Text; un: newt

[groupiedrifter]

Hello everyone! Nice to be back 'home', huh? No place like home, home sweet home, etc, etc. Okay, so the ships not exactly the most pleasant household, but we make do. In case you're suffering from some short-term memory loss from a concussion via that last mission, I'm Newt, resident awesome scientist and total genius. Before I go on any further, I doodled something for you guys in celebration for October:

[There's a picture of a ghost. It looks harmless enough, but if if you squint at the image that appears in your heads, you'll notice... some faint white lines...



That scoundrel.]

That was the first important order of business. The second's a quick update: I've finished a good assortment of my projects, so if there's anything anyone needs particular help with, lemme know! I've got all kinds of time; mostly just working on some artificial tissue replication, which is more of a marathon than a sprint, so I could use more to do when I'm not working on that. I've been super into robotics lately, actually! I finished up Viveca's cute little hover-bot body, so we'll see if she digs that. And I finished Daisy's cool gauntlets! I'm on fire, honestly. Someone get an extinguisher.

THIRD ORDER OF BIDNESS: morse code lessons! My uncle was totally into that kind of old-school survival stuff, so I figured why not use what he taught me for mission-related stuff? Basically, morse code is a series of dots/lines or particular sounds that can be translated into short hidden messages. If something were to happen, people can communicate critical knowledge without alerting people outside of the Ximilia to what you're saying. It's not overly complicated; I can just give you a sheet of paper with the alphabet, if you wanna study it.

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... Or — I could always teach you the better way to code what you're saying: Ubbi Dubbi.

Not to brag, but I'm an expert at it. Way over twenty years since I learned it, and I still know how to use it, no problem. Bubut Ububbubi Dububbubi ubis uba vubery ubexclubusubivube clubub, ubonly thube cuboubolubest pubeuboplube ubarube uballubowubed tubo ubusube ubit. :) Okay, so you can probably figure it out in text format, but when you're saying it out loud, it can be hard for outside ears to follow. So it's totally legit (and not a way to annoy Hermann).

FOURTH ORDER OF BUSINESS!! Tomorrow I'm gonna have a casual movie night. It's nothing like the pizza party, sorry to burst any bubbles (I know that pizza party was AWESOME, wonder what awesome guy decided to do THAT), but this is more of a low-key, relaxing thing. You know? We're all stressed, we're all still on the mend, so I figured we could use something a little calmer this time around. I'm gonna hook my portable DVD player to a projector in the mess hall, get a shitload of blankets and pillows into a big pile, and everyone's free to come relax.

Peter's gonna be doing a spooky movie night later in the month, so consider this an INTRODUCTION TO MOVIES for all the people on board who have never seen a movie in your lives. It'll give you a taste of how they work before you go watching scary movies (I'm looking out for you, trust me). I've got Princess Bride and Titanic — the first one's a short and sweet and cute fairytale, and the second is a three-hour-long dramatic historical piece about true love and icebergs. And I did NOT cry watching it, no sir, I'd never.

(People who are from worlds pre-movies, just remember: whether you go to Peter's horror movie night or this one, the movies in question are just big plays full of actors, nobody's really in danger, everything pretend! So don't panic!!!)

If people can help me out with some easy snacks, that'd be great. I can't bake or make food to literally save my life. If someone put a gun to my head and told me to make an edible plate of food, I would be shot dead when they took one look at the outcome.

ORDER OF BUSINESS PART V: I backed up some of my iPhone playlist, and so if you need some music to listen to in your earpiece, here's a playlist with a bunch of different hits: Newton Geiszler's Playlist

"But Newton, your music is annoying!"

Well it just hurts to be wrong, sorry your musical choices are godawful! Get better at having taste!

I think that'll do it, cool
see, i didn't even craigslist my body this time
ye of little faith
where'd I put that screwdriver???

[OOC: There'll be a super mellow mingle log for watching Titanic and Princess Bride tomorrow, but feel free to handwave your character got to see some movies for your own rping needs. ♥ If you wanna action it up with Newt, feel free to use this post, or he's got a catch-all for October here!]

