may-time mingling (starstruck!)

[mucked]

Who: Starstruck crew + visitors
Broadcast: N/A
Action: Aboard the Starstruck!
When: The merry merry month of May

[ there's been a tiny regime change and doubtless some debriefing after that masquerade! have at it, starstruckers. mingle away! ]

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[theirinurpants]

Oh, so... you named the dog after him.

[ Makes sense. ]

He actually talks to you?

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[mucked]

He does. For a given definition of the word talking. Perhaps it's more accurate to say I talk with him, and he on occasion deigns to give me a response. It's a work in progress.

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[theirinurpants]

That... sounds a little more accurate.

...It really was a bit like talking to a rock. Which occasionally grunts. I knew a fellow back home - called himself Sten, though I think that was his rank, not actually his name. He was a bit like that. Actually, I think he talked more than Max.

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[mucked]

Give him time. He talks more. [ ... ] Perhaps I shouldn't be proud of it, but I named the dog the way I did in order to tease the owner. Not that it means you should like the name any more or less, I suppose.

[ in the end, it hardly needs to be justified to anyone. ]

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[theirinurpants]

It's all right - I'm used to it.

[ Being ignored. It's kind of the story of his life. ]

Anyway, I do like the name better, now I know there's a story behind it. It makes more sense.

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[mucked]

And yet I concede I've no talent for naming things. Not truly. Lovely story aside, it's not exactly the most thoughtful name. Had it been my dog, however, I might have named him Dodger.

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[theirinurpants]

I'm not really good at thoughtful names. You know, names that mean things. 's why I'd name him Barkspawn.

[ Because it's punny!! ]

What's a Dodger?

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[mucked]

Something akin to a baseball player. Or so I'm lead to believe.

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[theirinurpants]

Yeah, that doesn't help me at all.

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[mucked]

It barely helps me. [ a sympathetic smile. ] It's an American thing.

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[theirinurpants]

That's... some other kingdom in your world?

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[mucked]

[ laughter. ] Quite the opposite. They defy kings, Americans.

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[theirinurpants]

What? They don't have one?

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[mucked]

Oh, they did. Once upon a time. But then they decided to get rid of him.

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[theirinurpants]

Uh, so... what do they do now? Who rules them?

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[mucked]

They do, themselves. By election.

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[theirinurpants]

I... what? You mean... everyone rules?

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[mucked]

Something like that. At least, that's what they aim for.

[ in her mind, they fall a little short. ]

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[theirinurpants]

That seems... pretty unrealistic.

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[mucked]

And idealistic. You must admit, there's a certain charm in their hopefulness.