23rd Fix

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[Quinn hasn't been himself lately. The fallout event was rough on him, and he keeps losing friends lately. Finding April droned - seemingly for good - really stung. He seems to drift into space a lot, but if you ask him if anything is wrong, he gives you his usual grin and says he's totally cool. He spends a lot of time mindlessly playing video

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[duck_duck_laser]

[Oh. That call. That wasn't very good. Poor Quinn... How long had it been since she had seen him? Too long.

Which is why a bit later in the day, she comes up to 339 Brady Lane with a soft and concerned smile on her face.]

Hey, Quinn. I thought I'd come by to see how you're doing. After... you know. Everything.

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[His initial response was to hide the cigarette, but he takes it out of his mouth, looks at it, and then pops it back in. No sense covering it.]

Hey there darlin'. Ah, well, ya know. Mayfield bein' Mayfield and all that. I'm still kickin'. How're you holding up?

[duck_duck_laser]

Here I thought you were supposed to be quitting.

[She only meant to tease him a little, saying it. Her eyes were sad, even as she smiled.]

I'm as well as can be expected. Mayfield, and all. I think we're all entitled to a little vice, after.... that last thing.

Is it okay if I sit?

[techno_mancer]

Yeah, that was before nuclear fallout, 'n' then my brand from home showin' up in the mail. [He smiles, a bit embarrassed.]

'Course. Plenty of room.

[duck_duck_laser]

Ohh. They're from home! Are they any better than the ones here? [She was honestly curious about that, and her tone got a little brighter. Ooh, new worlds...

Also, she sits. And spends a few moments settling herself in.]

That strikes me as a very Mayfieldish "get well" present. "Here's the thing you were trying to stop using. Enjoy!" At least you didn't do as badly as Thor did....

[techno_mancer]

Totally. The ones here're real bland. These kinda taste like heaven right now.

...Thor?

[duck_duck_laser]

So even the narcotics here are sub-par? [She makes a surprised little sound.] I see.

Have you met Thor? Thor, "son of Odin", really big and tall, has facial hair, kind of over-dramatic, likes punching people in the face? [She waits to see if there's any kind of recognition happening.]

[techno_mancer]

[There is recognition, but not in the way Dakki is probably expecting it.]

He's not... He, uh, doesn't claim to be a god, does he?

[duck_duck_laser]

Oh yes, he does. I'm not sure if it's really the case... but he believes it. It would be rude to contradict him.

[It's as if it were the most normal thing in the world. Next door neighbor a god? Well, okay.]

[techno_mancer]

Wow. I wonder. I mean, Thor's a god, or was, or... I don't even know, darlin'. He's a literary figure used in books, movies, comics... This place gets overwhelming with stuff like that sometimes.

[duck_duck_laser]

Ohh. He's from your world, then. Or... a version of it. Of course there would be stories about him! Mythical things have to be based on something, or someone.

What about Loki. You've heard of Loki too, right? ...oh, oh, wait, I'm getting off topic... [She passes a hand over her face, and sighs.]

...Thor received his warhammer. Mjolnir? But it burns his hands if he touches it, and he can't lift it. It's stuck on his doorstep.

[techno_mancer]

Yeah, I guess... And yeah, I heard of Loki. Don't tell me he's here too?

Oh wow. Mayfield loves to pull jerk moves like that. Can anyone else move it?

[duck_duck_laser]

Mmhmm, Loki's here. He's always up to something interesting...

[But back on topic!]

I don't think anyone else can. I haven't tried, but I don't want to. Poor Thor has blisters all over his hands just from touching it. He said he usually had a pair of iron gloves to use when carrying it. Mayfield didn't give him those. And I suppose if he's supposed to be superhumanly strong, Mayfield didn't give him that, either...

[techno_mancer]

Geez. Unless someone else can move it, is he just gonna have to leave it sit wherever it is in the meanwhile? That's pretty lousy. Guess I won't complain about gettin' a carton of cigarettes now.

[duck_duck_laser]

Yeah. It's on his front step, now. I think everyone's just going to have to walk around it. [She laughs, and passes a hand over her face as she does. Poor Thor.]

I already received my mail. It wasn't my body. They gave me a box full of medical supplies from home. It's useful, but... [She shrugs.] We get by, right? I'll try not to complain, either.

[techno_mancer]

Stuff like that's always good. And Mayfield's been pretty good to me so far. Got a lot of my favorite electronics back so far. But... you didn't get your body?