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[myresponsibility]

I guess that answers any questions about whether or not I wanted to be an extra in Master and Commander. [Although, really.] That said, it definitely could have been worse. I mean, can you imagine if we ever got stuck somewhere like that, permanently? I'd take running water and modern medicine over pirates any day, I don't care how cool Jack Sparrow makes it look.

[Private to Alex]

Bummer about not finding any treasure.

[Private to Racetrack]

Hey. [... now what to say :|] I know this is weird, but. You do get kind of used to breaches.

[And Public, after he's realized SOMEONE hasn't seen Star Wars]

Alright, so, who here hasn't seen Star Wars? Kinda sounds like we need to have some kind of group movie night when people are taking a break from being all obsessive about port.

[Private to Bond]

I'm making Alex watch Star Wars. You should come. I promise I won't make you watch any of the prequels.

Comments

[mistconduct]

Dude, your girlfriend is pissed.

[tolaywaste]

If you could butt out for, like, ten seconds, and she's not.

[mistconduct]

She's not?

She looks pretty pissed to me, man.


Hey, you should tell her about that one time where you weren't such a huge asshole. I can't remember when that might've been, but make something up, maybe she'll fall for it.

[breathoflight]

Your behavior isn't any better, Chris.

[mistconduct]

I'm not the punk who thinks he's a warden.

[breathoflight]

But you wish for him to at the very least treat you with more respect or leave you alone altogether, do you not?

[mistconduct]

Yeah, sure, that'd be pretty sweet.

[breathoflight]

Then I would advise not provoking him as you seem to have a tendency to do. I'm sure there are instances where you aren't, but there's no need to goad him further or respond to any of it in the first place.

I know it's not always easy to just ignore it, but trust me. He'll get bored of it eventually and actually leave you alone.

[mistconduct]

So what you're saying is ignore him. Lure him into a false sense of security.

And then when he's not looking, shove him over the side of the ship.

[myresponsibility]

Seriously?

[mistconduct]

God, no, come on! I'm not a psychopath!

[breathoflight]

[She knows you know what she meant, Chris. She's not going to humor it with a response beyond...]

I've said all that I need to. It's up to the two of you.

[myresponsibility]

Thank you.

[breathoflight]

If only none of this needed saying.

[myresponsibility]

That kinda seems like too much to ask for in a place like this.

[breathoflight]

So it would seem is the case today.

[tolaywaste]

You know what, I think I'll just let her tell you what an asshole you are instead.

[Leave it to the professionals.]

[mistconduct]

I already know I'm an asshole. You're under this delusion that you're not.

You are.

You're a huge asshole.


As in, "That's no moon. That's Alex's butthole of an attitude."

[tolaywaste]

[ . . . Okay, he's just gotta laugh at that.]

You have a way with words.

[mistconduct]

It's a quote from the movie we're going to watch together. Pay attention and learn something from the greatest science fiction story of our time.

[tolaywaste]

Yeah, it'll change the way I think, hero.

[mistconduct]

Hero? Seriously?


God, you're annoying.

[tolaywaste]

I do my best.

[breathoflight]

Alex.

[Wow, she is getting actually mad now.]

[tolaywaste]

[HANDS]

Fine! Fine, I'm dropping it.