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

[dee_lorean81]

[Marty] Or was just better at baseball than talking.

[Dee, shrugging and nodding] We do all have our strengths. His was catching baseballs.

[palmerthing]

Yeah, maybe. Not like I'm the world's most sophisticated talker or anything, I mean. But still, he was unique. *Until Dan Quayle, but Palmer never saw Dan Quayle. Or indeed a lot of awful idiots.*

[dee_lorean81]

[Dee, tilting her head] I dunno about that. . .I mean, he was probably more entertaining with the mangled metaphors than a lot of people. . .

[Doc] Perhaps not unique, but still one of a rare breed. [because these guys aren't familiar with a lot of awful idiots either]

[palmerthing]

Definitely a rare breed, man. Well, I hope.

[dee_lorean81]

[Marty] Maybe we should just all hope that they're great at baseball and thus not doing anything else with their lives.

[Dee] Fingers crossed?

[palmerthing]

Hopefully they’re good at something, anyway.

[dee_lorean81]

[Dee] Shouldn't everybody have something they're good at?

[Doc] That's a hard thing to research, as what someone is good at might be something they might never try under normal circumstances.

[Alice] And I can say from personal experience what some people are good at is being utter arseholes to everyone around them.

[palmerthing]

I feel bad for people who never find their niche.

*Alice's comment makes him sigh.* Fuck those people.

[dee_lorean81]

[Victor, bouncing Chester] I feel especially bad for the ones who are forced into different niches. Ones that might not suit them. My parents tried to do that with me, and -- it wasn't fun.

[Dee, nodding in agreement with Palmer's comment] Yeah. Still wish sometimes I could find Biff Tannen now and smack him in the face with my door. Once in an alternate timeline wasn't enough.

[palmerthing]

Rarely is.

Just smack him? You have restraint.

[dee_lorean81]

[Victor nods] I'm very glad I got out. Even if -- it was a very CONFUSING way of getting out.

[Dee, shrugging] Depends on the version of Biff I run into. The one in the current version of 1985 in my timeline keeps his assholishness to small stuff these days.

[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]