accidental video ; open } { your love is a song

[im_apimp]

[at first, all you see is Alec's feet. The video feed snapped on when he happened to put his bag down a little harder than he should have. If you could actually see all of him, you could see that he's looking over a red ball organ with a strange amount of intent curiosity

Comments

Video;

[packing_again]

That was extraordinary beautiful.

video }

[im_apimp]

[it takes him a while to get back to this, but eventually he does]

Thank you.

[he isn't really sure what else to say]

[packing_again]

video;

You are welcome. [Soft, actually reads the uncertainty even via the datapad, so - kind of - changes the topic.]

My name is River Song. So that you don't wonder much about whose praise you just received.

[im_apimp]

Alec McDowell.

[a pause, because if anyone appreciates a name, it's this kid]

That's a nice name. Did you pick it yourself?

[packing_again]

Thank you!

Not... quite. I was given another, but it got associated with something entirely mistaken [like twelve thousand consecutive life sentences], so I had to change it - and all I did was translate it, sort of.

[im_apimp]

Oh! That's cool.

I didn't pick mine either. My friend Max named me.

[packing_again]

Well, most people don't, really. Not until later in life, at least.

Names are a good bond, in families and with friends.

[im_apimp]

[shrug]

I'm relatively new to the name thing. The people who raised me weren't too big on them.

[packing_again]

Oh, does that ever sound familiar.

[Beat.]

... I hope it's only passing semblance. [Little does she know. Hello, people trained as weapons...]

[im_apimp]

[that does seem to get his attention a bit which then leads to ... ]

{ river song }

Covert government facility?

[packing_again]

[Alec]

Not quite. Actually, aliens and people working for them, aiming to assassinate another alien. But I would imagine creating a weapon doesn't emphasize on developing the personality of the subject.

[im_apimp]

{ river song }

Not so much, no. They were always disappointed when we had too much of it.

[packing_again]

{Alec}

Oh, there were others. I was on my own.

Which was probably for the better, mind.

[im_apimp]

{ river song }

Yeah, they built a whole army of us. Some of us worked, some of us didn't.

My designation was 494, if that gives you any kind of idea.