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[turbedon]

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking-

Okay, maybe not.

Intros first, I guess... Hi, I'm Robin! Currently sort of younger big brother to Redwing if you've met him. First 'Jaunt' so I'm a newbie at all of this.

Anyway, I know a lot of people have been freaking out that this is all... quiet? Not dangerous so far? I'm not sure how it usually goes but since you're not feeling the aster and if yoga or whatever isn't going to cut it, I rented a Wii from the hotel and set it up in my room - sorry roomies - if anyone wants to come and just chill for a bit. Maybe we'll have a dance-off or something!

Comments

[turbedon]

Chilling with a Wii?

[deconsecrate]

No. [ He has ...SOME idea what those are now, thanks to listening to the explanations given to other people, but uh, bear in mind his fanciest concept of 'machine' involves like, levers. ] The gaping lack of panic over what most people would call 'being kidnapped,' by invisible and unknown forces, no less. You're either remarkably well-adjusted or remarkably crazy.

[turbedon]

I process things quickly. Besides, this isn't the first time I've been kidnapped.

[deconsecrate]

Goodness. Glad I don't have your life.

[ Ha, ha! the mental impression suggests, imploding with irony. ]

[turbedon]

Technically, right now you do. The getting kidnapped part of it anyway.

[deconsecrate]

[ A shrug that somehow manages to be audible. ] Adapt or die, as they say.

[turbedon]

Survival of the fittest?

[deconsecrate]

That's what I said.

[ Noooo idea who Darwin is, buddyroo. ]

[turbedon]

[You hurt his head bro.] I paraphrased it. Or Darwin did. Anyway, you coming to the Wii party?

[deconsecrate]

[ He doesn't ask, because in a blended environment such as theirs that is just asking for an impending migraine. ] I might put in an appearance.

[ Droll. ]

[turbedon]

Do we need to prepare the red carpet for you?

lazily not keyworded "hawke: /drinks heavily"

[deconsecrate]

[ A startled laugh...thing! You know, however those work when you're communicating with your brains. ] Maker, how have I inspired such hatred when we haven't even met?

[ ...look, he can extrapolate from context what red carpets are, and if he never sees another one it will be way too soon. ]

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[turbedon]

... Wait, what?

[deconsecrate]

Never mind. Please feel free not to roll out any carpets, red or otherwise.

[turbedon]

Is this a cultural thing? Are carpets just bad where you're from... or have you insulted some redheads in the past by questioning the authenticity of their redheadedness?

[deconsecrate]

[ ...................that. Takes him a second. Then: ] Oh, that's very clever. Not worth the many ways my closest redheaded friend would break my arm, but for someone else, sure!

[ BUT MEANWHILE: ]

You were making some kind of joke about celebrity, weren't you? The red carpet thing. I mean, it may not be a known custom where I'm from, but I am capable of adding two and two and coming up with something reasonably close to four.

[turbedon]

Two plus two equals four, not 'something reasonably close' to it. You do not mess with the purity of mathematics.

And yeah, I was cracking a joke about celebrities. I just got a bit confused about the 'inspiring hatred' part.

[deconsecrate]

That's an awfully specific thing to hold sacred.

[ Hawke does that with like ...nothing, whoops. ]

Let's just say I've been on a few red carpets. They get tiresome, and quickly.

[turbedon]

Am I now mind-melded with a weary diva? [Mental sniggering is... surprisingly weird but he does it anyway.]

[deconsecrate]

No, you have to have a tiara to qualify as one of those.

[ Which, why hasn't that happened? Dick, get on this. Austin has like, fuckbillion craft stores, surely. ]

[turbedon]

... Challenge accepted.

[Right, time to get Fenris to let him drive, this is happening.]

[deconsecrate]

And me without a gauntlet and everything.

[ Mental :[

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[turbedon]

Your mental gauntlet was thrown down. It needed a response.

[deconsecrate]

Ooh. Will it be shiny?

[turbedon]

Does sparkly work?