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[rockstark]

[there's music drifting over the network this morning. loud, upbeat hip hop, to be precise. it's almost drowning out the sound of power tools. after a few minutes of this, a hand reaches into the view of the video feed and grabs a water bottle. Tony dictates idly from somewhere offscreen]

So, I think I'm getting my bearings. Thanks to those of you on the volunteer can opener brigade, that is. I gotta hand it to this place, it's like Mardi Gras with better beads. I flash my shoulder at the natives and they give me free power tools. So, uh, things are coming along. I might almost be able to make a decent pad for myself at this rate, lack of answers aside.

[what he neglects to say is that as soon as he IS settled, he'll he looking for said answers.]

One question, though. What's this I keep hearing about kids?

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no, lol, I meant I need to fill out yours

[rockstark]

Labcoats. So this is all scientific. .... You know, I think you might have just made my day.

ah lol and yes cause...bugs jumping out everything is awesome

[hecklinghare]

Well dey say it is. Not sure what's scientifical 'bout a giant piece a coral and randomly makin' everyone inta squirts but, I ain't no scientist.

[rockstark]

Could be atmospheric transmission of some kind of genetic modifiers, but that's just a really, really rough guess. I'd have to look into it a lot more, with stuff I don't exactly have yet, but it's going on my To-Do list, definitely.

One question, though: how come I'm not suddenly swimming in my jeans? [yep that sure was a pun]

[hecklinghare]

[Staaaaaaaare. Then a shrug.]

If ya say so, Mac. At least ya got somethin' ta keep ya busy.

[Small snicker. Leave comedy to the rabbits, Stark.]

Ta be all honest? Ya were prolly jus' lucky. Dese tings can be selective 'bout who dey hit.

[rockstark]

No vaccines, no grace periods, nothing like that, huh, just totally randomized? That's reassuring. [and now we're on to sarcasm!]

[hecklinghare]

[Now you are speaking Bugs' language!]

Yeap. I don't even tink dey use a pair a dice ta even da odds.

[rockstark]

Shame, really. You should see me hit a crapshoot, I'm pretty good at making my own odds.

[hecklinghare]

Oh? Well, I ain't too big on gamblin'-even wit two rabbit's feet I ain't got dat kinda luck.

[Unless he's fixed a game or three to teach someone a lesson but that's different.]