056 - Pretending Truth or Dare never happened...

[major_west]

I thought that hangover would never go away...

I feel as though I've exhausted the possibilities for recreation here. I almost wish there were another port, flood, anything to break the tedium. I can't believe I'm asking this... Does anybody have a board game?

Nevermind that. I'm not that desperate yet.

I just need... to get away something to do here before I go completely mad. Something more to strive for than 'don't try to kill anybody for X amount of days'.



What's the point of this?

Comments

[my-freeze-ray.livejournal.com]

Well, there's always the last resort!

...Okay, so Dungeons and Dragons isn't the easiest thing in the world to be ominous about.

[Private]

Hey, you still want to have that talk?

[major-west.livejournal.com]

The--

Ah! Well... it's... a way to pass the time, at least.

[Private]
If you still want to.

[major-west.livejournal.com]

It's the Royal Military Academy, where one receives officer training.

[gimmethemap]

Ohh, I see now.

So how does studying History prepare a person for a military career, Major?

[my-freeze-ray.livejournal.com]

Maybe when we really and truly have no other options...

[Private]
I do, I think talking about home is probably good for us.

Can I come to your cabin?

[major-west.livejournal.com]

...would we even be able to find the die here?

[Private]
Of course.

[major-west.livejournal.com]

Consider the fact that human history is built on war.

[gimmethemap]

I don't disagree with you there. So the whole point was to learn where people have succeeded and failed in the past, I suppose. Try to emulate the successes and avoid the failures?

[onderhaus.livejournal.com]

You could always read a book.

Sorry, he hates you

[major-west.livejournal.com]

Oh, thank you. That thought never occurred to me. Why, I've heard rumours of a library, but certainly never thought it to be true.

[major-west.livejournal.com]

Something like that.

[my-freeze-ray.livejournal.com]

Actually, I still have the ones from the high school flood, and the books, and the character sheets and I remember most of the campaign

[Private]

I'll see you in a minute then.

[At this point Billy closes his journal and heads out down to corridor towards West's room. It only takes him a few seconds to be knocking on the Majors door.]

[major-west.livejournal.com]

Two words that match you perfectly.

Action!

[major-west.livejournal.com]

[At the knocking, West sets his journal down and walks over to the door, already feeling better now that there's the prospect of some company that isn't... well... like the others who'd responded to his entry. Opening the door, he offers a smile to Billy]

That was quick.

[major-west.livejournal.com]

And you did a fantastic job. Really. You should write a self-help book.

Action!

[my-freeze-ray.livejournal.com]

[Billy turns his head to peer down the corridor he's just come down]

Well, you do know I'm only like, three doors away from you, right?

[He glances back to West, and smiles]

Doesn't take that long to walk it.

[gimmethemap]

So what was it like?

[major-west.livejournal.com]

Christ. It's like I'm speaking to a particularly imbecilic child. Go away.

[major-west.livejournal.com]

What, university? Lots of parties classes.

[gimmethemap]

Have you thought of maybe teaching then?

Action!

[major-west.livejournal.com]

[He grins more fully now]

Good point.

[He steps back from the door, allowing Billy to enter, then closes it.]

Can I get you anything? Tea or... ah... juice. [A pause] The Admiral saw fit to give me my flat as it was the last time I'd seen it. [Another pause, as he scratches the back of his head] I, ah, hadn't gone out for groceries in a while.

[major-west.livejournal.com]

Ah...

No, never.

[gimmethemap]

You'd be good at it, I think. I mean, I'm not sure there's much of a demand for it, but there's got to be people on board who'd be willing to learn.

[major-west.livejournal.com]

No. It's really quite alright.

[gimmethemap]

What's wrong?