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

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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	[action] ophiuchus 2013-09-25 06:50 pm UTC (link)
	Tournament singular, really, but I'm hoping there will be more! I had a lot of fun. [She eyes the menu, shifting a little.] It's nice to really see how I stack up against others. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	$Dirk Strider: :\$ [action] smuppeteer 2013-09-25 06:52 pm UTC (link)
	That sounds fun. [ For people who like chess, anyway. His eyes scan the menu. ] How'd you do? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[action] ophiuchus 2013-09-28 02:03 am UTC (link)
	Hm, I did alright. Better against some than others, but I honestly expected that. I've never had the best competition to hone my skills against. [But she is decidedly cheerful, between contemplating the joys of raw fish and the joys of chess.] Now I have something to keep working toward! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[action] smuppeteer 2013-09-28 03:09 pm UTC (link)
	That's great. Good luck, Callie. [ Finally he decides on what he wants and places an order with the bot that's lingering. He's not really in the mood to talk a whole lot, but being around one of his friends is putting him in a better mood. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[action] ophiuchus 2013-09-30 09:08 pm UTC (link)
	[She beams at him, and similarly places her order. It is all a variety of sashimi.] [Calliope then, promptly, pulls her backpack up from off the floor and unzips it.] Sooo, since it will take them a minute...! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[action] smuppeteer 2013-09-30 09:10 pm UTC (link)
	[ He leans over to get a better look at what she's doing. ] Yeah? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[action] ophiuchus 2013-09-30 09:11 pm UTC (link)
	[Calliope pulls out a sketchbook and a bundle of pencils, plopping them unceremoniously on the table.] Let's do some sketching together! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[action] smuppeteer 2013-09-30 11:01 pm UTC (link)
	Oh, uh. [ Eyes go wide behind his shades. Crap. So intimidating. But hey, this could be fun... ] Um, sure. You have a subject in mind? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[action] ophiuchus 2013-10-02 01:26 am UTC (link)
	Hm. [She tears out a clean sheet or two for Dirk, and slips them over.] None in particular, but I do see how a prompt might help matters. What about our friends? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[action] smuppeteer 2013-10-02 01:32 am UTC (link)
	[ Yeahhhh that's a bad feel. He lets out his breath nice and slow to keep from reacting. ] You can do that. I'm gonna draw some horses. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[action] ophiuchus 2013-10-02 01:35 am UTC (link)
	[She blinks at him, eyes widened with mild confusion. There isn't enough there for her to question, or push, or think there's anything too wrong. He likely just feels like drawing horses rather than people, and she respects that.] [So she shrugs, and picks out a pencil to sketch with.] Alright! Have you been to the stables in Sector 1? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[action] smuppeteer 2013-10-02 01:45 am UTC (link)
	[ He starts sketching out the basic figure. Crap why is he drawing with Calliope she's so good ahhhhh ] Yeah, I go there sometimes. I've only ridden one once so far, but hey, we're apparently here forever, so I've got time. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[action] ophiuchus 2013-10-02 01:48 am UTC (link)
	Oh, I'm glad! [Calliope is burstingly pleased to be spending such nice time with Dirk, and doing some drawing. She'd never imagined herself sitting and drawing with her friend before coming to Marina, but she's glad to have the chance.] They seem like nice enough creatures. I didn't expect them to be so large. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[action] smuppeteer 2013-10-02 01:58 am UTC (link)
	They're pretty badass. [ Definitely angling himself so as not to show his drawing off just yet. ] There's smaller ones, but it depends on the breed. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[action] ophiuchus 2013-10-02 02:21 am UTC (link)
	[She tries to sneak a peek, but remembers how weird it felt when Aradia did the same to her, so she quickly leans back and glues her eyes to her paper.] Like Mr. Shining Armor? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[action] smuppeteer 2013-10-02 02:23 am UTC (link)
	[ He raises an eyebrow when he spies her trying to sneak, but has to chuckle at the question. ] Mr. Shining Armor is a pony. Huge difference. Wonder whatever happened to that guy. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[action] ophiuchus 2013-10-02 02:28 am UTC (link)
	Hm, good question! I hope he's alright. [She's fairly sure he is, or at least is lost in the stabilizer, but still.] What's the difference between ponies and horses? Do all ponies have neon manes? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[action] smuppeteer 2013-10-02 02:38 am UTC (link)
	I'm sure we'd have heard if he got murdered or something. Heh. No, but if something's got a neon mane it is significantly more likely to be a pony. Mostly ponies are smaller, I guess? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[action] ophiuchus 2013-10-08 04:15 pm UTC (link)
	[Pony murder is one of the less comforting thoughts she's had today, but it is one of many, so she lets it go and focuses on the subject of non-murdered equines, and also getting a bit of linework right.] I think I understand... so, horses can be big or small, but ponies are only small. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[action] smuppeteer 2013-10-08 05:14 pm UTC (link)
	Basically. They can vary in size too, but in general are smaller than horses. [ Horse drawinnnng. He's giving it a rainbow mane now. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[action] ophiuchus 2013-10-14 10:25 pm UTC (link)
	[Excellent.] This is becoming extremely complicated. Do they also make the same sort of noise? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[action] smuppeteer 2013-10-14 10:36 pm UTC (link)
	What, neighing? Yeah. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[action] ophiuchus 2013-10-14 10:37 pm UTC (link)
	Bugger. This is feels like the mice and rats talk all over again. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[action] smuppeteer 2013-10-14 10:38 pm UTC (link)
	It's actually almost exactly equivalent to that. [ sketch sketch ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[action] ophiuchus 2013-10-19 02:44 pm UTC (link)
	Hm... [She puts her pencil down, and gives Dirk a very thoughtful look.] Do you think they'd be scared of me? The horses, I mean. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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