Back on Temba | OTA

[crystalmaster]

WHO: Radley and everyone
WHERE: Temba and Glitter Food
WHAT: Making food, mostly
WHEN: February
WARNINGS: None, probably

Radley decided to go back to Temba. Everything has gotten too complicated for him and he’s growing frustrated and discouraged with the increasing number of issues. He hates to think that everything they’ve been doing on Temba is for nothing in the end, and that they’re no closer to getting home than when they started. He hopes that going back to Temba will make something make sense again.

Which, it really doesn’t. If anything, it just makes it even more discouraging, seeing all their hard work and wondering if Temba will never even be inhabited by anyone who would be using all the buildings.

But he bottles up his feelings, as usual, and keeps working at the diner, smiling and greeting anyone who comes in and making sure there’s always food ready.

He does go back to the ship sometimes too. So many decided to stay on the ship or even the Agrii ship and he gets lonely. He was already pretty sad about so many disappearing, and seeing Temba even more deserted than usual is depressing. Sometimes he just stays in his room on the ship, staring at the ceiling as he lays on his bed or playing CDs and DVDs he found at the space station.

Usually, however, he tries to keep busy with food-related things. At least food is always something needed, so he never feels like he’s doing something pointless there.

Comments

[doubled_speed]

Hey, don't doubt his ability to outsource.

"What the hell are garbanzo beans?"

They sound like that muppet character. The one with the weird blue nose.

[crystalmaster]

Radley has to laugh. "They're round and tan-colored," he said. "Maybe you know them by their other name, chickpeas?"

[doubled_speed]

"Yeah, those I know. Okay. I don't have any of those growing."

But he could probably replicate a shit ton of dried ones.

[crystalmaster]

"Cool. Soy would be my first choice for burgers. Garbanzo beans are really good flavor as a casserole ingredient. And they can also be used to make hummus."

[doubled_speed]

"And hummus is heaven if you season it right," Tommy agrees with a sigh.

"Want me to go replicate?"

He's so tired, he could really stand to do that right now. Just be useful to someone.

[crystalmaster]

He looks to Tommy in concern. “Do you feel up to that right now? You look ready to drop.”

[doubled_speed]

He is ready to drop. He's been ready to drop for so long now.

"You going to get them yourself? I'm faster."

[crystalmaster]

"A few more minutes won't make much difference right now. You just relax and eat," Radley says.

[doubled_speed]

Not like he wants to eat. But he does flop down at a table and put his head down.

"I should just go upstairs and go sleep or some shit."

[crystalmaster]

“Yeah, that would be a good idea too,” Radley says. “Whichever you feel like.”

[doubled_speed]

"Sleep," he decides, shuffling to the door to the upstairs apartment. He needs it, desperately.

[crystalmaster]

Radley is relieved he's finally going to sleep. He'll be quiet downstairs as he finishes up.

"Cool. Goodnight," he says.

[doubled_speed]

"Yeah. Night."

With that he opens the door and tromps slowly up. Because he really does need sleep.