mystery science theater: drift fleet edition

[huaaaaagh]

Who: Kirito and whoever!
Broadcast: Yes!
Action: on the Iskaulit
When: 11/20


[The video loads to show Kirito only, waving awkwardly at the camera.]

Okay, confession- I'm not great with other languages. Whatever's going on with the planet is a total write-off for me, so I've been working on something else in the meantime. Finally finished it, so...

[He turns the camera around, revealing an Iskaulit room remodeled to look like a theater- the walls painted dark, speakers rigged around a fabric screen that spans the entire far wall, and the rest of the floor is furnished with identical plush-and-wood chairs. At the back there is a projector, with a cord running up under the camera of the comm.]

Movie theater, as requested. The projector can connect directly to any communicator, and will automatically access whatever's on the network. I'm working on getting a wireless system going, but one thing at a time.

And I guess the interdimensional viewers thought we were running dry on content and took pity on us, so this was conveniently timed.

[He rolls the camera back around to reveal a sponsor drop box, which contains a few piles of smaller boxes, each decorated with a cover worthy of making some kind of worst Sci-Fi original movie list. They're all parodies, and most of them look terrible. There's even some video games.]

"Tornadoe"... "Og the Vaguely Imposing"... "Mule Lord"... yeah, I can't vouch for the quality, but if you're bored of what we've already got and the thought of watching Spirits Within one more time makes you wanna punch a hole in the wall, it's. Well. Better than nothing?

Anyway, it's open to the public if you want to use it!


(( feel free to use this as a theater mingle if anyone wants to come and watch movies! Kirito will be around for any and all technical difficulties, and will of course respond to network comments. he may bother visitors, or he may not. go wild! ))

Comments

video;

[winn]

Hey, it came out great! If you need help with that wifi, I can do more than just make cushions. When's the first movie night?

video;

[huaaaaagh]

I'd like to try it a bit more on my own, just to give myself something to do, but if I have too much trouble with it, I'll let you know. Thanks.

[Consider it a lesson in patience as much as tech. Really, the hardest part is getting the right materials, anyway.]

First movie night can be whenever you want! It's open now. I'm not actually much of a social organizer, to be honest...

video;

[winn]

Do that. Please.

[ patience? never heard of it. ]

I recommend you at least put up a sign-up sheet to avoid fights.

video;

[huaaaaagh]

[So bossy, gosh.]

Oh, a sign-up sheet! That's a good idea. If we make it public to the network, other people could come watch when something's playing, too. It'd be sort of like a real theater.

video;

[winn]

[ everyone bosses him around, some of it's bound to stick, right! ]

Yeah - and maybe like, limit the amount of times a person can sign up in a row, to keep it fair.

video;

[huaaaaagh]

Yeah, I like that idea.

[He'll write these down, actually.]

I wish it was easier to get paper around here. I never thought I'd say that, but...

video;

[winn]

I know what you mean. [ he nods ] I got a couple notebooks I haven't worked in yet, you can have one.

video;

[huaaaaagh]

For real? That would be awesome!

[You're his new hero, bro.]

I've got about a million notes to take... I'll probably fill it in no time. Hopefully the next place we go has more to buy.

video;

[winn]

I don't joke about office supplies. Unless it's funny.

[ yeah, he doesn't know either. ]

I can come drop it off, it's not a problem. [ he nods with a smile, yeah, he'd love to stock up too. ] What're you working on? [ you know he has to ask, ok! ]

video;

[huaaaaagh]

Now that I'm just about done with the theater, I'll be getting back to the droids Anakin wanted for the Paisley. I can handle code and AI programming on the computer, but the physical designs are better done on paper, in my opinion.

video;

[winn]

That sounds awesome! You're programming an AI? Can I see?

[ okay now you're his hero. ]

video;

[huaaaaagh]

It's still at a pretty basic stage, since I'm still fine-tuning the code, but sure, I don't mind.

[Certainly can't hold a candle to the AI he's used to back home, but no one can compare to Yui.]

video;

[winn]

[ he's never seen any ai codes yet, this is a fantasy come true for him at any level. ]

Where you at, when can I come over? [ can he just hang in the room while you work forever he wants to see the whole process and ask a billion questions!!

you may only be able to see him from the shoulders up, but still the wagging of his spiritual tail is so strong you can practically feel it. ]

video;

[huaaaaagh]

I'm on the Iskaulit still, fine-tuning the stuff for the theater. I've got my laptop with me, so come by whenever you want. It's not too far from the engineering lab, just down the hall.

[He got tired of moving boxes, the lazy bum.]

video;

[winn]

I'll be right there.

[ eh, moving boxes is what you befriend all the brawny superheroes for. programming an ai is way better use of their time! ]

[huaaaaagh]

[Well, he's technically befriended a non-brawny yet super-strong vampire, so that sort of counts.

Either way, Kirito's decided that the projector is good enough, so he'll be playing some terrible knock-off video game on it until Winn gets there.]

[winn]

[ playing a terrible knock-off video game? why aren't they hanging out like...always?

winn's just going to sit next to him and watch :D ]

[huaaaaagh]

[It's a beautiful thing when a nerd discovers his own kind. Just cherish the moment.

Kirito notices his arrival right away, offering a smile and a nod, though he's still focused on the level he's on. It's a Donkey Kong-esque platformer, so the slightest misstep could be his undoing.]

Hey, that was fast. Wanna go a round?

[winn]

[ it really is one of the most beautiful things in the world. ]

Hell yeah!

[ if anything is going to distract him from examining real ai code? of course it'll be video games. ]

[huaaaaagh]

[Kirito reaches back to tug another cable over, offering it out.]

Just plug your comm into this. It works as a controller with on-screen buttons, and I'm pretty sure this game can handle two players.

[GAME ON, NEW FRIEND.]

[winn]

[ plugging! ]

You are my new favorite person.

[ sorry everyone! he's got video games... ]

[huaaaaagh]

You might not feel that way once you play a few levels. This game is merciless.

[He may be teasing. Not that the game isn't hard - it is - but lots of gamers like a good challenge.]

I might have to add real controllers to my list of stuff to work on after this, though.

[winn]

[ he glances his way, with a dead-serious look. ]

So am I.

[ bring it, game, he's ready! ]

Definitely, that goes on the list.

[huaaaaagh]

I'm never gonna run out of projects at this rate.

[He doesn't seem too choked up about it. Actually, this might go up to the top of his to-do list; he's really missed video games.]

[winn]

If you ever do, I got like 10000 on the back burner.

[ he's right there with you, bro. ]