Multipup post.

[the_less_perfect]

Leo Fudou is hypnotised by the bar's television.

Currently playing is Tentacle of our Waves, in which a pink squid (which, Leo gathers from the scenario playing out, is considered somewhat fetching) is fending off two suitors, one of which is her father, although neither knows it.

There's an abandoned book next to him, with text in an odd language on the front. It seems to have been forgotten about.


Atton Rand is on his back in the rafters, fiddling with a device of some kind.

It looks a bit like a car engine crossed with an accordion, and every so often it splutters out a series of blue sparks and makes a rather unpleasant grinding noise. Atton makes a few shushing sounds every time it does.

"Calm down," he mumbles after a particularly violent spray of sparks (followed, perhaps oddly, by a spray of purple glitter).

Comments

Leo

[ostro_goth]

"Oh," Teja says. "Television about squid! I had not seen any of that for quite a while."

He had met Lily Kane during her original marathon watching session, years ago, when he was but new to the bar.

"Would you mind if I watch it with you, for a while?"

Re: Leo

[the_less_perfect]

"By all means," Leo says without looking around, tilting his head to one side.

... How on earth did something like this ever get created?

[ostro_goth]

"Once, when I was but new to this place, I thought all television was solely of squid," Teja volunteers.

[the_less_perfect]

"I - gather that it's not," Leo says, although he does sound entirely sure of this, "but the television here seems to be predominantly squid-based."

[ostro_goth]

"Unless it is football," Teja says, "which may mean two very different sports from the future."

[the_less_perfect]

"In my time, on Earth, 'football' generally refers to the eleven-man team sport involving kicking a ball into a goal? I know a fair amount of countries use it to refer to a sport with armour and a more - aerodynamic ball."

Beat.

"We don't have either sport on Makai."

[ostro_goth]

"Indeed," Teja says, "those are the sports I was thinking of. And the second sort of football uses a ball that is none, owing to its lack of roundness."

Atton

[no_mere_marble]

Antinoos is lounging on a sofa by the fireplace, still not decided what he wants to take home to his world, to try and cheat history.

He has opened the door a few times, and there are always the same hetaira in blue passing, and the same cream coloured cat jumping off a roof when he peeks, so he knows no time is passing while he ponders and hesitates.

Once again, somebody is in the rafters. "Are you repairing the sound system as well?" he asks the man causing the rather alarming sparks.

Re: Atton

[stuck_mynock]

"The sound system? Huh? No," Atton replies, a little gruffly, "if this makes much in the way of sound, it means that something is wrong."

[no_mere_marble]

"What is it for, then?" Antinoos asks. "And why are there so many machines in the rafters?"

[stuck_mynock]

"Engine. The glitter is to make it prettier."

[no_mere_marble]

"Engine for what?" Antinoos asks.

As is clear from his clothes, he's from a very ancient time.

[stuck_mynock]

"Speeder bike. I have a custom one," Atton grins, "but the engine's burnt out."

Atton

[presspasskey]

It's the sparks that catch Lois' attention.

Also the glitter, some of which lands on her.

"...What. The hell."

Always eloquent.

Re: Atton

[stuck_mynock]

"The glitter," Atton says gravely, "is to make it pretty."

[presspasskey]

"But it's on me. And there were sparks. Those can't be for making it prettier."

[stuck_mynock]

"You can't know that," Atton says mournfully.

Beat.

"The sparks aren't intentional."

[presspasskey]

"I can guess, because sparks are never for pretty unless you're setting off fireworks.

And I'm guessing even in this place those would not be appreciated indoors."

[stuck_mynock]

"I think everyone would appreciate indoor fireworks."

Atton

[landlesslord]

The noises and sparks are eyed with some alarm. The glitter...not so much.

"I don't think it's listening."

Re: Atton

[stuck_mynock]

"It will," Atton says confidently, "or I'll stab it. Nothing could go wrong."

Re: Atton

[landlesslord]

Nothing could go wrong.

Guy wonders if the noises might suggest otherwise.

"Forgive me if I do not have such confidence that you will vanquish whatever creature you have up there."

Re: Atton

[stuck_mynock]

"That's only because you're full of hate," Atton says absently, "glitter'll help with that."

Re: Atton

[landlesslord]

"Glitter will help with being full of hate?" Guy is also doubtful about this statement.

"Perhaps it might help with your problem instead."

Re: Atton

[stuck_mynock]

"No," Atton says, extracting the glitter from the device. "It'll help you! Trust me."

Look, he's sprinkling it on you, Guy! Helpfully.