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oh ho … oh hohoho now , that is a nickname he doesn’t take lightly . mostly because it’s not the first time he’s heard it being lobbed right at him as abruptly and openly as this . but he’ll take it . sort of . not that he disagrees with it , but , well … he's gonna lower his head a little bit , bow his whole body down and speak quietly like he's whispering some heavens-forbidden secret .
❝ don't say that so loud . ❞
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❝ potatoes with butter and a grilled cheese . sounds like you’ve got your culinary priorities in order . all right , i’ll accept that answer . for now . ❞ of course , this was side with a lopsided grin that sam just couldn't control , to the point where he pressed the knuckles of a fist into his cheek and turned the corner of his lips into his fingers . potatoes , butter , grilled cheese , and this entire topic were nothing less than fun banter . and it was the sort of fun banter that sam really liked to engage in whenever there was some downtime to be had .
most of the time , there wasn't . it didn’t used to be like this with constellation . at one point , they all save for tony here , who hadn’t come along yet managed plenty of time for their own affairs , dealing with what issues in their own personal lives separately from one another . it was one thing to share little details about their homes and lives with one another through spoken word : it was another entirely to share it with someone in person . constellation wasn’t like that before .
not until tony had come along and broken the mold had that changed . for better or for worse ? not something sam was like to pinpoint any time soon .
❝ let’s see … breakfast when it ain’t breakfast time ? a little weird , gotta admit . if you’re makin’ a full-on breakfast past noon on the o’clock , that’s pushin’ it . any time an hour after that and you don’t have my support anymore . i can’t defend you if you make bacon , eggs , toast and milk at fifteen o’clock . sorry . breakfast’s for energy . you eat that much that late in the day , and your body’s not gonna forgive you . you’re gonna give it all that energy and then not give it a chance to be let out ? i’d rather go to bed with an empty stomach . ❞ now cora , on the other hand , would argue a different point to that . but right now , was all sam , and only sam . ❝ why ? are you the type of guy to enjoy any type of food at any type of day ? ❞
"…Sam. Buddy- We're buddies, right? Pal. I have never, not once in this life, wanted to hunker down with a cube of anything 'edible'-" And yes, he raised both hands, making quotes in the air with his fingers, eyebrows reaching for his hairline in incredulous amusement, "-while I'm working. Have I done it anyway? Oh, absolutely. But it's never been, shall we say…Something I have ever looked forward to. Craved. Desired." Did anyone? When it came do to the nitty gritty? Did anyone, anywhere, with any kind of self respect see a Chunks and think Oh boy, my favorite? It was like the old quote he'd read in a book once, by a guy who used to make films forever and a day ago on Earth: If you go home with somebody, and they don't have books, don't fuck 'em! Except…Except in this case, he supposed it was more…If all you saw was Chunks packaging, gnawing your own arm off to escape would be acceptable.
Which was - definitely, absolutely - melodramatic. But in spirit, at least, he agreed. Besides, he'd already painted himself a hypocrite, he wasn't going to hammer that nail all the way home by sharing that fun little thought.
He leaned back in his chair, folding his arms behind his head and propping one foot in the empty chair next to him, lackluster meal all but forgotten at this point, as he mulled over the question himself in the insulation of the background noise generated by the comings and goings of people from Aggie's, not really paying attention to those comings and goings but peripherally aware of them all the same. His culinary experience had always been something of a whiplash; even at his highest of highs Chunks or ramen had never been out of the question, but neither had frequent dinners at Whetstone or charity dinners on Trident starliners in those years gone by (he hated those especially - art more than food, not meant to be eaten, necessarily, but as stage dressing). His palette was varied enough and he had enough common sense and know how that he'd been able to effectively feed himself, at least, in the darkest stretches of his history, but picking just one?
"Potatoes." His answer held a finality in it. "And butter. If we're talking survival. It'll raise your cholesterol like hell, and you'll probably never want, like, fries again - a tragedy, by the way - but it'll keep you alive and healthy enough short term." He jiggled the foot on the chair back and forth a moment in further thought. "If just because, grilled cheese. One, I'm very, very good at making grilled cheese. Two, nobody dislikes grilled cheese sandwiches, and if they do, you can't trust those people. Because they're wrong."
Another beat passed. "Follow up queston: Breakfast - the whole thing, eggs, bacon, toast, whatever else you want to add - as any other meal. Something to get excited about or a slap in the face of God. Defend your answer."
