OPEN MINGLE: September 25-30

[imsorey]

[Although the month is drawing to a close, there's still plenty to do--such as clearing out the last few rabites, working on constructing portions of the new and improved base, sharing various information gleaned from the month's efforts, and make sure to have some downtime in between all of that. Getting a sun tan before fall fully sets in is important too!]

Comments

[sparrowfeather]

What? Why me? Have Alisha do it!

[ alisha here is starting to get a little buzzed. that might not be such a good idea after all. ]

... Okay, and how are you planning on distracting him, exactly? Why am I even agreeing to this?

[imsorey]

If we both go for it at the same time he can only stop one of us.

[this is clearly a flawless plan]

[sparrowfeather]

You didn't answer my question!

[imsorey]

You're agreeing to help because we're friends!

[sparrowfeather]

Friends don't nag their friends when they're just trying to enjoy a drink.

[ siiiiiiiiiigh. ]

... Don't blame me if he doesn't believe that I've taken up a sudden interest in reading when I try to snatch it, got it?

[imsorey]

[!!!]

--You're the best!

[Sorey has apparently forgotten about the distraction because he just tries to grab the book from Mikleo at the same time Rose does, oops]

[sparrowfeather]

[ IT GOES SO WRONG THEY BUMP HEADS ]

What the hell, Sorey?!

[imsorey]

[how could he have failed this one simple task!!!!]

Owwwww...that could have gone better, sorry Rose.

[sparrowfeather]

-- Look. You managed to get the book.

[ she's rubbing her head, but... uh, mission accomplished, i guess? ]

[imsorey]

You're right! Let's see what it is.

[Scooting back over next to Rose to share their spoils, because she obviously cares.]

A vampAIr novel, huh? This is one of the romance novels we found on the ship.

[sparrowfeather]

...

[ in the most deadpan voice possible-- ]

Well. You. You have fun with that. I'll just be over here keeping our favorite lightweight princess knight company.

[imsorey]

What, you don't want to read it?

[sparrowfeather]

[ rose points right at mikleo, meeting sorey's eyes before answering his question with a mock innocent voice. ]

I dunno. Isn't there someone sitting right there who miiight be just a little more interested than I am?

[imsorey]

[Even without the pointing he'd know who she was talking about.]

I can talk to Mikleo about books anytime! I wanted to spend time with you too, you know.

[sparrowfeather]

[ for a second, rose looks genuinely surprised. she wasn't expecting that, honestly, and whether sorey is geeking out or not... she has to admit it's a nice thing to here. ]

... Well, I guess there's no harm in giving it a shot. I'll humor you.

speaking of shots, she downs some more alchol before moving to peer over sorey's shoulder. ]

[imsorey]

You never know, you might like it! Some of these books are pretty entertaining.

[The opening pages are amazing purple prose and setting the scene of a futuristic world with a vampire that is also an AI, and how they discover this human. Gasp.]

[sparrowfeather]

[ she expected her eyes to be glazing over by the first paragraph, but instead she's staring at the book like it's some sort of puzzle she needs to decipher. ]

This is just a little over the top, don't you think? I mean, a vampire and an AI? And a human? What's next? A werewolf?

[imsorey]

I think there is a werewolf in the later chapters, judging from some of the foreshadowing early on.

[Clearly werewolves would only add to the intrigue in the story though.]

[sparrowfeather]

Foreshadowing? You're reading that much into this?

[ she's doing this because she loves you. that's all it is. be grateful. ]

'Kay, so we've got a vampire, an AI, a human, and a potential werewolf. What else is it foreshadowing? I'm dying to know.

[imsorey]

Aside from the set-up for the romance, there's not much else so far. It's hard enough keeping up with the setting they're laying out for us in the text, there's too many unfamiliar terms.

[sparrowfeather]

Unfamiliar terms? What, do trashy romance novels need their own dictionary or something?

[imsorey]

It's set on another planet in an imagined future, so kind of, yeah.

[he is still figuring out memes, it's a lot to take in]