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Tweak says, "No bones about it"

Calliope // Caliborn (ophiuchus) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2013-04-17 18:52:00

Entry tags:

aradia megido, calliope-caliborn, euphemia li britannia, hikaru hitachiin, kitty pryde (evolution), korra, mgann morzz, miranda lotto, nikola tesla, piper halliwell, piter de vries, roxy lalonde, wally west

Day 215; ⛎ Voice
Pay attention, numbskulls. Drop what you’re doing. Especially you. Princess. [Caliborn pauses for effect. Even if he sounds like Calliope, his sentences are his trademark staccato and melodrama, with a side of harshness.]

I have won Euphemia’s game. With many questions to spare. Because. I found the object. [This broadcast is suddenly punctuated by the shriek of a harmonica being violently blown into, followed by an equally annoying shriek of laughter.]

She thought she could trick me. On account of my being a superior being who doesn't give a shit about music. Seriously. Who even cares about this blowing device. Not me. [He blows into it again, this time sliding it so that there is some semblance of actual music. Kind of.] What is that? Just noise. But. It is still the perfect accompaniment. To her tears of defeat.

Front and center, wench. Present yourself and admit it. To the entire prison.

That I win. And you. LOSE.

[There’s another harsh harmonica blow.]

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	[voice] neverenoughtime 2013-04-20 06:40 pm UTC (link)
	[Miranda is pretty surprised by how rude that voice sounds. Just...oh my. She can't think of any reason why someone would speak to Euphie of all people like that.] Uh...p-perhaps you may have taken that game a bit too seriously? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	ophiuchus 2013-04-20 06:50 pm UTC (link)
	[Caliborn snorts.] Bitch, please. Your thoughts are all skewed and jumbled. Like a jigsaw. No one here. Takes games seriously enough. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	neverenoughtime 2013-04-20 08:04 pm UTC (link)
	What did you--[That is one of the rudest words someone has ever called her, but she's heard at least as bad before. She tries not to be upset over it...even if it doesn't work completely.]--Um--I mean. B-But shouldn't games be for fun? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ophiuchus 2013-04-20 08:51 pm UTC (link)
	Hahaha. [He likes that she is trying to hide her offense, and he blows on the harmonica again.] Typical lady thoughts. Consumed with the most shallow of definitions. As such. I won't waste my words explaining it more than to say. Games possess a greater meaning. Than "fun." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	neverenoughtime 2013-04-27 02:49 am UTC (link)
	[Well it's not like she's never heard that one before. The 19th Century isn't exactly pro-femininity. Still, it somehow sounds even worse when he says it.] It's not shallow. Games are to...make friends and get to know each other an-and enjoy something together. If you aren't having fun you can't do those things. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ophiuchus 2013-04-27 02:56 am UTC (link)
	Wrong. Still wrong. Utterly wrong. [Still, he sounds more amused than offended.] Since you're forcing my hand. I'll explain. Listen up. I'm only saying it once. [Dramatically.] Games. Are the best way. To utterly conquer. Another person. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	neverenoughtime 2013-04-27 03:01 am UTC (link)
	...What? [Did he really think that? It's such a dark and unhappy way to go about things that she doesn't even know what to say at first.] But...why would you want to do that? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ophiuchus 2013-04-27 03:06 am UTC (link)
	For the same reasons that you think it's about that disgusting filth. Of- ugh. "Friendship" and "togetherness." [He audibly spits after saying those things.] It is my inclination. And your inclination. The difference is. I'm right. And you aren't. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	neverenoughtime 2013-04-27 03:10 am UTC (link)
	But--But that's a matter of opinion. [Opinions can never be wrong, they're just different...she thinks.] And there are plenty of games th-that aren't about winning! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ophiuchus 2013-04-27 03:13 am UTC (link)
	That is true. [But before you can get too comfy with him actually agreeing to that...] But those games. Are about the psychological torture. Which is just as satisfying as a win. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	neverenoughtime 2013-04-29 03:28 pm UTC (link)
	I'm fairly certain that children playing together a-aren't thinking about torturing one another when they do so. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ophiuchus 2013-04-29 10:21 pm UTC (link)
	Ugh. I don't care about small snotbag wrigglers. And how they do. You're probably right in that. They're just. Having "fun." My way is better. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	neverenoughtime 2013-04-30 08:25 pm UTC (link)
	[That sounds vaguely terrifying.] It's--um, well...sti-still a matter of opinion. We just happen to like different things. [Even if she's fairly certain enjoying harming others whether physically or mentally is quite off the mark for "better."] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ophiuchus 2013-05-01 12:32 am UTC (link)
	[Caliborn sighs with all the drama of a teenage boy who is very secure in his beliefs about himself, and yet No One Understands Him. Magnified a little bit by the fact that he's an alien with a god complex.] You know what. I'm not retreading this conversation. Same topic. Different shrew. Turn on your video. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	neverenoughtime 2013-05-01 01:56 am UTC (link)
	Eh? [What a random request in the middle of their...heated discussion.] Um...all right. I do prefer speaking in person. [She turns on the video. And all he'll see is a woman is long brown hair and slightly wide eyes trying to figure out waht this is about.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ophiuchus 2013-05-01 02:43 am UTC (link)
	[He does not reciprocate. Which is probably for the best, because even aside from his appearance, he's leering at her rather closely before he makes his verdict.] Middling. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	neverenoughtime 2013-05-01 10:07 pm UTC (link)
	...Excuse me? [Did he just call her average? That's not exactly an insult to someone who was considered subpar and ugly more of her life.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ophiuchus 2013-05-01 10:19 pm UTC (link)
	Clean out your ears. You're not an outstanding chunk of ho like Lalonde. Maybe. You would be by comparison. If you stood next to my sister? On the other hand. You are not a mud-rolling piggy like Crocker. And so: middling. [But do you really want to be called halfway-attractive by this guy.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	neverenoughtime 2013-05-02 12:44 am UTC (link)
	[Her cheeks flush in embarrassment because really he's the crudest person she's ever met and he speaks of people so poorly.] Th-That's very...um. I'm fairly certain none of that sounds complimentary. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ophiuchus 2013-05-02 12:50 am UTC (link)
	Heheh. You're right. It is an insult. To every last one of you. [He shifts closer to the mic, because obviously he wasn't being gross enough.] And yet. The way your face lights up. With the red of your blood. Suggests you "feel" something. Are you embarrassed. Horrified. Or. Something else? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	neverenoughtime 2013-05-02 01:44 am UTC (link)
	[She is certainly not going to tell him she's embarrassed. He will likely only keep doing it, the same as Tyki does.] Concerned, truly. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ophiuchus 2013-05-02 02:27 am UTC (link)
	[He tries to call her bluff, though he still genuinely doesn't know what she's feeling.] Humans don't blush when they're concerned. I know. I've watched. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	neverenoughtime 2013-05-02 03:04 am UTC (link)
	I-I mean I'm concerned by how you seem to...think so poorly of everyone. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ophiuchus 2013-05-02 03:15 am UTC (link)
	[Caliborn pauses, and then sighs.] Buzzkill. Look. I've tried to explain to others. About why I hate every last one of you. It turns out. I am only allotted so many gratuitous and obvious explanations. Which fall on deaf ears. And on blind eyes. In one day. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	neverenoughtime 2013-05-02 08:54 pm UTC (link)
	[He's still be very rude, but...at least things have calmed down a bit. Miranda almost wants to sigh out loud.] ...That's a lot of feelings to have toward people you barely know. You must be someone who feels things very intensely. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)