Comments

text. » un: rhysand

[business]

I like your booty.

( wow how vulgar. but it is cute, tho. )

Consider me a distributor of quality snacks. I have a sophisticated palate. Only the best will suffice.
Are there some classic movie snacks you're hoping for? I'm of the "never seen a movie before" variety, so I am curious.

text. »

[groupiedrifter]

Oh thanks, I did a lot of squats to get it this bootiful.
God, there's so many of you poor sweet souls on this complex tin can that has never seen a movie before, and that's an absolute crime!! Movie snacks should be buttery and sweet and savory! Popcorn! Candy! Maybe some nachos if you're feeling frisky!
Cookies are great for at-home movie marathons. Me and my uncle and dad used to make like five trays at a time and binge through a list of monster movies.

text; un: Star Lord

[spacedisaster]

[ Peter shakes his head when he sees the 'ghost' but he's also amused because this is pure Newton Geiszler. He's also fairly impressed. ]

I see you getting into the spirit of the season, Newt. 👻👻👻

You gave Viveca an autonomous body? Oh, wow, that's incredible. I talked to her for the first time recently, she seems nice.

[ Seems. Peter still doesn't fully trust her, because this station has many secrets, but he's willing to give her and the Commander the benefit of the doubt. ]

We use Morse code in my universe as well, and it's kind of a universal language across the galaxy.

[ And so he's going to write back something for Newt. ]

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I never heard of Ubbi Dubbi before, and the translator implant in my neck doesn't seem to be able to figure it out either. It sounds to me like you're having a stroke.

Count me in for the movie night, the more of those the better. I loved the Princess Bride as a kid. I have never seen Titanic but ...three-hour-long,. Jesus when did movies become so long?

[ He's going to end bawling his eyes out while watching the movie, why do you do this to him, Newt? ]

I do know how to bake, so I can do cookies and hot cocoa. Do we have popcorn?

[ The last part, though!!!! ]

New songs! Oh man, thank you. Those are great.

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[groupiedrifter]

[A moment of translating leads to this moment:]

Oh, you sick bastard.

But I'll forgive you for being one of the few people on board who actually takes advantage of the emoticons. Do you know how many folks from ancient china around here I've taught emojis to? Too many! It was my honor of course, but still!

Every minute of Titanic is crucial to the viewing experience, for the record.

How about you bake some stuff for the movie marathon, and in return I can teach you the ancient art of speaking Ubbi Dubbi?

[spacedisaster]

[ Muahahahaha. ]

I don't know what are you talking about. 😇

Oh, were you the one that taught Lan Xi Chen about emojis? Because that's great. I think a lot of people don't realize they can think about them and they will show up in the text.

3 hours it's a lot of minutes. It better not disappoint, I'm just saying.

I think I might regret it in the long run but sure, that sounds like a plan. Where did you even learn it?

[groupiedrifter]

I sure was! I'm an emoji PRO. 😎🤘

It's guaranteed to make you FEEL things. I'll bet one of my PhD's on it.

Okay, so there was this old show that used to play on the television in American called Zoom, and my uncle used to watch it with me so we could practice our English. I mean, I used a LOT of movies from the US to practice my English, but you know what I mean. By the time I actually moved to the states, the super obvious accent was all that I had left to work through.

[spacedisaster]

You're clearly doing God's work, Newt. We need to teach them some slang next.

[ Pity that all the one he knows is from the 80s. Ehhh that will make it more fun. ]

Oh, god. I'm almost afraid. One? How many of those do you have?

Your English is probably better than mine, I think those and movies really helped. Your uncle sounds like a swell guy. Where are you from originally?

un: aragaki

[petsthedog]

[Shinji will never admit he laughed at the booty, on pain of dEATH!!11 Dramatic teenage grumbling and etc here.]

can't we just use the network if we gotta talk in private
it's already in our heads, what's more private than that
pretty sure im too shit at english for this ubbi dubbi thing

[He can tell those are English letters arranged into some form of pattern but he was barely passing English two years ago before he dropped out of school, okay. The earpiece is very important for him understanding like, anybody.

