inexactitude: (You know I've been thinking about this)
Olive Penderghast ([personal profile] inexactitude) wrote2011-06-08 02:08 pm

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[Olive situates the camera, sitting at her desk and peering over her shoulder at her room. There are some clothes visible on the floor peeking out from behind her bed, and on the floor is what looks like a bunch of little red pieces of cloth. It's hard to tell that they're A's.

Olive smiles, and scratches the back of her neck.]
So this is kind of weird. I keep thinking my parents are about to walk in. But no, it's just a crazy, kind of creepy boat hallway outside. So. No worry about that, I guess.

[Pause. She runs a hand through her hair uncomfortably, then laughs. It's kind of forced and lame.]...Well this is awkward. So, uh, hi, my name's Olive. Penderghast, for what it's worth. Aaaand I'm a new warden here. On your boat. Of the Damned, or whatever you guys call it. You'd think a giant ship sailing through outer space would have a title a little more, I don't know...flamboyant? Than 'The Barge.'

Right, so, questions. This thing does filters, right? Like friends lists on livejournal and facebook and blogspot? Oh and private stuff, it does that too, right? Hang on, I think I found--

[Private]

[Yes, she found the function, awesome. She waves at the camera. Pauses. Scratches the back of her head. Makes a face and bobs her head to an absent beat.] I got a pocket, got a pocket full of sunshine... Oh my God, that song is going to be in my head for the rest of - I'm talking to myself. That's a good sign.

[Public again!]

Never mind! Got it. Totally. Under. Control. [She even makes a smooth hand gesture.]

Next question! These warden Item...things. Are they usually, uh. Weird and varied objects? [Muttered:] Or am I just reeeaaally lucky.

Man, this is just like blogging. Except, people almost never reply to my blog - but, you know. Don't let holding to traditional norms stop you.

[And added some time later:] One more question, and points if you can tell me this, but who knows what a lemon squeeze and/or melon grab is?

[identity profile] takeyouapart.livejournal.com 2011-06-08 11:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, well...there's a pub, a pool for swimming, there are some labs that people use for research, and the CES, which is....it looks like the outdoors, but it keeps changing. It's...you sort of have to see it to understand it.

I'll come and find you. Do you know your room and floor numbers? It should be on your door somewhere.
worstsongever: (Actually kind of perky)

[personal profile] worstsongever 2011-06-08 11:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[A pub you say. She is interested.] Uhhh, hang on, let me check. [And she is getting up to head for the door, peeking out, and coming back.]

Level three, room nineteen.

[identity profile] takeyouapart.livejournal.com 2011-06-08 11:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Okay! I'll be down in just a minute.

[He will. About five minutes later, in fact. Knock knock, Olive.]
worstsongever: (It's okay you can tell me)

[personal profile] worstsongever 2011-06-09 01:02 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh hey, who can that be. He has to wait a minute - Olive is double checking that she is not wearing any A's. :|]

Hey. [Okay seriously, what is with the ren faire garb. She just glances before pushing up a smile.] So, where does this tour begin?

[identity profile] takeyouapart.livejournal.com 2011-06-09 01:06 am (UTC)(link)
We could...start here and work our way up to the Warden area, above the deck? [He adjusts his tunic selfconsciously because his ren faire garb is perfectly respectable tyvm.] This floor's just got the Inmate showers at the ends of the corridor, so. Not that interesting.
worstsongever: (OH come the fuck on)

[personal profile] worstsongever 2011-06-09 01:07 am (UTC)(link)
[It's kind of dorky, but she so can't comment on that.]

Oh God, they don't get their own bathrooms? That's kind of...awful. And reeks of gym class.

[identity profile] takeyouapart.livejournal.com 2011-06-09 11:20 am (UTC)(link)
[He just sort of slides right on past that comment because seriously what is gym class. Also, that showers exist at all is kind of amazing as far as he's concerned.] I think Wardens can ask for their Inmates to get them, but...it's a perk, I suppose.

[He opens the door onto the stairwell and holds it for her.]

Upstairs from here is the Infirmary. Martha Jones runs it, and she's really nice. They're all nice. But...hopefully you won't have to visit much.
worstsongever: (You know I've been thinking about this)

[personal profile] worstsongever 2011-06-09 02:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[You lucky bastards, avoiding gym classes. :| She slides through the door with a surprised thank you, because really gentlemen are not what she's used to at this point.]

Yeah, I'm kind of counting on that being the case. Noooot sure I want to do this death and back thing ever.

[identity profile] takeyouapart.livejournal.com 2011-06-09 03:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[Is there polite way of saying 'if you don't get yourself into a situation where you're asking for it then it probably won't happen'?]

