video ; @thundaga

[astraphilia]

[ hello and welcome to Boredom Hours, sponsored by one too many midafternoon beers and a perpetual inability to not immediately make his ennui everyone else's problem. today's host is... Reno!

when the video starts, it's to a shockingly decently framed shot of Reno doing the hooligan squat on the front stoop of his apartment building. he's got a lit cigarette hanging from his mouth, and once he's sure that the video is rolling he takes a long drag of it before he speaks. ]

Sup. I'm Reno. Some of ya may know me from my colorful past as "guy who got yanked into pool by tentacle monster."

[ probably nobody knows him that way but it's fine. we are not concerned with strict veracity here. Reno blows a neat smoke ring and grins the kind of grin that means he knows he's being a pain in the ass. ]

I was thinkin', y'know, there's only so many of us. Probably ain't a bad idea to get to know each other, right? [ he gestures with his cigarette as he speaks as if to underscore his words. ] We need some conversation starters. Some icebreakers, y'know? Everybody's favorite highlight from their corporate bonding retreats.

So! [ he holds up a hand to count on.

one finger. ] Two truths and a lie. Post 'em, let other people guess. I'll leave mine too. Shoutout to the blond girlie who had that party a couple months back for this one.

[ two fingers. ] Hot or not. Or smash or pass, whatever you wanna call it. Post yourself and let people vote, if you're brave. Or post your friends if you want to fuck around. You can all see my face right now so count that as my submission.

[ three fingers. ] Creativity exercise, open prompt. You can go anywhere, be anybody, do anything you want. The world ain't ending and there's no war or whatever the hell going on. Who are you and what are you doing? [ brief smoke break, and then Reno stubs the butt out on the cement, exhaling as he says, ] Me, I wanna make mediocre coffee for minimum wage and not worry about shit except makin' rent.

[ and lastly, four fingers. ] "Reno, this is fuckin' stupid and I don't want to do it." Okay, nobody's got a gun to your head. We ain't even got guns here. Do what you want.

[ his four fingers curl in so he can offer a cheerful, if a bit manic, thumbs-up before he reaches out to turn off the video.

just before he touches the button, though, he pauses as if something just occurred to him— ] Oh, shit—also, drop map pins for your favorite restaurant in this place. I'm in the market for new eats, bonus points if it's spicy.

[ okay, now he's gone. ]

Comments

[fauned]

oh if hes going to be confused about it, that's even funnier
has he never been tucked in before or something????

[icanfixer]

IT IS SIMPLY NOT OUR NORMAL ROUTINE IS ALL
BETWEEN THE TWO OF US I AM CERTAIN HE HAS BEEN TUCKED IN FAR MORE TIMES THAN I

[ mr nest kid... mr well off... he probably enjoyed it before his family cut their heads off. ]

[fauned]

( wait hold on )

YOU'VE NEVER BEEN TUCKED IN BEFORE?

( conclusions: jumped )

[icanfixer]

NAY, I HAVE NOT

[ ????????????? probably. anyway ??????????? why ]

[fauned]

im bringing all the quilts and comforters i can carry to the bookstore

( she does not know where she lives so this is the next best thing obviously. netzach can have it later. )

i am the MASTER of tucking people in

[icanfixer]

THERE IS A MASTERY FOR IT??????????

[fauned]

of course there is!
and i, professor calloway, would know more than anyone regarding the art

im sure they wont mind if we use a bit of space

[icanfixer]

[ wow....... she's gotta be so ready for tucking sinclair in tonight. ]

LET US MEET POSTHASTE THEN!!!!!!!!
I WISH TO LEARN FROM THE MASTER HERSELF SO THAT MY FRIEND IS AT HIS MOST COMFORTABLE!!!!!!

[ even if... he won't be... he'll be embarrassed and confused... it isn't the first or the last time she'll be climbing into his bed but that doesn't make it any easier... ]

[fauned]

race you to the bookstore?

