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Dirk Strider ([info]smuppeteer) wrote in [info]marinanova,
@ 2013-09-25 12:21:00

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Entry tags:calliope-caliborn, data, dirk strider, jake english, peggy carter, roxy lalonde

Day 238 | Closed voice/Open action
[ As shitty as Dirk feels, he really doesn't like spending so much time by himself. It would have been fine, once upon a time, but now after having gotten used to interacting with his friends 24/7 (24/10? Marina seems to operate with ten-day weeks, he thinks, if the school schedule is anything to go by) it just makes him frustrated to be by himself.

So after having spent maybe 18 hours shut up alone in a random apartment he picked out after therapy ended, he decides he needs to hang out with someone. Not Jake, though. Not Roxy, either. He likes Dave, but he can only imagine how Dave feels about him, having been raised by his Alternate Douchebag Self. Aradia would be a good choice, but she was there at that session the day before when Dirk went off on himself. Ugh, why did he even do that. Fuck fuck fuck. Not Helix, he keeps getting existential around Helix and he's sick of getting existential.

So that leaves the cherubs, who frankly he should have decided on from the start, because hey, he's been friends with Calliope even longer than Jane or Jake, and Caliborn's always good for a laugh. ]

[ Voice / Filtered to the cherubs / Early afternoon ]

Hey.

[ Action / Open / Late evening ]

[ Sometime after he and Calliope get done hanging out, he decides to go for a walk. It's evening, there shouldn't be too many people milling about. Get some fresh air. Yeah, that's a good plan. ]


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[info]ophiuchus
2013-09-25 03:38 pm UTC (link)
[As determined by coin toss sleep schedules, Calliope is the one who answers.]

[Even though she's in the middle of cleaning up after a particularly astonishing series of Caliborn tantrums—particularly trying to tape a piece of cardboard over a broken window—she doesn't even hesitate to answer.]

Hello, dear!

How are you today?

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[info]smuppeteer
2013-09-25 03:40 pm UTC (link)
[ Dirk breathes an almost-imperceptible sigh of relief. He'd been preparing for Caliborn to answer. Which would have been interesting, but. ]

Okay. You?

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[info]ophiuchus
2013-09-25 03:45 pm UTC (link)
[She idly stares at a bit of graffiti.]

I'm alright. [Not a lie, really. She's handling yesterday's events much better than her brother, even if she feels both ashamed and afraid for their secret being known by more people.]

Is there anything I can do for you?

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[info]smuppeteer
2013-09-25 03:47 pm UTC (link)
Uh. [ A pause. He's gotten used to communicating by voice, but every so often he just wishes he could type. ] I was wondering if you wanted to do something. Hang out for a while? I mean, unless you're busy.

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[info]ophiuchus
2013-09-25 04:13 pm UTC (link)
[Calliope unceremoniously drops her roll of tape. Thud.]

Nothing that can't wait!

I'd love to. Do you have anything in particular in mind?

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[info]smuppeteer
2013-09-25 04:14 pm UTC (link)
Not really. Maybe we could get some lunch or something.

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[info]pure_confidence
2013-09-26 11:28 pm UTC (link)
Good evening, enjoying the fresh air are we?

[ Peggy was returning from the stables, trousers full of dust and hair more unkempt then usual. She'll give him a passing nod as she walks towards him, not, initially perhaps, intending to dally. ]</small

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[info]smuppeteer
2013-09-26 11:36 pm UTC (link)
[ Dirk was just heading to the stables; when he's down, nothing cheers him up like watching the horses.

He stops when Peggy addresses him, stuffing his hands in his pockets and shifting his weight awkwardly. How to people? ]

Uh, yeah, basically.

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[info]pure_confidence
2013-09-26 11:51 pm UTC (link)
[ she pursed her lips to hide a laugh and then licked them slightly before speaking. ]

I see. Well, as far as fresh air goes, the stables are a little more fresh then most. I'm afraid the bots haven't quite had a chance to clean up the yard just yet.

[ although she can hardly complain. The horses are worth the risk of fresh manure. ]

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[info]smuppeteer
2013-09-27 12:06 am UTC (link)
Heh, yeah. Nature sucks, don't it?

[ His mind races to place this person. Have they talked? Wait, yeah, he thinks so. She's been around for a while. Dirk needs to get out more. ]

...Peggy something, right?