#overclocks#( ;; just saying but if he were to not stop asking silly questions. )#( ;; s.am would not stop answering them anyways. )#` v.main.𝚁𝚃𝙵. * THE STARS LOOK VERY DIFFERENT TODAY.#` ic.𝚁𝚃𝙵. * THREAD.
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for once , they’re actually sitting down for a meal , after he’d convinced tony that they both needed a break . after a game of tag with the ashta , it’s the only thing they can do . sam’s tired , and he has extra creds on him that can be spent over at aggie's ; someplace familiar , at least , where he can advise tony what is and what isn’t good to get , and sit down somewhere they can watch the side streets . while it’s always nice to eat indoors , it isn’t so bad out in akila , save for the occasional high temperatures . today is one of those days , but they’re in the shade , and there’s a fan going that blows them cool , and all-in-all , it’s pretty nice .
@overclocks . " if you could only eat one food for the rest of your life , what would it be? " (if you say chunks , sam , so help him-)
❝ not this , ❞ sam says , as he prods his can-uck! shepherd's pie with a fork . it’s only fun while he’s still able to poke the outer prong of his fork through the tough skin and slip it through . it’s almost translucent , but it gives the metal a bit of colour where it’s usually a dull grey . ❝ definitely not this . this feels like one of those filler meals you get when you're not exactly hungry for anything , but still gotta fill up your stomach . ❞ although it’s more than a little familiar to him , this particular bar doesn’t exactly serve any of his favourite foods . it’s good food , but it’s not his favourite .
he mulls over the question over another bite , and then decides on : ❝ if i had to eat one food for the rest of my life , i think i’d get real bored of it real soon . but if i had to pick … i dunno . i eat most foods . maybe a patty melt ? those're somethin' i wouldn't pass up . easy to make , easy to eat . can't go wrong with terrabrew either . always used to go over there when i got to the age that i started enjoyin' it . ❞ a pause, as he considers . ❝ now chunks , on the other hand … have you tried the cabernet chunkignon ? ❞
* .゜ PROMPTS FROM THE PARENT TRAP .
#overclocks#( ;; well since you mention chunks... )#` v.main.𝚁𝚃𝙵. * THE STARS LOOK VERY DIFFERENT TODAY.#` ic.𝚁𝚃𝙵. * ANSWERED.
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there weren’t as many benches with actual backs here like there were back in akila city . officially , he’d lived here for three years but he still longed to sit sideways and throw his legs over the stretch of the seat and hug the backrest like his life depended on it . he'd grown up that way , and old habits , he'd noticed , died hard and died slow . if ever there were a man who understood that in the likes of the galaxy , he hoped and hated that it might be him .
luckily , for him , their tried-and-true newcomer just so happened to choose the strip that had his favourite benches lined across it . he didn't particularly find any of the stores in new atlantis as charming as the ones in akila city , but he was willing to compromise . and by 'compromise' that meant he was willing to loiter while she went in to stock up on anything she needed before they left the planet . he'd wandered around a little , but he was familiar with the commercial district by now most the bookstores , and anywhere else that sold the trinkets cora liked most and nothing tended to catch his eye anymore . so here he was , lounging on the bench , waiting for dolores' footsteps .
@stxrbxrn . “ hope i didn’t take up too much of your time . ”
in half a second , he was awake and lifting his head . ❝ you didn’t take up too much of my anything . i've got nothin' better to do . ❞ to reassure her , sam put on his cheeriest smile and rolled his shoulders . but his muscles were a little stiff , and he spent a while bending his knees and shaking his wrists out , twisting around to sit properly on the bench . how long he'd been sitting there , he didn't know . long enough to get a little drowsy . that was all .
❝ buy anything useful ? don't know how long it's gonna be till we're back here again . better to be over-prepared than underprepared , that's what i always say . ❞ sam coe had never said anything like that in his life , let alone adhered to it … properly . ❝ if you've got everything you need … ❞ his gaze dropped to her hands . ❝ … i could help you carry some of it . ❞
* .゜ CHICAGO ( 2002 AND OTHERWISE ) STARTERS .
#stxrbxrn#( ;; he almost slept. )#( ;; so the time wasn't so wasted after all!! kjdslhg. )#` ic.𝚁𝚃𝙵. * ANSWERED.#` v.main.𝚁𝚃𝙵. * THE STARS LOOK VERY DIFFERENT TODAY.
