because one space badass isn't enough ink_city possible spoils in comments.

[highdefinition]

So you must be under the impression that I'm glad to be here.

Guess again, sugar.

If you think switching me out into this ink spattered wasteland is going to be your idea of fun and my idea of "therapeutic" then you have another thing coming.

I have to be back by opening, and make sure I get my share of "Chutes and Ladders" out of Candyland while I'm at it, so unless you know how to rewrite code, then I will be going nowhere.

Comments

[wrex_it_krogan]

There's something real therapeutic about ramming a merc.

[highdefinition]

I could say the same for an oversized, buzzing, monstrous cybug boss, give or take.

I wouldn't miss the swarms though.

[wrex_it_krogan]

I'd take a merc over a geth swarm any day...or whatever's a cybug.

[highdefinition]

Cybugs are mindless swarms, virus-like. Their bosses, similarly so, only bigger and meaner.

How bad are these mercs you're thinking of? I wouldn't put it past programming to try and work two player competitive out on us.

[wrex_it_krogan]

Sounds exactly like collectors.

[Ugh, hate those guys.

Also wait is she a cyborg?]

A number of them: Eclipse, Blue Suns, all of them easy pickings.

[highdefinition]

Enough to knock you on your backside?

[ Sounds like a game she'd like to play. ]

[wrex_it_krogan]

If you don't have the backbone.

[highdefinition]

And which game is this?

[ Because genuinely interested. ]

[jiminyjaminy]

I'm starting to think these mundanes don't really know how our games work...

[highdefinition]

Oh no, they know, half-pint.



They just don't care.

[jiminyjaminy]

Well that's just downright rude of them!

[highdefinition]

You think?

[ Taking a seat, she runs a hand right through her hair with an exasperated look. Muns are difficult. She'd rather be on the boss level right now. ]

I am almost afraid to ask what yours has in store for you.

[jiminyjaminy]

[Saddling up to the seat right next to her. And cue a goofy grin on his face.]

I don't think she's got any specific plans just yet.

[highdefinition]

Color me green with envy.

[ She's awfully bitter about being sent off. He gets a quirked eyebrow in return. You can't seriously be making that face again. Not the face---

She's gotta look away for a moment to conceal her amusement. ]

Turn any redder and we'll look like a couple of Christmas ornaments.

[jiminyjaminy]

[He can't help but make that face with such inspiration~]

There's nothing wrong with being festive. Even if it is a little early.

[highdefinition]

[ She's just gonna nudge the rim of his hat over his face in a playful manner. Stop that, Felix, you're being cute again. ]

Don't tell me you have the Christmas tree up before Thanksgiving.

[ Because that's unheard of. ]

have a jerkass-flavored jerkass because candy-flavored jerkass is still in the works

[roadblasted]

Pssh, players don't know anything about code! Programmers do, DUH.

Well, programmers and me. Maybe I could... teach ya a thing or two~?

[Hey Calhoun, this cocky 80s brat has no idea who you are yet, he just thinks you're hot. And at this point he's only been learning code a couple of weeks.]

WITH PLEASURE.

[highdefinition]

[ son, you have made eyes at the wrong sergeant. ]

Programmers are just players that like to know how things work.

I can deal with my difficulty programming just fine, but thanks for the offer shortstop.

oops sorry for threadjacking

[honey_glow]

[Have a VERY STERN LOOK, TURBO.]

Ahem, that is my wife you are speaking so ... so inappropriately to.

never be sorry. also 1/2

[roadblasted]

... Your...

What.

2/2

[roadblasted]

.... PFFFFHAHAHAHAHA!
Nice freakin' TRY, Fix-It! As if a total SMOKIN' FINE babe like that would ever even tell a GRADE-A DORK like you your STUPID HAT'S ON BACKWARDS!

[He's just laughing it up because there's no way Felix is actually serious, right? ... Right?]

1/2

[highdefinition]

[ There's this thing that comes with being 'high definition' as Felix calls it; Calhoun just calls it being tall. She'll be using it to her advantage riiiight about now. ]

You know, shortstop, you're right. I wouldn't. In fact---

2/2 threadjacking the threadjack mwaha

[highdefinition]

I'd fix it for him.

[ That was horrible, Calhoun and you know it. So horrible. ]

ahsjdlfkgkh you're both. just wonderful. and 1/2 again gosh

[roadblasted]

AHAHAHA... HAHA... HA... ha... ha...

... You're actually serious.

[Well fuck him sideways.]

