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?

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Action!

[my-freeze-ray.livejournal.com]

[Billy frowns, keeping his eyes on West as his friends demeanor suddenly changes. The sudden shut off of emotion in his voice is troubling]

What happened?

[major-west.livejournal.com]

...I see.

[gimmethemap]

If you asked me to do it I would, Major. But I don't want to hurt you.

[major-west.livejournal.com]

Don't...



It's unnecessary.

[gimmethemap]

And I didn't want this whole session of trying to find something for you to do to turn into a giant lecture on things done being done. It looks like everybody's got suggestions anyway.

If you want to talk, I'm always around.

Action!

[major-west.livejournal.com]

[He pauses, then reluctantly continues]

We tried to survive against increasingly impossible odds. By any-- [He stops, changes tracks] In under a month, our population was reduced to a handful of survivors. Try... imagining what it's like, living under those conditions, knowing that there's nobody to return home to when it's over, no future.

And emotional shutdown time!

[major-west.livejournal.com]

Of course.

Action!

[my-freeze-ray.livejournal.com]

[Billy reaches forward without thinking to press his hand on West's shoulder. He can't imagine it, doesn't want too. In his next question, he's not asking for a confession, it just sounded so hopeless, he had to ask at purely face value:]

What did you do?

[lady-mandarin.livejournal.com]

Why, do you want to snog with me, love?

xD! I'm used to grumpy with Joker. We can deal.

[lady-mandarin.livejournal.com]

No one's forcing you, you did ask for a means to avoiding going nutters.

I found one on the fourth floor, in the common room near the stern.

Action!

[major-west.livejournal.com]

[He allows the hand to rest on his shoulder without his usual flinching or jerking away.]

I... [He doesn't want to say it outright, not to Billy, one of the few individuals whose opinion truly matters to him. Okay, actually, he wouldn't say it to anybody but, perhaps, Morgan, and only because she already knows]

To keep order and give them hope, I... [He tries to choose his words carefully now] I made a promise that I never thought I had to fulfill. [What he neglects to mention is the fact that, when the opportunity arose, he quite detachedly followed through on his promise-- not only that, but he went through brutal lengths to do so. Anything to protect them, to keep them sane]

I just wanted to get us all through it.

[He seems oblivious to Billy for a moment, then something seems to click in his brain and he drops the professional demeanor, frowns, then seems to shrug that off as well]

But enough about that. It's hardly the most stimulating topic.

[major-west.livejournal.com]

Very well.

(( OOC ))

[some-kinda-hero.livejournal.com]

(( Thread/action/summarize? ))

Rube did nothing! D: And is confused!

[onderhaus.livejournal.com]

Who shit in your oatmeal?

[Private]

[impure-tale.livejournal.com]

I'm afraid I have not felt very social of late, mon ami.

You know I would offer something, but I fear we're in the same boat, you and I.

(( OOC ))

[major-west.livejournal.com]

Up to you!

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[major-west.livejournal.com]

Is something wrong?

Same boat?

[cautionarystory.livejournal.com]

Wouldn't you like to know.

I LOVE YOU, RUBE

[major-west.livejournal.com]

My 'oatmeal' is perfectly fine.

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[impure-tale.livejournal.com]

I am restless and at a loss for what to do.

I can't write, Henry.

And that flood did nothing to help.

[Private]

[major-west.livejournal.com]

This place leaves few options.

What happened?

[Private]

[impure-tale.livejournal.com]

The Doctor came back.

[Private]

[major-west.livejournal.com]

Is that really so bad?

[Private]

[impure-tale.livejournal.com]

Is Adams's coddling Charlie Prince really as bad as you say?

[Private]

[major-west.livejournal.com]

Piss off.