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i_speak_softly) wrote2011-10-02 09:51 am
i_speak_softly) wrote2011-10-02 09:51 am
Fifty-First Theory [Written/Voice/Action]
[This morning, instead of going for his usual run, Don settles himself at his desk in the back room. The door is open and a pencil is poked thoughtfully between his teeth. When he begins to write, it isn't filtered, but courtesy of a translation-shield, anyone trying to read the entry will see something that looks more like a Danish cryptogram than anything intelligible. It's a code Don uses for his private notes: only his brothers or an extraordinarily gifted linguist would have a hope of being able to figure it out.]
BGTVULWG - Wvlz hltwqszu bluul kgf bj svg hblfl. Bj ilkqtblf bqs q lu zu lb pvwblu WJDLUQ, gs bj zpflh bqzzal tgulf bqs zlwh, lkulf vu bj nvhbl iglu nl f q lu vg gs lt vwh.
[A little later in the morning, Don leaves the following message.]
Filtered to everyone he can think of that he would consider a friend || Unhackable
All my friends here in Luceti... would you say a few words about yourself? For my notes.
[Much later, in the evening, Don goes out for his run. Now that Shredder is gone, he's allowed to go out after dark again. He knows he doesn't have long before the nights get too cold for this, so he's going to enjoy it while he can.]
((OOC: On Ami's suggestion, Don is working on the in-game equivalent of a timeline and a CR chart.))
BGTVULWG - Wvlz hltwqszu bluul kgf bj svg hblfl. Bj ilkqtblf bqs q lu zu lb pvwblu WJDLUQ, gs bj zpflh bqzzal tgulf bqs zlwh, lkulf vu bj nvhbl iglu nl f q lu vg gs lt vwh.
[A little later in the morning, Don leaves the following message.]
Filtered to everyone he can think of that he would consider a friend || Unhackable
All my friends here in Luceti... would you say a few words about yourself? For my notes.
[Much later, in the evening, Don goes out for his run. Now that Shredder is gone, he's allowed to go out after dark again. He knows he doesn't have long before the nights get too cold for this, so he's going to enjoy it while he can.]
((OOC: On Ami's suggestion, Don is working on the in-game equivalent of a timeline and a CR chart.))
[Action]
... You never do so on purpose. And you are... easier than most people to deal with... [... Probably because Don goes out of his way to accomodate him.]
... thank you for loving me, at least. You... you make me feel... less alone.
[Action]
Same.
[Well, probably not exactly. But having someone who loves him like this makes him feel connected, grounded, in a way his family could never give him.]
[Action]
... I imagine I must be... d-difficult at times, too. [He smiles, but it's a little self-depreciating.
Oh, if he only knew...]
[Action]
[Action]
Not too difficult, I hope?
[Action]
Worth the trouble.
[... Should he say "I'm joking"? How could that not come off as an insult?]
[Action]
... I try to be, at least...
[Action]
Ready to go back inside?
[Action]
[... Don might find that the discussion will go better than expected. A certain scientist has been doing a lot of research on turtle biology...
Still, Robert stands, moving aside so that Don can get up unencumbered.]
[Action]
[Action]
Random displays of prowess like that never fail to take Robert aback.
... He's just going to get up the sort of pathetic way, dusting his lab coat off reflexively.]
... You always manage to make that sort of thing look effortless.
[Action]
[Action]
... I would be delighted.
For now... [He takes Don's hand in his own and points himself in the direction of home.]