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realguitarhero in acrossreality

The intercom goes live.

Oct 25, 2010 09:52

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thump thump"Hey," the reedy voice says over the intercom, "is this thing on? Hell, I dunno how this works. Listen, I'm in a place marked with a bunch of radiation symbols and someone wrote 'It's been nice knowing you, I've always loved you, Captain' on the walls. Oh, hey, a map, okay, I think... yeah, can someone ( Read more... )

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[audio] deliveryboyfry October 25 2010, 17:59:45 UTC

.....are you my conscience?

Re: [audio] realguitarhero October 25 2010, 20:13:08 UTC

...uh, I don't think so. Why would I be?

[audio] deliveryboyfry October 25 2010, 20:30:49 UTC

[Those words - 'I've always loved you, Captain' unfortunately resonate a bit too close for comfort for him. He groans, his voice a little muggy]

Sorry. I was taking a nap and your voice woke me up, I guess....

Hey, you okay dude?

Re: [audio] realguitarhero October 25 2010, 20:35:34 UTC

Buddy chuckles.

"Last time I closed my eyes I didn't expect I'd open them, y'know? So as the saying goes, things are looking up. I'm kinda confused, but not lookin' at the inside of a coffin, so I suppose complaining..." There's the sound of fingers snapping. "...is not on the honeydew list."

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ajrimmer_ssc October 25 2010, 19:40:25 UTC

Erm. That's definitely not Space Corps approved signage.

Arnold Rimmer, acting captain. Name, rank and serial number, sir!

realguitarhero October 25 2010, 20:15:18 UTC

....well, now.

"Name's Buddy. Rank... well, I was tryin' to be king, man, but that didn't happen. I don't know any numbered cereals, but I used to like oatmeal, if that helps. I got the feeling I'm not where I used to be, and where I used to be was nothin' like here."

ajrimmer_ssc October 25 2010, 23:10:12 UTC

King? Did you just say king? As in crown, ermine cape, marrying a third cousin sort of king?

realguitarhero October 25 2010, 23:29:18 UTC

"Well, more black velvet jumpsuit than ermine cape, and he married Queen Priscilla instead of any cousins, but yeah, he had a crown. Elvis, King of Rock and of Lost Vegas. He had died not long ago, and the call went out to any who thought they could take the throne for their own." *snap!* "And so I went, like pretty much every virtuoso in North America."

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