17. - What Fates Impose - Video

[scruffynerdhrdr]

[Chuck's wearing an ancient Army t-shirt - unusual attire for him. His hair is also a shorter than usual, and he looks a little distressed.]

What's going on? This...can't be my room. I'm not supposed to be here. I can't be here. I can't even be in this hemisphere. This has to be a dream

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[jurisfictional]

Who the fuck are you supposed to be?

[scruffynerdhrdr]

[Holy crap, people. He stares at her through the video screen, and blinks a little.]

Jackson Georges, [he answers automatically, using the name he's picked for a cover - the name of a character from the comic series Ex Machina. Yeah, Chuck's still a nerd. And she did ask who he was supposed to be.]

Who are you?

[jurisfictional]

Thursday Next. [LIES.] You stuck on this shithole of a boat too?

[scruffynerdhrdr]

...a boat.

[What how can his room be on a boat.]

Yeah. Yeah, okay. I'm dreaming. Bryce sent me that email and I saw the pictures in the game and I hit my head and I'm dreaming. [Nervous laughter.]

[jurisfictional]

Sure, keep thinking that if it makes you feel better.

[scruffynerdhrdr]

Either that, or I've finally cracked under the strain.

[jurisfictional]

[Scoff!] Of what? Certainly not your massive intellect.

[scruffynerdhrdr]

Hey, you know, I'm smarter than I look.