[ Rule 04 ] [ Punishment - DECOY ] [ Audio / English ]

[ilikesoap]

[The comm cracks on and Tyler's voice is heard. And doesn't he sound amused.]

Rubber ship~ Rubber ship!~ Ruuuubber shiiip~

[In the background one might hear tapping. Tyler is touching every inanimate thing in his reach and turning it to rubber.]

Rubber ship! This punishment is kinda fun you kno--

[Pause.]

Jack? The hell are you doing man?

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[metharchy]

[Meth is in the buffet working. That's not really surprising.

She did however pause at the sound of Tyler's voice on the comms chanting "Rubber ship" over and over again.]

Do I even want to know what it is you're doing now?

[ilikesoap]

[Tyler snorts.]

What, you gonna come and give me some lip about it?

[Oho he's hilarious isn't he?]

Who's that?

[Background Jack is curious. Tyler knows a girl? Oh my!]

[metharchy]

[Oh deities.]

I don't think so. Rubber doesn't exactly bring me running, Tyler...

[...wait was there someone else there?]

[ilikesoap]

It's none of your concern.

[Speaking into the comm once more.]

I dunno. You might like what I've done to the place. The last time I made alterations to your decorating you didn't seem too happy.

[Pause.]

At first anyway.

[metharchy]

You'll want to discontinue that line of thought unless you're interested in donating body parts to my new art project.

[There's a loud clank on Meth's end, she's still working and talking at the same time. Telekinesis is amazing for the multi-tasker.]

[ilikesoap]

Now, now Meth. Careful what you say. I might start to take you seriously.

[His voice is thick with amusement. The comm fumbles again, apparently stolen from his hand by another only to be stolen back again.

A voice speaks, a little distant.]

You're talking to a girl and you're being civil?

[Closer to the comm.]

Sometimes. Shut up, Jack.

[metharchy]

[Meth stared ahead, and for a moment there was no sound in the background. Work had ceased for the moment.

She pulled the comm away from her mouth and stared at it. The way Tyler was talking with...well, with Jack, who she assumed was his other half, sounded like a couple of pre-teens brothers bickering with each other.

Special.]

You either take me seriously or you start figuring out which body parts you wouldn't mind living without.

[ilikesoap]

[The silence was either taken to mean that she was listening to their debate, or she was angry. Tyler decided to run with the prior.]

Gall bladder, tonsils, appendix, lung, kidney... the list goes on. Just make sure you put me on ice when you're done.

[Snort of laughter. One of the two is amused. If only Jack knew that it was his body they were talking about.]

[metharchy]

My, you sure are willing to sacrifice some important parts for the sake of my art.

[Pause, considering. Her tone is somewhat amused, despite herself, though she's thinking over this matter seriously.]

I might even give you anesthesia first, for a lung or appendix.

[ilikesoap]

I smoke and I drink. Let me keep the lungs and kidney.

[Foolishly, he's thinking this is all just a joke.

There is a sudden thud as a fish statue is turned into rubber and thrown to his imaginary actual self.]

You fucking dropped it man.

Yeah, I fucked up.

[metharchy]

[Well he'll learn the hard way, and Meth is happy to oblige if he wants the learning experience. With AMU's help he can even survive the extraction, isn't that considerate of her?

As for this exchange between Jack and Tyler, well, Meth's glad to hear nothing broke. There's something to be said for things being turned into rubber. They all just...bounce.]

Feeling partial to the bones in your right hand? Your tonsils or appendix?

[ilikesoap]

You know I like my hands as they are. My tonsils? I'm a little attached to them. Appendix? Sure. Why the hell not?

[Something is being kicked around the deck. It's rubber so it can't break but the pair, or the person isn't being gentle with it.]

This is strange but I'm kinda having fun.

[Pause. Laughter. More thuds as whatever it is kicked against the wall.]

[metharchy]

[She'd remember that. His appendix was up for grabs, and had said as much over ShipNET.

Excellent.]

Captain will be so pleased to hear that, I'm sure.

[Her tone was a bit flat with that statement. Sure, have fun Tyler, Jack. Meth loved her work but that didn't mean she wasn't still pissed at how much had accumulated so quickly.]

[ilikesoap]

[Later, when his mind is back to it's 'normal' state, Tyler will look back on this conversation and laugh. He might wonder about the seriousness of the statements made, but for the most part won't take it too seriously.

She wouldn't do that to him... would she?

He laughs again, this time at her comment and tone rather than his game of football.]

The Captain should be thrilled to have such stunning passengers on boar--

[The comm fumbles.]

Get off! Fuck!

Why won't you let me talk?

Cause I'm talkin--

[Jack and Tyler wage war over who gets the comm. A struggle is heard before the comm crashes to the ground and clatters across the floor.]

You better not have fucking broken it.

[metharchy]

[Hearing Tyler...Jack...talk to himself had been amusing, but Meth grew impatient quickly. Her sharp sigh broke loudly over ShipNET as his comm dropped to the ground.]

That's debatable, Tyler.

[Meth took a moment to look around the wrecked buffet and shook her head.]

Time for me to get back to work. Think you can keep from setting things on fire for a while?

[ilikesoap]

You're in trouble.

Shut up.

[The comm is picked up and Tyler chimes through the airways~]

You know I can't promise that.