OPEN | ❝Totally wrecked and polemic in the way he talks❞

[serpentigena]

WHO: serpentigena & open
WHERE: Temba & Sh'ka
WHAT: Various things that need more sarcasm around
WHEN: Any time between the latter half of April
WARNINGS: N/A.


temba

Being here for what felt like all of five minutes before going on what also felt like the longest space roadtrip ever meant there hadn't been too much time to explore around much of the planet they all supposedly spend most of their time. Might as well get reacquainted(ish) with it, in case they get pulled right back into some shenanigans elsewhere in another five minutes.

In Temba, this means hanging out in some of the more frequented areas (like the diner, etc), especially if they have good seating areas where he can often be found writing in a notebook. Otherwise, it's a lot of seemingly aimless walking around, occasionally poking in some of the empty buildings.

sh'ka

Checking out things in Sh'ka soon leads to him to the area where the overgrown forest is. Which is probably way cooler if you have the agriculture data point and can identify stuff here, but whatever, it's still nice. Something different to do that's a relaxing break from the whole lot of everything lately. Hopefully it's not big enough to actually get lost in but apparently that's for later-him to worry about.

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Temba

[doubled_speed]

Listen, just sitting around in the diner, writing things, not asking for special food? Yeah, he's interested. Tommy's been in and out putting out food he and Radley had cooked, but at last he's going mad.

From the counter he sighs and taps his fingers against the counter.

"Whatcha writing?"

[serpentigena]

“After the insanity of the last while, probably nothing that makes much sense in its current state.” Sometimes the mood was more just internal capslock screaming. Coherency, what's that? Sounds fake. “It's supposed to be a short story, though.”

[doubled_speed]

Was it really that much more insane than other things? Tommy didn't think so.

"Oh. So art. Which probably means you don't want poked. People don't like interrupted while they're doing art. Want some coffee?"

[serpentigena]

Interruptions could be interesting, so, “I don't mind it. And there's no not-so-secret underground bunkers in the middle of a forest to hide out into here.” He says the last bit almost like it's a joke, but no, there was one of those back home, so, yeah. But, in answer to the question — “Sure.”

[doubled_speed]

"Oh, no, that's in Temba itself. But don't go there, man. Calibrations are horrible."

Sorry, he's got to admit there are secret bunkers and they are evil. With that little bomb dropped he goes to dig out some of their limited coffee supply. Less limited now.

[serpentigena]

Good thing he's definitely, 100%, absolutely the kind of person who doesn't do the thing when someone tells them not to do the thing — yep, definitely. “What kind of horrible?”

[doubled_speed]

"Like... Your whole life bleeding out in front of others for them to see, no matter what you want. Invasive, a loss of self because you have to pour it out for them to look at, to analyze, to judge."

ANd Tommy shudders. Because that was horrible for him.

[serpentigena]

(#mood.)

“Because that doesn't happen enough already without the help of anything else.” Yes, he is at least 85% sarcasm and cynicism. That said, new plan: take the advice and don't go down there. “Good to know this place definitely likes its 'if it sounds interesting, it's probably a trap' rules, though.”

[doubled_speed]

Does it happen without external issues? Seriously man, if it does, maybe you need to get that checked.

"Not 'probably' a trap. Absolutely a trap. A lot of this place is. But that place more than others. Nothing like being holed up for a month with everybody testy."