15 - Making the best of an awkward situation

[ichoosefight]

Hey, guys, you know if you need clothes Bianca doesn't need a special office to make or adjust them, right? Just thought I'd remind you all. And I've got some of my sister's clothes if anybody needs 'em. Men's clothes are way easier.

[ Steph knows exactly who she was yesterday, but giving it away right at the start wouldn't be any fun, now would it? Still, she's happy to lend out her clothes and make adjustments so that she has something to wear too. ]

If you don't have anything to wear to pick up new clothes, lemme know. I'll bring you a towel, if nothing else.

And try not to get too excited about your new bodies. They're temporary, remember? [ Side-eyeing you, John. ]

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[surfaceshine]

Go talk some sense into Iris. I figured clothing was more important than a mani-pedi and spa treatment, but apparently it's optional.

[notacomedienne]

Have you met Iris, love? Clothing is always optional.

[surfaceshine]

I meant for everyone else.

And sidenote: what the actual fuck.

[notacomedienne]

Language, Mr. Winchester.

I'm Bianca. It's a pleasure.

[surfaceshine]

What about it?

No, it's not.

[notacomedienne]

Yours is abysmal and indicates a low intellect but a loyal heart. Men who cuss and curse are the ones you can count on--- just don't expect them to have any table manners.

As for the pleasure: It's mine. Yours is up to you, handsome.

[surfaceshine]

I didn't know we were at a dinner party. In fact, I was pretty sure we were in the middle of one of the most ridiculous curses I've seen.

And I've seen some ridiculous ones.

[notacomedienne]

Curses? Is that's what you're calling them?

[surfaceshine]

Got a better name?

[notacomedienne]

Flood: When a little bit of another world slops into this one.

Breach: When the ship hits a world and it intrudes into our lives.

Port: When we purposefully stop a world and enjoy the scenery.

The barge has a language, a rhythm and cadence, lovely. You'd best learn it if you want her to remember you.

[surfaceshine]

What happened to you do you and I do me? I've been at this a helluva lot longer than most of the people around here.

[notacomedienne]

Have you now? How many months on the barge? How many years?

Since the barge is almost singularly unique in the experience she gives. I'd be interested in hearing what sort of worlds you traveled to before this one.

[surfaceshine]

Doesn't matter. I don't have to answer you a damn thing.

[notacomedienne]

Does it ever weary you, being so foolishly contrary?

[ichoosefight]

Iris is incorrigible. I don't think it's physically possible to talk sense into her. She'd be just as happy if we all went around butt naked twenty-four-seven.

[surfaceshine]

Then I guess you're on your own with the community drop box.

[ichoosefight]

[ He shrugs. ] I'm used to it.

I assume I don't have to worry about you, though. [ Unless she is deeply, deeply confused. ]

[surfaceshine]

No. Not like you mean anyway.

[ichoosefight]

What, is there some other reason I should be worrying about you?

[ That's rhetorical, naturally. ]

[surfaceshine]

[Is it though?]

There are plenty of reasons everyone on this boat should be worrying about everyone else on this boat.

[ichoosefight]

Well that was vague and pointed.

[surfaceshine]

And that was passive.

[ichoosefight]

Aggressive tends to make people clam up.

[surfaceshine]

So does coy.

[ichoosefight]

That's not fair. I gave you a chance to talk, you chose not to. That should be the end of it.