08: If you give a genius a tribble, he'll want to keep them all

[man_genius]

[ooc:Strikes are still readable if you squint]

Ah Derrick?

About our pet rule...

You know how much I hate dogs

...It followed me home I swear

Admit it, they're less trouble than BOSS and that was YOUR IDEA

I promise I'll feed them all and figure out a way to fix them I swear, I think they're bad news but I still want to keep them so, please

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[burntorangesky]

So that is what they are called.

[Pause]

All of them?

[man_genius]

I--yes. Tribbles. I'm sure of it.

Well ideally no, but I can't just abandoned the little guys! They're so cute and fuzzy and soft. What if somebody ate them! Or ran them over! Used them for toupees!

[burntorangesky]

It seems rather an odd name for the creatures.

I don't think they are in much danger of being run over--stepped on, perhaps. But I take your point. [She just wanted to make sure he wouldn't try to take 'her' tribbles away :|b]

[man_genius]

Really? It just seemed to fit.

If you accidentally step on one, just pick it up and pet it. They seem to have a resilient internal structure. [I think he has enough for now lol]

BTW, help me convince Derrick that we should keep them!

[bloody_pens]

Do you realize they'll be filling up the house?! Do you really love those hairy balls that much?

loooooooool

[man_genius]

But Der-rick! They're everywhere already, so why fight the inevitable?

Yes.

BALLLLLLLLSSSSS

[bloody_pens]

Because I'd like to be able to live in my house without it being filled with HAIRY BALLS.

There's hairy balls on your pillow, Derrick

[man_genius]

Man-twin? You're fixating.

Think of it as living with hundreds of living pillows that love you unconditionally and nuzzle you when you're sad.

[ISSUES. He has them.]

[enchainement]

They bested the paper crane flotilla.

[man_genius]

Nothing can outwit Trill-zilla!

[enchainement]

A mob of tribbles. Like sheep!

[man_genius]

Better than sheep! A treeload of Tribbles?

[spandexisyouth]

They are very soothing! I wonder if Lotus would like a pet.

[ice_echani]

I think a better question would be if he would like many pets.

[spandexisyouth]

Many pets?

[ice_echani]

Their rate of reproduction is something I would not have thought possible. If you bring one home, I suspect that soon you will have dozens.

[live_ringer]

If you're that much of a fan, care to take my share?

[Sorry, Derrick.]

genius is disappoint

[man_genius]

What do you have against furry cooing things, name-twin?

They are ttly cramping Gene's style, man.

[live_ringer]

It's nothing personal. But my place is hardly big enough for me. You don't want me squashing the little hairballs every two steps, do you?

He just needs to let them coo in his ears and then he'll be tranq'd into accepting them

[man_genius]

At the rate they're reproducing, you may not have a choice.