it's not our fault it's an april mingle

[ladybro]

Who: S.S. Blameless
Broadcast: N/A
Action: Yes, for crew-mates and any visitors!
When: Month of April

[ aww mingle, no. ]

Comments

[beathach]

[muttered, but loud enough for her to hear:] I wonder if I can make ice cream in the lab . . .

[takingkarabusiness]

[ her hearing's a little better than average anyway ]

I volunteer to be your guinea pig if you do.

[beathach]

Or you could help me? [he offers a little tentatively] Didn't you volunteer as a lab assistant?

[and that sounds so much better than guinea pig]

[takingkarabusiness]

I did! I'm great at lifting heavy things and getting stuff off of tall shelves.

[beathach]

[he laughs, because usually - that's what he's good at, too]

That could be our first project - ice cream.

[takingkarabusiness]

I approve. It could be our gift to the fleet.

[beathach]

Mm, it could be. And it's worth trying.

[takingkarabusiness]

I'm glad that your appearance doesn't change what you can eat.

[beathach]

So am I. Talk about insult to injury.

[takingkarabusiness]

Do you find you have to eat more? I do. I have to eat a lot.

[beathach]

[he tilts his head, considering]

I wouldn't say it's a huge difference, but if I eat - er, normally, I end up eating more like this.

[takingkarabusiness]

My sister's always getting on my case for not gaining weight ever, but I can't complain.

[beathach]

[now he just looks confused]

You don't . . . look like you need to? [a pause] Or is this a, uh - "girl thing"?

[takingkarabusiness]

Because I eat so much crap. She's jealous.

[beathach]

Ah. [so it is a girl thing] I've . . . never understood that. A faster metabolism isn't necessarily a good thing.

[takingkarabusiness]

[ shrugs ]

As long as it's regulated, whatever works best for people. I also can't really bulk out, since my strength isn't exactly correlated to big muscles.

[beathach]

[he nods in understanding]

That makes sense. I'd say mine isn't, but - you've seen what I look like with the serum.

[aka a twig]

[takingkarabusiness]

Yeah, tall!

[beathach]

[he grins a little]

I'm not that tall.

[he says, knowing he towers over most]

[takingkarabusiness]

Taller than me! And I'm a little on the tall side. Taller than Winn.

[beathach]

I'm sure someone out there is taller than I am.

[takingkarabusiness]

Are you trying to humble yourself out of being tall, Hank?

[beathach]

. . . er. Maybe?

[takingkarabusiness]

We'll work on that. It's okay to just own things, you know.

[beathach]

I know how to - uh, own things. Sometimes.