ataraxion | mark i suit ❦ [ text ]

[ tony, unlike some people, likes observing individuals first before he says anything. there's nothing like making a fantastic entrance because you know what's going on while other people don't. it makes you look smart. technically tony supposes he doesn't need any help in that department, but it never hurts to be the observer first. right now he's a little annoyed because no one is actually being helpful in the way he wants them to be. everyone has forced his hand into asking a question, just to make sure he's not going end up writing them down wrong on his IDIOTS TRAPPED WITH ME ON THIS SHIP list. and yes, he's going to write it down and no, you cannot see it. ]

Show of hands or text or whatever, how many of you have some sort of specialty back home? Those of you who raised your hand, you should share with class what that is. I'd like to not hear about the things that are completely useless, but I know some of you will tell me then anyway. This is just a general survey question before I ask the real one, because I'm just one of those curious types.

[ or something like that. shush, again, it's for the stupid list he's making. don't judge him. ]

The real question, by the way, was how many of you are planning on looking around the ship, you know alone. Or...with a buddy, if you're that inclined to do that.

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i'm good in computer programming, mechanical engineering, physics, and... paleontology.

[ y e p. ]

i don't mind looking around, but doing it alone is probably [ STUPID ] not the best idea.

[ w h a t. connor, he was all set to be pleased, but you kind of ruined it. ]

i was thinking you were a sane person until paleontology. tell me you're kidding. and oh, yeah, it might be inadvisable, but are you expecting answers to fall from the other decks onto us?

what? it's perfectly legitimate! [ HE CAN TELL YOU EVERYTHING ABOUT DINOSAURS YOU JUST LET HIM KNOW!!! EVERYTHINGmostly ]

and. no, i just don't think it's smart to go alone. i want answers as much as the next guy, but...
come on. it's like the worst horror film mistake to totally disregard the buddy system.

also pretty much useless. yes, it's awesome we had dinosaurs but we don't need to have entire fields of study for it. [ BUT HE DOESN'T WANT TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT DINOSAURS!!!! THEY'RE DEAD AND NOT USEFUL. ]

and just how many sci-fi horror movies have you seen? look, half the time when you stick together, you all get killed and then the other times, you randomly survive. at least if you're alone, you're dying and no one else is.

you'd be surprised. [ THEY ARE... NOT AS DEAD AS YOU MIGHT THINK. TRUST HIM ON THIS ONE. ]

lots.
point is, we want to do this the right way, alright? we can't just trust nothing's gonna go wrong
because in my experience, it usually does.
when you don't prepare.

[ ugh this conversation is suddenly bringing up baaaad memories ]

how about nobody dies?
let's go with that.
do you have some kind of protection? a gun or taser or something?