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Who: opal, nightingale, and you
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Action: on the pathstone
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[When the feed turns on, it’s focused on... so many Christmas sweaters laying on a bed. There are more, hidden beneath those four and out of view of the camera; from what can be seen, it looks like there are at least three or four more. The camera swings around to two girls, one of whom has the most deadpan look on her face.]

I officially hate sponsor drops. I want none of this.

[The other one just looks kind of confused.]

I’m pretty sure this is another Earth reference or something that I’m missing here. What the fuck is wrong with Earth?

[It earns a snort out of Opal.]

There are many things wrong with Earth, and all of them are a long story. Don’t worry about it. Anyways, the point is that someone should come here and take these away because every single one is kind of the worst thing ever? Save us.

Either that or we can throw them out into space. That’s an option too. There’s a sun nearby to hurl these into, right?

[She sounds dead serious about this.]

...Maybe we should at least see if anyone wants them before we toss them into a sun? [But, she smiles.] I am totally saving shoving them out of an airlock as a plan B, though. Thank you for that.

[She glances back at the camera for a moment, though, giving the feed a Look.]

Seriously, though, get these far enough away that I never have to see them again.

[ooc: blue is opal, purple is nightingale!]

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Please take them all, I'm growing weaker every minute from having them in my presence.

I can't blame you, but I also don't need all of them. [No one could possibly need all of them, tbh.]

Wait and see if you have any other takers. If you don't? Fill up a box and take it down to the Iskaulit. I can get it from there.

Don't be surprised later if the box contains all of them. I make no promises.

I won't, but I'm sure someone here would appreciate how, uh, colorful they are.

I will be extraordinarily surprised if there isn't one person in the Fleet who doesn't appreciate really shitty puns. I just don't want to know them.

Me either. I'd rather not unravel that line of thought.

...Do not even start with me. I will shuttle right to your ship and force all of these inside your room.

[ . . . ]

If you're that desperate - and I mean it for real - you could unravel them and knit something new.

I am only desperate to escape puns. Also, what about me makes you think that I can knit?

Nothing at all, but people here have been consistently surprising me.

[It's better for him to assume (falsely or not) that people can actually do things.]

Any reason you got these? Beyond, you know, vaguely observing Christmas?

Fair enough, I guess.

[she shrugs.]

Because it's getting closer to Christmas? Because I've mentioned before that I hate cheesy humor and they want to see me suffer?

If that's the case, they've got a pretty creative idea of punishment.

This is basically the worst punishment I could envision, so I think they're pretty spot on.

Wow. Guess cruel and unusual really is the way to go. [beat] I'm Stefan, by the way.

Opal. Nice to, uh, meet you... If this counts as meeting.

I'd say so, but I probably owe you an actual in-person thing later.

[read: He's totally making her Christmas cookies if/when she shows up with those sweaters.]

[she pauses for a moment.]

Wait, what in-person thing? No, you don't owe me anything.

Okay, maybe not owe, but... I was gonna make Christmas cookies later. If you can't find any takers, or if you do, you should just drop by the Center.

Oh, I'm not really a big sweets person. I mean, unless you absolutely have nobody else to give them to?

Hm. Technically, I've got a couple of friends who inhale pretty much anything whole...

[It's a matter of avoiding the guys long enough to keep a batch intact.]

Don't worry about it. Just means I should, I don't know, whip up a pizza next time.

Edited 2016-12-16 06:09 (UTC)

Pizza is cool and all. But you know you don't have to make anything for me, right?

I know. I just uh - that's how I am. I usually jump first into food without, you know, thinking about whether or not people need it.

[It makes him feel more human.]

Let me guess, you're one of those ridiculously nice mothering types?

[ . . . .]

I wasn't gonna put it like that, but um. Maybe?

Maybe totally means yes in this case, calling it now.

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