People don't tend to get killed...randomly. A lot of people get into feuds here, and cycles of revenge...everyone's all cooped up together here, and things build up. I've tried to stay out of trouble [except when he killed Coyolxauhqui that one time] and I find that trouble doesn't really come looking for me.
worstsongever: (lie explosion is go)

[personal profile] worstsongever 2011-06-09 03:32 pm (UTC)(link)
['Don't start none, won't be none?']

That's...actually a huge relief to hear, the way Rex made it out made it sound like murders were going down left and right.

[identity profile] takeyouapart.livejournal.com 2011-06-09 04:20 pm (UTC)(link)
[Yep, someone def. needs to teach Merlin that phrase.]

Rex - oh, Dr. Lewis?

[Long pause as he's walking upstairs. Again, he's trying to be diplomatic.]

Like I say, the Barge looks a lot more dangerous if you go looking for trouble.
worstsongever: (coffee you are my one true friend)

[personal profile] worstsongever 2011-06-09 05:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, him. He said Rex was okay. [She falls in step next to him; no one can take stairs like a high schooler with three minutes to go two flights and half a building.] This isn't exactly the brand of trouble I'm most familiar with so maybe that'll be like getting a pass. Any feuds I should know about?

[identity profile] takeyouapart.livejournal.com 2011-06-09 06:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh really Olive. How about a put-upon manservant with three minutesto traverse half a castle and the absolute guarantee of getting armour thrown at him if he's not fast enough?]

They're all...self-contained, mostly. For example... [He drums his fingers against the handrail for a moment.] There are two Inmates called Amanda and Mark, and they really hate each other. I think they knew each other before the Barge, and now they're here, they spend most of their time thinking up ways to kill each other. So with them and most of the others, it's a case of not getting between them, really.
worstsongever: (Say what now)

[personal profile] worstsongever 2011-06-09 06:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[....They must race to discover who is fastest. Clearly.] ....Thinking up ways and implementing them? Uh, how often does that happen?

[identity profile] takeyouapart.livejournal.com 2011-06-09 06:09 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't know. It might just be thinking. And threatening. I...don't really make notes about how often any particular people are killing each other.
worstsongever: (lie explosion is go)

[personal profile] worstsongever 2011-06-09 06:15 pm (UTC)(link)
So basically I can duck my head and get by with just dealing with my inmate? ...When ever I get one. [Sounds like high school before it went to hell. :D]

[identity profile] takeyouapart.livejournal.com 2011-06-09 06:18 pm (UTC)(link)
You don't have to do that, exactly. Just...be cautious around people who talk about murdering a lot. It's all common sense, really. [He clears his throat.] Er. This is the first floor. The dining room's just down there. [Point.]
worstsongever: (heretofore known as Superslut)

[personal profile] worstsongever 2011-06-09 06:20 pm (UTC)(link)
...Do people get public with that a lot? [Wtf is this place. :\ She peeks down the corridor, though, and makes a clicking sound with her tongue.] Food. Good to know. How's the grub?

[identity profile] takeyouapart.livejournal.com 2011-06-09 06:40 pm (UTC)(link)
It's good! People complain sometimes, but I think it's just to have something to complain about. Miss Parker runs the kitchen, she's...actually nice when you get to know her, but she swears almost all the time. You get used to it.
worstsongever: (coffee you are my one true friend)

[personal profile] worstsongever 2011-06-09 07:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Swearing I am used to. [Not so much from figures of authority, but whatever.] It can't be worse than sausage and peppers day at a public high school.

[identity profile] takeyouapart.livejournal.com 2011-06-09 07:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[Merlin here has eaten rats due to a lack of other options. Sympathy levels: negligible.]

I'll have to take your word on that. [And oh hey here's the deck.] Has anybody told you about the floods here?
worstsongever: (Say what now)

[personal profile] worstsongever 2011-06-09 07:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[.....D: Horror. Not even spruced up rat. Yikes.]

...Okay, when I made that Titanic crack, I was joking.

[identity profile] takeyouapart.livejournal.com 2011-06-09 07:33 pm (UTC)(link)
It's...not a water sort of flood. [He's either read about the Titanic or seen the film during a movie night by this point.] It's a metaphor. Sometimes the Barge runs into turbulence and things...change.
worstsongever: (Holy shit what just happened.)

[personal profile] worstsongever 2011-06-09 08:42 pm (UTC)(link)
...What kind of things. [What has she gotten herself into. :C]

[identity profile] takeyouapart.livejournal.com 2011-06-09 09:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Erm, well, I've turned into a girl before, and I've gone back to being about ten. There was a flood recently where people turned into their mum or dad for a couple of days, and another where...as far as I can tell, the worst things that they've done were done to them. Like...[fff what was the word.] ...karma.

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