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Tweak says, "One thing leads to another"

cptn_tightpants (cptn_tightpants) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2013-05-13 13:17:00

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asami sato, buffy summers, damara megido, duo maxwell, emily prentiss, helix wamtani, jack harkness, korra, malcolm reynolds, peggy carter, richie foley, rogue, seven of nine, shining armor, spike, yuuri shibuya

Day 219: Open Video
[Have a very angry looking Mal. He figures this is all Alliance tricks. Maybe drugs. He's not sure. But the tech definitely seems Alliance. Except for when he steps out and realizes he's underwater. That's pretty new, but he won't let them know how unsettling the whole thing is.]
Clearly I ain't dead, and I ain't dreamin' because I never seen orange in this color. Thought you took yer criminals an' stuck 'em in mines or other hard labor colonies. Hell, even if you did want me in prison, I seem to remember grey bein' a favorite color? 'Least that's what the good Doctor says.

But I suppose y'all are pleased to get him and his sister back. My only question is where's my coat. I know you had to take the gun away, but I want the coat back. And the pants too preferably. And if you just let me know where they are, and where Serenity is, I'll be on my way with my crew.

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	devine_braid 2013-05-21 03:03 pm UTC (link)
	Pretty sure. In fact, I think we- Oh, yeah! I remember. You were asking about mechanics and I answered. Never got to the reason why you were asking, but we seemed to have a lot in common. You were really interested in the fact that I was a salvage mechanic back home. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cptn_tightpants 2013-05-22 03:19 am UTC (link)
	A salvage mechanic? [OK... definitely peaked Mal's interest.] Anymore about what we talked about? [Not that Mal's OK with the fact that he's been here before. He'll worry about that later. Right now he wants to know more about this mechanic kid.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

devine_braid
2013-05-22 03:24 am UTC (link)

Yup.

[Duo considered it for a moment, but then shook his head.]

I never found out what you were trying to do. We didn't get much talking done other than that before you disappeared. People come and go here a lot, and sometimes they remember. Sometimes they don't. You're one of the ones that doesn't, but I'm not too surprised. It happens.

No one's really sure what happens when people disappear beyond ending up in some sort of weird coma-like thing in some protected building.

