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Ganesh (itsticking) wrote in we_float,
@ 2010-06-28 13:36:00

Current music:	"The Ride of Your Life" : The Gift of Gab
Entry tags:	character: ganesh surendar, character: jt cole, plot: skip divided

"So far where you are that you no longer see the sun ..."
Who: JT Cole and Ganesh Surendar
When: Saturday, June 26 (backdated)
Where: An unknown v-club, though in a different sector
What: JT and Ganesh are searching out information on the internet.
Status: Closed; complete

"My avatar doesn't look anything like me," Ganesh warned JT as he held the holoband in his finger. "So don't be surprised when you jack in, if you see someone who's a lot... taller."

He'd modeled himself off what he'd thought Americans would find attractive. Tall, blond hair, blue eyes, pale skin... and absolutely nothing like himself. He frowned as he thought about that. It still didn't quite work, even with all the hours of practice he'd put in since he'd gone in with Matt.

With his comment, "See you in a minute," he slipped the band over his eyes, white light flooding towards him suddenly until he reached the end of the tunnel and found himself in the small, dark room in which he'd last jacked in. As he waited, he practiced his walk, stepping casually back and forth, barely keeping from tripping over his own muscles.

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	itsticking 2010-06-28 09:16 pm UTC (link)
	Ganesh was clearly not prepared for the sudden deluge of forms. He blinked, wide-eyed, at the small form with wings, then tilted his head at the Asian form. That, at least, was familiar. "Ah- how do you pick?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sparkleboi 2010-06-28 09:56 pm UTC (link)
	JT shrugged, "Mood, mostly. And it depends where I'm at. My cruising avatar has, I think 12, forms. I'll add to this one as I need to. You look, different too." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	itsticking 2010-06-28 10:25 pm UTC (link)
	"I know," Ganesh said, a little glumly. "I don't like it. I don't change my avatar this much for gaming." He shrugged. "Not unless my stats go up so bloody high it can't be helped." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sparkleboi 2010-06-29 06:06 am UTC (link)
	"Gaming? What do you play? Oh, is that the thing with Matt?" JT asked while brining up a mirror and switching though some very subtle outfit changes. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

itsticking
2010-06-29 06:16 am UTC (link)

"Yes, PPW with him." He wasn't going to spell that out. "Sometimes, Resident Evil when I'm stressed out." Ganesh shrugged, feeling more and more ridiculous with every word. "It's- ah- not all that bloody important."

He was changing his outfit. Ganesh glanced down at his own- he hadn't thought to do that at all. Tugging at his t-shirt, he said, "So, where do you want to start? You seem to know a bit about this."

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	sparkleboi 2010-06-29 06:41 am UTC (link)
	"Generally I per load them," JT says, picking an outfit and stepping from the mirror, "but I think we can do some cosmetic stuff on the fly. Bring up your avatar interface, you should have color choices at least, maybe pattern and texture too? Depends On what Alec gave you." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	itsticking 2010-06-29 06:46 am UTC (link)
	"Probably just a headache," Ganesh grinned. He reached out and gingerly tapped the air twice with his thumb, then moved it in a swift series of strokes that he knew by heart. The interface floated in front of him in the air, a book that slowly flipped open. "It's a whole bloody catalog." He glanced over at JT. "Does this really matter?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

sparkleboi
2010-06-29 03:05 pm UTC (link)

JT shrugged, "Depends on where we are going. If we want to stay kinda low key, then we should fit in. So if you were planning on hitting a fetish bar, you'd probably stand out. If the plan is just a random club, then you'd be fine. Though I'd suggest a teal colored shirt, looks better with your new skin tone." He grins, and then quickly switches to a more serious face, "Wait, do we have a plan?"

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itsticking
2010-06-30 05:54 am UTC (link)

"Not exactly," Ganesh admitted. "I thought that I had one but when Matt and I went into the club, it was nothing that I imagined." His eyes had gone slightly wide as he switched his shirt, glancing uneasily at the color. It was bright.

"We just need to see if we can figure out where any of these hate groups are. I thought they might speak to us on the internet better than they might in person." He shrugged. "I know that we're not jokers but I'm not good with keeping my temper around that sort."

