Vroom Vroom

[dee_lorean81]

[There is a DeLorean, heavily modified, doing laps in an empty, paved part of the Nexus. One might wonder what the driver is doing -- practicing for a race? Working on their turning? Just burning rubber because they're bored?

And then one might get a little closer -- and see that there IS no driver.

. . .perhaps it might be fairer to say that the car is bored.]

Comments

[palmerthing]

I'm just . . . I'm too used to people trying to kill each other, I think.

[dee_lorean81]

[Dee, bit concerned] Because of -- being a Thing, or because of what happened at the station?

[palmerthing]

Mostly the station, but murderous paranoia does seem to be a theme of our lives.

[dee_lorean81]

[Dee] Yeah, I mean -- didn't you say something about my car form being easier to hang out with because it didn't trigger the old instincts?

[palmerthing]

Yeah. The difference isn't huge, but it's noticeable.

[dee_lorean81]

[Doc] This makes me wish some of the old Autobots we knew a while back were still around. You'd probably enjoy hanging out with them.

[Dee, sighing] Shame. Autobots are cool.

[palmerthing]

Robots are always cool, man. I'll have to see if I can find some.

[dee_lorean81]

[Marty] There used to be a fair few of 'em runnin' around the place. . .probably your best bet is the mall again. I KNOW there's a food stall for 'em that sells oil and other power-supply-kinda-things.

[Dee] Probably there's a few shops catering to them too. Gotta have something for everybody!

[palmerthing]

At least I have the force field now, so I don't have to worry too much.

[dee_lorean81]

[Marty, grinning] Yeah, that's a total game-changer for you. I'm glad you were able to find that!

[Dee] Yeah -- we should probably look for useful stuff in that mall more often!

[palmerthing]

Yeah, probably. The stuff it sells is really fuckin' useful.

[dee_lorean81]

[Alice] I think we personally got used to things just popping up in random vending machines out here and forgot the place had actual shops.

[Dee] Well, to be fair, if you're getting good stuff from the random vending machine. . .

[Victor, frowning] That -- really depended. I still don't know what to make of that spoon that can fill any bowl with gruel.

[palmerthing]

Great if you're Oliver Twist?

[dee_lorean81]

[Victor laughs, making Chester laugh too] I suppose! It is weirdly filling, it just -- tastes awful.

[Dee] Which is a weird thing to have in your magic spoon, but. . . [shrug]

[palmerthing]

Yeah, man, it seems like a weird choice.

[dee_lorean81]

[Alice] To be fair, most everything in the Nexus is at least a little weird. Victor, Doc, and I all came across the same strange camera offering free pictures here once -- Victor got aged down temporarily, I got aged up temporarily, and Doc turned invisible. Temporarily.

[Doc] What really annoys me is that I'd come across that same camera before, and THAT time it just took my picture. I should have known that was a fluke and not let my guard down.

[Dee, giggling] What about the time there were Easter eggs all over the place?

[Victor, smiling] Oh, that was fun. I broke one and got wings for a little bit.

[palmerthing]

Maybe it did something to you that you never noticed?

[dee_lorean81]

[Doc gives him a look that's like 'thank you for the paranoia'] I hope not.

[Alice shakes her head] It's been years -- if it did, it's DEFINITELY worn off by now.

[Dee] Yeah, none of the stuff that directly affected people was permanent. Lucky us.

[palmerthing]

Yeah, if it did something like make you glow when you stand on your head for a week . . . how often do you stand on your head?

[dee_lorean81]

[Doc, now more thoughtful] I'm -- certainly not since I was a lot younger. I don't even know if I could now.

[Dee immediately tries, and immediately falls over] Oof!

[palmerthing]

Well there you are, then. There are a million things it could have done.

[dee_lorean81]

[Doc, helping Dee up] I'm going to try not to think about that.

[Dee] I'm just gonna try and figure out how to do a handstand. Gotta be a trick to it. . .

[palmerthing]

Can't help you there, kid. Palmer was never any good at it.

[dee_lorean81]

[Dee] Guess I just gotta practice then.

[Victor, a little concerned] Perhaps against a wall so you have some support?

[palmerthing]

Up against a wall is definitely a good idea. Or just learn something more useful, one or the other.