animus_network | 4th Time in Text

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next time we should celebrate it then
im sure your friends would want to celebrate it with you
like you said

[This movie night thing will cover it! Kind of.]

next time well have snacks
jason kind of ganked us this month because hes a buttmuncher

Sure. If you want to. [... That's a strange thought - another year in the Tower.] I did say that didn't I. [She just... still has a hard time wrapping her head around the idea of legitimately being capable of friendships in the first place.]

[Close enough! It's more than she was expecting, after all.]

I don't mind. [Either not having snacks or having them next time; she's content either way.]

it applies to you too

[Everyone seems to like to have an excuse to party anyways.]

ill see you in the media room
i cant keep my sorry butt at this terminal forever
we have trashy and probably terrible movies to watch

I'll try to remember that.

[That they do; in a place like this, people need all the encouragement they can get.]

Right. Of course. See you there.

[~~Not that she'll know or care if they're terrible and/or trashy and/or any number of other derogatory adjectives.~~]

[There's no reply back.

Dave had left the terminal and disappeared off to the media room to set up and also look through the movie selection in hopes of movies he actually recognizes. He's never too sure with this Tower and the selection they offer.]

[She doesn't wait long for one, since she can assume he's left without too much trouble. Time to adjourn to the media room, it seems.]

[>ABSCOND]

[Dave has dug out a formidable pile of movies. Some actually worth watching. Some...she should watch for the sake of watching. Which is to say, they fucking suck. But hey. She can't just see all the great movies.

He picked out some movies he doesn't recognize, but he gets the feeling they might not touch those.]

[She'll have fun either way, most likely. Naminé arrives before too long, already glancing around to see if he's there before she reaches the end of the stairs. Pleased to see he's beaten her there ~~and nothing happened to him on the way~~ she smiles immediately, calling a,]

Hello...!

[Oh my god, he doesn't die everytime he leaves his dorm. Even if it seems that way.]

Sup. [He just picks up the pile of movies and drops them bear the beanbags.] So we have every genre possible that can exist in the form of a two hour recording of people pretending to be other people.

[Shhhh, it's a viable concern in a place like the Tower, okay.]

[She pauses where she is for a moment, then takes the cue and walks over, assuming that they'll be sitting over there.] Good. [She seems pleased, even though,] What's a genre?

[Dave kind of shoves the pile in her direction. Just choose one. Don't even worry about what you're choosing. They're going through as many as possible.]

It's kind of like a category. Movies are categorized by a certain theme. Usually by what type of movie. Most basic are romance, comedy, action, horror, and probably some other crap I really don't care to name off. But they get even more into it when they add things like romcom or some shit. There's a mix of everything. [Minus horror. Unless you find Dave Strider screaming like a little girl to be worth the watch.]

[The girl blinks down at them, a little overwhelmed by the number of possible choices, but soon enough she's delicately picking through them, returning them gently to their places if she decides against them.]

[It's clear she's listening by the way her eyes shift between the movies and him periodically, along with the occasional thoughtful noise.] Wow. We've got a lot of work to do, then.

[She's really got no idea how to choose, so she ends up picking the thing with the most colorful cover art. ~~The lack of horror is probably a good thing. Life in the Tower makes up for its absence, and then some. Besides, it probably wouldn't be her kind of thing.~~]

It's cool. We don't need to do all of it at once. We got plenty of time in this stupid tower to watch everything.

[Dave takes it from her and goes to put it in. He was too busy rambling about this that he failed to actually check what they're watching. This is going to be a whole lot of fun.

He goes back to sit down.] I'm surprised they have decent movies to choose from.

Mm. You're right. [That's a perk, isn't it?]

[She relinquishes the movie readily, eyes following him for lack of anything else to focus on. Once he's seated, she seats herself next to him, at a comfortable distance (for her, anyway, which means plenty of breathing room for both of them).]

It is kind of a surprise. But-- at least it's a good one. [Unlike most of the surprises in the Tower.]

[Just as long as people don't disappear from the Tower. That's a common theme around here.

He shifts a bit to get himself comfortable.]

What are we watching? I didn't really look. [This is going to be a surprise for him. ~~I have no idea what they're watching.~~]

[All too common. She's never quite sure whether or to be glad for them or to worry for them. (It usually ends up more of the latter, regardless.)]

