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[theweakhavepurpose]

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[theweakhavepurpose]

Yeah I know who Superman is.

[He figures naming a town after the birthplace of a fictional character is as good as anything else. ]

I'm from a place called Fall's End. Which is at the end of a river with a waterfall. So at least that fucking makes sense. The Whitetail mountains are full of whitetail deer. Henbane River is chock full of henbane plants during the spring. All that makes a lot more sense than whatever the hell a York is.

[unphase]

Oh, good! I mention Superman to most people and they look at me like I'm crazy.

It sounds like it must be beautiful. [and she laughs warmly] And yes, your hometown's name makes a lot more sense than a York.

[theweakhavepurpose]

It really is. All lush and green with wildlife everywhere.

Or well, it was before the cult moved in and started drugging the animals and leaving corpses everywhere.

[unphase]

[her happy smile turns dejected at the mention of the cult]

That sounds terrible. All of it. I'm sorry you had to go through it.

[theweakhavepurpose]

Yeah. It is what it is.

Thanks though.

I really do miss the trees.

[Soon he'll have lots of trees! Just.. the wrong trees.]

[unphase]

The trees are still there.

[yes, because he's going to the 30th century with her, where entire portions of what used to be the United States are now wildlife refuges]

[theweakhavepurpose]

I meant here. In the tundra where there's just .. shrubs.

[unphase]

Oh. Yeah. All that work to try and plant new trees and we wind up here. [a pause] This planet's a little depressing, you know?

[theweakhavepurpose]

It is. It's so bleak. And the cold doesn't help. Might have been nice to visit and see for a while, before going back home and taking a hot shower and never coming back.

[unphase]

Oh, I know. And I wish the aliens were better about providing stuff for this kind of environment. I would do just about anything for some hot chocolate.

[theweakhavepurpose]

Just from a practical standpoint keeping people happy keeps them compliant. They could probably get whatever they wanted out of us if they gave us things that make life worth living.

Well not whatever they wanted. But you know what I mean.

[unphase]

Yeah, I know what you mean. We'd complain a lot less if we had some little luxuries. Food that's fresh, not canned. Actually cute clothing in our sizes. Little nicknacks to make our apartments nice. Stuff like that.

[theweakhavepurpose]

I never thought I'd crave salad but.. Here we are.

Don't talk to me about clothes, I'm a walking Hawaiian print disaster.

[unphase]

Grife, I know! What I wouldn't give for even just a plain Caesar salad.

I don't know, I think they look kind of cute on you!

[theweakhavepurpose]

I'm thinking those Cobb salads that have croutons and carrots and mushrooms and baby corns.

They so do not. I look like I belong on a yacht. They're the worst.

[unphase]

Oh, now that sounds really good. Why won't the aliens give us some lettuce? I'll even take plain iceberg lettuce at this rate.

No, no, they're adorable!

[theweakhavepurpose]

[He is dubious.]

The only good thing about them is I don't look like a depressive recluse when I'm walking around with eighty bajillion flowers plastered all over my clothes.

[unphase]

[she is positive!]

No, no, you don't look like that at all! You look brooding. With flowers.

[theweakhavepurpose]

Brooding. With flowers.

That doesn't sound like me.

[unphase]

It's completely you. Like Heathcliff or Mr. Darcy or one of those romantic heroes. Only with flowers.

[theweakhavepurpose]

Wow. No one has ever compared me to Mr. Darcy before.

[He's pretty sure that's a compliment. Every girl he's known who read that book or watched that movie would drop panties for Mr. Darcy in an instant. ]

Alright. I'll take it. I need to go stand dramatically in the rain and think morose things.

[unphase]

[it's definitely a compliment. and she's a fan of the classics, she's one of those girls]

Well, around here it would be brooding in the snow, but it's the same basic idea. Stare into the distance, think morose thoughts, and the ladies will come running.

[theweakhavepurpose]

I'll work on that.

Though I don't think any of the ladies here will come a running.

[And if they do they'll be underage.]

[unphase]

[tantalizingly] Maybe not here, but they will where I'm from.

[some of them might be underage by his standards considering that fourteen is the age of adulthood in the UP, but plenty of women his own age will also show up]

[theweakhavepurpose]

Don't start setting me up on blind dates just yet. I'm an emotional basket case remember?