video.

[pushesback]

Looks like someone forgot to pay their electric bill.

[Nick looks only mildly amused. He's actually had that happen, and it's not so fun, but someone's already said that they're working on it, so....]

There's way too much crappy art on board this thing, and not enough crappy artists showing themselves. I'm getting a little bored of chasing ghosts.

['Unnerved' would probably be a better word, not that he'll admit it.]

So if anyone's got a deck of cards or some dice, let's get something going. We don't even have to gamble, not unless you're willing to take a silver filling for payment.

Comments

voice;

[axeyou]

Cricket fighting. Oh my god, someone didn't actually suggest that, did they?

voice;

[pushesback]

That's your moneymaker in some parts of China. Never did too great at it myself. Just couldn't figure out what made one bug tougher than the other.

voice;

[axeyou]

You're not good at it? Come on. I don't believe it. You're the biggest cricket I've ever seen.

voice;

[pushesback]

Was that a compliment? I'm gonna take it as a compliment.

voice;

[axeyou]

I don't know, you just said you never figured out what makes one cricket tougher than the others. Maybe you're just a big cricket with a lot of luck.

voice;

[pushesback]

Not so sure about the luck. I'm alive but I'm here, and it's probably not even the worst place I've been.

voice;

[axeyou]

A big strong living cricket. Hm.

[She thinks about it, though not for very long.]

I'll take it.

voice;

[pushesback]

[That get a hook in his eyebrow.]

Excuse me?

voice;

[axeyou]

You heard me. I'll take it.

voice;

[alsohawkeye]

And you gave me shit for my list, you hypocrite

voice;

[pushesback]

Wait, wait. What list?

voice;

[alsohawkeye]

[ Kate laughs a little, which is maybe not helping her case when she says: ] don't worry about it, I'm just giving her a hard time.

voice;

[pushesback]

Call me paranoid, but I get a little nervous when people start talking about putting me on lists.

voice;

[alsohawkeye]

I promise it's not a bad list. And you're not technically on it, anyway, you just resemble some people who are.

I'm Kate, by the way. Introductions help with paranoia, right?

voice;

[capsize]

[ Good list you say ]

Am I on this list of yours?

voice;

[axeyou]

Don't worry. It's a good list.

voice;

[pushesback]

Then I might just be your cricket.

voice;

[axeyou]

Aww, really? That didn't take much convincing.

[Should it have? Who knows! She's moving on.]

I'm so glad to hear that. I've needed a new one.

voice;

[axeyou]

I like strong crickets. There's nothing wrong with that.

voice;

[alsohawkeye]

First of all the cricket thing is weird. Second, you're just a hypocrite! If it were me you would've said boring.

voice;

[pushesback]

Hey, boring?

[Sorry ladies, he's just all up in this.]\

I can still hear you.

voice;

[alsohawkeye]

Her word, not mine!

voice;

[axeyou]

I never called you boring. I don't know what she's talking about. I came here to tell you that you had a good idea.

voice;

[axeyou]

Well, you are boring. If it's so weird, what word would you use instead?

[alsohawkeye]

You're boring. [ ...so there. ]

I don't know, but it wouldn't be an insect. How is comparing someone to an insect even remotely attractive??