driftfleet | Stitches and Thread

Who: Arthur and open
Broadcast: Video
Action: Huntress
When: Monday

[Arthur's been a bit bored and homesick lately, so he's settled himself in the galley of the Huntress with a cup of tea and a sketchpad, working on a rough plan for... well, it's anyone's guess really, because the angle to the camera isn't ideal. Still, it's apparently cheering him up because he's got a smile.]

With how much downtime we seem to have between bursts of alien madness, I thought I'd ask what hobbies people have picked up to pass the hours. New ones, ones from home? Myself, I've been trying to pick up the guitar again after our stay in the Corbius belt, but also would be interested in getting back into a few handicrafts I like to think I'm rather good at.

Which brings me to my second question. Has anyone come across a source for sewing supplies? Or perhaps for wood carving? Neither have to be particularly fancy. I can work with some very basic tools.

If anyone needs something tailored, I suppose I could take on a commission or two as well. Once I have the materials, that is.

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Such as what?

How utterly insane this whole situation is, for one.

I do not know if that would explain it, but it does make one consider it more seriously than they would otherwise.

Oh, I take insane things very seriously.

My life seems to be built from one to the next. This one just stands out a bit.

Given that you are a country, I cannot say that I am surprised. Though I would think this stands out for most.

Well, it's not the first time I've been kidnapped, nor my first tangle with aliens. And wasn't that a bizarre incident. Saved by a crazy Italian with a marker.

Why would you tangle with aliens? [...] And what is an - it-a-lian?

Because they invaded.

Italy. Northern Italy, actually. One of Rome's grandsons. He's another country.

Oh - oh! Oh, you did not mean it literally, my apologies.

[if only he could see her expression] I . . . see. He fought aliens with a - marker, you said? Is that not something people write with?

Yes, yes it is. He drew faces on all of them and they decided not to invade anymore and took the marker off home with them. It was the most bizarre incident of my life, including this whole mess!

. . . yes, that sounds entirely bizarre.

It was like some bloody children's cartoon.

. . . I do not know what that is, but I can imagine.

So at least I have a starting point for adjusting to strange things like being kidnapped for alien entertainment.

There is that. I have been kidnapped before as well, but not by aliens.

. . . at least, I do not think they were.

Looked human at least?

. . . are they not supposed to?

Well if you weren't sure, that'd be your first clue one way or the other.

Since not all aliens do. I've had the misfortune of knowing this little grey asshole of one at home. He lives with a college of mine.

The only aliens I am familiar with are the ones here. Otherwise, the - concept, I suppose, of beings from the stars is entirely new to me.

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