Looking For A Lost Friend

[museicalmarty]

Have a confused Marty wandering around the general question area, looking like he's searching for something -- or, rather, someone. "Where the hell -- okay, you know what? Place is for questions -- anybody seen Victor? He said he was going to 'clear his head' about an hour ago, and we thought he'd be back by now."

[For those curious, Victor does happen to be in the Nexus -- passed out on a rather large couch that Marty just hasn't come across yet, thanks to the weird way space and directions work in this place. Maybe it thought he needed the sleep]

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[museicalmarty]

[he snorts] Yeah, if there's any group that's good with the flow, it's stoners.

[palmerthing]

We get hungry a lot, though, which might be a bit of an issue. *He looks around idly, possibly in the hope of a very lost squirrel or something.*

[museicalmarty]

Yeaaaah. . .if there's something you don't need help with, it's getting hungry.

[palmerthing]

Guess I'll have to look for a door to somewhere with no people or whatever. Or you could bring in . . . I dunno, a pig maybe?

[museicalmarty]

I mean, I can look, but I'm not sure where I'm gonna find a pig. Though, on the other hand, given the nature of this place, we go looking for a pig farm and we'll probably find one.

[palmerthing]

Next time we run into each other maybe? Or maybe I'll do it on my own, it is a bit messy . . .

[museicalmarty]

Yeah, I'm cooler with you popping down frozen frogs than trying to engulf a whole squealing pig. Or whatever you were planning on doing with it.

[palmerthing]

I keep running into 'oh wait, this is creepy' moments, don't I? Bit hard to avoid really. *Palmer sighs.* I would love to be able to stop it, but that would probably require being human.

[museicalmarty]

[Marty gives him a sympathetic look] You're -- not as creepy to me, personally, as a Fae? Which I know sounds weird, but -- well, look at my life. I know you try your best.

[palmerthing]

Yeah, I'm actually doin' pretty damn well with this being decent thing. Haven't even tested the whole anti-violence thing yet. *He's perhaps a bit more proud of managing that than is comforting, but that's because he knows what he is and what his kind evolved for.*

[museicalmarty]

[Marty's not going to begrudge him his pride -- he's seen the movie, he knows what Things usually do when around people] You are! Though it helps that people have been decent to you first, huh?

[palmerthing]

Yeah, that's definitely helped. People just accept me, in all my weirdness. It's great.

[museicalmarty]

[That gets a full grin] Yeah, it is. Really nice not to have to worry about all your weird shit, past or present. Or future.

[palmerthing]

The future can handle itself for now. *No need to even consider home just yet.*

[museicalmarty]

Heh, yeah. Better to focus on the here and now.

[palmerthing]

Yeah . . . *He thinks for a second.* You got the time? Not that it means much to me, but you'll have to sleep eventually.

[museicalmarty]

You don't sleep? I figured, since you've got the meat. . . [he checks his watch] And it's -- oookay, been longer than I expected. Close to six PM, at least in my world. I left around two looking for Victor.

[palmerthing]

It's pretty easy to only sleep by halves--that's why dolphins don't drown in their sleep. I have to be at least aware enough to know which shape I should be in, so dozing is really the best I can do.

Sounds like you might wanna get going, then.

[museicalmarty]

Ah, okay, that makes sense.

Probably should -- Alice is probably awake by now anyway. [pause] "Probably" being the key word there.

[palmerthing]

Your turn to sleep now, it seems. *Since everybody else who can has done it.*

[museicalmarty]

Well, not right this minute -- though if that couch is safe, seems like it would be a good place to sneak in a nap whenever he's having a long meltdown.

[palmerthing]

Yeah, probably. Wonder if you could find a bed around here . . .

[museicalmarty]

I'm sure you could -- people have found whole-ass houses and stuff, so a bed should be easy.

[palmerthing]

Sounds more comfortable than a couch, then. Especially for normal people. *Humans can't change shape to fit, after all.*

[museicalmarty]

Heh, well, Victor wasn't looking for a bed the first time. Maybe if he comes back after another round of kiddo screaming, he'll find one.