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sam coe is no stranger to name recognition . that’s why , despite how frequently the galaxy demands to know one’s name when it comes to practically all matters to do with professionalism or luxury , he tends only to tell someone his first name . luckily , there are a lot of people out there who don't recognise his last name for who it’s attached to . generally , they’re the ones who hadn’t paid attention in their history classes , who had learned about the founder of akila city and pioneer of the cheyenne system and promptly forgotten about it all once they had passed the class .
but every once in a while , he finds himself in a position to invoke his name and family status in order to get in somewhere . in order to move along some goal he has . he hates doing it . it reminds him of jacob : of the way his father would do the same thing , and would use it to justify how he bullied those who had no name handed to them on some silver platter .
this time in particular , he’s ushering abigail past a startled security guard and into the elevator at new atlantis’ galbank . the archives weren’t an easy place to get into , but he’d rather stink of haughty guilt than waste an hour arguing with the front desk about why they need to get in . he heads to the back of the elevator , face flushed from embarrassment and the disgusting high he feels from the encounter . he looks at a poster plastered on the inside wall : SIGN UP FOR THE UC VANGUARD TODAY !
@c0rmac . " i gotta say , i'm a pretty big fan . "
he grimaces , tilting his head to the side and watching her out of the corner of his eye . ❝ this is one of those times when i wish you weren’t . just … forget you ever saw that , all right ? i’m not … proud of it . ❞
* .゜ JOHN WICK FRANCHISE PROMPTS .
#c0rmac#( ;; ASHAMED. ASHAMED. )#` ic.𝚁𝚃𝙵. * ANSWERED.#` v.main.𝚁𝚃𝙵. * THE STARS LOOK VERY DIFFERENT TODAY.
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being wounded while he’s got a job to do is a huge nuisance . never has he felt forced to work while he’s hurt , and he’s never once been told to , but he still wants to . it just isn’t in his nature to like being on bedrest , or even to keep himself stuck to one place at a time . it’s been a universal week since his run-in with the shaw gang . he hadn’t even known they were still around in such large numbers , but , to his misfortune and greatest surprise , he’d found out that they were , in fact , still around . and the newer , more impulsive members didn’t care much for asking names before taking shots . he’d gotten out of there and managed to haul himself and cora back to new atlantis and all the way to reliant medical not without a few stumbles here and there to get patched up .
he’s only got a large tear wound from the pit of his arm nearly down to his waist not in bad enough shape that he’s not able to do anything , but it’s enough that they’ve been telling him to keep down and stop moving so much so that he doesn’t hurt himself . by now , he’s recovered enough to help with jumps and ship systems , as long as he uses his good and non-dominant , mind hand and arm to do things . it’s a real bother at times .
right now , frustrated after one of the systems kept leaping to a different screen , he’s got the arm of his spacesuit in one hand , standing and staring pamela down , a furrow in his brow . ❝ can’t stand this anymore . wherever you land next , i’m goin’ out there with you . ❞
@ecopoison . “ your stitches will tear and you'll bleed , but you'll have full function . ”
very moment after she says it , sam winces from a quick twinge in his side . he’s never been great at hiding his pain . ❝ yeah well , all systems’re green . they don’t need me to look after them right now . ❞
* .゜ JOHN WICK FRANCHISE PROMPTS .
#ecopoison#( ;; well... since i've got the permission. )#` ic.𝚁𝚃𝙵. * ANSWERED.#` v.main.𝚁𝚃𝙵. * THE STARS LOOK VERY DIFFERENT TODAY.
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❝ wow . ❞ of all the things he expected to see on this planet , it surely wasn't an abandoned research base filled with beer bottles , paper strewn all across the floor and tables , chair upended in the corners of the rooms , and a giant discoloured mess at every step . on one of the desks is a computer , the light on the side of the screen still blinking on and off . least their generator still works . the planet hasn't been a very popular place for scientists for the past few decades now , so the smell of it is long gone , but sam knows from sight alone : this place would've smelled like a funeral home after whatever happened here . in any case , he's glad it's not fifty years earlier .
@torntruth . “it was a combination of liquor and jazz that led to the downfall . ” From Sarah Morgan
❝ you know what ? i'm inclined to believe that . there's never been a deadlier combination than alcohol and music . ❞ he can't count on both hands the number of times he's witnessed the entire population of akila city lose their absolute wits over a couple bottles of whiskey and a good jamboree . and he's not exactly immune to that sort of thing himself , although the amount liquor it would take for him to actually get going toward that path of doom has , in his natural lifetime , increased steadily . it means there's less of a possibility of embarrassing himself .
three seconds later , an idea strikes him . he moves carefully , stepping on the papers as he goes so he spends as little time as possible with the bottoms of his boots touching the floor , over to the computer in question . he searches with his fingers , turning his face away so he can concentrate better . as soon as he finds the buttons , he starts to test each one . after accidentally turning the screen off and back on , he decides to tap on the keyboard instead .
