warp.

Right

[So how long can he keep this up before Josie throws a fit because he's going for it.]

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