{i think you know too much, but the mind knows what the mouth wants}

[brokencopy]

Who: B; anyone who happens to be on the SS Heron
Broadcast: Nope.
Action: All over the Heron.
When: Januaryish ... all month, if you like.

{This is a ship mingle! Come get your socialization on.}

Comments

[maschinenpistole]

Is that how that fits?

[ She's just watched him pull... uh, something... out of the wall and start tinkering with it. It doesn't bother her any. Actually, she's been pretty casual about the whole thing since she randomly wandered over to start watching him. But now, she's curious, so it's time to ask questions~ ]

What if it's backwards?

[brokencopy]

Do you have a better suggestion?

[He doesn't look up from his work as he answers.]

I suppose if it's backwards, I'll find out soon enough.

[maschinenpistole]

[ She bites her lip as she watches him, quiet. ... But only for only a moment. ]

Next question: What is it?

sorry he's a jerk :c

[brokencopy]

What does it look like?

[Still no eye contact. B frowns slightly as he tugs a bit of wiring loose and rearranges it off to the side.]

Do you expect to get anywhere in life by not using your brain? It's rather lazy.

no apologies i love it and she's gonna needle him so sorry for her~

[maschinenpistole]

Like part of a ship I know nothing about, and have no augment to recognize otherwise.

[ Like the sky's blue black and starry, water's wet, and the sun is a mass of incandescent gas, etcetera. ... Just be thankful she's not reaching out to flick at the wires. ]

I'm lazy only when it counts.

haha ok good <3

[brokencopy]

[OK, that gets B's attention. He finally looks up from what he's working on to level an incredulous stare at her.]

When, exactly, does laziness count?

[maschinenpistole]

[ Aha~ ]

Eh? You can't think of any way that laziness could count?

[ For Kotoha, read: work in your favor. Details... ]

[brokencopy]

Only if your goal is to be dead last at practically everything. Laziness would be quiet effective toward that end.

[maschinenpistole]

Or your goal could be that someone else does a job for you. [ Casual shrug! ] Laziness also means getting a lot of sleep. Sleep is good for you.

[brokencopy]

[Slow blinking here.]

Some sleep is necessary. Excessive sleep is a waste of time.

[maschinenpistole]

And some days, you get more sleep than others, so if you need to catch up...

[ Says the chick who will stay up for literal days if Sakurashin is in trouble, granted. ]

[brokencopy]

[B only sleeps when there's no way to avoid it, when exhaustion overtakes him. His time is much better spent on other things.]

There are more effective methods of getting someone to do something for you.

[maschinenpistole]

[ She blinks at the seeming backtrack in conversation, but it's subtle - she rolls with it anyway. Clearly, she's used to talking to many kinds of people... ]

Such as?

[brokencopy]

Asking directly, of course.

[Also manipulation. But the trick to manipulating someone into doing something is to make it so subtle as to make it seem like it's their idea in the first place. Ask Naomi Misora; B worked that particular move on her quite well, before he ended up here.]

[maschinenpistole]

[ You know that "wrong answer!" buzzer sound on game shows? Yeah, she's making that now. And she smiles a little. ]

Unoriginal, half points. Try again?

[brokencopy]

[Where most people might roll their eyes over a reaction like that, B just stares flatly at her.]

We weren't speaking of what's original. We were discussing what's most effective.

[Clearly this is an important distinction.]

[maschinenpistole]

Hmm. Effectiveness and originality aren't mutually exclusive, so they're both still valid ranking categories.

[ Now she's got her hands clasped together behind her back, that small smile still on her face. She ain't budging. ]

[brokencopy]

[B arches an eyebrow at her answer.]

According to whose rankings?