[closed] dumb science

[completelycrazy]

Who: Newton Geiszler, Alphys, Shigeru Miyata, Michael Munroe, Cashmere, Scott Ryder, George Lass, Steak, Lee Rosen, Cecily Trevelyan, Sora, Red Wine, Riku
What: Time to attempt to catch a nautilus!!!!! This is a catch-all mingle for The Plan
Where: The lab & around town
When: Throughout the month of Feb (this plan has Phases, all good plans have Phases)
Warnings: N/A but will update as necessary; everyone cw your threads accordingly please

Comments

[casualryder]

Why shouldn't I? Everyone seems...[Insert vague hand gesture as he tries to come up with something that doesn't sound like he's just trying to be optimistic.]

I dunno, helpful?

[Even he has to kind of chuckle at how bad that was. Well, he tried.]

[toiletseat_girl]

[she watches with a curious and expectant expression on her face]

Yeah. I guess that word works. Everyone here is very helpful. Except for the occasional asshole, but fuck 'em.

[not literally. dear god, not literally]

[casualryder]

[It's fine, he doesn't take it literally. He absolutely understands the sentiment, which is why he laughs again.]

You're speaking my language, George.

[This one gets it.]

[toiletseat_girl]

[damn. two laughs. she's on a roll and therefore, would rather not fuck this up]

Sarcasm with a hint of levity?

[yes, yes he does]

[casualryder]

That and "assholes can get fucked".

[And boy has he dealt with a lot of assholes that he'd rather not spent much thought on beyond "fuck em", so that was probably one of the most relatable things he's heard in a while.]

[toiletseat_girl]

[she gives a wicked grin]

They sure can.

[if she was a normal, confident teenage girl, she'd offer to do a fistbump or something, but that involves human contact which she tends to avoid]

So, mind if I ask how long you've been in this particular spot of sunshine?

[casualryder]

[It's for the best. Scott is an awkward teenager without actually being a teenager.]

I don't mind if you ask if you don't mind the fact that I have no goddamn clue. Maybe two or three months? Hard to tell.

[toiletseat_girl]

[and she will never not be an awkward teenager, given that she's eternally eighteen years old]

Huh. How many groups of new people have shown up since you came? That's how I keep track.

[casualryder]

Uhhh, about three or four, I think.

[It took him a minute to realize people poured in on schedule, to be honest. He had a looooot of other things on his mind.]

Second thought, I'm not sure I want to think about how long I've been stuck here. I'm going to pretend I'm new every month.

[He's joking, of course...]

[toiletseat_girl]

Aww! So you're still new at all of this.

[it took her a little while, too, but looking back on it, she was able to count backwards to figure out when she arrived.

she laughs] Hey, whatever helps you cope. Fuck knows we all need our coping mechanisms.

[and so is she. mostly]