( 002 ) video ✶ strangers waiting up and down the boulevard

[unparental]

[ sup, fellow space kidnapees. a considerably more relaxed jenna, here. ]Okay: so here's a question that doesn't have anything to do with your spaceship related skills or why we shouldn't wander off by ourselves

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[statsraaden]

I would be more than interested in a meetup. [Especially if there's food. Stats is in TOTAL FOOD TASTING MODE.]

[unparental]

[ food will be there in abundance, if jenna has anything to say about it. ]

So that's one.

[statsraaden]

Anyone else?

[unparental]

A handful of people. Do me a favor, spread the word?

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[thats_asbestos]

[Jenna you said the magic words.]

Spuds--there's some kind of garden around here, right? All the renewable, endless potato power you could ever need, growing in the very earth you and I walk on.

...In a space ship.

Roster sounds fantastic. Who's workin' on that?

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[unparental]

...Potato power. Do I want to ask?

And as for the roster, no one that I know of, right now. At least, no one who's gotten to me yet.

[thats_asbestos]

I'm glad you did! [Run Jenna, run. He sounds like he's about To Talk A lot.]

Potatoes are nature's tastiest battery. All you need is a little copper, zinc and some wires. Wrap the wires around the dissimilar metals, then jam those suckers into the potato and bam--instant chemical reaction and free-flowing ions. Edible free-flowing ions. If you ate one you could theoretically power something from your gut with a little metal and wires stickin' in the right places too.

[unparental]

[ she TOTALLY GOT ALL THAT. yup. she will nod, though. ]

Just a shot in the dark, but you're a fan of potatoes?

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[twinklefluff]

I am totally up for party planning.

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[unparental]

Between you and me? I only went with the meeting angle to lure in any sticks in the mud. A party is exactly what I meant.

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[twinklefluff]

[Jennie smiles broadly.]

They will be sticks in the mud no more, if we do it right.

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[unparental]

I like how you think.

[babbletechno]

A meeting not based around jobs sounds good, and a roster. Good idea.

What is that device for, anyway? [referring to the iPod, and the real reason he'd clicked on to this post]

[unparental]

I have grassroots support, then. Now I just have to... track everyone down and schedule things. This seemed so much more fun before work got involved. [ kidding, kidding. (mostly.) ]

...Oh, the iPod? It plays music. And a crappy solitaire game, because I nver got around to buying a new-- uh, sorry. It plays music, basically.

[babbletechno]

Could you use help? I don't know much about management, but I could probably do something if you need it.

What kind of battery does it have? Would you mind if I looked at it? I don't know if I can help it charge, but I might be able to lessen its energy consumption. Make it last longer.

[unparental]

I need all the help I can get. I'm not very good at being "in charge". [ yes, that got mocking fingers quotes. it's also not strictly true, but oh well. ] So yes, help. Lots of it. Maybe just spread the word, at first? We should all meet, dinner's included, that kind of thing.

...Then maybe mention anyone who wants something more than spaghetti should show up in the kitchen early.

[ give her a second to stare at the ipod then shrug helplessly. ] How stupid do I sound if I say 'the kind of battery it has'?

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[suitedforcoffee]

A roster is probably a good idea. And I wouldn't say no to dinner either.

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[unparental]

I'm glad so far, everyone's in favor. I was half expecting another angry grad student to start ranting about big brother.

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[suitedforcoffee]

Considering our situation, I'd think big brother is the last thing we need to worry about. We're all in the same boat, figuratively and literally.

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[unparental]

If I start calling this a space boat, I'll send the complaints to you.