( pacific rim ) mun is crying wtf am i even doing...

[needmorecoffee]

[ There's a soft clink of a coffee mug on a flat surface, followed by the soft swish of a swivel chair rolling into place. ]

Look. Sweetheart. The way I see it? If you're okay with testing this out, then I've got no complaints.

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[ambidexter]

You're not gonna ask her what she's got planned?

rolls in here

[synchronised]

[ Mako gives him a look. ]

"Sweetheart."

[ Really. Is that any way to talk to the new mission control? ]

[needmorecoffee]

Hey hey, Raleigh, my man.

[ chuckles and sips his coffee ]

Nah. I think I'll let the little lady stew on it a bit. Poor thing's all twitchy like a new recruit.

[gipsy_danger]

That is a good attitude to have, Tendo Choi.

uwu

[needmorecoffee]

[ Why, hello there, Miz Mori. ]

It was either that or "darling," but I figure that one might be a tad bit too familiar for a first date.

[ambidexter]

New recruits don't have to worry about fighting kaiju, though, do they. [ You can tell he's humored by the thought, though. ] This is some kind of reverse psychology you're doing, then?

[synchronised]

[ All in a days work for you. Isn't that right, Mr. Choi? ]

You say that as if there'll be a second.

[needmorecoffee]

[ Well. This is interesting. ]

I uh, [ yeaaaah, bit of a double take here

holy shit uh... Gipsy? ] Am glad you approve... uh. Well. Wow.

Gipsy?

[needmorecoffee]

[ Always is, ma'am. Wouldn't have it any other way. ]

Nothing wrong with holding out for hope.

Wouldn't be here if I didn't strike the miss as interesting. So I'll wait and see where the road takes things for now.

[gipsy_danger]

[ so much amusement. ]

Gipsy Danger. Yes. Hello, Tendo.

[synchronised]

[ No, nothing wrong with that at all. The shatterdome ran on both determination and hope; it was the lifesblood of the entire PPDC. To expect anything less from Tendo would be a disservice.

Even if "sweetheart" wouldn't be her way of going about things. ]

Playing by ear can be dangerous, [ she warns. Though she is Raleigh Becket's co-pilot, so she can't really talk. ]

[needmorecoffee]

Not that they know that, but hey. Worst they have to deal with is ending up on Boneslum Latrine Duty and that's never pretty no matter how you view it.

Reverse psychology? Hell no. Why would I do something like that? [ Sweet-talking has served him better... er... some of the time, at least. ]

[ambidexter]

Hey, you tell me. You're the guy with the plan, most of time. And let's not remind me of latrine duty, because that's literally shit to think about, come on now.

So how's life treating you?

[needmorecoffee]

[ This is Tendo literally grinning like a schmuck. ]

Life is good. Always good. I'll be honest, this getting to talk to people here appeals to me. How 'bout you, my friend? You getting shipped off anywhere interesting?

[needmorecoffee]

Well, yeah. Can be.

But so's living and walking out your door. But that didn't stop anyone from getting dressed in the morning.

[ He reclines into his chair and makes to fold his hands over his stomach before he gets mildly distracted and fixes his bowtie. ]

So. Anything interesting going on? Not really sure what happens now and I'm not much of a mind to rush things yet.

[ambidexter]

[ You're kind of a schmuck sometimes, be honest. ]

Unless I've got my construction job still waiting for me back in Kansas? Nah, I'm not going anywhere. We're in peacetime.

And there's a word I haven't heard in a while — peacetime. The war's over for now.

[needmorecoffee]

[ Someone has got to brief him on these things. ]

Hope you don't mind me saying so, but uh, wow?

[ As an aside he mutters: ] Raleigh, is that you making with the ventriloquist shenanigans because last I heard Jaegers being sentient was a Ranger superstition thing.

[needmorecoffee]

[ Yeah, well birds of a feather, right Pretty Boy? Heh. ]

Guess that means I'm out of a job.

Not that I'm complaining about the kaiju being gone. It'll be nice not to have to deal with Godzilla variants for a change.

[gipsy_danger]

[ laughter is heard; oh Tendo -- she's always liked you. ]

You act so surprised. Is it really such a shock?

[synchronised]

[ Certainly didn't stop Tendo from getting dressed this morning. As strange as she still finds his bowties and suspenders, there's also something familiar about it. The kind of comfort that comes from routine.

Mako straightens at his question, her shoulders drawn back. Her expression pinches a little, though it's not clear what emotion is behind it exactly. ]

I am to be redeployed, pending the submission and acceptance of my application. [ So, no real downtime for her. ] In the meantime — I look for the others.

idek

[unfettered]

Nice to hear someone around here isn't whining about having their rights stomped on or how they've got Big Important Things to do back home.

hiiiii u gorgeous person you

[needmorecoffee]

[ At this, his brows go up. ]

Glad to be a breath of fresh air.

Still, if they've got jobs to see to, they might have reason to feel inconvenienced. Just a thought, ma'am.

helloooooo u_u*

[unfettered]

[Her first instinct is to correct him because she is not a ma'am, thank you very much. But then hey, sure, she'll take being treated like an adult.]

But they're not really gone is the thing, so why complain?

[ambidexter]

[ How about let's not go there? For both our sakes. ]

Means we're both out of jobs. [ And honestly? It's not so bad. ] Rebuilding's gonna be one hell of a project all over, yeah. I mean, do you remember what it was like before? The worst you could worry about was... man, what did we even worry about before?

[kaijuphile]

Run while you still can, dude.