#/* the three versions of Les Mis is not anachronistic though */
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not-that-dillinger Β· 5 months ago
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Ed curled his fingers lightly around Jet's, the sensation of warm hands in his grounding. He turned to Jet, focusing intently on his eyes.
"I--" even at a whisper, his heart raced and his breath caught in his throat, his voice too loud in his own ears.
He wasn't sure how to answer, even if he could.
He'd never really been one for movies, even before he started at Encom, and now that he spent most of his day staring at a computer screen, staring at another screen during his free time was more likely to cause a migraine than help him relax. Today Ed needed the distraction.
He glanced at the stack of DVD cases on the TV stand. Most of them were an eclectic collection of telenovellas, Bollywood, French, Danish, Norwegian, and Icelandic films that had once belonged to Hjordis, though Ed did enjoy them when she convinced him to watch them with her. Of the ones that were his were the complete series of Columbo, Deep Space Nine, and the original Scooby-Doo series, The Dead Poets Society, The Goonies, The Princess Bride, Twister, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Jumanji, three different productions of Les Miserables, and several Miss Marple and Sherlock Holmes adaptations.
...Ed wasn't sure he had a favorite.
He had to answer Jet's question. Saying he didn't have one was just... weird.
...There was a Bollywood film he'd seen recently on a whim that reminded him of one of the ones Hjordis had liked.
Three Idiots is good, he gently tapped in Morse Code on Jet's hand.
Ed... didn't quite hear Jet, too lost to his panicked thoughts to really process anything, though warmth of Jet's forehead on his seemed to pull him out of it slightly.
He glanced around for the puzzle book, though even that didn't seem to successfully divert his attention this time.
#/* ooh I can definitely see Alan enjoying Star Trek the Motion Picture! */#/* my personal headcanon is his favorite is The Day the Earth Stood Still */#/* Specifically the original 1951 film; he was really excited for the remake took everyone to go see it */#/* Everyone there was witness to a dissertation length/quality rant about how it was an insult to the original afterward */#/* (If you have not seen it... that's where 'GORT KLATUU BARADA NIKTO' hanging in Alan's office in the first Tron film comes from) */#/* related headcanon: Alan has a grumpy old grey cat named Gort. Probably a Ragdoll or Maine Coon */#/* Not sure when this thread takes place but assuming before 2010 */#/* the three versions of Les Mis is not anachronistic though */#/* they are: the 1978 and 1998 films and the production Ed a part of in college that Hjordis snuck a recording of */#/* not mentioned in the DVD collection: Hjordis's recordings of every other play Ed was a part of gifted to him at graduation */#/* they are both one of Ed's most prized possessions and something he would die of embarrassment if anyone discovered */#/* (which is to say someone should bring them up at some point) */#/* ...why do I feel like Ed has a weird relationship with films thanks to his upbringing Ed. Buddy. Can you be normal about anything? */#/* Jet: Asks a completely normal and harmless question */#/* Ed: *internal panic* (*sigh* at least he's not panicking over what's going on at Encom anymore) */#/* Also on the TV stand: the rulebook for AD&D 2E and the complete set of rulebooks for Traveller */
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