Mm-- not sure. I just liked the colors. [She is not as embarrassed admitting that as she probably should be. ~~Neither do I fdjbgfdjgdbkgdf~~]

[Dave just kind of gets a little sad whenever people he knows end up disappearing.]

I guess colors is a good way to choose a movie at random. [It's not like she really knew what to expect. ~~They're watching Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. I have decided this.~~]

[It'd be hard not to be. Being seperated indeterminately from those one cares about is rarely a pleasant experience.]

Is it? [This seems to surprise her, though she doesn't put too much stock in it. Nevertheless, it earns a smile. ~~Yes, good, trip the poor girl out with the first movie. Except not, because compared to both their lives, that stuff ain't even weird.~~]

Usually, you would choose based on what looks pleasing to you, so yeah. [ Oh she smiled though! That's a very good sign. That makes him look a little embarrassed, if anything. ~~It has a very deep meaning inside! Shh. And they seriously have seen worst, anyways. THeir lives are suffering.~~]

Oh. Huh. For some reason, I thought there would be more to it than that. [Oh well. Shrug? That embarrassed look makes her tilt her head at him, though the smile stays. ~~Suffering and crack, yes. So maybe some silliness is appropriate.~~]

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Well, you wouldn't want to choose a movie that looks like something you wouldn't enjoy, right? [He is so cool right now. SO COOL. No. No, he isn't. He's so embarrassing right now. Oh my god, Dave Cool Strider has left the building and left behind Dave Socially-Awkward Strider to deal. ~~Silliness is good. They also have plenty of cheesy action movies to see too.~~]

That does seem important...! Since we're-- watching them the whole time. Right? [She is still not completely sure how much other movies are like the one she saw. Poor guy! But she doesn't seem to mind. ~~Yeaaaaah! /o/ Bring on the cheese--~~]

Yeah. But movie covers can be pretty misleading too. Sometimes they're really terrible, but the movie is still good. I'm not really a huge movie buff though. [Movies are all over the place. Don't worry Naminé. You'll probably be completely overwhelmed at how different all the movies will be.

While Dave here is overwhelmed about dumb things.]

Hm. So it's like-- not judging a book by its cover. [That's not a huge epiphany, no, but anyway,] I guess we'll find out what the case is with this one. [... Wait, no pun intended.] ... Er, well, what it's like on the inside, I mean.

[She will be very fascinated, yes! Which may help give him time to stop being overwhelmed by dumb things.]

Yeah. [It was the hugest of epiphanies, obviously.] I know most of what I grabbed, but there's a few others i just tossed into the pile out of interest.

[He might just be overwhelmed the entire time. This is like the most awkward not date. It's just two pals hanging out and watching movies. Yep. Wow, he's such a loser.]

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[IDK what even goes in here atm. Not here? >:?]

[SOUNDS ABOUT RIGHT and it's also what should be here]

[SUPER ACTION BRACKETS]

[ACTION TIME YEAH ~~~~~~~~~~~/o/ PCHOOOOOO]

[ALL THE MOVIES]

[ALL OF THEM]

[SHE WILL BE SCHOOLED IN ALL THE POP CULTURE]

[SHE WILL GET AN A+ ON THAT POP QUIZ MAN, TOP OF THE CLASS]

[HE WILL BE SO PROUD. THE PROUDEST.]

[AND SHE'LL OWE IT ALL TO HER GREAT TEACHER.]

[SHE'S JUST A GREAT STUDENT.]

[SHHHHHHHHHH, SHE CHEATS. MEMORY WITCH YEAAAAAAAH]

[HE'S TOTALLY COOL WITH CHEATING.]

[OH. ONE OF *THOSE* TEACHERS, THEN--]

[HE DOESN'T JUDGE. SHUSH.]

[EXCUSES EXCUSES.]

[HE'S A VERY UNDERSTANDING TEACHER.]

[AND ALSO A CHEATY MCCHEATER PANTS ENABLER. FOR SHAAAAAAME--]

[HE DOES WHAT HE WANTS GOSH.]

[/JUDGES]

[:,(]

[OH. ONE OF THOSE TEACHERS, THEN--]