Round here, we're carving out our names. Round here, we all look the same.

[archangelet]

Chicago's never been a quiet city, since it became a city at all, and today is no exception. Things are happening, people are doing things.

Steve is in the Coffee Shop. He just got out of a meeting with a loan officer and a guy with a building to lease out. They're both supernatural folks themselves, so they're a bit more appreciative of the

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[akablackkitty]

It makes sense to Marshall! Even if his parents were the sort who forced him to wear sweaters even when it was sixty degrees outside and in California and never really let him do much of anything. It still makes sense.

He flails a bit. "I have to pick? Um... Wow, I have always been a huge fan of Star Trek and it does have the benefit of being purely optimistic sci-fi... You know, before it turned into every generic sci-fi show out there... Not that I don't love generic sci-fi. I mean, I even enjoyed Enterprise... Kinda. In a vague way. But... But Star Wars. It's a classic... Not that Star Trek isn't, but... Well, you know." He shrugs, sheepishly. "Plus Death Vader is just one of the best villains in anything, even if the whole redemption thing struck me as a kiiinda hokey." Note that he has still not answered the question. YOU CAN'T MAKE A GEEK CHOOSE. Marshall loves everything.

"I will admit that my intense feelings for Captain Picard do rival my feelings for Captain Kirk, but, uh, well, Picard. Gotta love a guy who uses his brain, instead of his fists." He smiles, all-too-smugly. "Kinda like me, really."

[please_see_me]

Dusty giggles. "Good! People who can totally choose are so shallow, y'know? Uhura was always my favourite, she's just so cool, and all girl power and shit. In her Uhura way. And Leia, I mean, come on, she's a princess and kicks just as much butt as the guys."

Okay, next important question. "How about the prequels?"

[akablackkitty]

There's an easy question! He shrugs and tilts his head a bit, making an ehhhh face. "Well. I only saw the one and I kinda, uh, fear the other two, but I may watch them just for solidarity purposes, but, really, I kinda think Lucas dropped the ball and could've done a lot better... Which, hopefully, doesn't make me a snob, but... You know. From a storytelling perspective, I really... Didn't want to know where Darth Vader came from. I liked that aura of mystery."

He pauses. "I do, however, totally approve of Yoda getting to kick major butt. Little green muppets taking names? Oh yeah."

[please_see_me]

"Okay, so they weren't half as good as the first trilogy," Dusty says, "But I really liked them anyway, and Padmé had really pretty outfits? I want to look like her when I grow up. And have clothes like her. And the music was pretty good and Obi-wan was majorly hot."

...Yes, she was too young to appreciate this stuff when they first came out - she was only six when Episode One opened - but she got to see them all a few years ago.

[akablackkitty]

Marshall chuckles and adjusts his bag of goodies. "Well, I wouldn't really know anything about that, but I will admit that the special effects were amazing." He's a sucker for good special effects, admittedly. Anything one can do with a computer is pretty much guaranteed to make Marshall get his geek on.

He suddenly remembers the point of this conversation and clears his throat. "So, uh. Tomorrow night, then? You, me, and Harry Potter? You said you were staying at the Conrad, right?"

He's very excited. He's always kinda wanted a sibling. Marshall, while not explicitly a social person, does sort of do better when around people. He's the sort of person who should have had a huge family with lots of siblings, as opposed to just two explicitly agnostic, overprotective parents.