Issue #62 - Video

[mistconduct]

[In the mess hall is Chris, who's somehow procured a gigantic poster board stretching a good twelve feet across.

On the board is pinned a photo of everyone on the Barge. Marker in hand, Chris begins going through the photos one by one - every time he gets to someone he knows is changed, he scribbles a black goatee on their face. Yes, even the women. Especially the women.

He pauses when he hits Tig Traeger.

And then takes out a small bottle of White-Out and begins to carefully erase his goatee]






[OOC: A thousand thank-yous to Fire for the amazing art!]

Comments

[walkingmeltdown]

I haven't seen him yet - I only knew he was changed because I saw what happened to his cabin door.

[mistconduct]

Why, what's with the cabin door?

[walkingmeltdown]

It's changed. It looks...well, not like his, that's the important part.

[More like something that would be guarding the entrance to a padded cell in a maximum security prison.]

[mistconduct]

Great. I'll have to stop over and take a look when I'm over there next.

[walkingmeltdown]

So is he safe to go near, or what? How bad are we talking?

[mistconduct]

He tried to get all intimidating on me, but he didn't pull a weapon. Whether that's because he didn't own one or because he's not murderous, I dunno.

[walkingmeltdown]

Right. I'll try to keep that in mind. [Ugh. He rubs at his face, a bit.] I'm not looking forward to meeting him. But I imagine that's inevitable.

[mistconduct]

Maybe this one doesn't have a beef with you. Maybe we're lucky.

[walkingmeltdown]

I'm never so lucky.

[He says this bleakly, and unthinking, but with surety. And he waves a hand, an absent gesture of dismissal - turns around and starts to walk away.

He's done here, he thinks. There's nothing left he can do. Except perhaps depress Chris even more than he already has.]

[mistconduct]

Chin up, Derek. We'll...

...power through this.

[walkingmeltdown]

[Well that gets him to stop dead in his tracks. He shoots Chris a narrow look over his shoulder - one that says "just because you don't hear me groaning or see me rolling my eyes, doesn't mean I'm not expressing that sentiment anyway".

But all he says aloud, after a pause, is:]

Do us all a favor, Chris. And never change.

[mistconduct]

[Chris grins back, giving a thumbs-up]

Will do.

Or won't. Won't do.

Fuck it, you know what I mean.