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[cheapbastard]

yeah, all right, i'm new here. please send your welcome wagon baskets of cookies to my room. i'm hungry.

( but that wasn't the reason he was putting himself out there now. he didn't really want to talk to this lot but seems like that was gonna have to be something he does.

so, he's making it happen. )

what i'm gettin from this place is that i can't go back to where i was, this place is in fuckin' space and those are actual fuckin' stars out there, and you lot like to get fucked up drunk sometimes.

( yes, he'd seen that post of yours, newton. seen it and he was going to remember it for the rest of his life. )

so, since you lot are so ready to offer up advice, i got two things:

one, where can i get a fuckin' good drink?
two, where can i punch the shit out of something? or someone. volunteers? i'm definitely taking volunteers. come on, everyone's so helpful here, right?

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[morethan084]

[...Is this going to be the start of even more flower nicknames like Sam has given her?]

Yep. Like the flower.

[Please. No.]

The training room. It's in the center of the station.

[cheapbastard]

cute.

fine, training station. i'll meet you there.
with flowers on.

[morethan084]

That makes one of us.

See you then.

[Daisy shows up to the training room three hours later, having finally gotten out of bed and showered, even though she’s just going to end up sweaty all over again. She looks around the room to see no one else is in here yet, so she just takes that as an opportunity to stretch out.]

[cheapbastard]

( he doesn't get lost but it does take him some time to find the room. it's not like he's got a map or a gps or something to get him around.

but, when he ambles in, he makes it like he meant to show up at this time all along. )

Stretching, huh? Good show, wouldn't want you to pull a muscle or some shit.

[morethan084]

[Daisy looks over her shoulder when he speaks up, straightening up slowly as she stares at him in confusion. She doesn't remember him having a full beard a few days ago...

Or any facial hair for that matter.]

Uh--

Yeah.

[Distracted still, Daisy squints in confusion.]

You've got a twin brother here?

[cheapbastard]

A what?

( that catches him off guard and though he's met bones, his mind doesn't immediately make the connection. )

The fuck you on about?

[morethan084]

[He’s just messing with her right? Brows knitting together at the obviously different accent, Daisy looks past him towards the door as if expecting for the other guy to be out there.]

This is a joke, right?

[cheapbastard]

And again I ask, the fuck you on about?

( he stares at her like she's gone crazy because billy's beginning to think she has. )

I ain't playing no jokes. I don't have a fuckin' twin either.

[morethan084]

[Okay, so maybe he isn’t playing a weird prank.]

There’s another new guy here, a doctor, who looks exactly like you.

[cheapbastard]

Oh, that guy?

( billy rolls his eyes. )

He ain't my twin. I think he stole my face. Says he didn't but I don't know if I believe that shit. How's he look like me if he didn't do that?

[morethan084]

Or, maybe, you were just separated at birth?

[She's half joking at least.]

What happened to the flowers you said you were going to wear?

[cheapbastard]

You sure you were talkin' to me and not the other guy? Maybe he said he was going to wear the flowers.

( that didn't make much sense but whatever. )

Left my petunias in my other pants.

[morethan084]

I guess I don't.

[Daisy smiles a little regardless. Grabbing her elbow, she stretches out her shoulder before shaking out her wrists.]

So you going to stretch too or are we just getting straight into this?

[Sparring is her way of clearing her head, and with everything that's gone on for Daisy on a personal level lately, she definitely needs this.]

[cheapbastard]

Think I'm good. Got a stretch on the way over here.

( he does pull off his jacket and tosses it aside, leaving him in a very garish hawaiian shirt that he loves. )

Take your time, though. I'm just gonna get used to this fuckin' place a little more.

[morethan084]

[That shirt is very...

Loud.

Whereas Daisy's style is completely the opposite and is usually seen greys and black. She managed to find a pair of workout leggings and a loose fitting top in the pile left for everyone on the station to sort through.

Stepping into the middle of the mat, Daisy checks her footing before looking up at him. Frowning sympathetically, she lowers her hands since he clearly needs a minute.]

It's a lot to take in, especially if you've never been to space before.

[cheapbastard]

Make it sound like you have.

( he's not jealous, he much prefers keeping his feet on solid ground. and yeah, fuck it, while this solid, there's also a bunch of gaping black space if this thing was blown to pieces. )

Have you?

[morethan084]

Yeah. Spent a lot of time in space, actually.

[To the point that it's almost normal to her now. Of course all of the different customs on each planet were hard to get used to.]

But we've been going to planets pretty often, hardly any time has been spent up here.

[cheapbastard]

Guess that makes you some sort of expert, then.

( he rubs his hands together and then down on his pants before he rolls his shoulders. )

You've been here long? Anything interesting been happenin? No alien probes, I hope. Can't get with that.

[morethan084]

I wouldn’t go that far.

[But she’s definitely had some experience by this point.]

About three months now, almost four. Interesting? Yes. Probing? No.

Some of us were transforming into monsters on the first mission. So, that was fun…

[cheapbastard]

Monsters?

( billy drops his hands down to see if she's fucking with him but she really doesn't seem like she's fucking with him. )

Huh. What the fuck kind of monster did you turn into, then? Anything cool?

[morethan084]

Thankfully some of the orbers found a cure before it got to that point. I honestly have no idea what would've happened if they hadn't...

[Daisy runs her fingers through her hair, pushing it out of her face.]

Anyway, hopefully the next mission is less intense.

[cheapbastard]

Crossing my fingers.

( there's some sarcasm in the words before he shrugs. )

Or maybe it won't be and I'll get a little trial by fire. That might be fun too, seeing what this place is all about.

[morethan084]

Something tells me that won't be an issue.

[Daisy brings her hands up finally, figuring they should get this show on the road.]

Any rules I should know about?

[cheapbastard]

Don't kill me.

( not that he thinks that's going to happen but might as well say it, get it out there. who knows, she could trip him and he falls and hits his head just right to cause a brain injury. )

You do that, I'm gonna come back from the fuckin' dead and haunt you. And I ain't a good ghost.

[morethan084]

[...]

That's a good rule.

[Was he being serious? It seemed like he was being serious.]

Have you had experience being a ghost before?

[Daisy asks as she starts to circle the mat, waiting to see if he'll make the first move.]