[icanfixer]

ALLOW ME TO REASSURE YOUNG SINCLAIR I SHALL ONLY BE OUT TO LEARN A NEW TRICK AND RETURN ONCE I AM DONE

[ since she's beefing with kromer above.

... okay. ]

I SHALL SEE THEE THERE

[fauned]

sure! whatever you need. it wont be long anyway. i have this feeling you'll be a quick learner on the subject!

( she definitely has the spirit for it. )

soon enough, i'll be surpassed.. and my role as a mentor can finally end....

[icanfixer]

[ yessssss yaaaaaaaay she's gonna have tucking in lessons yaaaaaay ]

AND THEN I SHALL TEACH OTHERS WHAT THOU HATH TAUGHT ME!!!!!!!!!!!

[ except she won't retire she'll keep teaching people how to tuck i guess. anyway she might spend some more time with her bestie before she leaves but she'll go sit and wait at the bookstore for fearne. ]

text > action

[fauned]

( can they even get in... they'll find a way.

anyway, she wants to make good on the whole 'bring as many blankets and quilts as she can carry' thing, so of COURSE she's here as a beast of burden. ya girl has a strength of 7 otherwise. no cart, only horse and the meticulous draping of sheet after sheet on her back and the singular one left still between her teeth.

the shapechange gets dropped the moment she gets to the door, her whole pile plummeting on the ground behind her. the one she's still biting at least gets taken out and held properly..... )

Is the door open?

1/2

[icanfixer]

[ soooooooo cool as ever fearne. ]

It will be!

[ don't worry girl she's got it, check this shit out.

...

the bookstore's door will be fixed like, overnight, so there's no harm in shoulderbashing it open and also what are the chances that angela's even in here, zero to none, don's rearing back and slamming that door right open it is shaking in its hinges and the bell at the top is clattering like hell!!!!!!!! ]

Perdona la entrada abrupta, but Don Quixote hath arrived!!!!!!!!!

2/2

[icanfixer]

[ ...

...

staring at angela, then leaning backwards to fearne: ]

I am seeing a specter, I fear.

closes my fucking eyes

[worldexecute]

( angela looks up from her phone

stares. stares. sets her phone down and tries to look like she hasn't been living here for the past few days-- )

If you knocked, I would have opened the door for you. What the hell are you doing?

[fauned]

( sorry what was that she's busy admiring the fact that she just bodied that door? lock picks what? )

Huh? I know the place is kinda haunted but - ( since she's outside, she just peeks around the now VERY open door to see.. one of the biggest uh ohs ever. )

What are you doing here?

( ????? yeah. counter question. that'll work. )

[worldexecute]

( ...um. )

That's not important. Answer me.

[icanfixer]

[ who needs a thief when you have a barbarian and etc. ]

Miss Fearne is going to tuck me in.

[fauned]

( she's now pointing at the rather large pile of blankets she's accumulated outside. see! )

Do you want to be tucked in too?

[worldexecute]

( you two have homes.... )

I appreciate the offer, but just pretend I'm not here and you haven't seen me. ( going back to... to........ she doesn't know she's been discovered she's off balance now-- ) Are you planning on sleeping here as well, or is this just an exercise?

[icanfixer]

Only an exercise! I must return home after and tuck in Young Sinclair as well, when the time has come. But a nap may be permissible to whittle the day away.

[ okay she's tugging some of the blankets inside she's a gentleman after all. to their nap... rather, the booknook. ]

[fauned]

( seeing that don has started to move some of the blankets in, she's going to throw the singular one in her hands to join the ones over at the little nook. helping! )

Are you working on a secret thing? ( why else would she not want people to know she's here.. ) You might as well join in since we got all of the stuff over anyway. I could tuck you both in!

[worldexecute]

( maybe a girl just wants to live among books just like she deserves to huh totally bereft of companionship HUH MAYBE-- )

...Sure. Yes, I am. ( she'll figure out what it is later. ) Are you so keen on taking all of my firsts, Fearne?

( neither of you misconstrue this or she swears to the wings-- )

[icanfixer]

Has she taken thy first kiss?!

[ sorry ]