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Dirk Strider (smuppeteer) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2013-03-18 21:44:00

Entry tags:

aidan reilly, bro strider, dirk strider, helix wamtani, jake english, peter parker (tas), rebecca crane, roxy lalonde, tony stark, xander harris

Day 211 [action/voice]
[ action/open ]

[ From long before the morning message -- since around midnight, actually -- until around noon, Dirk can be found working in the gardens in Sector Four. When it begins to rain, he scowls, but keeps his work up. He has a date to go on tonight; and he's fairly sure that if he skips out, that troll that is his pre-scratch self will further attempt to fuck things up with Jake. He can't allow that.

Do feel free to bother him. ]

[ voice/open/around 11AM ]

What a great day for rain.

Got a few things I wanted to mention before I'm too preoccupied. First: That wiki Crane was working on? Last night I added a page to answer a bunch of recurring newbie questions. Hopefully, it'll cut down on some of the repetitiveness of New Inmates Day.

Second: My friend Roxy and I have a project we're working on. You know, bettering ourselves for rehab and shit? Anyone who's good with computers is welcome to come help us out. Tony Stark, Penelope Garcia? You two might be interested. We're thinking of meeting in the computer lab tomorrow, around one PM. Who all's game?

Third: Just so everyone knows, I'm taking Jake English to the Sadie Hawkins dance tonight. This is not up for debate. [ He's just a smidgen defensive. Things have been getting under his skin lately. ]

[ action/closed to flatmates ]

[ Around noon, Dirk drags himself home, takes a surprisingly quick shower to clean the mud from himself, and collapses face-first into bed.

You really don't want to bother him. Or do you? ]

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	Voice smuppeteer 2013-03-20 12:16 am UTC (link)
	Oh, that. Yeah, I was just getting it out there. You know. In case anyone thought otherwise. [ It sounds kind of stupid when taken out of the context of "Bro Strider is a shitweasel who needs to back off." ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Voice breakspromises 2013-03-20 01:35 am UTC (link)
	Oh. [No, he doesn't get it.] Is this because he's a guy and it's a Sadie Hawkins dance? Dude, I don't think anyone cares about that here. [He's a little naive.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Voice smuppeteer 2013-03-20 01:39 am UTC (link)
	Cares about that? [ Give him a second. Sometimes he forgets not everyone shares his 25th-century values. ... ... aaand there we go. ] Oh. What? No. It was intended to dissuade competition, that's all. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Voice breakspromises 2013-03-20 02:05 am UTC (link)
	[In Peter's time it's still an issue, but they're making progress.] Oh. Got it. [Now he's back to wondering if this is a thing that needs to be done. Not that he's in any position to do it. Dawn is the one taking him, not the other way around and besides, he's over thinking things. As usual.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Voice smuppeteer 2013-03-20 02:47 am UTC (link)
	Yeah. You going to this thing? [ He should probably... socialize. People normally do that when they aren't terrible at being around other people, right? ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Voice breakspromises 2013-03-20 02:54 am UTC (link)
	Oh. Uhm...yeah. Yeah, this girl named Dawn asked me. Dawn Summers? I don't know if you know her. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Voice smuppeteer 2013-03-20 02:56 am UTC (link)
	Nah, never met her. [ He. Also doesn't think he's met the guy he is currently speaking to. But hey, one thing at a time. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Voice breakspromises 2013-03-20 03:18 am UTC (link)
	[Peter forgets about things like names when his attention is diverted.] She's sweet and pretty. She seems like fun. We've had coffee once and pizza another. Anyway...I met her when I came here. Uhm...I don't--I'm Peter Parker. I don't think I introduced myself. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Voice smuppeteer 2013-03-20 03:29 am UTC (link)
	[ Pause. ] Oh, right. Dirk Strider. You new here? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Voice breakspromises 2013-03-20 03:34 am UTC (link)
	Yeah. Four days ago. It's been...crazy, you know? I keep expecting to wake up and go wow that was a weird dream. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Voice smuppeteer 2013-03-20 03:36 am UTC (link)
	Man, if only it was that simple. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

Voice

breakspromises
2013-03-20 03:49 am UTC (link)

Right? It'd be nice, even if this place does have some really cool things in it. [He misses his Aunt Mae back home. He worries about her. He worries about Gwen and wonders if she's okay, if she's protected. He wonders if they're both dealing all right and on some level he's worried about the city at large. He'd wanted to protect everyone and he'd been pulled away just as he'd figured out how to do that.]

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	Voice smuppeteer 2013-03-20 03:53 am UTC (link)
	The technology is fuckin' bananas, and I'll admit it's been nice hanging out with my friends without being in imminent peril, but this place is mostly bullshit. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Voice breakspromises 2013-03-20 03:59 am UTC (link)
	Yeah, not being able to go back home and see the people you care about kind of puts a damper on everything. Not to mention the weird rules they've got here. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Voice smuppeteer 2013-03-20 04:26 am UTC (link)
	You think the rules are weird? They read pretty standard to me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Voice breakspromises 2013-03-20 04:45 am UTC (link)
	Yeah...I mean...that sex rule? That's weird. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Voice smuppeteer 2013-03-20 04:47 am UTC (link)
	Okay, that one's messed up. It's not weird, though, just puritanical. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Voice breakspromises 2013-03-20 05:05 am UTC (link)
	I don't know. The whole place has a Big Brother creep vibe to it. That just sort of ices the cake. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Voice smuppeteer 2013-03-20 05:06 am UTC (link)
	Bro, we're in prison. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Voice breakspromises 2013-03-20 05:10 am UTC (link)
	Yeah, but does it feel much like a prison to you. I mean...outside of that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Voice smuppeteer 2013-03-20 05:12 am UTC (link)
	Um, yeah. What with the whole being unable to leave thing. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Voice breakspromises 2013-03-20 05:12 am UTC (link)
	Yeah, but we already talked about that. So what's this project? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Voice smuppeteer 2013-03-20 05:15 am UTC (link)
	I'd rather not get into the details over the network. Having to explain it individually to each person would just get tedious. There'll be a group explanation tomorrow once everyone's all gathered. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Voice breakspromises 2013-03-20 10:17 pm UTC (link)
	No. Yeah, I get that. Uhm...okay then. I'll--I'll see you tomorrow. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Voice smuppeteer 2013-03-20 10:18 pm UTC (link)
	Cool. See ya. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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