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There's something unutterably pleasant about landing in a bit of woods in the middle of Nowhere, Manitoba, removing a sandwich and an apple from her backpack and having a picnic before she's ready to move on. She could eat in midair, but it makes it too likely that she'll drop something and find it unrecoverable.
Path's on her knee, and her cloudpine is propped up against the tree next to her.
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prodigal_miser
Snuggles. "We'll give it a try, it's not the movie's fault, just..." she trails off. She shivers, a little, in the snuggle. "Bad memories."
Adarin's still not completely fine, but the daemon cuddles helps. He smiles, a little.
Adarin's still not completely fine, but the daemon cuddles helps. He smiles, a little.
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Isabella hugs his arm helpfully, to supplement the demon cuddles.
Scotty and his squirrel, pseudoexperimental transportation thing, "emotional compromise" and change of command!
Scotty and his squirrel, pseudoexperimental transportation thing, "emotional compromise" and change of command!
prodigal_miser
There's a slightly bigger smile at arm hugging. He'd say something to thank her, but... Rudeness. He's decided very firmly that he will not make this into a big deal.
During this part of the movie he improves and can actually enjoy it a little! He's still kind of rooting for Spock. Lots of things he can relate to, with that guy. He dislikes Kirk, but whatever, he'll put up with him.
During this part of the movie he improves and can actually enjoy it a little! He's still kind of rooting for Spock. Lots of things he can relate to, with that guy. He dislikes Kirk, but whatever, he'll put up with him.
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The good guys save the day! Commendations are issued, promotions are distributed. Spocks meet (their daemons touch noses). Monologue.
prodigal_miser
Hurray, the day is saved! Adarin goes back to being interested in the movie, enjoying its story and avoiding the obvious subject of the world that got blown up.
"We're okay, now," whispers Vern.
"We're okay, now," whispers Vern.
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Path preens a feather on her neck and disengages. Amariah lets his arm go.
"I did not know the plot of this movie or I would've probably picked a different one. I'm sorry."
"I did not know the plot of this movie or I would've probably picked a different one. I'm sorry."
prodigal_miser
"It's okay," Adarin says gently.
And it is. Well, mostly, but the things that aren't have nothing to do with her, and she didn't cause any of it. He doesn't even consider it the movie's fault - he's pretty sure a world getting destroyed wouldn't be something anyone here has experienced before, and is sufficiently out there that it can just be dramatic and not invoke bad memories. For everyone but one particular visitor.
Isabella gets a somewhat comforting hand pat, then it's back to movie.
And it is. Well, mostly, but the things that aren't have nothing to do with her, and she didn't cause any of it. He doesn't even consider it the movie's fault - he's pretty sure a world getting destroyed wouldn't be something anyone here has experienced before, and is sufficiently out there that it can just be dramatic and not invoke bad memories. For everyone but one particular visitor.
Isabella gets a somewhat comforting hand pat, then it's back to movie.
prodigal_miser
He has no idea if he's allowed to talk at this point! Adarin glances at Isabella, questioningly. Also, what are these? He's pretty sure it just ended, but he could be wrong?
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"You can talk now. This is the end where they show you a big list of everybody who helped make the movie," Isabella says. "Sometimes people leave; sometimes movies have a bonus scene after the credits to encourage people not to do that."
prodigal_miser
"Oh. Alright. Either is fine by me."
Tentative smile. "I'm doing better, thank you for the mid-movie support."
Tentative smile. "I'm doing better, thank you for the mid-movie support."
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"It was no trouble. Let's you and all your candy get out of here."
prodigal_miser
Ah yes, the candy. That will get attention later, don't worry. Enjoy your remaining time in this world, candy, because it certainly won't be forever.
He snickers a little, and nods. Candy and Vern are collected, along with his drink. It takes a bit of juggling, but Vern helps by transferring to his shoulder.
He snickers a little, and nods. Candy and Vern are collected, along with his drink. It takes a bit of juggling, but Vern helps by transferring to his shoulder.
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"So what billion questions about Star Trek and the history of cinema do you want me to answer now, huh?"
prodigal_miser
"Hm. You know, I lost track. Perhaps I should have written them down, after all. I'll think of more, I'm sure," he muses. "Mostly I was wondering why Kirk was the lead character. He was not very good at long-term planning and only made it out through luck, or in the end, didn't. Also, black holes don't do that. They'd all just be dead."
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"Well, like I said, it's a reboot - the old Spock guy? He played Spock in a television show a long time ago. There was also a Kirk but he didn't reappear in this movie. So Kirk is the main character because Kirk is the main character - I haven't seen the TV show so I don't know that much about whether he was any better then, though. And sci-fi takes a lot of liberties with how things like black holes really work."
prodigal_miser
"Ah, I see. Why do they feel the need to take liberties with how black holes work? This is a theoretical fantasy 'what if' - they could have it be something else that isn't going to very definitively kill you. They eat stars, a ship is nothing in comparison."
He's mostly just nitpicking. Overall, he liked it, aside from the obvious part where he didn't.
He's mostly just nitpicking. Overall, he liked it, aside from the obvious part where he didn't.
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"Soft sci-fi is basically fantasy that's themed around things people think are 'sciencey'. Black holes are sciencey, so that's what they named this thing."
prodigal_miser
"Uh... Huh. 'Sciency.' That doesn't even seem particularly sciency, we knew about astronomy ages ago, I'm pretty sure that even someone who hasn't had a proper education knows that black holes are non-survivable if you get caught in them."
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"Astronomy is a science, and you can avoid learning about it if you don't go reading astronomy books or paying close attention to the sky - this adds up to 'astronomy things are sciencey'. The people who write this stuff are writers, not scientists, and they vary pretty widely in how much they care about verisimilitude."
prodigal_miser
"Witches don't do any scrying on stars and such, do they? Because we don't think of astronomy as a science, it's... a hobby? Cataloging? A fascinating and beautiful thing to occasionally look at and go, 'Oooo, a star getting eaten by a black hole, terrifying and gorgeous.' You can get a job in it, I guess, but it's like map making except less applicable to things."
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"No - we don't have any divinations with that kind of range. Astronomers use telescopes."
prodigal_miser
"That sounds incredibly inefficient. No wonder they think black holes are safe," he says. "Maybe some time in the future I should track down the writers and show them how black holes eat stars. Then I'll ask if they think they're survivable. Which they're not."
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"I really don't think that's a priority. They probably already get appalled messages from astronomers and the vaguely scientifically literate who know this fact."
prodigal_miser
He smiles, a bit. He wasn't actually planning to do that, but saying so made him feel better. "Me doing it would be more fun, though."