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	cptn_tightpants 2013-05-22 03:27 am UTC (link)
	Some weird coma thing in... [Mal's walking around as he's thinking, but it's clear he's tiring quickly and he leans up against a wall looking pale.] I wonder if we could somehow get in there... wake the old me up. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	devine_braid 2013-05-22 03:39 am UTC (link)
	I dunno. I think that, when people come back, they're not in the building anymore. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cptn_tightpants 2013-05-22 03:54 am UTC (link)
	No? That's a shame. Well here's a question for you then. What's someone supposed to do if'n they have a bullet wound? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	devine_braid 2013-05-22 04:10 am UTC (link)
	There's a hospital. But, you'll get punished for inconveniencing the system by getting hurt. [Duo made a face because clearly that rule was really dumb.] You're allowed to get sick, though. No punishments for that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cptn_tightpants 2013-05-22 04:11 am UTC (link)
	Was hurt before I got here... Hold up now. We get punished for getting hurt? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	devine_braid 2013-05-22 04:56 am UTC (link)
	Yup. Pretty nitpicky if you ask me. But, I think, if you were hurt on arrival, that's a different case. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cptn_tightpants 2013-05-22 04:28 pm UTC (link)
	[Mal unzips the jumpsuit and looks down at something outside the camera range.] Nope... hospital ain't necessary. Drugs are. Kin' we get those at all these fancy shops? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	devine_braid 2013-05-22 06:15 pm UTC (link)
	There are first aid kits and stuff at the convenience store. Nothing major, so if you can't fix it with what they've got, you'll need to go to the hospital. Stronger drugs are heavily regulated around here. We are criminals in this place. [Duo just shrugged.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cptn_tightpants 2013-05-23 03:38 pm UTC (link)
	Ah... well... That's as good an answer as any I suppose. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	devine_braid 2013-05-23 04:11 pm UTC (link)
	You need any help? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cptn_tightpants 2013-05-27 08:46 pm UTC (link)
	Just directions to the nearest and best convenience store. [Because a convenience store is not something Mal has ever seen before. Nor are drugs like the ones in the store...] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	devine_braid 2013-05-28 04:25 am UTC (link)
	That's an easy one. If you hit the map button on that headset you're using, it'll show you where you are. Then, just ask it for directions. There's only one convenience store, so it'll know where to go. Turn by turn, too. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cptn_tightpants 2013-05-29 03:46 am UTC (link)
	Shiny. [He actually does hang up without a goodbye, but a few minutes later, the feed opens up again and Mal can be seen standing in the store looking confused.] There's... so much. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	devine_braid 2013-05-29 08:14 pm UTC (link)
	[Duo had sort of just shrugged off the hang up. He was used to weird not-ended calls like that. Heero and Trowa tended to do that back home. He was surprised when the feed came back on, though.] So... Oh. Yeah. They've got a decent selection over there. [He paused, noting that confused looked.] You want me to come help? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cptn_tightpants 2013-05-30 02:59 am UTC (link)
	I ain't never seen so much stuff in one market. And haggling... there ain't no need to haggle. [He focuses on Duo and nods. Mal won't specifically ask for help, but he'll take it when offered.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	devine_braid 2013-05-30 09:30 pm UTC (link)
	Not here. They got rid of currency. I'll be there in a sec. I'm not that far. [He gave the video a quick mock salute and a wink before disappearing off the feed. And he was right. It didn't take him long to get there at all.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cptn_tightpants 2013-05-31 03:50 am UTC (link)
	Got rid of currency? [So what's he supposed to do. Is smuggling even going to be useful? Mal is still standing by the door when Duo walks in.] This sort of thing... only rich people would get this... an' even then probably not. Servants would do the work for them. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

devine_braid
2013-05-31 07:12 pm UTC (link)

Well, I guess when you gotta offer as much as possible to as many people from as many different worlds as they do here, they need a big space with a lot to offer so that everyone's covered.

[Duo just shrugged. Though, in all fairness, he had felt the same way. He hadn't exactly grown up in the lap of luxury, either, and, even what exposure he did have through Quatre hadn't really been like this. But then, it was probably because, as Mal said, Quatre's family had people to do that for them.]

But, yeah. The only thing they keep track of here are points. And those are for when you ask for something specific at the kiosk. You earn 'em by doing [air quotes] "good deeds" or "rehabilitory tasks".

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	cptn_tightpants 2013-06-05 02:51 am UTC (link)
	Points. For doing good things. [Mal's very confused. He's used to paying for things. Or at least bartering. That makes sense. A spasm of pain rushes over him and he clenches his jaw. Once it passes he growls out.] Pain medication. Don't know what they carry around here. Or where to find it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	devine_braid 2013-06-07 02:04 am UTC (link)
	[Duo nodded a bit, but that faded a little into a very slight cringe of sympathy.] Over this way. [Nod in the right direction. He was just going to lead the way here.] So, uh... what happened? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cptn_tightpants 2013-06-07 02:16 pm UTC (link)
	[Mal follows quietly. There's no blood that he can tell. Which is good. Means doc's stitches are holding up. And if that's the case, it means Simon really was there. Which is also good. He just wishes he knew where his crew was now. He looks up at the kid when he asks a question.] Guy tried to steal my ship. I took umbrage with him. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	devine_braid 2013-06-11 01:07 am UTC (link)
	Oh, hey now... that's not cool. A man's ship is his home away from home. [First aid aisle, just to the right. Duo headed down it.] I'da been pretty pissed, too. [Pain killers... pain killers... aha. Here we go.] You have aspirin and stuff like that in your world? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)