Vol. 1 #106 -- [Voice/Action]

[howsmashing]

[Voice]

[The feed starts with Bruce staring down at the journal, resting his head on his hand as he taps on the journal with the eraser part of his pencil. This goes on for a couple moments before he readjusts and finally speaks.]

Oh, sorry... [He kind of zoned out for a moment there.] It seems like everyone has been getting into the Valentines Day spirit lately. I guess Cupid's been busy this year... [Actually he’s more than positive that this must be an experiment of some kind, but hey, he won’t spoil anyone’s fun.]

But to fit in with the season I figured I’d ask a fitting question: What is your definition of love?

[Action]

[Bruce is not the happiest of campers on Valentine's Day. The Holiday reminds him far too much of the time he's spent with Betty. And the life he had that used to be relatively normal. It was something that he knew he could never get back again. And being stuck in Luceti only made that realization that much harder.

He'll be moping on a bench somewhere, doing theories and mathematical equations in his notebook.]

Comments

[whydidisaverick]

[He jumps in surprise when he feels the hand hit his back. Probably a little more than he should have. All that time spent being on the run from the law has made him far more jumpy than he should be.]

...!? [Oh it's... her. That's actually kind of a surprise. Out of all the people who would try to comfort him, he would never had expected to see Fray.] Oh. Uh. Hello...

[makeitquick]

Hey. You're.... that one guy, right? Not a rocketmouth you were... [Man it's been a while, the name's eluding her. Her brilliant plan is already hitting a snag here]

[whydidisaverick]

Yeah, that's me... [Fffff he didn't know his being secretive was that obvious to people.] I'm Bruce by the way.

And you're... Melaka right? [He's pretending like he hadn't already memorized her name by now. He stalks the journals like... some kind of mad journal stalking person. He's memorized a lot of people's names acquaintance or no.]

[makeitquick]

Yeah, Melaka Fray. We spoke a few times, I think.

[Or at least once, but]

[whydidisaverick]

Yeah, I remember that...

[And now he's just going to... slowly close his notebook. He doesn't want her to think he's some kind of paranoid psycho with all the theories he's trying to compile together about this place.]

I take it your Valentines Day has been going well so far?

[makeitquick]

Been... [...Smile. such a smile] Jesu, actually been pretty Rocketship so far.

[whydidisaverick]

Uh.... Rocketship...?

[Excuse Bruce as his mind tries to put together the later part of the sentence after 'been'.]

Oh! ...that's-- that's slang isn't it? [He had to ask if something was slang. Wow he feels like an old man now.]

[makeitquick]

It's Haddyn. [She actually laughs at this. It's been pissing her off more and more (irrationally) when people don't understand things people would pick up easily at home, but... well, not a lot feels terrible right now. she leans back on this bench, looking skyward just long enough to conclude it freaks her out still and then looking back at Bruce]

No one's awake to it here. Old 'Merican or just some other language... Two cen'll do that, I suppose. Prob sound like I'm skitzing to you.

[whydidisaverick]

[He pauses for a second and shakes his head.]

No no. Actually... I think I'm starting to catch on to it. [He just has to put that big brain of his to use.] Does everyone where you're from speak that or...?

[makeitquick]

Lot of the Lowers, anyway. [And she smirks. Though it's not exposed now, she her upper body to the left side, where he tattoo is]