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Library, Tuesday

Dec 10, 2013 07:46

For all its flights of fancy, the library certainly knew when to get down to business to defeat the Huns. The books were all where they ought to be, nothing was flying around unexpectedly, and the only thing that wasn't usually in the library were the plates of gingerbread cookies that had appeared on the tables, because apparently the library had ( Read more... )

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Talk to Pandora! faithandscience December 10 2013, 15:23:56 UTC

Ooooooh.

Re: Talk to Pandora! 1stinkinpercent December 10 2013, 21:30:29 UTC

...and now he was connected with some sort of network he'd never been connected with before.

Riley waited, wondering if anyone would be home on the other end. He tilted his laptop towards Topher so the kid could see the visual phone call he'd managed to set up.

Re: Talk to Pandora! dollpocalypse December 10 2013, 21:41:34 UTC

"You can do the talking," Topher hissed, scooting his chair to an ideal spot so that he could see the screen without being able to be seen too clearly by this Tannis lady. He really didn't want to have to try to carry this conversation, but he was curious about what she'd say.

Re: Talk to Pandora! pandora_goodies December 10 2013, 21:42:23 UTC

And far away on the planet of Pandora, in the city of Sanctuary, the screen on Dr. Patricia Tannis' desk... beeped at her.

She didn't like it.

But she pushed some buttons and picked up the incoming call from an unknown source. And then she squinted at the unfamiliar figures on her screen. Random human beings. What. Why.

She adjusted the goggles atop her head and demanded to know, "What is the meaning of this?"

Re: Talk to Pandora! 1stinkinpercent December 10 2013, 21:46:31 UTC

These were probably two of the last people that should make first contact with anyone from another world. It was bound not to go well.

"Uh, hi!" Riley said, giving the screen a little wave. "Are you Patricia Tannis?"

Hopefully he hadn't dialed some far off pizza place...

Re: Talk to Pandora! pandora_goodies December 10 2013, 21:54:55 UTC

"Yes," Tannis replied, "and you have no right to intrude on me like this! I am in the middle of very serious research and I am no mood for the kind of nosebleeds this kind of uninvited social interaction will bring!"

Whoa there.

Re: Talk to Pandora! 1stinkinpercent December 10 2013, 21:59:55 UTC

Riley blinked. She was obviously a total sweetheart, wasn't she?

"Uh, I'm sorry to interrupt but I think we've got some tech from your world here on this...planet."

So weird to say, so weird.

"And some the tech brought some of your people here and they're digging."

So descriptive, Riley. And so helpful!

Re: Talk to Pandora! pandora_goodies December 10 2013, 22:03:11 UTC

"That is exactly none of my concern," Tannis declared, shaking her head like she was very set on it. She reached for the buttons by the screen again. "Do not disturb me again. Goodbye!"

The call ended.

Re: Talk to Pandora! 1stinkinpercent December 10 2013, 22:04:33 UTC

Riley leaned back and watched the connection cut out.

"That went well," he said, making a face. "Dammit."

Riley sighed and rubbed his eyes. Stupid Patricia Tannis.

Re: Talk to Pandora! dollpocalypse December 10 2013, 22:06:53 UTC

"That was kind of rude," Topher remarked, blinking at the screen like he couldn't believe that had just happened.

Then he shrugged. "Well. We tried."

Pause. "Can I keep the communicator?"

Re: Talk to Pandora! electrocynic December 10 2013, 22:15:16 UTC

"No, you fucking can't, you twit," Electroclash drawled as she made her way over. Of course she'd been listening in on this whole thing. "It can still be useful in more competent hands."

Re: Talk to Pandora! 1stinkinpercent December 10 2013, 22:16:42 UTC

Riley looked up at that voice and immediately rolled his eyes.

"Go away," he groused, shaking his head. "I'll keep the communicator since I'm probably the most competent one here."

He thought so, at least.

Re: Talk to Pandora! dollpocalypse December 10 2013, 22:20:20 UTC

"I'm pretty sure you shouldn't call your students twits," Topher told Electroclash, looking... almost slightly stung? "But more importantly, no, I made it work and found out who Tannis was, just as a reminder."

Re: Talk to Pandora! electrocynic December 10 2013, 22:25:13 UTC

"Yes, and then she refused to talk to you," Electroclash shot back. "So bloody hurrah to your skills there, kid. As for whose the most competent one here, I can do what you just did, now that I've seen you do it."

Because she could just use your powers to essentially hit redial.

"And I won't make as much of a fucking mess of it, either, because I'm not as bad with people as you two."

Ahahahaha.

Re: Talk to Pandora! 1stinkinpercent December 10 2013, 22:27:49 UTC

"No, you're worse," Riley said, shaking his head. "I didn't see you making any attempt to do a darn thing today, you know. It was me and it was him. You were over there, just watching us."

Yes, he'd seen that, Electroclash.

"So, congratulations on doing nothing."

Re: Talk to Pandora! dollpocalypse December 10 2013, 22:31:54 UTC

"Yeah!" Topher agreed, but he didn't want to fail Electroclash's class halfway through senior year, so he left his rebuttal at that. "But just so we're clear, the poor people skills were all him."

Whose side were you on, Topher?

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