[Video]

[shippingmath]

[When the SFC turns on, there’s no one in view. The only thing that can be seen, in fact, is a stretch of beach up on the island. A few yards away from the recording, there is something sitting on the sand. It’s hard to say exactly what it is, but it looks pretty mechanical.

Somewhere offscreen, there’s talking.]

You ready for this?

Born ready. Let’s do this shit.

Right. T-minus five, four, three, two…

[And then it explodes.]


[OOC: Green is Tech, orange is Dirk. Responses will be coming from both of them.]

Comments

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[terribubblykoi]

Do it again!

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[shippingmath]

Maybe another time. Got to get more info before we do another test.

Nice to know that someone appreciates the finer things in life.

[Explosions are definitely finer things in life, okay.]

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[terribubblykoi]

Hurry it up! It looks like a real whale of a time, but it's no good if it's over so quickly.

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[shippingmath]

It's an experiment, not fucking fireworks. You can't rush science. Or perfection.

[terribubblykoi]

See, you just shared your problem right there. If you're going to do an experiment like that, you should make it a real show.

[shippingmath]

How about I just make a show and then keep my experiments separate. Fireworks are simple compared to this.

[terribubblykoi]

That's a great idea! I'm practically bubbling over with excitement already!

[ She's also smooshing her face ridiculously close to the SFC. Who knows why. ]

[shippingmath]

Yeah, well, you'll have to wait until the New Year for the show. It's traditional,and shit.

[Wow, that's really close. He may have to avoid talking to her in person, if she always goes that close.]

[terribubblykoi]

Oh, glub. So when's the human new year happen?

[shippingmath]

Month and a half from now. Not too long, if you possess an iota of patience.

[terribubblykoi]

Oh, glub again. Patience is overrated, but I don't have any other choice, now do I?

[shippingmath]

I'd say patience is underappreciated. It seems we'll just have to disagree on that. But yes, you'll still have to wait.

[terribubblykoi]

[ Huff! ]

Then I'll just have to really look forward to it, huh? See you around, pointy sunglasses human!

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[dotthedisconnect]

[Not exactly the reaction he was expecting, but not a bad one nonetheless.]

Eventually, maybe. I'm afraid we only had one explosive prepared, and, well...

[The beach is still smoking in the background.]

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[terribubblykoi]

You didn't plan that one out as well as you should have. You should have been ready to put on a whole show.

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[dotthedisconnect]

To be fair, it was a semi-functional experiment. We just felt that the network might want to share in our endeavor.

[terribubblykoi]

So when you get your flippers on a more fully functional experiment, it'll be even betta?

[dotthedisconnect]

Undoubtedly! It's already been brought to my attention that we should invest in finer recording equipment, so if nothing else the feed will be more realistic.

[terribubblykoi]

You should make it a whole blockbuster movie event.

[dotthedisconnect]

Short of a thorough documentary, I'm not sure there's quite enough substance here to manage that. Perhaps something more along the lines of...slow motion filming?

[terribubblykoi]

Like the nature documentaries with the frog lusii catching stray trolls to eat?

[ SUDDENLY EXCITED. ]

That'd be fintastic!

[dotthedisconnect]

[Tech scratches his head.]

You think so?

[terribubblykoi]

Can you think of something better right off the top of your funny alien pan? I don't think so.

[dotthedisconnect]

I'm not sure the fact that we can't think of anything better on our "alien pans" is necessarily a badge of quality.

[terribubblykoi]

It's really close enough, I think, don't you?