20 [video; private, moderately difficult hack]

Aug 03, 2010 22:55

Sometimes I almost like living here. I feel less set apart when it seems like everyone else is a freak, too.

[He smiles a little, and shuts the feed off.]

[About half an hour later, it switches on again, still locked, as Jack's hand slams down on the button in a desperate effort to keep himself upright against his table. The effort fails, and ( Read more... )

should have listened to elaine, more lightning than expected, ow my dna, transposons on crack, dadclair?, not a big talker, "genetics", don't do durgs, sinclair you douchelord, ride the tigah, that jack never shuts up, the "oh shit" operon

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[audio//hacked] worldentire August 4 2010, 04:42:35 UTC
[very quietly]

I told you you wouldn't want t'start off with three.

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[audio] kindly_done August 4 2010, 04:47:33 UTC
[Jack silently vows to one day create an encryption that Sinclair can't crack. In the meantime...]

I didn't start with it. I just didn't wait.

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[audio] worldentire August 4 2010, 04:49:52 UTC
I meant upgradin' straight t'three. Two wouldn't have, ah... knocked you down so fast.

...Need help?

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[audio] kindly_done August 4 2010, 04:51:21 UTC
What I don't need is someone coming up so I can accidentally kill them!

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[audio] worldentire August 4 2010, 04:53:46 UTC
[snort] I doubt you'd kill me, son. Do yourself a favour and pull somethin' rubber out've the closet, should calm it a bit. Maybe gloves or somethin'.

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[audio-->video] kindly_done August 4 2010, 04:59:30 UTC
I don't want to risk hurting anyone.

[A pause while he does just that. Once gloved, he switches back to video. There's a faint yellow tint to the whites of his eyes, and every hair on his head is standing on end.]

...Better.

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[audio] worldentire August 4 2010, 05:01:55 UTC
. . .

Son, the next time I tell you t'take it easy, will you listen t'me, damnit?

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[video] kindly_done August 4 2010, 05:06:41 UTC
[He probably doesn't intend for his strained smile to have that wolfish note.]

But I'm not going to lose any more fights.

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[audio] worldentire August 4 2010, 05:10:20 UTC
...Just how much have you had?

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[video] kindly_done August 4 2010, 05:21:35 UTC
Just the ones you gave me.

[...In rather quick succession.]

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[audio] worldentire August 4 2010, 05:23:45 UTC
How fast? You look like you're been splicin' for more than a week in less than a day.

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[audio] kindly_done August 4 2010, 05:26:03 UTC
[He chews his lower lip for a moment.]

I started about twenty minutes ago.

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[audio] worldentire August 4 2010, 05:27:40 UTC
[a stunned silence.]

...Jack, are you tryin' t'kill yourself?

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[video] kindly_done August 4 2010, 05:32:00 UTC
[Blink.]

No. I'm not dead.

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[audio] worldentire August 4 2010, 05:35:12 UTC
[Another stunned silence.]

... I'm very tempted not t'give you another goddamn plasmid if you're goin' t'do somethin' as incredibly stupid as that.

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[video] kindly_done August 4 2010, 05:39:43 UTC
[Jack abruptly turns red and clams up.]

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