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[blackmagus]

[Fortescue is used to losing a little time here and there. That's the life of someone who drinks heavily. But coming back to herself in a part of the ship she's never been in? While sober? That's different. She's about to chalk it off to the ache in her healing right knee that's been bothering her — maybe she's back to the woozy part of her injury — but then she spots something that doesn't really fit the decor of the ship. Something painted, angry and red, and she decides to get back to a part of the ship she recognizes.

A bar, more specifically. Because suddenly she really, really needs a drink. And to sit down, because her knee is back to shooting pains up her leg. She downs half of the drink quickly — barely paying attention to what it is — before she pulls her comm out. Jazz is spends the time prowling the bar, the slim black cat stopping occasionally to sniff interesting objects.]

So who's the madcap artist having a bit of fun?

[It had been interesting. She'll give it that.]

While this place could use some livening up, I'm not sure that disturbing painting really sends off the right vibes. Much like those smiley faces.

Comments

[makedo]

Not homey enough for you?

[ sadly, sarcasm and dry tone of voice don't translate well via text, but it should be obvious enough that he doesn't mean any of what he's saying, at least not literally. ]

[blackmagus]

[Thank goodness for sarcasm. What would anyone do without it?]

I'd prefer some tea and throw pillows. Maybe a rug. Tall order, I know.

[makedo]

Now that's just greedy.

[blackmagus]

What can I say? I like my creature comforts.

[makedo]

You could set the place on fire and pretend it's a fireplace.

[blackmagus]

That sounds like an awful lot of work.

Does this place even have gasoline?

[Her own magic would just scorch it, not set it on fire.]

[makedo]

ask engineering
or smiley, but you're not gonna get a straight answer there

[blackmagus]

Fossil fuels and spaceships don't really seem like they'd mix, but that might be my teenage obsession with sci-fi.

How would one ask Smiley anything?

[makedo]

spaceships are a little over my paygrade

you wait till the fucker shows his/its face and prepare yourself for obnoxious answers

[blackmagus]

Somehow I wasn't expecting it to get into question-answer gigs.

But it seems like it likes to gloat and be infuriating just from the paintings, if those are it. So I guess I can't be too surprised. Have you ever asked it anything?

[makedo]

not sure painting is really smileys style
asked a couple questions
like "what the fuck"

[blackmagus]

It does seem to be lofty and arrogant enough.

...What was your answer?

[makedo]

nothing in any way helpful

[blackmagus]

I suppose that would be too easy.

[An optimist this lady is not.]

[makedo]

[ good on her, that. ]

course it fucking would have been. what did you expect?

[blackmagus]

From this place? I'm learning not to expect much.

It's an interesting place, though, I'll give it that.

[makedo]

any shithole is interesting if you haven't been around long

[blackmagus]

You sound like you've been in it for a while. I only arrived last jump.

[And the novelty of space constantly fights with the rather unsettling pieces of information she gets about the ship.]

[makedo]

try well over a year

[blackmagus]

I can see how this is all getting a bit old, then.

[makedo]

no fucking shit

[blackmagus]

Thank you for the information, at any rate.

[Treat Smiley with care. Check.]

[makedo]

[ good girl. ]

consider it my good deet for the day