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Dirk Strider (smuppeteer) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2012-10-01 15:51:00

Entry tags:

dirk strider, euphemia li britannia, jake english, jane crocker, prospitian monarch, roxy lalonde

[Action/Closed | Voice/Open]
[ Action 1 | Closed to Jane Crocker ]

[ So Dirk has to bake something for the other inmates. He would just blow it off, but he needs to get some practice in anyway. Cooking is something he intends to get better at.

So he's asked for Jane's help, and on the morning of Day 187 he stands in the kitchen of their apartment, surrounded by the materials necessary for making cookies, wearing a frilly pink apron. ]

[ Voice | Open ]

Hey, just a heads-up: My broke-ass headset's not translating anything today as part of some bullshit punishment for defending myself against a bunch of giant wasps. So if you don't speak English, Japanese, Urdu, Pashto, Farsi, Tagalog, or Lojban, don't bother trying to get in touch with me until tomorrow.

[ There's not very much to do when you live in the future. ]

Second, I made a bunch of cookies. Another punishment thing. I've planted them in random locations around the dome. Good luck.

[ They can be found basically anywhere: In the pockets of clothes in The Row, in drawers in empty apartments, on the learning modules in the Education Center. If you can think of a completely ridiculous location, there is a cookie there.

They taste awful. There's a reason he made them available for general consumption instead of just giving them to his housemates. ]

[ Action 2 | Closed to housemates ]

[ After going around finding stupid hiding places for the cookies, Dirk returns to their apartment.

He sighs. He's... exhausted. He hasn't slept for days, and after the wasps and the. Everything. He could just really use some sleep. But he has to keep going for three more days.

Fuck, why did he suggest this? ]

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	timedysphoria 2012-10-27 10:59 am UTC (link)
	He wouldn't be a very good sparring partner if he was dead, so I guess there's that. [Aren't you the most delicate of people.] I...she did. The one who would say something about trashtalking science. I can't remember her name though. I guess I just met her in passing or something. [Although, it's weird that Dave would bring her up in the first place.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2012-10-27 11:02 am UTC (link)
	[ He raises an eyebrow, but doesn't ask further. Must be some eccentric Dave thing. He's probably met a lot of people. But someone who stuck out enough to remember now? Huh. Jake's still not awake, so Dirk has little choice but to continue snuggling. Okay he could break away if he was really trying, but this is the excuse he's going with. ] I... see. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

timedysphoria
2012-10-27 11:06 am UTC (link)

[Dave remembers a lot. He remembers everyone he worked with to some extent, but that was different. The way he spoke about her almost sounded fond. Like an old friend or something.

And it looked like this fact made Dave all the more confused. He would remember someone he was fond of after all. He didn't really get that attached to that many people, so this struck him as weird. And annoying.]

Holy shit, this is gonna piss me off now.

[Even if Dave is aware, he doesn't call Dirk out on it.] I think you're gonna be stuck there until he wakes up.

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	smuppeteer 2012-10-27 11:11 am UTC (link)
	Let me know if you ever figure it out. ...yeah, looks like it. Which means he's gonna be able to laugh in my face about me losin' our bet as soon as he wakes up. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	timedysphoria 2012-10-27 11:58 am UTC (link)
	I'll keep you updated. [It's never gonna happen.] What was this bet, exactly? Just out of curiosity since you lost already. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2012-10-27 12:25 pm UTC (link)
	I said I could stay awake for a week. He didn't believe me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	timedysphoria 2012-10-27 12:29 pm UTC (link)
	Well, that sure fucked you over. That's a dumb fucking bet, holy shit. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2012-10-27 12:30 pm UTC (link)
	Hey, no. I've done it before. Just... [ O h . ] Fuck. Prankster's gambit goes to Crocker. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	timedysphoria 2012-10-27 12:33 pm UTC (link)
	I'm sure you have. I've done it myself, but I still wouldn't take a bet on it. [He chuckles.] Got you good. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2012-10-27 12:36 pm UTC (link)
	[ He sighs and flops his head backward into Jake's shoulder. ] The old switching-the-medication-labels routine. How did I fall for something that transparent? [ Because he'd been up for four days straight and was starting to lose cognitive function, that's how. Dave probably would have noticed he'd gotten less alert and more clumsy as time went on. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	timedysphoria 2012-10-27 01:13 pm UTC (link)
	You weren't that attentive the passed few days, you know. It was like slowly watching you descent from attentive Strider to lost control of your life Strider. Shit was pretty hilarious. [Which is partly why he didn't bother trying to figure out why. That, and he was familiar with how he acted when he was starting to get tired.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	$Dirk Strider: :\$ smuppeteer 2012-10-27 01:22 pm UTC (link)
	...was it that obvious? [ He rubs at his eyes. ] Man, it's really not the same with only one self. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	timedysphoria 2012-10-30 03:36 am UTC (link)
	Kind of. It was easier to tell when you were being less observant than you usually were. [Dave shrugs a little.] You can go back to sleep. You said you already lost your bet anyways. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2012-10-30 03:41 am UTC (link)
	[ Sigh. ] Not like I have anything better to do at this point. [ He shifts and tries to get more comfortable without obviously cuddling Jake. It doesn't work so well. ] For the record, I'm being held against my will. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	timedysphoria 2012-10-30 04:21 am UTC (link)
	[Dave rolls his eyes behind his shades.] Of course you are. You're practically radiating how miserable you are being stuck as his personal teddy bear. This must be the most unfortunate situation you've been in to date. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2012-10-30 04:25 am UTC (link)
	Hey, I'm not saying it couldn't be worse. But it's highly inconvenient. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	timedysphoria 2012-11-07 06:26 am UTC (link)
	Because you were real busy staying awake for a week straight. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2012-11-07 06:28 am UTC (link)
	Yes. [ s t u b b o r n ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	timedysphoria 2012-11-07 06:42 am UTC (link)
	It looks to me like you're reaching at this point. [He ruffles your hair. What a brat.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2012-11-07 07:23 am UTC (link)
	[ Oh no you do not touch the hair. He bats at Dave's hand. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	timedysphoria 2012-11-07 10:01 am UTC (link)
	[Dave just starts making it even messier. Maybe even evolving to noogie level messing.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2012-11-07 10:02 am UTC (link)
	Bro, jesus--! [ flail! god jake is a sound sleeper gosh ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	timedysphoria 2012-11-13 04:49 am UTC (link)
	[Dave just let's out a laugh, but he stops.] I haven't filled my quota of annoying you for the day. Big brother obligations and all. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2012-11-13 04:51 am UTC (link)
	[ Here, have a resentful glare. ] Guess you've got a few years to catch up on. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	timedysphoria 2012-11-14 07:01 am UTC (link)
	You're going to have the time of your life, apparently. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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