the nano cometh

[merlentless]

... Ohhhh dear, I can already tell we're not going to get along very well. We all have to start somewhere, but this is a little outside my comfort zone. You can't work privately first? My brother and I both could do with some one-on-one. There's... still so... are you even listening?

Okay, ill-advised decisions aside, thank you for the opportunity. It looks like I have a real mess in front of me, but -- not to sound cliche, but someone has to do it. All I want in return is time with Tamsin. I want her to know she's loved, most of all. Aaah, that sounds so corny, but -- imagine if we fought before she went to work. -- Oh. Oh, nonono, no, never mind, stop imagining it. Forget I said anything. Shit!

Look -- look, if you can't do that, at least make sure Kes get out of this okay. And... still himself. Please. I can't lose both of them.

Merle

Comments

[onteamdyson]

How the hell do you know Tamsin-- wow, you look familiar. Nice hair. [Nicer on HER, but still good.]

[merlentless]

[ Knowing smile! ] Thanks. Tamsin, we went to school together? College of Engineering?

[onteamdyson]

Uuuuuhh... if by college you mean valkyrie school, then yeah! Sure! Makes sense!

Okay, so, diff Tammies. Yours isn't blonde, ice cold, and always the bad cop. Gotcha. Why the hell didn't you just say so in the first place.

[merlentless]

I wasn't really sure. That sounds nothing like mine, though. I'm surprised, it's not really a common name anymore.

[onteamdyson]

Common names are overrated. Mine's Kenzi, what's yours? [Wait--] ... that might have sounded like a really lame pick up line, but it totally wasn't. Not that you're not a hottie, I just-- okay. Ignore all the word I just said.

[merlentless]

[ A--pfffff. Okay, yes, ignoring. ] Ah -- Merle. Nice to meet you, Kenzi.

[betaman]

[Sit down, for god's sake.] Child, you would be stunned by how much you can stand to lose. Although a wise man would stop giving these sadists ideas...

[merlentless]

[ She... she is not going to ask. The world is a weird place, these days. ] I'm not a child or a man. I just think that if I can't control what's going to happen, I can at least... try to negotiate.

[betaman]

Well. If you're interested in advice, mine is to try to find the flow. Go with it.

If you're interested in sniping, however, I think my part in this conversation is played out.

[merlentless]

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be rude. I -- um. Any advice at all is probably more than I deserve right now, being so new.

[betaman]

Mmm. Perhaps deserving is based less on your novelty than your receipt. But let's leave it behind us. Sit down. Do you take tea or coffee?

[merlentless]

Oh -- ah. Tea, thanks.