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[integer]

I suppose this is meant to be a form of flattery.

[ as he leans on his cane and scowls. ]

And what makes you so certain that we are - I believe the term is - drift compatible? [ yeah that's totally the same thing. he rolls the r on 'drift.' ] Is that the intention? Get inside my head? Share my thoughts?

It's funny. Really. It could be of some benefit to you, as I can tell already you don't know the difference between cosines and tangents, at the most basic level - any uses for algorithms or any appreciate for cold, hard data -

[ no. ]

Unfortunately for you, I'm not going to be here to clean up your potential messes.

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[numbers_girl]

It seems we are both stuck with mundanes of remedial math skills.

[integer]

Does it? [ jfc why couldn't he be stuck with a smart girl. ]

Need we - commend their efforts or dissuade them?

[numbers_girl]

I am not quite sure myself, but I do believe going back is not an option at present.

If nothing else I must be sure Newt does not get herself killed in some foolhardy plan.

[integer]

Impossible. He's hellbent on suicide, if it acquires him some sort of greateness -

herself?

[ well that changes things a little bit. ]

[halfofhalf]

You seem certain that your mun is going to get you in trouble.

[integer]

Give me a good reason why I shouldn't be and maybe I'll consider it.

[ no he won't. ]

So make it count.

[halfofhalf]

[He slams that book he's holding shut.]

The probability of your mun sending you anywhere is exceptionally slim. Your universe has just been shown, after all.

Besides, Kaiju are pretty bad. I doubt there's anything your mun can throw at you that's any worse.

[integer]

Please, you speak as though you know her and her recklessness in these matters.

[ see. told you. someone's a little shit and it's hermann. ]

And simply because something's worse doesn't mean I can't be inconvenienced. Hah.

[doctorweevil]

[Owen just stares blankly for a moment.]

Thought I'd seen almost everything the Rift had to throw at me, but this is new.

[integer]

[ glasses are whipped off and he just - kind of - peers. nudges his cane towards him. ]

Well, in regards to probability, everyone has a twin. At least one. Doppelgangers, I believe they're called.

[doctorweevil]

[Oh, god, his double is a nerd, not that he hadn't already guessed that from all the maths talk. This is so embarrassing.]

Right, yeah, but what're the odds of ever actually running into your double?

-that was a rhetorical question, by the way, no need to answer it.

[integer]

Incredibly, incredibly slim.

[ sorry doctor harper you get an answer anyway. uh. ]

It's one way to welcome a man, I suppose.

[thedrift]

[ boggled ]

Holy shit. This is a new one.

[kaijurockstar]

You know, I was actually just thinking to myself, "Hey, I'm having too much fun, I wish Hermann would come along to suck the life out of everything."

(Hi, Hermann. Your best buddy's here and he's filled with enough smarm to make you want to smack him with that cane of yours.)

[integer]

[ oh.

oh good.

guess who's scowling even more spoiler alert it's hermann. that cane shakes at his side ]

You mean to come along and save you from a reckless, messy suicide. A more accurate phrasing. [ to say nothing of the first name excuse you. ]

[kaijurockstar]

(Classic Hermann.

Newt only smirks at his lab partner.)

Hermann, I'm touched you would be worried about me. It's warming the cockles of my heart as we speak. But, uh, I'm actually not dying right now, so no heroics required.

I've gotta ask though, who the hell's silver tongue got you roped into this? 'Cuz, man, this really doesn't strike me as your kind of gig, and as far as I know, there aren't any math memes. Plus, you do know that you're going to have to talk to other human beings, right?

[integer]

I do have a voice, Newton; I'm certain you're capable of hearing it, regardless of how little you may listen.

[ not that he's pleased about being here, but hey, he's got just as much of a right as anyone else, doesn't he? that's it. that's the point. ]

Regardless, this isn't my choice. She's hellbent. [ he jabs a finger upward. skyward? are writers gods? yeah i guess. sure. ]

[hardhousehitter]

So. You are here also.

I have heard your mathematical predictions of kaiju emergence were accurate. We could have used you in Vladivostok.

[That's actually praise, from her. And possibly a very dry joke.]

[integer]

Missus Kaidanovsky. [ hermann nods deeply. after all - they're basically badasses. he's not going to not show respect. ]

My data is and was rarely inaccurate. Would've been an honor.

[hardhousehitter]

[They are indeed badasses, and she's pleased to know that he knows that.]

Still, you did well where you were, Doctor Gottlieb.

I hear that you and Doctor Geiszler Drifted with a kaiju. Stupid. But you saved the day, so well done.

[integer]

I - do suppose we did our share. [ is that something akin to pride? yeah. yeah, it totally is. ] There are always certain risks one must take in the line of duty, after all.

[kaijumittens]

Dude. You need to like - chill out. And stop givin' her such a hard time. Math isn't everything. She could drop you faster than you can say London Bridge if you she wanted to.

[integer]

[ no. ]

That, I'm afraid to say, would be a blessing.

[kaijumittens]

Wow. Rude. She doesn't need to take that crap from you. Hey you - don't put up with his crap! You're better than that! [Yep. Paging Hermann's mun. Because she can totally hear him.]

[integer]

Why are you so certain she'll listen to you when my own words haven't hit her yet? [ really newt you are exasperating as all hell. ]

Though indirectly, we seem to be focused on similar goals. Through different perspectives. [ what. ]