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[badinlatin]

Serenity's got about another 32 hours before they hit Ezra.

The waiting before a job is usually the worst part, and today Mal is feeling it more so than others. He's checking in with the bar when he receives an eyepatch and a watergun the likes of which he hasn't seen since that ridiculous Assassin game in April.

There's a smirk when he shoves the eyepatch into his pocket, hopping behind the bar and scrawling out a sign before asking Bar for a 3' by 5' cloth.



Mal walks out the door to the lake, damn near whistling.

[ooc: I'm on gchat for any coordinating that might want to happen. Uh. It's not a huge boat, but it'll do. I'll put up an organizing post somewhere if this gets people involved.

ETA: This thread is for any arrivals if you are participating in shenanigans.

ETA AGAIN: OOC COMMUNICATIONS.

And it continues: The Battle Thread. Onlookers welcome.

And food for the spectators. And the winner, obviously.]

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Re: TO THE VICTOR GOES THE OMNOMNOMS!

[likesthecoat]

"Such as? Just tell me something random."

Re: TO THE VICTOR GOES THE OMNOMNOMS!

[mnt_mike]

"This is my boom stick?"

Says Mike brandishing a crab leg.

Re: TO THE VICTOR GOES THE OMNOMNOMS!

[likesthecoat]

"Evil Dead Two," Ianto says, resting his chin on his hand.

Re: TO THE VICTOR GOES THE OMNOMNOMS!

[mnt_mike]

Ooookay.
Mike ponders for a moment.

"You get what everyone gets: A lifetime."

Re: TO THE VICTOR GOES THE OMNOMNOMS!

[likesthecoat]

Ianto thinks, then shakes his head. "Nope, don't know that one. I want to say What Dreams May Come but I think that's more mood than actual quotation."

Re: TO THE VICTOR GOES THE OMNOMNOMS!

[mnt_mike]

"That's from a comi...it's something a patron used to say. Have you had the chance to meet Death?"

Stampy has decided that regrouping is in order when it comes to food that fights back, so she's sulking over near daddy's palm tree.

Re: TO THE VICTOR GOES THE OMNOMNOMS!

[likesthecoat]

"No."

He cracks open a crab leg. "Bloke I used to go out with dated her, though."

Re: TO THE VICTOR GOES THE OMNOMNOMS!

[mnt_mike]

Mike blinks.

"You went out with John Constantine?"

Because seriously, Death has dated two people and there's no way in the multiverse that Ianto went out with Raph.

Re: TO THE VICTOR GOES THE OMNOMNOMS!

[likesthecoat]

"Until about two days ago, yup."

Re: TO THE VICTOR GOES THE OMNOMNOMS!

[mnt_mike]

Mike boggles.

"How the hell did I miss something like that?"

He then shakes his head.

"Nevermind, don't answer that. Instead answer me this, what happened?"

Because...dude. JOHN CONSTANTINE.

Re: TO THE VICTOR GOES THE OMNOMNOMS!

[likesthecoat]

Ianto, whose facial expressions tend to vary from "placid" to "neutral," looks embarrassed.

"I'm not in love with him so he decided to end it."

Re: TO THE VICTOR GOES THE OMNOMNOMS!

[mnt_mike]

John Constantine.
Ended a relationship because someone didn't love him.
That...that doesn't compute.
Probably because the idea of Constantine being in a relationship at all doesn't compute. Who cares what the answer of B + D equals is if in order to get to B you have to divide zero first.

"Dude. Dude that's like...dude. Do you want like...a hug?"

Re: TO THE VICTOR GOES THE OMNOMNOMS!

[likesthecoat]

"I," Ianto says quietly, "would love a hug."

Re: TO THE VICTOR GOES THE OMNOMNOMS!

[mnt_mike]

He places his plate down on the sand and crawls over to where Ianto is sitting. Mike hugs are legendary in their ability to comfort those in need. Just the right amount of pressure in just the right amount of time.

Stampy, seeing her daddy leave his plate unattended, decides that now is the best time to ninj her way over so as to get a good snuffle at the delicious treats being kept from her.

Re: TO THE VICTOR GOES THE OMNOMNOMS!

[likesthecoat]

Ianto hugs him back, tucking his head in Mike's neck. He exhales slowly.

It helps. It does.

"Stampy's in your food."

Re: TO THE VICTOR GOES THE OMNOMNOMS!

[mnt_mike]

The hug tightens.

"Yeah...I kinda figured. I might have threatened her with a live clam before the actual bake. Heh, thing nearly closed on her trunk."

Re: TO THE VICTOR GOES THE OMNOMNOMS!

[likesthecoat]

Ianto remains tucked in.

"'Kay. I won't worry about her, then."

Re: TO THE VICTOR GOES THE OMNOMNOMS!

[mnt_mike]

"Anything that doesn't kill her will learn her a good solid lesson."

Now there's a soothing back rub to go with the hug.

Re: TO THE VICTOR GOES THE OMNOMNOMS!

[likesthecoat]

"Works that way for all of us, I think."

He's quiet a moment. "You know what kills me about this? I thought we were fine. I'd just decided, like, a week before that I could really do it, really be with him, and then he goes and tells me it's over."

Re: TO THE VICTOR GOES THE OMNOMNOMS!

[mnt_mike]

Stampy prods the food with a flat foot.
The food doesn't retaliate.
She trumpets with glee, clearly she has vanquished her foe!

"But...you don't love him?"

Re: TO THE VICTOR GOES THE OMNOMNOMS!

[likesthecoat]

Ianto shakes his head. "There's no getting around that, is there."

Re: TO THE VICTOR GOES THE OMNOMNOMS!

[mnt_mike]

"Trust me when I say that I never wanted to be a romantic, but yeah...there is kinda no way to get around that."

Re: TO THE VICTOR GOES THE OMNOMNOMS!

[likesthecoat]

"Yeah." Ianto nods. "I know. I mean, I knew that."

Re: TO THE VICTOR GOES THE OMNOMNOMS!

[mnt_mike]

"I'll be honest with you, I don't have a whole lot of first hand knowledge of relationships. Most of what I know I know from tv, talking with April, and here."

Re: TO THE VICTOR GOES THE OMNOMNOMS!

[likesthecoat]

"I don't either. I've only been in love once in my life. They say you just know, yeah? And I didn't know, so I couldn't lie to him about it."