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Sam Winchester ([personal profile] collegedropout) wrote in [community profile] driftfleet2016-05-10 02:34 am

video.

Who: Sam Winchester
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: SS Red Fish
When: Today-ish

[Sam's currently taking the time to heal after certain people we shall not name shot him in the arm; it's all good, it's all good. Pop some pain meds, keep the arm from getting worked too hard, it's going great. But now that he can't go do some work down on the moon, he's a bit more restless. Maybe he should tell Katie about his arm, have her work a little magic mojo...? Or should he just. Not tell the small child that someone shot him in the arm. Anyway.

He takes some time to voice some internal stuff. It was mostly spawned by Nightingale, and he can't help but speak up; it's utterly bizarre, he thinks, that he does that now. Speak up. He's still shitty at it, like, 60% of the time, but every percent counts. He compares it to the guy who was dying in a chapel not so long ago, and really, the amount of worth he's found in himself compared to then is staggering when he thinks about it.

Things change. He feels like he's been changing at a vicious pace for the last eleven years. But is that so surprising? Considering the friggin' circumstances, he supposes it only makes sense.]


Someone here asked me how to think positive.

More than that, how to be positive about yourself. And honestly? That's a work in progress. Don't get me wrong, you're talking to a hypocrite if I go... chiding you on healthy outlooks. But you know, someone from another world gave me a task, back when I was low — I mean, really low. She said... Even if it's only once a week, once a month, you should stop and remind yourself of something positive — about yourself. Some good thing you do, or some skill you have. Something that makes you you. Strengths. Foundations for others to work off of. Or hey, maybe you just like the way your nose looks.

If's kind of important, isn't it? Feeling like you're worth something in some way. I'd argue it's kind of a survival technique, right? Believing in your capabilities, they kind of help you get through rough situations. Help you be a better person, or contribute in a way that makes you feel like an important puzzle piece.

[He sweeps his hands though the air, palm-up, simply gestures that come with conversation. One arm is less lively than the other.]

And yeah, I can already hear some of you, telling me to pipe down on the armchair psychology, can it with the talk show advice. Kind of sappy, right? But I mean — hear me out, huh? Humor me.

What's something you guys like about yourselves?

...



And if you give some creepy, flippant, or otherwise wise-ass reply for some chuckles, we get it. You like how edgy you are.
axiomed: (You shut out the light)

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[personal profile] axiomed 2016-05-12 07:38 am (UTC)(link)
[ Maybe. ]

Not a warning sign?
axiomed: (My head and my heart)

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[personal profile] axiomed 2016-05-12 08:18 am (UTC)(link)
Sadly, I lack the ability to physically club anyone on the head.
axiomed: (Wasting my days)

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[personal profile] axiomed 2016-05-12 08:30 am (UTC)(link)
[ You have no idea. But Charles takes pity and tilts the camera so the wheelchair is visible. ]

Oh, I do. I graduated from Oxford and I am a professor in genetics and a few other minor subjects.
axiomed: (Remind me of how I used to feel)

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[personal profile] axiomed 2016-05-12 08:35 am (UTC)(link)
Slow. I was in the middle of starting my school when I found myself here.

[ He pauses. ]

Though I might hold a few special classes here.
axiomed: (My head and my heart)

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[personal profile] axiomed 2016-05-12 08:51 am (UTC)(link)
For Gifted Youngsters. A little pretentious but it gets the point across.
axiomed: (Among the shadows)

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[personal profile] axiomed 2016-05-13 11:05 am (UTC)(link)
[ Not anymore ]

Not yet.
axiomed: (I'll go through it all with you)

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[personal profile] axiomed 2016-05-15 10:34 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, I have no doubts there. But my focus is children with powers. Mutants.
axiomed: (What brought us to this)

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[personal profile] axiomed 2016-05-15 10:40 am (UTC)(link)
They're born with them, though the powers usually manifest at puberty. Though there are earlier cases.

As for the supernatural, that's not really an aspect of my world.
axiomed: (And we really cared)

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[personal profile] axiomed 2016-05-15 10:51 am (UTC)(link)
[ Charles doesn't always need telepathy to have an innate sense of how people feel. And even though it doesn't extend over the ships, he can guess that this topic feels personal. ]

For mutants, especially, it is important to have that security and hope.
axiomed: (I couldn't give you all)

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[personal profile] axiomed 2016-05-15 10:55 am (UTC)(link)
[ Carefully. ]

It sounds like you're speaking from experience.
axiomed: (You let go of laughter)

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[personal profile] axiomed 2016-05-15 12:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Charles nods. ]

I got my powers when I was young. I can understand how difficult it can be to process such an ability.
axiomed: (My head and my heart)

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[personal profile] axiomed 2016-05-16 10:56 am (UTC)(link)
Mutants weren't very well known during my childhood. And my mutation was . . . one of the few I could hide in plain sight. Not everyone was so fortunate.

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