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[info]skulltop
2013-09-27 12:04 am UTC (link)
[JAKE SEES DIRK AND, after like five minutes of arguing with himself, just BITES THE BULLET AND RUNS UP TO HIM.]

Dirk! Dirk, wait!!

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[info]smuppeteer
2013-09-27 12:07 am UTC (link)
[ Dirk was too self absorbed and mopey, for once, to notice Jake until it was too late. He's staring down into the koi pond in the park, and then Jake is shouting and running up to him.

Shit.

Deep breaths. He doesn't want to make the dude cry again, but neither does he want to be around him. He takes a few large steps backward. ]

Now isn't a good time.

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[info]skulltop
2013-09-27 12:29 am UTC (link)
But I really need to talk to you! The matter is urgent!

[Jake follows. He is going to be persistent. He wants to discuss this!!]

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[info]smuppeteer
2013-09-27 12:31 am UTC (link)
[ Dirk takes one great big step backward, flash-stepping about ten feet away from Jake.

He keeps his hands in his pocket, left hand tightly gripping the skull ring Jake gave him for his birthday. He hasn't been wearing it. ]

Is it actually urgent?

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[info]skulltop
2013-09-27 12:33 am UTC (link)
[Jake takes several quick, long-legged steps forward, a bit frustrated with Dirk's goddamned speed.]

Of course! The matter between us is extremely urgent, I'd say!

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[info]smuppeteer
2013-09-27 12:36 am UTC (link)
...okay, just... just quit following me, and get that goddamn look off your face. Go ahead and talk.

[ Dirk's breath is coming shallowly. He doesn't want to do this. He can't face Jake. But he also doesn't want Jake to crumple up and burst into tears again. Not when everything it actually Dirk's fault. ]

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[info]retrogame
2013-09-27 06:06 pm UTC (link)
[ Roxy is wandering out of a restaurant (she was eating for once) when she catches a glimpse of Dirk. She's not sure she wants to go and bother him after the whole scene in Tyki's bar, but she does miss him terribly.

So that's why she ultimately jogs over, falling into step beside him. ]

Hey, Dirk. You feeling any better today?

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[info]smuppeteer
2013-09-27 06:12 pm UTC (link)
[ He clenches his fists by his sides, walks a little faster. ]

Not feeling hungover or drugged up today, so there's that.

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[info]retrogame
2013-09-27 06:19 pm UTC (link)
[ Roxy's not sure what his reaction means. Or if he's digging at her or not-- she wants to say he isn't, but she honestly doesn't know. She didn't see Dirk at their therapy session, so she's blissfully unaware of any awkward that might have dug up. ]

It's a start. Better than being rock bottom some more. I... really hope you're doing okay, though. I miss you. I'm real worried.

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[info]smuppeteer
2013-09-27 06:31 pm UTC (link)
Mm.

[ He doesn't show any reaction to that, because he doesn't know how to react. He misses her too. What the fuck was he even doing the other day? She didn't deserve any of that vitriol he slung at her.

His shoulders relax the slightest bit and he rubs at his face. ]

Don't worry. I'm fine.

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[info]thirdcriterion
2013-10-02 11:01 pm UTC (link)
[ There is, at least, one android milling about. To be fair, it really doesn't make much of a difference to him what time of day it is. Of course when he sees anyone he knows, it goes without saying that the subroutines dedicated to making him so polite and courteous demand that he acknowledge them.

So he gives a slight nod when he encounters Dirk. ]

Dirk - good evening.

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[info]smuppeteer
2013-10-02 11:25 pm UTC (link)
[ Blink. He glances up in mild surprise, but gives a curt nod. He doesn't have any problems being around Data right now. ]

Yo. What's up?

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[info]thirdcriterion
2013-10-06 12:13 pm UTC (link)
[ His brow furrows slightly. ]

There is nothing of great significance which is 'up'; I am merely observing activity within the dome.

[ A little tilt of his head. ]

Is there anything 'up' with you?

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[info]smuppeteer
2013-10-06 06:22 pm UTC (link)
[ All sorts of things are up, but ha ha ha. ]

Nah, not a lot. Just hangin' around. You know. Ain't a whole lot that goes on here outside of the major upheavals every few weeks.

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[info]thirdcriterion
2013-10-06 07:44 pm UTC (link)
Indeed. I would consider said major upheavals to be more than adequately eventful.

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