❝ wonder if this is what the music was comin' out of . ❞ he's not even sure sarah's right , but he gives her a spirited grin anyways . ❝ maybe if we play the music loud enough , the artifact'll just come outta hiding . ❞
* .゜ CHICAGO ( 2002 AND OTHERWISE ) STARTERS .
#torntruth#( ;; S.ARAHHHHHH!!! )#( ;; hope she's ready for the yeehaw colleague. )#` v.main.𝚁𝚃𝙵. * THE STARS LOOK VERY DIFFERENT TODAY.#` ic.𝚁𝚃𝙵. * ANSWERED.
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one dire miscalculation . one single , yet dire , miscalculation and here he was , nursing the aches and the bruising that he could already see starting up on his arms where they had shielded him front the full impact of his ship crash landing on the hard ground . he hadn’t expected an entire planet to be here . rarely did he ever make mistakes when it came to his grav drive , but never had he been so wide of his mark that he blinked into existence three seconds away from crashing into a mass of land . he considered himself lucky that he could at least breathe here his spacesuit itself was also damaged , o2 filter twisted beyond recognition and tank punctured . without the proper tools he’d lost in the crash , he’d never be able to fix them .
it seemed he’d landed in someone’s yard . a very rich looking yard that used to house a nice bed of flowers that were now dug up and scattered thanks to the huge hunk of steaming metal in the middle of it . he barely had time to register it all before he heard the door of the home slam open .
@draconisa . Comes out holding her bathrobe shut with one hand , with a knife grabbed from the butcher’s block on the kitchen counter in the other . Her hair is loose , half out of its braid , and her eyes are wide as they take in the ship , the damage , the man . “ What… the fuck?” Remembering herself , she brandishes the knife . “Whoever you are — do /not/ move! I’ve already called the cops . ”
instantly , he whirled around , a million explanations and apologies spinning through his head . ❝ before you start askin’ , this was totally my fault . i don’t know how i managed to royally fuck up my jump this bad . i must not have clicked somethin’ . i don’t usually manage to get myself this close to some planet or moon . but , ah , i guess the lightyears can be tricky . almost twenty years of this , and i still don’t have it down . or , well i do have it down . real well , actually . just this time … i thought ❞ he thought there wouldn’t be any inhabitable planet in the sol system , actually . and sure , there were people on mars , but he would hardly call it hospitable .
it was at this moment that he noticed the knife in her hand . and her bathrobes . she clearly wasn't ready to show herself to the general public . ❝ whoa hold your horses ! ❞ he averted his gaze a moment later , finally remembering his manners . maybe she wouldn't stab him if he wasn't looking dangerously down her body ? a man could hope . ❝ before i get arrested , can you tell me what planet i'm on ?! at least ?! ❞
#draconisa#( ;; another iteration of the 'k.at's man gets lost in d.ani's woman's property' KLSDJHG )#` v.main.𝚁𝚃𝙵. * THE STARS LOOK VERY DIFFERENT TODAY.#` ic.𝚁𝚃𝙵. * ANSWERED.
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❝ So your full name is Samantha Justine Coe ? That's so pretty ! I'm jealous. ❞
… cue sam staring at marnie for so long that it almost looks like he’s stopped functioning . stopped responding . sam.exe has crashed and needs to restart . hard reboot . it’s not exactly an unreasonably assumption , either , all things considering : it’s not like he’s given her his full name before . in his life .
but good stars … justine ?! ❝ no , that’s … actually , you got the first letter right . but not the … ❞ vague little waggle of his fingers in her general direction . ❝ … everything else . ❞
#astralliss#( ;; why would you say something like this to him. )#( ;; right in front of his salad. )#( ;; brain cell working on OVERDRIVE. )#` ic.𝚁𝚃𝙵. * ANSWERED.
