week 2

[airlockedmods]

[With the sudden pirate takeover and the sudden, tragic deaths of the crew, the second week of the Starfield Penitentiary rehabilitation project is off to a rough start. After Price's call for parlay with the pirate captain, he was not seen for the remainder of Saturday but around 10 pm it is his calm but tense voice that makes the time announcement.

Buckle in, Champions, things are about to get bumpy.]

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[ooc: Don't forget to to turn in your AC for week 1 and submit your threads for the Benefactors!]

Comments

[neverheardofhim]

Doesn't sound half-bad. Got anything that makes a person write faster, or anything like that?

[It might be nice to churn out serials in half the time.]

[helladoptera]

Uh... not faster, but we do have computers? They can store writing and let you edit it easier.

[neverheardofhim]

No need to rewrite everything by hand? [His eyes practically glitter.]

Think I could get my hands on one of those?

[helladoptera]

Nope. All kinds of different ways to manipulate the text.

I'm sure there's a way. If I get one dropped off for me I'll give it to you.

[neverheardofhim]

[Sorry, Max, you're getting a nice, hard clap on the upper arm. Your offering has pleased the dad.]

Sounds great to me. Anything I can keep eye out for in exchange?

[helladoptera]

[ She'll flinch a little, but that's mostly because look at her, she's a noodle. ]

Uh... cameras or photographs, I guess?

[neverheardofhim]

[Oops.]

Photographs being what these things make, right? [He gestured loosely to the camera in her hands.]

Not a problem, happy to keep an eye out for you.

[helladoptera]

Yup! Photography is kind of my thing, I'm in a special school program for it.

[neverheardofhim]

It's like art, right? Glad you're pursuing it, then. Not enough people enjoy that sort of stuff anymore -- not where I'm from, at least.

Life's too short though, to not enjoy making something. That's why I write.

[helladoptera]

Cool! I journal a lot, but I don't really... write write. But yeah, definitely.

[neverheardofhim]

Starting with a journal is just the first step toward "write-writing." [The air quotes were included with a playful smile.] It's how you spill all your thoughts out. Later, you can put them in a proper order, connect them with a prettier bunch of words and there you have it.

A memoir.

Point is, I'm sure you're better than you give yourself credit for, kid.

[helladoptera]

Yeah, well... we'll see, I guess. Writing is good, though, for publishing photobooks. Even if it's just commentary or whatever, so it's definitely not like I'm opposed.

[neverheardofhim]

And I'll be your journaling will help with that. Write down your thoughts about your work and there you go, the basic building blocks of whatever you put together.

But I'm sure whatever you put out there will be great, no matter what you do.

[helladoptera]

[ A nervous little laugh. ]

Thanks, but... to be fair, you haven't even seen it.

[neverheardofhim]

Didn't you hear? It's my special ability -- I can detect future geniuses and artists.

[The most casual of winks.]

[helladoptera]

[ A slightly sheepish smile. ]

That's one heck of a skill, Mister Tethras.