A thirty-second pause follows.]

do you have snacks for the movie

[groupiedrifter]

[Mr. Aragaki, stop trying to be 2 cool 4 jokes, it makes you uncool.]

See, that's mistake 101!
What are you gonna do if you're aware that our comms have been compromised, and enemy invaders are listening in to our calls for information?
Or what if you lose your earpiece, and all you have are phones unrelated to our communication network?
One small issue can prevent us from succeeding in our work!


But also, I don't have snacks, so you've gotta make some for me. :O

1/3

[petsthedog]

if i lose the earpiece i'm screwed anyway
nobody speaks japanese here
but how would anyone even know about our brain network unless someone blabs

[Another brief pause.]

well
i guess someone could get kidnapped or something, fair enough
still
if we just start talking gibberish in public it'll be just as suspicious won't it

2/3

[petsthedog]

[ . . . ]

i didn't even say i was goin!!

3/3

[petsthedog]

[He says, as though this is not the reason he asked to begin with. But he has an Image to maintain okay. (He doesn't)]

i cant exactly make junk food or popcorn or anything
finger food maybe

did you try asking viveca

[groupiedrifter]

There's a lot of 'I guess so and so could happen', man, you never know until it happens. Better safe than sorry, right?

Also, don't you worry about popcorn, I got that handled.
Everything else, not so much!
It doesn't have to be junk food, it just has to be decent for a movie night, y'know??

If we can't make yummy food from scratch, can we be trusted with something as big as getting super powerful orbs from space???

text. un: barnes.

[starer]

[Sorry pal, but that work of art goes entirely missed. Text to voice doesn't help with pictures. He'd be heartbroken if he knew what he was missing out on though.]

They made a documentary about the Titanic, and you want to watch it for fun?

[Though, okay, maybe that's not quite as important as-]

You feeling okay?

text.

[groupiedrifter]

Not a documentary, Buck, but a dramatic saga of true love!
While also being pretty historically accurate.
It was made in the 1990's, a lot of time passed by then, okay.
You'll love it though, it's a perfect movie.


I'm okay! Why wouldn't I be okay?
Is this just a blanket question for everyone post-mission?

[starer]

It's Bucky. And you realize the ship sank just before I was born, right? Maybe I had relatives onboard.

[ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ]

You talk a lot. Usually you make a little more sense.

[Or at least he sticks to one language.]

[groupiedrifter]

Yeesh. DID you, Buckerusci?
Super belated condolences if so.

But it IS a really good movie.

Are you talking about Ubbi Dubbi? It's a great language, don't be rude.

text; un: s.wilson

[unclesam]

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[ Look. You started it, Newton. ]

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[groupiedrifter]

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And okay, listen, I KNOW lots of motown! Doesn't that count for something? I could sing a bunch of songs from memory thanks to my old man. He's way more of a motown kinda guy, but he loves every kind of music. Even country. A real true musician, that nerd. He even owns more than one metronome.

Also, of COURSE you're cooking for the sleepover.
You weren't gonna be allowed a choice in the matter. :P

[unclesam]

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I'm not sure I could stomach you singing motown. though I'll take you butchering my man marvin gaye over you attempting rap any day of the week.

oh I don't get a choice? you got a menu planned our for me, too?

[groupiedrifter]

For the record, Pluto is well-beloved and one of the best planets and I refuse to take that as an insult. Yes I said planet, it is one of the only times in my life I've ever denounced scientific communities.

You don't have a choice, though, yup! If you say no, I'll blast me singing Marvin Gaye on the intercomms.

I'll courteously let you pick what you make, though. :)

text; un: eleven

[savingthrows]

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your ghost isn't closed

text;

[groupiedrifter]

[Oh is that the one grumpy child who turned him into a grumpy child, too.]

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Are you judging my poor ghost?
He's very insecure about his missing lower half.

[savingthrows]

[ In the sunlight room, Eleven glances upwards. What's up? Well... ]

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silly. he's not real. just a drawing.

[groupiedrifter]

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That's no reason to hurt his feelings!