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@charmlacked . "My offer to train Cora still stands . She is a brilliant little girl and it is never too early . "
he draws in a long breath through parted teeth , mulling over it all before he speaks . ❝ … i guess in this galaxy , every little girl should know how to fight , right ? ❞ and he’s seen the way andreja fights . he’s seen the way she holds her own before , as he is no stranger to a mission or two out with her , courtesy of constellation’s asks , and he knows that she knows her way with her guns . laser rifles and pistols aren’t exactly the type of weapon sam’s had in mind for cora , though … but he supposed any weapon is better than no weapon at all . and none of the rest of the lodge has offered to teach cora anything of the sort , and if they did ? well , sarah seems a little uptight to be teaching a child that sort of thing , and vladimir seems too unrefined . kind , but lacking in tact . barrett would probably just teach her ten thousand ways on how to annoy her dad right along with any lessons he’d teach . walter doesn’t even know how to fight . vasco … vasco’s a robot . case in point .
andreja , warrior though she is , is an inquisitive and willing soul . if he had to pick someone to leave cora with that wasn’t just himself , it would probably be her .
❝ actually , i wasn’t planning on teachin’ her how to use a gun until she was 13 . ❞ her birthday’s in a few months , though . close enough . ❝ i might take you up on that offer , though . she’s … been impatient to learn . for , like , the past three years now . do you think that means she’s ready ? i mean … as her dad , i … ❞ he rolls a shoulder in show of a shrug . a bit of a nervous , worried one . ❝ i want her to be safe . i don’t want her gettin’ into any real fights . but if she doesn’t learn , then … i dunno . you won’t use real guns for a while , right ? ❞
#charmlacked#( ;; listen he's just being a worried dad... )#` v.main.𝚁𝚃𝙵. * THE STARS LOOK VERY DIFFERENT TODAY.#` ic.𝚁𝚃𝙵. * ANSWERED.
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how does sam react to the "I'm an elevator person now. I build my kingdom here." because that is exactly what I have said. twice now lol.
well it’s a good thing he’s not claustrophobic or even remotely scared of being trapped in an elevator , because otherwise it would not , in fact , be the calm and slightly amused way he’ll respond to that with “ oh , are we moving from piloting ships to piloting elevators now ? ” but luckily , this is the answer he’ll give . because even if they’re trapped in an asshole’s building , he’ll crack a joke right next to one if he’s given the opportunity . it’s amusing , okay . it’s funny . and also , “ eventually , we’re gonna run outta food . i have maybe … one snack packet in my back pocket , and i don’t think you , me , and walter can survive on that for more than three days . tops . ”
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Sidles close, one finger tracing down the middle on his chest (is not tipsy, what are you TALKING ABOUT) “Hey, space daddy.” 😌
oh . well . this is new .
sam’s nostrils flare . ah , he’s not taken off guard ! definitely not taken off guard at all . and he has heard that before , once . or twice . or maybe five … five times , back then , before he’d had cora or left the trade commission , before the descriptor was even truer than life . but this is daenerys here , and he’s been essentially living with her now for … for weeks ? has it been a month on this planet yet ? either way , this is not … how he imagined this early evening to be going .
❝ uh i hey . ❞ he rolls his shoulders . the words just aren’t coming . not to his brain , definitely not to his mouth , the way he’s stuttering . he’s always been bad at this . ❝ you , uhh … you thinkin’ straight ? ‘cause i’ve never heard you say that one before . ❞
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@sonderiings . All in all , she’s pretty proud of herself . The ship comes to life against her ear , the telltale vibrations that precede lift off . Is she comfortable? Not really . But a free ride is a free ride , and she’s not about to look a gift — well , whatever the phrase is . She doesn’t question it . Just shifts the leg that’s already falling asleep and closes her eyes . ( She’s not tired; this’ll just be a lot less painful if she passes the time by going to sleep . ) @eira 🥰
the navigational panel flashes red in all four corners .
‘ WARNING: CURRENT MASS EXCEEDS INPUT GIVEN . ’
hm . that’s strange . he hasn’t gone around and recalculated how much mass he’s currently got stocked in his cargo hold , but he also hasn’t added anything in there since the last time he’d taken off from a planet . he’s a thousand percent sure he hasn’t got heatleeches anywhere , and his ship had been locked up tight and showed no signs of damages . this planet he’s on is civilised , and therefore …
before he thinks otherwise , he gets up from his seat , leaving the cockpit and weaving through the tight corridors of his ship . a small trip down a ladder , and he’s on the hold level . below decks isn’t very glamorous , but it is where he’s used to tucking everything away . he just really never considered there might be enough room for anyone to tuck themselves away …
which is exactly , to his shock , what he finds when he opens the hatch to one of his small holds . it’s roomy inside , sure , enough for him to be able to shuffle in and , it seems , enough for this girl to fit herself in for the flight .
he doesn’t know what to say at first . should he tell her to get out ? should he check to see if she’s confused or lost or something ? no sane person would stow themselves away in a ship on accident . that’s for sure . either this is on purpose , or she has no idea where she is .
