Yadrolla System Mingle

[lacyprincess]

Who: EVERYBODY
Broadcast: Yeah, sure, I guess
Action: The Fleet and the Yadrolla System
When: 4/29 - 6/8

[Hey, hey, look, we have a new system! Let's go compete in stuff and root for sportsball teams! System info is here!

GO WAVES!]

Comments

[privateeyed]

I'm not trying to get you to agree, I'm just trying to - lessen the concern, I guess. [he shrugs a shoulder] I don't let it get too far. That's all.

[watermarks]

[ Sheeeeeeeeeeee doesn't believe him, but that might because they have different definitions of "too far." She rolls her eyes and grumbles: ]

I just hope it's not messing up your leg more.

[ She's been working on that and if he's deliberately making it worse, then, woah boy. ]

[privateeyed]

Do I look like a man with a death wish?

[look, he has unhealthy coping methods, but he isn't stupid]

[watermarks]

I don't see what that has to do with it.

[ Except, obviously, he knows she'll kill him if it does, so... but yeah, no, not yet making that connection. ]

[privateeyed]

I know better than to undo a lady's hard work.

From experience. Painful experience.

[watermarks]

[ Congratulations, Ben! She laughs. Ten points. ]

Well, I'm glad to hear that.

[privateeyed]

Yep. So, no death wish for me.

[watermarks]

I'm glad to hear that. For a lot of reasons.

[ Including the fact that you've been spending the night getting beat on. ]

[privateeyed]

Yeah, well, I've had two near death experiences in my life and I'm not too keen on going for the hat trick, you know?

[watermarks]

...this, coming from the man who's spent the night getting beat up.

[ It's said more like a tease, at least. ]

[privateeyed]

I did more beating up than getting beat on, thanks.

[watermarks]

[ She sighs and rolls her eyes, stifling a smile. ]

Boys always say that.

[privateeyed]

Maybe other boys, if I got my ass kicked I'd own up to it.

[watermarks]

I'll believe that when I see it. [ It's a teasing tone, but she's serious. ] But hopefully, if you're going to keep doing this, you won't have to fess up.

[ If he was going to keep doing this, she'd rather he won than not. ]

[privateeyed]

It'll probably be pretty obvious, I mean. [he gestures]

If it makes you feel any better, this side - [and he gestures again, to the right side] - will be all "healed" by tomorrow. Gotta love fake stuff.

[watermarks]

Yes, [ so dryly ] how else could you pop out an eyeball for dramatic effect.

[ NOT OVER IT, BOYO.

But let's try a topic change. ]

So what else have you been up to?

[privateeyed]

I pop it out to gross people out with it too.

[he's such a jerk gosh]

Not much, honestly. I've been doing the trivia stuff, but I don't know much about alien planets.

[watermarks]

[ Yes, and you are very good at grossing people out, that eye trick was... something.

Anyway, she makes a face. ]

Yeah, I went to one of those. They were mostly based on team trivia. It was pretty boring.

[ She hasn't been back. ] I've been spending a lot of time by the ocean.

[privateeyed]

Oh, you got the team one. Lucky.

[he was not so luck. He makes a "hmm" noise and nods]

I walked by the ocean a few times. Mostly just been hanging out in open areas. There's a few places not so crowded. It's nice.

[watermarks]

It is. I haven't really been back to the ship, except for a few times to check and see if things are alright. [ She points at a hotel a few blocks away. ] I'm staying there tonight.

[privateeyed]

[he turns to look, eyebrows raising] Yeah? Big spender. [he's teasing] I go back at night. Not much of a hotel guy.

[watermarks]

They gave me a lot of money, [ a bit of disgust in her tone]. I figured it was better to spend it before they decided to take it back, or not give it to me in the future.

[ She shrugs. ] Besides, it's easy enough to make money on these planets.

[privateeyed]

Yeah, that's true enough. Might as well treat yourself if they're just gonna give it away, I guess.

[watermarks]

[ She nods. ] It's actually cheaper to rent an apartment for the month, or a small house. I did that on the ocean system. But when Tommy asked me to help him out for the night, I thought it'd be easier to get a room here.

[ She rolls her eyes. ] But I didn't want to stay there any longer. He was done fighting for the night, anyway.

[privateeyed]

Uhh.

Who's Tommy again?

[why would you tell Ben of all people you got an apartment with a boy]