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wildestlands2021-11-23 08:59 pm
tr1xx) wrote in wildestlands2021-11-23 08:59 pm
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making your insomnia everyone else's problem [video]
[ It's late, like, super late. Like 'if any of us had a clock to go off it'd probably read 3am' kind of late. The stars are shining clear in the sky and the only light on the feed is from the Heartstone, not even a fire. Wherever Cammie's settled, she's not right next to anyone else in the group for some reason or another.
Cammie is also, notably, not on any watch rotation. Also also, she's totally human, aka: neither nocturnal, nor able to get by without sleeping at all. She's fastening her ears back around her ponytail, as the live feed starts, which means she probably at least gave sleeping a go—there's even some makeshift blankets wrapped around her shoulders—but she's awake now, looking tired as anything but perky, too. Only the particular observant may note the slightly haunted look beneath the teenage bravado and energetic way she speaks. ]
Christ, I'm bored. What's a girl s'posed to do around here when it's too dark an' cold out to go on a walk or somethin', eh? Call me addicted to technology all ye like, but the Ether's a blessin' when—
[ She coughs, does not finish that sentence. She admits she's up because of nightmares and precedent from home tells her someone will stage an intervention. ]
Anyway. Some of youse must still be up, aye? Anyone wanna play like— what did people play before the Ether... —2 truths 1 lie? Truth or dare? Hell, I'd say 20 questions but I think the multiverse makes that kinda complicated. Imagine someone picks somethin' only found in their universe. Practically amounts to cheatin' and ye might not even know ye doin' it.
...but, seriously, I'm goin' out of my mind doin' nothin' right now, surely I cannae be the only one?
[ There's a nonzero chance this broadcast wakes up people who weren't, actually, already awake at 3am, but Cammie's decided that's worth the risk right now. Sorry everyone. ]
Cammie is also, notably, not on any watch rotation. Also also, she's totally human, aka: neither nocturnal, nor able to get by without sleeping at all. She's fastening her ears back around her ponytail, as the live feed starts, which means she probably at least gave sleeping a go—there's even some makeshift blankets wrapped around her shoulders—but she's awake now, looking tired as anything but perky, too. Only the particular observant may note the slightly haunted look beneath the teenage bravado and energetic way she speaks. ]
Christ, I'm bored. What's a girl s'posed to do around here when it's too dark an' cold out to go on a walk or somethin', eh? Call me addicted to technology all ye like, but the Ether's a blessin' when—
[ She coughs, does not finish that sentence. She admits she's up because of nightmares and precedent from home tells her someone will stage an intervention. ]
Anyway. Some of youse must still be up, aye? Anyone wanna play like— what did people play before the Ether... —2 truths 1 lie? Truth or dare? Hell, I'd say 20 questions but I think the multiverse makes that kinda complicated. Imagine someone picks somethin' only found in their universe. Practically amounts to cheatin' and ye might not even know ye doin' it.
...but, seriously, I'm goin' out of my mind doin' nothin' right now, surely I cannae be the only one?
[ There's a nonzero chance this broadcast wakes up people who weren't, actually, already awake at 3am, but Cammie's decided that's worth the risk right now. Sorry everyone. ]
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Got it in one! I'm Glasgow girl, me, so y'know, second most obvious place I coulda been from but not Edinburgh. Shame, thought I might catch someone who didnae know better. Cannae count the times Americans have made the assumption.
Got arrested for hackin' stuff. Fell for a honeypot job, real obvious in hindsight but ye know what they say about that.
[ Cammie shrugs. ]
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[ He can appreciate good hacking skills (at least good enough to be worth arresting if not to not get caught), but doesn’t think bonding over illicit activities is a good idea. ]
Okay - 1. Pineapple doesn’t belong on pizza. 2. I’m from Gotham. 3. My middle name’s Jason.
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Ooh, all equally mundane enough to be tricky. Nice.
[ She sits and thinks for a long moment, ears tilting lopsided to match. Her ears don't exactly react like real rabbit ears would, but anyone who spends long enough around her will eventually pick up the emotional cues they do show. ]
...middle name? Haven't heard've Gotham, but that makes it seem more likely to be true to me, not less. An' I'm just choosin' to believe you have the right pizza opinion here.
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[ He’s a little surprised that she hasn’t heard of Gotham City, though. It’s not quite as large as Metropolis, but it’s bigger than New York. ]
Pineapple is never a pizza topping. Gotham’s in the US, but you already knew I was American. It’s in New Jersey if that helps. My middle name’s Jackson, so that’s a point to each of us.
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Might be onea those weird little changes between universes, or my bein' shite at Geography means I somehow never heard've it.
[ She'd actually recognise Metropolis, if not from her universe—Jaime mentioned it, back on the rig. But Gotham didn't come up, so no dots connect. ]
Aye, 1-1. Okay... 1. I dropped out of school at 14. 2. My favourite colour's pink. 3. I've never actually had a pet rabbit.
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[ Because no version of him deserves that. ]
I think it’s probably 2 or 3, but I’m going to guess 1 because I hope that’s the lie.
[ It sounds mean to his ears to guess anything else that would be banking on her having dropped out. They’re not playing to win, not really. ]
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[ She makes a 'snrk' noise. ]
Do I wanna know what's so wrong with Trenton?
[ Then she waves a hand. ]
Nah, I dropped out. Never really clicked with school learnin', I'm clever but not that kinda clever, y'know? So I kinda just dived into my hackin' stuff instead.
[ She is genuinely super smart, she understands GL better than anyone beside Dr. Weller and Dr. Jha, she designed functional armour for their Holons, she's a total whizz at hacking... but school was not for her. ]
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[ That’s not a pun on hell. From what Tim understands of the UK, Hull is the sort of not-great, also-ran city that isn’t spectacular at anything, not even at being awful. It’s just sort of there. ]
Yeah… I didn’t want to guess wrong and ruin your night more than boredom. I think the real answer is 2.
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Ohhhh. Okay. Gotcha.
[ An exaggeratedly sage nod. Then a snicker. ]
Wouldn't have taken it personally, but thanks. Yeah, 2's right. Pink's my second favourite colour. Green's my first. An' for all my beggin' my dad for a rabbit we didn't really have the cash for pet upkeep.
Made a lil' robot guy instead, he's just as cute.
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[ As she built it, Tim’s sure she understands. Also, he’s stalling because this game is making him realize exactly how much of his life he doesn’t want to share as a part of this game. ]
My turn, and if you guess right you’re in the lead. 1, I speak four languages. 2, I have a motorcycle. 3, I run a charity.
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Nugget's adorable, I'd love to show him off. He didn't come to the rig with me despite always bein' with me, though, which sucks big time. This place seems to leave harmless tech alone and he has solar cells.
[ So maybe if he'd been on the rig with her he'd be here, not that she can say for sure.
Alright, 3 new facts. He said he's 18 when Kevin was asking about ages, right? So he's not too young for a motorcycle. But that does seem pretty young for a charity? Maybe? But doesn't that make it more likely? ]
...let's say the motorcycle?
If ye do speak four languages, then between you and Dan I'm gonnae start feelin' cheated by the translation tech I'm used to. Actually speaking them seems cooler.