Life Support

[leadinghome]

Once again, the chairs are set, the snacks are picked, and the friendly listeners are discreetly hanging about. It's that time again...



LIFE SUPPORT

- Feeling lost and lonely?

- Bored or hungry?

- New to Milliways?

- Needing something to do tonight?

Pull a chair, sit a while, everyone's welcome!



Tonight's entertainment is an assortment of coloring books and board games: take your pick.



[ Open until the next one, all tags will be picked by at least one of the life support staff. Thread-hopping is also encouraged. ]

Comments

[a1enzo]

Enzo has arranged a browser cookie and an organic one on a plate together, and is photographing them.

[leadinghome]

"School project?" He's being curiously watched by a Connor.

[a1enzo]

"Sort of. I finally told the other Guardians about Users, and I'm finishing up my report on them. My first report." He sighs. "There's way more than I can fit in just one."

[leadinghome]

"Did you mention the ones with superpowers yet?" I will take 'cans of worms' for 500, Alex.

[a1enzo]

"Nah. I probably will soon, but it's not like there aren't sprites with powers. I need to cover the basics. Matter, and Earth, and how humans are different from sprites. How you're the same, too."

[leadinghome]

"People, with minds and feelings and dreams." He nods. "So you're starting with pictures."

[a1enzo]

"Well, I already wrote the report. I mostly need pictures of humans, but I figured I can use some other comparison shots."

[leadinghome]

"Don't forget to take a few of plants too." He nods. "People might like it. Plants and flowers."

[a1enzo]

"Oh, yeah, definitely. That'll be a later report, though."

[leadinghome]

"And then what, everyday stuff like books? Showers? I think computer-people would be weirded out about the idea of cleaning up with -water-." Short circuit city!

[a1enzo]

"They're more likely to be weirded out by water, period. They're weirded out by the whole thing."

[leadinghome]

"Well, besides weirded, are they taking it well? Finding out there's a whole world of humans and human things?"

[a1enzo]

"Better than they might've. Thank goodness for Cubefall. I built the heck out of the construction toys; I needed the luck."

[guppy_sandhu]

"Hey Enzo. Graphics project?" Guppy asks, coming over.

[a1enzo]

"The User report. Probably won't use this for the first one, but it's a good comparison shot."

[guppy_sandhu]

"Cool." Guppy says. "Do you need any others?"

[a1enzo]

"Actually, could I get some of you? Close-ups of your skin and your hair?"

[guppy_sandhu]

"Sure." Guppy says. "Let's move away from the group."

[a1enzo]

"Thanks," says Enzo, complying. "I'm trying to get the full colour range, and different kinds of hair. Haven't got any as curly as yours yet."

[guppy_sandhu]

"Cool. I'd offer to let you photograph the kids, but I'm not sure Fran would be too pleased volunteering them for this project."

[a1enzo]

"I'm not really doing portraits anyway, not for this part. Not like you can tell who it's a picture of from a patch of arm or something."

[guppy_sandhu]

"Oh I see." Guppy says. "Do skin tones work the same way in your world?"

[a1enzo]

"Not really sure what you're asking," Enzo admits.

[guppy_sandhu]

"Like... is the skin colour of offspring usually a mix of the parents?"

[a1enzo]

"Oh, yeah. I mean, you've seen Mairi. She's got Dot's red and green variables and Bob's blue."