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[snikting]

[It's been over a month now since he first arrived. Luceti isn't any homelier now than it was then. Only now he's getting restless from being stuck here so long. Pretending to ride a bike cross country in the Dome ain't exactly satisfying when it keeps stopping in one hour intervals. So maybe it's time to look beyond the enclosure. Here he goes with the journal.]

I keep hearing about these missions people are going on. I've read the advertising too. Besides being a cure for boredom, do people have a good reason for doing their dirty work? Because frankly, I'm getting a little bored myself. But playing toadie to cash in for prizes ain't exactly the way I do things.

[Good enough. He'll stick around to answer that for awhile, then head to the Rec Center. He doesn't like it when its crowded with teenagers, but when he's lucky, he can play a game of pool by himself. After some time there, he'll be running a Danger Room scenario for himself in the Battle Dome. Lots of explosions and slashing. It's really cool, okay. After some time back home checking out some of Kurt's old movies and TV shows (at least the kid had some taste), he'll make his evening at Good Spirits. He'll take them by the bottle, bartenders. He don't even need you to remove the lids for him. That's what adamantium claws are for. Just another day in the life of the Wolverine.]

Comments

[ voice ]

[herotypical]

Anyway. To answer your question with an ounce or two of seriousness? Those prizes can also be got for other people. Non-combatants, for example. I'm pretty sure you can buy their way out of drafts.

[ action ]

[touchofrogue]

[She just works on savoring her Pepsi, and the relative normalcy and safety of this moment. The psyches are a constant buzz in the back of her mind, but if she wraps it up with the solidness of Logan's presence, than that is all they remain.]

It's somethin' ta do.

[Heck yeah, I kick ass.]

action;

[alloys]

Neither is sticking a nuclear reactor in your chest, but here we are.

[Still, he doesn't want to start a fight. That wouldn't really be good for anyone.]

Well, now you've been initiated. Survived your first experiment and everything.

[action]

[selfhelp]

How long do you usually train for? It looked exhausting.

[He's trying not to stare at Wolverine's hands (just in case the claws come out) but it's really hard to avoid it.]

[action]

[wingenvy]

Well, that too. We also come equipped with a pair of good ears for all your drunken rambling needs!

[And he sounds damn proud of it, too.]

[action]

[snikting]

Sure. I'll keep that in mind if I ever happen to feel chatty.

[Cuz you know that's something that happens all the time.]

[action]

[snikting]

Usually a few hours. Unfortunately this place imposes a break after an hour.

[He hates that.]

action;

[snikting]

Yeah. Glad that's over with.

[Though he knows he got off easy.]

[ action ]

[snikting]

Looks like there's not a lot of competition here.

[Or maybe nobody wanted to play with him. Also possible.]

[ voice ]

[snikting]

That right? Now that might be something worth considering.

[Not that he expects Rogue, for instance, of accepting that. But there might be someone who could use it.]

[Voice]

[snikting]

So not so good.

action;

[alloys]

Don't relax just yet. Things don't stay quiet around here for long, and it's been awhile since we've been drafted.

[Too long, he thinks. It's eerie.]

[ voice ]

[herotypical]

Ditto the experiments, by the way. Some kind of Get Out Of Shift Free card.

action;

[snikting]

Fighting for the Mallies, right? They got some kind of schedule for when they want to pick a fight?

[ voice ]

[snikting]

So work hard enough for them and they don't make your their plaything. Some system they've got going here.

[ voice ]

[herotypical]

Basic operant conditioning, really.

action;

[alloys]

It seems like they happen every four months or so. But our last one was in December. Underground. Bit of a doozy.

[ action ]

[touchofrogue]

Lookin' to line up a game?

[ voice ]

[snikting]

You're not doing a very good job selling it to me.

action;

[snikting]

I heard something about that one. Some big city underground, right?

[ action ]

[snikting]

Maybe. You in?

[ voice ]

[herotypical]

That's good, seeing as how I'm not their sales representative.

[ voice ]

[snikting]

[There's a grunt of acknowledgement. Because Logan is such an amazing conversationalist.]

[ action ]

[touchofrogue]

Sure. [Easy agreement.] Better than starin' at paint for the rest of the night.

[Or talking about that last experiment.]

action;

[alloys]

Yep. And a whole network of tunnels.

[Not the best environment for someone of his specialty, you might imagine.]

Before that, it was out at sea. One before was underwater. They'll send us just about anywhere. Lucky us.