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[grandstanding]

Who: Erik and you
Broadcast: Text, fleetwide
Action: the Heron
When: July 23rd

text.

If anyone - for whatever reason - wants some novelty fridge magnets, there is a sponsor crate of them on the Heron. You can take as many as you want, though there isn't that much variety.

I will note at the outset that no, there are no alphabet pieces.

[Along with this rather brief message is attached a photo of the crate's contents. Half the magnets seem to be little cartoon planets. The other half are... well... magnets.]

action.

[Anyone inclined to visit the Heron to take up this exciting offer - or just to visit - will find Erik leaning against the crate in the cargo hold. He has a number of the magnets suspended in the air above one hand, and every few minutes he flicks his fingers, sending one flying into the hull wall.

The crate itself is emblazoned with the message "To the most ATTRACTIVE guy on the Fleet! - Magnecessities". Maybe that's part of why he looks faintly irritated.

Flick goes another magnet.]

Comments

[pain_train]

hey erik this is important are there any pink ones or sparkly ones and if so save some for me????

[grandstanding]

Some of them have pink. There are hundreds of them, I doubt they will run out.

[ action ]

[axiomed]

[ Charles watches, bemused. ]

It would go well with my swimming cap collection, I suppose.

[pain_train]

okay if you're sure but pink is the best color so i'm just saying you know in case everyone else wants pink too just think of me okay i gotta finish up a ton of work before i can come by cause it was a really good day on the beach which is good!

[grandstanding]

[Erik turns to look at him, an eyebrow cocked in bemusement.]

And how exactly do swim caps and magnets go together?

[axiomed]

They're both completely unnecessary.

[grandstanding]

If I somehow run out, you can take the ones I've stuck to the wall.

[pain_train]

aw that's super sweet of you erik you're the best <3

(ps that's a little heart on its side not a less than three i don't less than three you i heart you)

[grandstanding]

[That sounds like a personal slight, honestly. He sighs, and fires another magnet into the wall.]

If you want to stick your personal swimming cap up in the room, they might be useful.

[axiomed]

How so?

[ He watches the movements. ]

[grandstanding]

If you say so.

[He will never get on board with emoticons. It looks like less than three, because it is.]

[pain_train]

hearting you also makes a lot more sense than less than threeing you i don't even know what the fuck that would mean is it a math thing i'm bad with numbers did i accidentally discover like a cool friendship math thing and not realize it

[grandstanding]

The walls are metal. If you put three magnets on it, it would probably stay in place. [Pulling one blue-and-orange planet piece out of the air, he frowns at it.] Though some of these are poorly made.

[grandstanding]

I don't know, Wrath. Less than three would only mean one or two. Unless you rank your friends by number, it wouldn't have a meaning.

[axiomed]

[ Charles considers this briefly before glancing at the crate. ]

My, most attractive.

[pain_train]

i mean i guess i could rank my friends if i needed to but we'd have to do some serious skills testing and then it would all depend on what the most important was so i'd need to know that first and it seems kind of mean too so anyway see less than three doesn't make sense but hearting someone does so there you go!

[grandstanding]

[That irritation flares in him again, as he regards the box with faint scorn. He had known about sponsor drops, having seen a number of them broadcast over the network before. And yet he hadn't expected such a stupidly blunt one for himself.]

Don't try to capitalize on this.

[axiomed]

Not me. Who am I to argue such an astute opinion?

[ But his gaze softens a little. ] Everything all right?

[grandstanding]

'Hearting' is not a real term, you realise.

[pain_train]

maybe it isn't in your century but less than threeing someone isn't either right and we can totally make up words whenever that's what is great about language because obviously there needs to be a word like hearting

[grandstanding]

[His nose wrinkles slightly with distaste.]

It's a minor thing, in the end. [It's just galling to know someone was paying attention... and decided to try and profit from it.]

[axiomed]

[ Charles nods slowly at that. It would be uncomfortable. Charles knew that they had listened in - the swimming caps were a clear indicator.

But instead he wheels closer to Erik and runs his fingers over Erik's knuckles. ]

They don't know what matters.

[grandstanding]

If it's just the heart aspect you're interested in, there's an actual symbol you can use.

[pain_train]

you mean this one ❤

<3 is just easier to do and it totally looks like a heart too

[grandstanding]

Of course they don't. [He looks down at Charles, briefly touching the man's hand with his own.] It still bothers me.