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	sparkleboi 2010-06-30 06:10 am UTC (link)
	"If it's hate groups we want, we probably want something uber religious or militant, right?" JT said, thinking out loud. "Maybe we can start in a general market and do some searches on popular new group rooms?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	itsticking 2010-06-30 06:14 am UTC (link)
	"That's a good idea," he nodded, then paused, "Do you think the rooms are going to be that bloody popular? Already?" Ganesh tried not to blanch at the thought. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

sparkleboi
2010-06-30 03:20 pm UTC (link)

JT raised one eyebrow, "What world do you live in? Of course, they are. This much excitement would force most people to immediately choose a side, nat or WIld Card. And while most people wouldn't actually act on their fear in the real world, we are not in the real world now. No consequences and total anonymity. I'm more worried about us being able to stomach their attitudes and try and fit in."

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	itsticking 2010-07-01 03:51 am UTC (link)
	"You don't look like you'd fit in," Ganesh said bluntly. "Is that the point?" His eyes glanced over the appearance that JT had chosen. "And you don't act like you've chosen a side either so why would anyone here?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sparkleboi 2010-07-01 04:11 am UTC (link)
	"You don't think I look the part?" JT asked. And then added, "What do you mean I havn't chosen a side? I'm here right, you think I'm still undecided on whose side I'm on?" He looked hurt. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

itsticking
2010-07-01 04:14 am UTC (link)

"I don't know what part you're playing." His eyes fell on JT, his voice honest. "I don't bloody even know what I'm doing here- all that I know is that when Matt and I came in, it wasn't..." Ganesh struggled for the words. "There was nothing in it but blood and pain and-"

He looked at JT, the words strangling in the back of his throat. "You're right. You picked this bloody side but I don't understand why." His eyes were asking JT to tell him- he wanted JT to have a reason, something more than a paycheck. They were nats, yes, but they had to be better than that.

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sparkleboi
2010-07-01 01:43 pm UTC (link)

JT stared at Ganesh, trying to figure out where this was coming from and what he was being told. Deciding to skip the crazy part he focused on the question he understood. "Because Tom and Maxxie are my friends. They are good people. Most of the people in the house seem to be good too. And prejudice, of any type, against anyone, it wrong."

He shot back, "And why did you pick this side?"

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itsticking
2010-07-01 02:11 pm UTC (link)

"My parents were jokers. And for a long time, I thought they'd been killed by the people like the ones we're hunting for," Ganesh answered. "It turned out just to be two bloody kids but... I know how it feels, that loss. I can't just stand by and let that happen."

He bit his lip, then said, "But yes, the people in the house are good. It's just that, for me, this is personal."

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sparkleboi
2010-07-01 03:04 pm UTC (link)

"And for me it's just the right thing to do," JT replies.

"I'm sorry about your folks, I didn't know. And that seems to be part of the problem. None of us really knows anyone else, except for maybe Tom and Maxxie, and we are constantly questioning each other's motivations and abilities. We aren't going to win, aren't going to beat them," he jerks a thumb behind him, "if we can't get along and trust each other."

"Do you still want to do this?"

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	itsticking 2010-07-02 02:49 am UTC (link)
	"I don't know." Ganesh gave him an appraising eye. JT had nailed it, hadn't he? "Perhaps we should find out more about one another before we go off into the ether. At least- to those places." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sparkleboi 2010-07-02 01:02 pm UTC (link)
	JT took a small step back and let out a small sigh, What is it with these people and their lack of trust? could easily been seen on his face. "Sure, whatever you say man. See you around." In the real world he reached up and pulled off the haloband, hoping to get out of the room before Ganesh could do the same. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	itsticking 2010-07-02 01:52 pm UTC (link)
	Ganesh yanked his holoband off, jumping out of the chair and grabbing JT's shoulder before he could leave. "You didn't understand," he said, shaking his head. "I didn't bloody mean leave. I meant that I wanted to know you first, that's all." The words sounded stupid once they were out of his mouth. Ganesh's dark skin flushed. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sparkleboi 2010-07-02 02:32 pm UTC (link)
	JT brushed off Ganesh's hands, but didn't try to leave. "From the attitudes around here, we don't have that kind of time. Or so it seems. What, you want to know my favorite color? If I've gone all the way? What do you want? You can't just decide to 'get to know someone', that just happens. It can't be planned." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

itsticking
2010-07-03 03:52 am UTC (link)

"Do you really think we don't have that kind of time?" Ganesh shot back. "No one's acting like it. Everyone's still bloody planning as if we've all the time in the world to train."

He inhaled slowly, then said, "And I don't need to know your favorite color. Or your sexual history. What I want to know is how you're going to back me up- what you do." He threw his hands up. "I think that you're better in-" His left hand waved the holoband. "There than I am but I didn't know it when I asked. I don't know anything at all about you."

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