2/2

[roadblasted]

DAAAANG, FIX-IT! Not only SCORIN' such an explosive piece of hot stuff but puttin' a ring on it too? Maybe you're not as much of total dweebcake as I thought!
Maybe ya could... yaknow, hook me up with one of her knockout friends? Not like any killer chick wouldn't cream her pixels just to get near me, but... C'mon, we're bros, right? Our games WERE right next to each other!

[honey_glow]

[oh my LAND SUCH SCANDALOUS LANGUAGE, TURBO. Felix is very, very cross with you right now despite me not having any good angry icons for him whoops]

You apologize to her right this instant, Turbo! I will not stand for such awful language directed at people I love.

[roadblasted]

[Turbo scoffs.]

What "language"? Jeez, Fix-It, you of ALL people with your lame goody two-shoes lingo should know we're not PROGRAMMED to say that kinda stuff!

[Damn if he doesn't get as close as he can, though.]

[highdefinition]

Can't imagine if you were, you'd might have actually had a chance with one of my 'knock-out' friends.

[ Which she has none of, by the way. ]

KLAJDFKLASDJFKL

[honey_glow]

"Ink spattered"? You're talking about that Ink City game, right? That's where my player was thinking about sending me!

[highdefinition]

[ She's expecting post apocalyptic mayhem game; and someone is going to throw Felix into it. Not. Okay. ]

They're going to throw you in, hammer, hat and all?

The more I hear about these muns, the less I'm liking them.

[honey_glow]

Hammer, hat, and all, ma'am.

But... at least now we'll be there together? [Because as much as he doesn't like the sound of being separated from his game... the idea of being in one for good with Calhoun sorta makes up for it.]

[highdefinition]

Now that might be somethin' to look forward to.

[ Might? She's kidding, you can tell by the look on her face. ]

Hopefully this time with out the Nesquik-sand, that was not as enjoyable as it looked.

[honey_glow]

I don't believe they even have Nesquik-sand there, ma'am. If they do, she certainly hasn't mentioned it to me.

[highdefinition]

Figure of speech, Felix.

[ Sort of. ]

[honey_glow]

But, golly, just think! We won't have to worry about being anywhere early in the mornings! We could even sleep in if we wanted!

[Wowzers, cuddles forever, if that thought isn't enough to give him the honey glows then nothing is.]

sorry it was more than just a one liner.

[highdefinition]

[ Oh lord sleeping in. That's actually the best idea. You think fixing your tower is exhausting Felix, oh no. ]

I love the way you think.

[ Seriously. Now her opinion might actually be changing. Because...it's a beyond tempting idea, sure. Would the new recruits stay away from the first person shooter? Probably not. And who would lead them? ]

Think it's worth leaving home, though? Hindsight is 20/20, you know.

It's okay <3

[honey_glow]

I'm starting to think we don't have much of a choice in the matter. Maybe it's better if we focus on the silver linings?

i'm dying of cute.

[highdefinition]

Yeah.

[ There's a twinge of hopelessness there in her tone; because come on, leaving the guys? She didn't want to leave her game; not if she didn't know if it was going to be there or not when she got back.

But hey. He was right. And oh goodness there were suddenly a ton of silver linings. Big ones. Ahhh, there's a smile. ]

Quite a few there to focus on.

me too omg

[honey_glow]

[He reaches up to take her hand in his.]

It'll be fine, ma'am. Everything will be okay. I promise.

; u;

[highdefinition]

Felix, I'm a soldier, not a schoolgirl.

[ She'll squeeze his hand though, still smiling. And maybe some of those honey-glow thingies. ]

We'll work something out.

[kingturbug]

Well.. If your mun needs thome help, I know a thing 'r two about codes!

[highdefinition]

A thing or two about wrecking them, I'll wager.

My point was I'd like to stay home rather than be outsourced into some fillandering funhouse.

[kingturbug]

Improving them, actually!

Really? You'd ratha' stay in THAT game? Whatever floatths your boat..

[highdefinition]

Show me one you've improved and I'll believe you.

And keeping a game in working order is a boat I'd like to stay on.

[kingturbug]

Sugar Rush was just fine before your Cy-bugs got into it!

Who's to say it wouldn't do fine withoutcha?

[highdefinition]

A mess that I came to clean up.


Ever see a bunch of racers try to race without a track? I'm the track. A recruit cant do a sergeant's job.

[kingturbug]

Hoahah! A little too late, I think!

..Okay, fair enough. You're an NPC?

[highdefinition]

A mistake that ended in my favor to say the least.

For the most part. Leaving for the evening was enough as it was. For a game having just been plugged in, you'd have thought I would've been saddled with sissy sallys wearing tiaras.