For lastvoyages Twentieth Hex (video+spam for deck)

[scarlet_discord]

 [private to Steph and Luke]
Um, hi. Look, I have been doing lots of thinking lately, and I was wondering if I could ask you some questions about being a hero back on your world. There are a lot of heroic types on the Barge and I want to get a lot of different stories but I figured it would be best to start with people close to me. Besides, maybe you can clue me as to the stuff that I shouldn't be asking. [Shifty eyes. She's shy about this but needs the info.]

[private to Parker]
Yo Captain my Captain, I got a project I wanted to run by you. It's called We Love The Fuck Out Of You George, Deal With It. Basically I happened to find out that his favorite pie is rhubarb. If I put in extra hours to help can we do rhubarb pie for dessert?

[private to Ed]
How bored are you, and are you good with a camera?

[private to George]
Hi! I need two hours of your time, your trust, and willingness to pass some specific very minor requests onto the Admiral. It's time to get dressed, bro.

[spam for deck]
[A biggish poof of black fur is happily bounding back and forth on the deck after an old tennis ball, occasionally letting out a deep voiced bark. Wanda, still wrapped in her coat against the early spring chill, cheerfully keeps throwing the ball for him. Her expression no longer has a scowl frozen onto it, but she does look deeply thoughtful about something.]

Comments

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[19centconstable]

Get...dressed?

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[scarlet_discord]

If there's one thing I know, it's clothes. You're from the Victorian era--one of the last great eras of gentlemen's clothing. Let's exploit that. C'mon George. It'll be good for you.

Do you have a Van Dyke glue-on?

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[19centconstable]

Gentlemen's clothing is quite expensive, though. I'm afraid one can't afford it if one isn't one.

[Private]

[scarlet_discord]

That is why you get a few really good pieces that you can mix and match. I don't have much leather, for example, but the stuff I have is really good. I have a nose for this kinda thing.

[Private]

[19centconstable]

One can't really mix and match a suit, Miss Wanda. It would never, well, match.

[private]

[socoolbrewster]

Obnoxiously so and decent? I did some Mutual of Omaha-style work back home for a couple weeks. ...Long story.

Why, what's up?

[private]

[scarlet_discord]

I had this idea for a radio show way back when and wondered if you'd be into it.

[private]

[socoolbrewster]

Fuck yeah. Better than the carnival that's my routine right now.

What kind of radio show?

[private]

[scarlet_discord]

Basically random entertainment and music, some of the future shows from my videobook, and interviews with all kinda people. Like, say I was interviewing you. I'd ask you stuff about the era you're from, what was cool about it, what sucked most. What you'd most want people to grok about vampires and being one. Coolest adventure you've been on since being here. Stuff like that.

Also I wanted to do events. Like maybe a Nerf war.

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[socoolbrewster]

Nice. Yeah, I could get behind that. At least make things interesting around here between the weird shit. Fuck with some of the straight-laced guys too, for extra fun.

Also. Nerf war. I am so down.

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[ichoosefight]

Of course. What do you want to know?

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[scarlet_discord]

I keep going back to the battle with Apocalypse, and the talks we've had so far, and...

The more I think about it the more I realize that for me, there's no bowing out of the whole good-evil battle thing. Not only because of my powers but because my people need me. But...

I know how to fight for the survival of my world, but being a good guy on a smaller scale without losing my temper seems like something I'm gonna need tips on.

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[ichoosefight]

Right. Well, one thing to remember is that you're fighting people. Actual people, with actual lives, relatives, histories, reasons for the things they do.

It's okay to be angry at them for doing stupid things or putting people in danger, but you have to realize that ordinary people aren't evil. They're just people who've made bad choices.

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[scarlet_discord]

Fighting real evil is another thing entirely. I mean, when something that's definitely The Bad Guy comes onscene, everything's real simple. But meshing any kind of practice like this and human society and suddenly...all complicated.

Questions come to me like: cooperate with the police or not? What if they're clearly corrupt? How does one deal with the extra anger before it builds up too much?

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[ichoosefight]

You sure as heck have that right.

Let's see. Well, cooperating with anyone is good if it accomplishes your goals. If it causes more trouble than it solves, then don't bother. And, you know, try not to get arrested.

Corruption happens, and there's not a whole lot you can do about it but find evidence and make sure it gets to court.

As for anger issues, I don't really know. I always took it out on the gym or the bad guys, but I never had to worry about accidentally blowing everything up.

[Private]

[yourunichase]

Definitely. For George, go ahead.

[Private]

[scarlet_discord]

Awesome. I'll roll up my sleeves and start with the crusts this afternoon.

[Private]

[yourunichase]

You need anything else?

[Private]

[scarlet_discord]

Well, if you wanted to grab a cup of coffee and taste test the pie with me after an hour or so, I'd love the company.

[Private]

[yourunichase]

I can do that.

[So have some spam]

[scentbombed]

[Angua's been feeling terribly restless lately, and although she was up here not all that long ago as a wolf, she finds herself coming up to the deck again as a human, anyway. It's sort of an unofficial patrol, which she's been doing more and more of lately, more out of boredom than any real suspicions.

She knows all the Barge dogs well, possibly better than most of its people, and they've reached a sort of equilibrium with each other. So she smiles a little when she spots the dog, crouching to greet him, although she doesn't pet.] Hello, Fozzie.

[yay spam]

[scarlet_discord]

[Fozzie bounces in place, wagging his whole butt. Oh, it's you! It's youuuu it's you....he licks at the air and whines.]

Oh hey Angua! [Wanda smells of sweat and doggie slobber and flour, has a smudge on her cheek and, again, a smile.]

How's it going? We just finished training.

[yay spam]

[scentbombed]

[Oh, all right, Fozzie can have a little scratch. Angua shakes her head wryly at him.] Very dignified.

[It's good to see Wanda looking so pleased, really; Angua will never admit that she was trying to keep an eye on the girl before this, just as much as she'll never admit that she was at a total loss what to do for her. Whoever, or whatever, got her this far, Angua's irrationally grateful.] Training? You or him?

[yay spam]

[scarlet_discord]

Phfff, yeah, Fozz is still pretty demonstrative.

[Had Angua asked, Wanda would have credited everyone who had given a damn about her and shown it. Including Angua.]

Both of us. If we work as a team we have to be able to communicate clearly and listen closely. He's going to grow up to almost twice my weight, so...every day, twice a day.

[scentbombed]

A team? [She sits back on her heels, cocking her head curiously.] What sort of a team? [The idea's not totally foreign -- after all, she and Carrot essentially function as a team. But, well, no offense to Fozzie, but she's a little bit smarter...]