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[o8liter8]

[ Mindfang looks kind of...frazzled when she turns the feed on. Her hair's rumpled like she's slept for a month (well, okay, she did), and she has a few fancy hats piled on her head. One of the hats tumbles down as she swings the camera around, and lands in a humongous pile of bee plushes just as she turns the camera to it. ]

Okay, just whose idea of a joke was this? It's not even funny, it's just weird and pointless!

[ She might also be a little freaked out that someone managed to sneak in and do all that while she was asleep...Mindfang is used to having very good reflexes. ]

And who put the damn robot in here, anyway?

Comments

[o8liter8]

I don't think you're 8ad at 8eing a troll.
Anything takes practice, doesn't it?

[p2iioniicii2t]

II am not iinadequate iin thii2 regard??
II had not con2iidered the abiiliity two exii2t a2 a 2entiient, functiional two be 2omethiing acquiired viia experiience.

[o8liter8]

Well, yeah.
Look at how long it t8kes wigglers.
You were a ship for a very long time, weren't you? So you're sort of starting over.
Hell, you're even saying "I" now. That's progress.

[p2iioniicii2t]

Perhap2 thii2 ii2 true.

IIt wiill take 2iigniifiicantly longer for 2ome of the wiiggler2 two attaiin 2entiience than a decommii22iioned 2hiip.

[o8liter8]

Ex8ctly!
I wouldn't worry a8out it if I were you.
So hey, I have this great pile, you might know a8out it. Lots of 8ees, I figure it's your thing.
Want to hang out on it?

NOT SERIOUS AT ALL OH GOD

[aim_exorable]

[Oh hey the two trolls he is kind of pale over are going to just... bond... on a pile... Is... should he... be turned on in a pale way by this?]

[UUUUUUM]

[p2iioniicii2t]

IIt ii2 an appropriiate u2e of 2uch a piile.
IIt would otherwii2e languii2h wiithout purpo2e now that you have regaiined con2ciiou2ne22.

[o8liter8]

Can't have that.
I'll keep it open for you.

[p2iioniicii2t]

Would that iindiicate you would wii2h thii2 troll two arriive iin 2ome 2hort 2pan of tiime.
Or ii2 thii2 longer term?

[o8liter8]

Whenever you want.
I meant I'd keep it open for you in the long term, 8ut I 8n't opposed if you want to hang out right now.

[p2iioniicii2t]

II wiill acquiire reagent2 for the preparatiion of a22orted miixed alcoholiic beverage2.
After thii2, II wiill arriive at your hiive.