❝ … uh … you must be what my ship’s detecting . ❞ an awkward pause ensues . ❝ … are you lost ? ‘cause this ain’t the right place for a person to be during a takeoff . ❞
𐎟܆᭝゜ UNPROMPTED ! 𝚊𝚕𝚠𝚊𝚢𝚜 𝚘𝚙𝚎𝚗 .
#sonderiings#( ;; s.am vc: why is there a whole person in here. )#` v.main.𝚁𝚃𝙵. * THE STARS LOOK VERY DIFFERENT TODAY.#` ic.𝚁𝚃𝙵. * ANSWERED.#` queue.𝙻𝙾𝙶. * GRAV DRIVE CURRENTLY OFFLINE.
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he’s been in orbit around akila now for at least three universal days . unwilling to land , he’s instead opted to stay in the space above the planet , all thrusters off , engine powered down , as he and cora settle for the night . the cheyenne system is as vast as any other system , but he’s been specifically tasked with checking out one of the abandoned research facilities on washakie . it’s a well visited planet at this point , but not one constellation has very good information on . and who better to send than the freestar native ? he hasn’t been to washakie but once in his life , but nothing there had looked familiar . it will take him several more days before he’s got all the data . in the meantime , he refuses to land at akila city to find a place to sleep : he doesn’t want to risk running into jacob at all . so instead , they sleep around the planet , under the watchful eye of the freestar collective . they’re safe with their ships patrolling the space .
right now , he’s taking up the bed nearest the door , while cora sleeps a good few feet away on another nearest the cockpit . when his tablet rings , he’s instantly conscious enough to flinch and reach for it and answer the call before it can wake up his daughter . it takes him a moment to recognise elexus on the other end . ❝ mm … ‘llo ? ❞
@vihrago . " i apologize for calling you at this hour . " — from elexus
❝ don’t don’t apologise for anything . ❞ at this point , he’s about half awake , still incredibly groggy , unsuccessfully trying to brush his sleep hair from his eyes and squinting into the bright screen of his tablet as his gaze adjusts itself to focus on elexus’ image . ❝ s’okay . i went to bed pretty late . probably only about an hour ago . barely even got to sleep yet . don’t apologise . don’t . ❞ he stretches out on the mattress , propping the tablet up against the bed frame so that he can fold both his arms in front of him and rest his chin on his wrist .
❝ what’s wrong ? why do you need to call me at this hour , elexus ? you okay ? need me to go over there ? ❞
* .゜ JOHN WICK FRANCHISE PROMPTS .
#vihrago#( ;; he's worried... )#` v.main.𝚁𝚃𝙵. * THE STARS LOOK VERY DIFFERENT TODAY.#` ic.𝚁𝚃𝙵. * ANSWERED.#` queue.𝙻𝙾𝙶. * GRAV DRIVE CURRENTLY OFFLINE.
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although he had been living in new atlantis for long enough now to properly consider it his home away from his real home by the stars , the people here still grated on his nerves sometimes . like , for example , the shopkeepers , who slapped straight marker prices on all their goods and insisted haggling was out of the question , or the city criers who left not a single bit of room for anyone else to speak or ask a question .
which was , in all its frustrating irony , exactly what he and tony had currently run into . sam himself would never have chosen to willingly space with any of the vanguards that wandered their way through the city as if they owned the whole place . it seemed like everyone tony tried to talk to were suffering from a good old case of the bad day syndrome . disappointing . not surprising .
@overclocks . “ i haven’t even asked a question yet . ”
❝ and you’re not likely to anytime soon , ❞ said sam , his teeth half-clenched to hold the stick of half-chewed synthameat jerky . to his credit , this was actually his second one , and he had offered one to tony about half an hour ago . he gestured through the small crowd now dispersing . ❝ that’s how it works around here most of the time , far as i’ve seen . you let them talk , they’ll talk . for hours . and by the time it’s your turn to speak , you’ve forgotten what you were tryin’ to say two hours ago . it’s always the same . ❞ he swiped his jerky out of his mouth . ❝ are we done here ? ‘cause i wanna be done here . ��
* .゜ CHICAGO ( 2002 AND OTHERWISE ) STARTERS .
#overclocks#( ;; he said can we GO. )#` v.main.𝚁𝚃𝙵. * THE STARS LOOK VERY DIFFERENT TODAY.#` ic.𝚁𝚃𝙵. * ANSWERED.
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