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secondnature) wrote2018-07-28 10:42 pm
secondnature) wrote2018-07-28 10:42 pm
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@keith.kogane | ■ ▲ ◌ ▼
@keith.kogane | ■ ▲ ◌ ▼
I draw. Not that it's easy here.
I like nature. Not that it's easy here.
I like nature. Not that it's easy here.
And then there's fighting and piloting.
I think I need some new hobbies. I guess.
I think I need some new hobbies. I guess.
You think they let pilots just head off into space without experience?
I've played. Not a lot or not outside of school, but I've done stuff like it.
I've played. Not a lot or not outside of school, but I've done stuff like it.
This should be fun.
I'll meet you on the street that's down the block from the safehouse. It's the only one with open businesses.
I'll meet you on the street that's down the block from the safehouse. It's the only one with open businesses.
I'm sure I can find it.
[ per the text, Jughead is waiting out on the street that Keith suggested. he even sends him a pin! it's! kinda neat! in a very George Orwell type of way.
while he waits he cruises through some news outlets and blogs on his neural implant, still not entirely used to the way that it works, and stuck between simultaneously thinking it's neat and way, way, way too invasive. he's not even really a phone person.
he's got on a pair of pants that are too big and some loose knits, fingers tucked in his pockets. he's just a scrawny kid. ]
[ per the text, Jughead is waiting out on the street that Keith suggested. he even sends him a pin! it's! kinda neat! in a very George Orwell type of way.
while he waits he cruises through some news outlets and blogs on his neural implant, still not entirely used to the way that it works, and stuck between simultaneously thinking it's neat and way, way, way too invasive. he's not even really a phone person.
he's got on a pair of pants that are too big and some loose knits, fingers tucked in his pockets. he's just a scrawny kid. ]
[In the middle of the attack, Keith had picked up a neat jacket. Now it's a million degrees outside and Keith is wearing ... a tank top and a pair of jeans that do fit him well, thanks to his looting exercises early on. In order to fight, he needs to be comfortable, so he took it as a necessity.
(Besides, Keith isn't one to really fret about theft of goods.)
There are nicks and scratches that don't pepper Keith's arms so much as appear if someone looks at them long enough. It's the same for the base of his neck, disappearing underneath the shirt. If he were a shorts guy, he'd have shorts on. But he's not.]
Let's hope this place has AC. [Even Keith, who's grown up in a desert, doesn't like this. It's awful out here.]
(Besides, Keith isn't one to really fret about theft of goods.)
There are nicks and scratches that don't pepper Keith's arms so much as appear if someone looks at them long enough. It's the same for the base of his neck, disappearing underneath the shirt. If he were a shorts guy, he'd have shorts on. But he's not.]
Let's hope this place has AC. [Even Keith, who's grown up in a desert, doesn't like this. It's awful out here.]
[ Jughead has a reputation to keep in a place he doesn't have a reputation to keep. that said, it's hard to do it without his trademark crochet beanie, and he's suffering its loss currently (literally the worst thing about showing up here). he's had a few hot days in the trailer, and AC has generally been a luxury. it's best to at least try and ignore it. ]
Yeah, and let's hope they don't kick us out before we get to enjoy it.
[ he tucks his hands in this pockets and begins to drag himself along the street in said heat. ]
Yeah, and let's hope they don't kick us out before we get to enjoy it.
[ he tucks his hands in this pockets and begins to drag himself along the street in said heat. ]
[Two rebellious kids walk to the arcade. Of course, Keith is an adult now, but the sentiment is the same. He does hesitate when Jughead mentions them getting kicked out.
That's ... strange.
And as a rebellious kid (of sorts, albeit Reformed), he pays attention to it.]
You're not planning to cause problems, are you?
That's ... strange.
And as a rebellious kid (of sorts, albeit Reformed), he pays attention to it.]
You're not planning to cause problems, are you?
[ oh, he knows that adult Look. ]
Let the record show that I'm not usually the one that starts them. [ bUT HE'LL FINISH THEM. ] Sometimes they find me.
[ he's gotten kicked out of better places than this. while there's no AC, the fan's on, and the circulation of air gives the illusion of something cooler. he's walking up and down the rows of machines (that look way, way different than he's used to), trying to find something alluring. ]
Let the record show that I'm not usually the one that starts them. [ bUT HE'LL FINISH THEM. ] Sometimes they find me.
[ he's gotten kicked out of better places than this. while there's no AC, the fan's on, and the circulation of air gives the illusion of something cooler. he's walking up and down the rows of machines (that look way, way different than he's used to), trying to find something alluring. ]
[Keith gives him that look again, but that's as far as he's going to go in his impersonation of Shiro. That's asking too much of him.
He trots in, looking at the different labels. It looks like they stand in it and prepare, but he's looking for something specific.]
Look for something with a fighter pilot scenario. I feel like breaking some records today.
He trots in, looking at the different labels. It looks like they stand in it and prepare, but he's looking for something specific.]
Look for something with a fighter pilot scenario. I feel like breaking some records today.
[ it's a sort of strange place to be in, he hadn't expected the the LAN towers, download stations, and co-op booths. he wasn't sure what he expected, actually. this is futuristic, like he walked out of some kind of scifi short story magazine. feeling a little reckless, he untucks his hands from his pockets and approaches the first tower he sees with a plane hologram on it. ]
How do you know if it's a fighter pilot simulator? [ a pause, and he turns to look at him. ] Aside from the obvious.
How do you know if it's a fighter pilot simulator? [ a pause, and he turns to look at him. ] Aside from the obvious.
Well ... if it's even anything close, I think it'll do the trick. [For him. He hadn't ever been a sharpshooter like Lance, but Keith's not bad once he's shooting. Half of piloting in those scenarios involves being able to move and aim at the same time, which is something he's never struggled with. He's an undeniable ace. The best of his generation.
Etc.]
Maybe we can get a two player one. I'll carry you through it.
Etc.]
Maybe we can get a two player one. I'll carry you through it.
Video games are usually a waste of time, but I had to do a lot of simulations when I was in school to become a pilot. It's how I got recruited. [As strange as it is, he's now reminded of Shiro here, and how he helped Keith. Jughead reached out to Keith, but it's turning out that Keith might be able to help him put his energy elsewhere.]
And after flying a lion, I have a feeling this will be a breeze. Maybe I could fly your ship, too.
And after flying a lion, I have a feeling this will be a breeze. Maybe I could fly your ship, too.
I don't know. It's hot. I got a knife from my weird chest thing.
Mostly it's hot.
Why?
Mostly it's hot.
Why?
I am chill. It's just an exclamation mark.
[Spoilers: Keith is never chill.]
It's happened to people before. I guess. Some glasses? The knife belongs to me, so I'm glad it's here. It just hurts.
[Spoilers: Keith is never chill.]
It's happened to people before. I guess. Some glasses? The knife belongs to me, so I'm glad it's here. It just hurts.
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