Why you should never give an elf a Vuvuzela, a treatise

[bythewaves]

Who: Maglor and all of you
Broadcast: Yes
Action: Huntress
When: Right Now

[ The gift basket got a curious look, and Maglor fished idly through it before uncovering some odd instruments.

Which he tries.

So sorry, everyone on the Huntress, you just got disturbed by the most annoying sound in the world

Later on, he'll also try some of the other instruments, which will lead to the whole Fleet being "treated" to ... well something rather unexpected from an elf ]

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[bythewaves]

[ Maglor hums softly ] All friends of yours? I am glad you have so many here!

... Do you think, if I threw it out, Atroma would return it.

[nerdeology]

I... feel like that would be a 50-50 chance, depending on how generous they feel and how amused they are by its existence. If, on the other hand, they find it as annoying as we do, they might just allow the void of space to keep it.

[Thinking about it logically, anyway...]

[bythewaves]

...........[ Gloomily ]

This is Atroma, we are talking about, I think, considering the reaction I got to testing what it sounded like, if I throw it out, someone else will find it mysteriously in their bunk. At least if I keep it, we will all know where it is, I suppose?

[nerdeology]

[Mikleo shrugs his shoulders.]

Well, you won't know unless you try, but it's yours, so I'll leave the decision up to you. But we might need to consider that sound-proof room idea more seriously if we get more like it.

[bythewaves]

[ Maglor chews his lip thoughtfully ]

Well, there's spare rooms on the Iskaulit - I keep meaning to make myself a proper music room there.

[ He eyes the gift basket ]

But I suppose I have to try. It isn't as if the thing is sentient and can return, although I'm sure the Atroma can afford plenty more.

[nerdeology]

Sentient? If they turned it into a hellion, maybe.

[Even that would be a stretch, to say the least. Anyway.]

I can't see what we'd have to lose, besides the potential for noise complaints.

[bythewaves]

Your lips to Atroma's ears! But there, shall you dothe honors or shall I?

[nerdeology]

It's yours, so I leave it in your hands.

[bythewaves]

Then I think we will try to dispose of it. Care to join me? I might keep the smaller ones, though - the metal one can be melted down, at the least.

[nerdeology]

Keep whatever you want. And sure, I'll come along. Nothing else really on the roster right now.

[He's not one to avoid paperwork, but sometimes it's monotonous and he needs a bit of conversation.]

[bythewaves]

Did you have a lot of trouble with the... 'Calibrations'?

[ Maglor's hand hovers over the kazoo briefly before leaving it - the vuvuzela is the worst, so that one will go. He's going to experiment more with the others first ]

I hope none of you came to any harm?

[nerdeology]

[Ugh... isn't there like, some unspoken rule not to talk about calibrations? He'd kind of like there to be. It was horrible.]

Not physically, anyway. I can't speak for everyone about the emotional issues. It hasn't been the best of months.

[bythewaves]

Good. [ Fortunately for Mikleo, Maglor seems content to leave it there ] I am glad! I would rather that month have not happened, but I am glad you came through alright. I hope your family is the same! I ... would be gentle with Maedhros for a few weeks though. Some memories ... well. He's like to be very snappish for a while, until he can push those back down. Fingon will be hovering, so if you do run into them, take your cue from my cousin.

[nerdeology]

Ah... thanks for the warning, and I hope you all recover well soon. I can sympathize- I know a few people who might be feeling much the same. Plenty of us have memories we'd happily go without reliving once more... it's a cruel thing that they did to us.

[bythewaves]

It is. But, sadly, I am sure, highly entertaining for our viewers. [ Maglor grimaces ]

Did you get anything odd in your "gift" basket too? Maedhros' was especially cruel, particularly considering what they made him remember.

[nerdeology]

I received some vegetable husks with seeds inside, so I might look into growing them, if that's even possible. I don't know how useful they'd be overall, though. They're mostly poisonous.

[bythewaves]

[ He hums thoughtfully ]

Well, we could set aside a small patch of the garden, or we could look into planters that you could keep in your room, maybe? Although I'm not sure about use, either.

[nerdeology]

I'm not sure if vegetable planters would fit well in my room, even if it is captain-sized. And I don't want to risk Viviane poisoning herself.

[he does like his little pengyon birb and would like to see her living a bit longer...]

If we can find a place for them, though, I believe Dezel knows how to prepare them safely.

[bythewaves]

Maybe if they were very small... but yes, that is true. Even leaving them on the ship itself would be a risk for the various pets, although... if we left them clearly marked somewhere... the kitchen, maybe?

[nerdeology]

With the number of people we have on board, I feel like that's just asking for trouble, even if several of us don't need to eat. The kitchen's a popular place to be.

[You can almost always find someone in there. It's prime real estate!]

No, I'll ask Sorey if there's space in engineering. He did get that agriculture upgrade for the ship, so we may as well do something useful with it.

[bythewaves]

True...and Fingon can be absent minded when cooking, I'd hate for him to grab without looking.

[ He nods ] That might work better yes - and it will be warmer down there too, which I'm sure will help.

[nerdeology]

I imagine so. Lastonbell was a temperate region, and that's where they primarily grow. I can ask Dezel if he knows what they need to stay healthy... maybe I'd better save a few seeds in case we need multiple attempts at growing them.

[bythewaves]

Probably wise. [ Maglor agrees ]

If Dezel knows more about them, you may also want to check if they need anything specific, like how our little memorial tree needs a dark room rather than sunlight, even as artificial as we have it here.

[nerdeology]

I don't recall them needing anything so fancy- they were just growing in a garden in the middle of town. It's likely that he'd know better than anyone else, though.

[bythewaves]

If that is the case it is probably so. [ He nods, turning around from the airlock after having gone through the tedious procedure needed to remove the vuvuzela without removing them as well ]

Do you think they will be safe if we fence off an area of the garden, maybe?