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river tam | 039 » 022 ([personal profile] perceptum) wrote in [community profile] ataraxion2015-02-01 04:37 pm

one. ⇄ voice

[ so that was...some shit, huh?

in light of just how grim everything had gotten, it seems the perfect time to roll out a little something to lighten the mood, and river has been rehearsing for at least half an hour prior to actually addressing the network.

(it needs to be perfect, okay? delivery is everything in comedy)
]

I have a joke. ..More than one, but one for now. We're all very tired.

[ she clears her throat a little - bless she's actually kinda nervous - before continuing, a little rustling following as she even sits up straighter. ]

How many existentialists does it take to screw in a light bulb? [ pause for effect ] Two - one to change the light bulb, and one to observe how it symbolizes an incandescent beacon of subjectivity in netherworld of cosmic nothingness!

[ ok you can all laugh now ]
inafadingcrown: (I would take what joy there is left)

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[personal profile] inafadingcrown 2015-02-01 11:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[A little laugh. No, she doesn't get the joke. At all. But River's deliver was charming enough to cheer her anyway. So goal accomplished in a round-about way.]

I am afraid you have lost me, little one.