1 - Video

[barewicked]

[Video clicks on, to reveal a skinny young man in his mid twenties. His eyes are wide and darting, and he wears an expression of deep concentration, right up until he realises he's broadcasting. Then, he becomes animated:]

Yo! I got some words for your Admiral here! I know I'm not dead, and I would remember if I'd been nicked, so you got no right hauling me in, man, no right!

[He keeps glancing off screen as he says this, as if he's expecting someone to enter his cabin at any time.]

Look, this isn't even my yard, all right? I was staying with a mate - a couple of mates, actually - so you've just gone and jacked their place out from under them, haven't you? Nicked right off with it and stuck it on your stupid boat! So where are they going to live, eh? You just made two innocent people homeless, mate, so who's the villain now?

[He puts one hand on his hip, apparently waiting for an answer. He manages to go about thirty seconds before giving an unhappy huff and putting his hand on his stomach.]

Bare starving as well. It's a fucking joke, this is.

Comments

[barewicked]

I don't know. I remember I came knocking to see a couple of mates, but there was nobody home so I just let myself in to wait for them. Grabbed somethin' outta the fridge, had a nap on the couch...

I'm just saying, shit was peaceful, wasn't it? So I would'a noticed if somethin' came in and killed me.

[barewicked]

[A frown, then some frenzied creaking as he goes to look.]

Eight oh four.

[Then lo, he's back on camera!]

You say that because you've tried the boyscout path?

[irishrotter]

I don't know if I should tell you how many ways there are to die in your sleep.

[Despite the words, he doesn't sound unfriendly -- sympathetic, even.]

I know it's not going to seem this way for a while, but it's a good thing, you waking up here.

[tucky]

Hey, Anya! Could you let me and this guy into the pub?

[barewicked]

Weird. So all your stuff is like... from when you were eleven, or whatever?

[barewicked]

What?

Re: tiny short threadjack

[barewicked]

What?

[tucky]

Nothing!

[barewicked]

Just so you know, if you two are talking about my striking resemblance to the fit one in Twilight, I've heard it a million times.

[barewicked]

Oi! I know not nothing when I see it!

[tucky]

Okay, nothing bad, then.

crying

[tucky]

... Fuck, you do.

Like a lot; wow.

[barewicked]

So it is something?

[Private]

Go on, tell me. Who says Mr Giddy Aunt needs to know?

[video]

[barewicked]

Just because you've not sussed the catch out yet, doesn't mean there isn't one! Everything's got a catch.

[private]

[tucky]

Nah, he said "not a word", so I'm gonna say not a word.

But it really ain't much; we ain't making fun of you or nothing, don't worry.

And his name's Mason.

[video]

[tucky]

Not here; here they're just nice.

You wanna go or not?

[barewicked]

I've just got one of those faces. One of those international heart throb faces.

[tucky]

Well, you're like... scruffier. He was all prettied up in the movie, with the fancy clothes and the hair and the sparkly skin.

[video]

[barewicked]

Well, yeah, obviously I want to go. You gonna come get me?

[video]

[tucky]

Gotta tell me where you are first.

[babyfacedkiller]

Haven't been misbehaving too hard, anyway.

[He hasn't been misbehaving at all, as a matter of fact. Hasn't felt any particular urge to. But the boyscout path? Who the Christ knows. Lloyd isn't sure he would even recognize what it looks like.]

You're nowhere fucking near the dining hall, man. Okay, just stay where you are. I'll come down. Might as well give you the full tour.

[He hangs up and a few minutes later, he's down by 8-04, rapping on the door.]

[barewicked]

[Zach opens his mouth to argue that no, he'd know! But actually, maybe he wouldn't. He really isn't sure. So for the mean time, he just scowls.]

Yeah, you're right, it doesn't seem like a good thing right now. Mind telling me how that's supposed to change.

[private]

[barewicked]

C'mon, just tell me!

If you tell me, I'll tell you anything you like. One free question, for use whenever you like, and no lies.

[This is a much more generous offer from him than you might realize, Tiffany.]

[barewicked]

Yeah, well, some of us are pretty enough just as we are.

[private]

[tucky]

I said I wouldn't, and I'm a girl of my word.