a day in the Rex fails at communication

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Who: Rex and OPENNNN
Where: Around
When: Variable
Warnings: Doubtful

Comments

LOL showertime

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[Rex is sort of hovering just inside the entrance to the men's showers-- at a normal hour for once-- kind of afraid to go any further inside. He could always go running back to the Doctor's TARDIS, but no. He wants to be self sufficient now that he's free from life support. Too bad the shower is scary thanks to Perry.]

I feel slighty freakish for tagging this section... NOBODY JUDGE ME

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[Jason has no idea what Rex looks like without his ventilator, and probably doesn't care either. He moves very quietly by habit, so he's just. Standing behind Rex for a good two seconds before finally getting WTF enough to say something.]

... I could go in first.

I AM JUDGING YOU SO MUCH

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[ACK. Rex jumps a little and looks behind him, all paranoid thanks to the whole... dying in the bathroom thing. He moves aside, watching Jason, trying to figure out who the other man is. Problem is, the only times they have spoken were during Rex's bouts of insane irrationality, and it wasn't face-to-face, so he's drawing up a blank here.]

Be my guest... I'm just-- I'm. [UH.] Still deciding... which stall to pick.

[SMOOTH.]

AAAGHH

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[Maybe at this point Jason should give Rex a look which underlines the smoothness of that response, but, well, it's not irrational to be wary of the showers. Especially if this is Rex. Who, despite the minor harassment, he doesn't really have anything against. So he just goes in, mildly disappointed Hoffman hasn't set up some kind of showery death trap (maybe that's passé now?) and that in fact the room seems empty. He calls back—]

You're clear.

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[He moves in further, taking cautious steps, then nods to Jason.] Assuming this isn't part of an elaborate ambush... thank you. [And he moves to one of the stalls that are now confirmed as safe and pauses at the curtain, turning to face Jason.] Who are you? I don't think we've spoken before.

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Jason. I don't really talk to people much.

[He's less of a douchewad in person... sometimes. Like now. The times when he's more of a douchewad are mainly reserved for Batfamily.]

Everyone's psycho or complaining or both, but whatever, I guess when I've been here as long as they have I'll be that way too.

[He disappears into the stall mid-reply, less out of modesty and more out of a lack of desire to show off his scars. The less people know about his background, the better.]

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[Since he doesn't connect Jason with the person he's spoken to on the network a few times, Rex figures there's no harm in introducing himself... since it's not like he can pretend to be Arthur while in the inmate bathroom.] Rex.

[And Rex falls into the "both" category, himself, so he shouldn't say anything, buuuut...] Yes, it's somewhat... infectious. [He steps into his own stall, totally out of modesty, because he's a huge prude.] But the Barge has a way of getting to people after a time. If it isn't the floods and the ports, it's the people.

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[So it is Rex. He halfheartedly considers being a dick, but dismisses the notion almost immediately. It's shower time, okay.]

Yeah, I'm pretty much just waiting to flip out and start killing people. [Jason, master of casual conversation.] At least my warden's not retarded. [HE LOVES YOU, PATRICK.] The more I get a feel for some of them, the more I wonder what the fuck this place is really about.

I'm kinda hoping Mary Poppins gets Dracula, though.

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[Rex scoffs.] You could ask Arthas for pointers. [Then, he pulls his shirt off, nodding.] Exactly. The wardens do just as much damage as any inmate. It's a wonder anybody graduates.

[He laughs a little. It's kind of awkward, since he's a maladjusted nerd trying to be... normal... for once.] She could handle him. It would certainly be something to behold.

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I keep asking people about Arthas flipping his shit since I missed the whole thing, but no one seems to want to go over it. Should I just dig in the archives?

[Or will you regale him with tales of slaughter, Rex? In any case, the shower turns on. The awkwardness is okay with him, he hasn't had a normal conversation since... uh... ever, maybe. What is his life. Well, he's having a semi-normal conversation now, damnit. A... comparatively normal conversation. ... A conversation that is normal in context. Fine, this isn't a normal conversation either.]

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I'm sure any comprehensive report is locked behind a warden filter. I missed a great deal of it, myself. [As he was death tolling at the time, yay.] As far as I can tell-- [And he continues to get undressed so that he, too, can enjoy the shower while it's safe.] --he declared war on the wardens and decided to go on several killing sprees, with the intent of killing each and every one of them at least once. The last one involved, ah... possession, plague, the usual. After he was apprehended, he turned his communicator on so that everybody could watch him commit suicide via immolation. [And somebody's really bitter since HMMM, PEOPLE GETTING SET ON FIRE IS KIND OF A HUGE TRIGGER FOR HIM.] And people call me dramatic...

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[... he should really be reconsidering his friendliness so far with Arthas. He really should. Goddamnit.]

Huh.

[That pause is super thoughtful.]

Anyone else you consider especially psycho?

[Granted, he's asking Rex, but there are levels of instability, he knows that well enough.]

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[Hey, Rex is totally a good judge of character. TOTALLY.] Crane, but I'm sure that goes without saying. [He thinks for a moment. Luckily, many of the people he hated most are no longer on the Barge, so his list of "enemies to turn others against" is rather short for now.] And I'd be careful of any vampire looking to make a deal with you. They can become somewhat... obsessive.

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Crane is from a world similar to mine. This one actually compares favorably to the one I know. He doesn't talk in nursery rhyme or hang around with pedophiles.

[HE ONLY DID THAT ONCE, JASON.]

... that I know of.

[He can't really say anything about vampires because it was all retconned.]

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I didn't realize there was an even more insufferable version of him out there. [Rex practically shudders at the thought, even though he's not one to talk. After all, his otherworldly self was some nutcase from Cobra-La who screamed at everyone.]