video; un: zapbamboom | there's more to see than can ever be seen

[incendiarize]

WHO:Arthur and whoever
WHERE: on the app!
WHEN: 1/23, early evening
WHAT:Arthur has a question...and a problem,
WARNINGS: uhhh minor injury at most in the post? but be prepared for marked threads, maybe

Hi, so, been a bit. I'm Arthur, the library kid, for those who don't know. I, uh, wanna set up a club or regular group or something, outside of school, you know? Problem is I dunno what. Like, just a regular bad movie night or something, or a kinetic sculpture race, or something like that.

And, uh, if I can get something going, then I'm not coming back to school. It was my parents' condition, that I have to still have a regular social life thing. So, anyone have any--

[His eyes drift up away from the camera, glazing over as they focus on....something. and he just stares like that, as the seconds tick by. The feed keeps going and he won't respond. It's getting to be a good minute or two of nothing other than the angle getting crookeder as the phone slips in his grip.

And then Arthur gets up, turns on his heel, starts to run, and crashes right into something. The phone doesn't see what, but clatters off to the side, face-down so the screen is dark.]

...owwww. S-So, uh. Yeah. Why now? Really can't do, do the school thing anymore. Still need a social life. Need ideas for how to do that. O-Oh, and, uh, I'm okay! [The phone gets a view again, light and blurry fingers trying to cut the feed. Arthur mutters something angry about a lion, then finally cuts the feed.]

Comments

un: shadowy; video

[areyuuserious]

[That earns a wince.]

I can see how that would, uh, complicate things for school. I'd be down for a regular bad movie night, though.

[incendiarize]

[The response is delayed a little, but only long enough to pick himself up.]

Yeah...yeah. Visions make it hard. Especially violent ones. Or ones where I get up and move around. Plus other stuff.

[Headshake, then....he stares a little, and frowns. Another headshake.]

Uh, bad movie night would be pretty easy to set up. We've got projectors and rooms here, and a bunch of questionable DVDs. And VHS.

[areyuuserious]

[Yeah, that earns another wince and a sympathetic look.]

Ooh, I haven't watched anything on VHS in ages.

[incendiarize]

Yeah, there's a whole bunch of really dubious stuff from back in the day. We don't even know what all of it is.

[....another stare and headshake.]

Hey, uh, sorry if this is a weird question. Do you know a guy named Malleus?

[areyuuserious]

Uh, not personally or anything, but I know the name, at least. He's apparently some real important magic user in the world I was in before I was brought here.

[incendiarize]

...okay. 'Cause, uh....I think you were in this one? Or someone who looks a whole lot like you.

Which, uh, I don't think I've ever had a vision about someone here, before.

voice; un: silverrose

[fionnuisce]

Are you sure that you're alright?

[incendiarize]

A few bruises, maybe? I ran into a wall.

[fionnuisce]

Visions like that really do make life difficult, huh? There's no way to mitigate it?

[incendiarize]

Not that I know of. They just hit out of nowhere. And sometimes they're kind of nice, but sometimes they're real bad.

[fionnuisce]

No wonder you're dropping out, if that's the case. If you decide to look for a tutor for whatever reason, I can see what university resources I can get my hands on.

voice; private

[drewthetower]

Hey, if it'll make your parents feel better, you can come hang around my place and, I dunno, learn about sewing or tarot.

perma-private

[incendiarize]

That'll help. They just wanna make sure I socialize like a normal person. I think they're worried I'll disappear into the library for months at a time or something, or that I'll grow up into someone who does.

[drewthetower]

Yeah, dude, you're a good kid but I understand the fear. I'm happy to help.

[incendiarize]

It was the main reason they had me go to public high school in the first place. I'm plenty smart enough to have done something more advanced, but. Social health, or whatever you'd call it.

Both sewing and tarot sound pretty cool to learn.

[drewthetower]

Let's go with tarot first. Maybe it'll help with the visions.

un: Velvet | Video

[gotbadblood]

[Velvet is new to the app, so she can't say she knows much about what's going on. Nor is this really her problem, if she was following her orders. But if Velvet has one weakness, it's blond kids with weird medical issues.

So a scary looking woman will be speaking up]

Hey. Try to put something cold on whatever you hit and elevate above the heart if possible. It'll reduce any swelling

[incendiarize]

[Oh. She is kind of scary looking. Better listen. He's picking himself up, as he responds.]

Okay, I will. Thank you. I don't think it's too bad...just, you know. Walls are hard.

[gotbadblood]

Yes, walls are hard. And it's not too bad until the swelling kicks in.

[incendiarize]

Whiiich it won't, if I have enough ice!

un: violetsmoke; video

[infezione]

Are... are you sure you're alright?

[But anyway, Fugo... probably does need friends outside the Order, so maybe...]

... What's a kinetic sculpture race?

finally gets back here

[incendiarize]

I mean. No ER-worthy injuries? It coulda been worse, coulda been stairs.

[Arthur's not fussed about the bruises. He'll heal.]

It's a kind of, engineering competition? The main goal is to make a human-powered vehicle that can effectively traverse pavement, mud, sand, and water. But also to get silly with it - the sculpture part means art.

[infezione]

[A wince.]

Fair enough. [Still. Ow.] I see... fascinating. I'm not sure that's anything I'd be any good at, but it does sound fun. [A pause.] I wouldn't mind a bad movie night or anything, either.

[incendiarize]

It might take a while to like, get enough interest to actually host a race, but designing and building something like that would be fun. Bad movie night, I can definitely do, just get snacks and set up one of the library's projector rooms and bam. We already have a collection of movies of dubious quality!

[infezione]

I would happily provide snacks, in that case.