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.]

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[palmerthing]

I wonder how the story will end without me . . . but luckily that's not my problem.

[dee_lorean81]

[Marty] I'm guessing pretty messily. I mean, tensions were ALREADY running super high, and you just disappearing? Oh, I bet that got a lot of people pretty scared.

[Dee] Think it's gonna be another case of everybody dead except two guys sitting in the snow waiting to freeze?

[Marty] Maybe. Or maybe they're just gonna keep looking for that missing Thing. . .

[palmerthing]

*Palmer snorts.* Good fuckin' luck to them, then.

[dee_lorean81]

[Dee] Well, we do gotta account for the possibility that one of them could find the same door you did.

[palmerthing]

In which case this place dislikes violence *and* I have a force field up now, so with any luck I'll be okay. *He still looks a bit upset by the idea, but that's probably understandable.*

[dee_lorean81]

[Dee] Two things in your favor, yeah!

[Marty] Plus this place is pretty big -- no guarantee they'll even find you in here.

[palmerthing]

How long might they keep searching, though?

[dee_lorean81]

[Marty] . . .okay, that one I can't tell you. Guess it depends on how determined they are? I mean, MacCready probably wouldn't stop until someone lets him know that you're not actually a threat anymore. [And even then. . .]

[Dee] On the other hand. . .I mean, you weren't the only infected one, right? What was going on when you came through the door?

[palmerthing]

If then. Mac was pretty damn single-minded.

What? Uh, the whole mess with Norristhing just ended. So as far as I know it's me and probably Blair. And whatever isn't actually dead of the others, there's bound to be something. Probably nothing sapient at the moment, but hey.

[dee_lorean81]

[Marty] Yeah, the movie made that pretty clear, I gotta admit.

[Dee] Okay then -- so what happens if Blair comes through the door?

[Victor] We pray that Blair is like Palmer here and more interested in peace and quiet?

[palmerthing]

And I have no idea what Blairthing wanted, so . . . *He shrugs.* Pray is right.

[dee_lorean81]

[Alice] Well, so far there's no sign of anyone following you here. . .which isn't PROOF no one has, of course, but still.

[Dee] We'll take what we can get!

[palmerthing]

It's something at least. So yeah, I'll take it.

[dee_lorean81]

[Victor] Sometimes that's all you can do. Though it seems to have worked out for you well so far.

[Dee] Oh, definitely. You've got a life here now! That's already better than you got back in your old reality.

[palmerthing]

A lot better, yeah. I still have to wear a human face most of the time, but I like being Palmer, so that's okay.

[dee_lorean81]

[Marty] Good, though. . .if you need to relax the human form a bit around us, I think that's okay. We know you now.

[Alice, looking at Chester] Though maybe not right in front of the baby yet. He's a bit young to understand.

[Dee] Yeah, that would probably set off some screaming.

[palmerthing]

I'll at least be a lot more subtle around the kid, promise. I don't want him to freak. Although he might cope better than an older kid, fewer preconceptions. *A moment of thought.* Then again, the way I change tends to be messy.

[dee_lorean81]

[Alice looks at Chester] That is a point -- the sooner he get used to it, the better?

[Victor, frowning] True, but. . .it's something we can come back to, I think.

[Dee] Maybe see how he reacts to me changing into a car first?

[palmerthing]

Yeah, that seems sensible. Surprised you haven't done it already, honestly.

[dee_lorean81]

[Dee] There -- hasn't really been a reason to do it before now? Especially since in car form I'm a two-seater that isn't really baby safe.

[Alice] Yes, when we go anywhere in here, we tend to walk.

[palmerthing]

Alright, I suppose that's fair.

[dee_lorean81]

[Dee, shaking her head] DeLoreans weren't really made with families in mind.

[Alice] You're still a wonderful car, though. And I'm sure Chester will be happy to take trips in you when he can be properly buckled in.

[palmerthing]

It's nice to be around people who casually say weirder shit than I do.

[dee_lorean81]

[Alice snorts] To be fair, we've had a lot of time to get used to all this weird shit.

[Dee laughs] Yeah, and sometimes we are the weird shit.

[palmerthing]

Another reason to be glad that I'm here.