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[skybluejeep]

[Stiles appears on the feed, after giving his console a good solid thumping. He's peering into it like he can see right through the screen, trying to fix the unfixable. There's one momentary ghosting, a doubling of his image, but then it stabilizes.]

Hah! Percussive maintenance saves the day again.

Okay, got some stuff to talk about, and I can't give three ripping farts as to who or what is listening, so suck it. I'm gonna start making, like, World War Two style propaganda posters and sticking them up all over the place. Victory Gardens and War Bonds, guys. Let's make it happen. Bonus points if we can all dress like Gene Kelly and Ginger Rogers for the duration.

One! Late Memorial Day barbecue. Bring your own grilling goods, communal shared style. Pot luck style. Low on food so let's all share style. Thanks to Darcy for coming up with the idea, seriously, that girl is super awesome smart. And appropriate theme, because Jesus Harry Christ on a bouncing kangaroo, memorials all over.

Two! Had a really interesting dream last night involving a little boy, named Rio'era. Aaaaaand I've been led to understand this is a thing? Anybody else having weird dreams about little kids popping up and giggling a bit at you? Because wow it's borderline creepy. More than borderline, if I'm one hundred percent honest.

Three! Who put the ram in the ramalama ding dong?

Important question for the ages.

Comments

[akito]

Send me a message when they're less hazy!

I... Guess I'm settled in as much as I'll ever be, ne? Definitely less wooo and more... [ he tries to think of an apt word, but instead has to settle for shrugging. ]

[skybluejeep]

Definitely a step up in terms of mental health, yeah. I'd settle for that any day.

[akito]

How have you been doing? It's good to see that you didn't get blown up!

[skybluejeep]

Not for lack of trying! Too close for comfort, seriously. Not a big fan of explosions.

Although same to you, seriously. That whole thing was, uh. Not optimal.

[akito]

Definitely too close! [ he indicates just how close by holding his thumb and index finger fractionally apart. ] If I wasn't so small I would definitely have lost some important body parts. Then again, because I was so small I got really sick from that poison stuff.

[ it sucked, man. hardcore. ]

The whole thing was really shitty.

[skybluejeep]

Yeah, I was feeling a little urpy too, not fun. Like a dose of the flu.

[Fortunately, he had a werewolf around to take his pain. Best analgesic ever.]

Probably just the start. Batten down the hatches, we're gonna need a bigger boat.

[akito]

To me it felt more like ten flus. I even had to go see a medic for it.

[ and by 'had to go see one' he means 'Hawke made him go see a healer' through means of blackmail and generally just giving him no other option. it was lame, Stiles. super lame. and by the way he crinkles his nose in distaste in remembrance, it's obvious Akito would rather not deal with medics ever again. ]

As long as there are no more explosions for a while, I will be happy.

[skybluejeep]

Yeeeeah, don't rely on that. Our lovely new emperor that turned the palace a fabulous shade of charcoal is probably gonna start making our lives hell very shortly.

[akito]

You're going to jinx it!

[ he's joking, mostly. ]

I'm just going to hope for no more explosions, because once was enough for this month for me.

[skybluejeep]

Expect the worst, prepare for the worst, that's my motto.

[akito]

You forgot to add 'hope for the best'.

[skybluejeep]

Mmmmmnnn-...no. No, I'm pretty sure I covered the whole thing.

[akito]

You can still hope for the best while preparing and expecting the worst.

[skybluejeep]

Live in my home town for a while, you'll change your mind.

[akito]

Nn, it's not something that will ever change for me. If I didn't keep hoping for the best when situations were always at their worst, I wouldn't be around today. What's the point in living if there's nothing to hope for?