#mysandersmysandersandme

[theotherrookie]

@mysandersmysandersandme continued from here

"Kevlar armor would be more appropriate, actually. But you're welcome."

So either she was a massive weirdo, or just someone very committed to an aesthetic (whatever that might have been).

Willow pushed her hair back, standing with her hands folded behind her back as she looked expectantly. Returning items usually warranted some kind of reward, right?

This is what happens when she gets bored.

[badmusejail]

Random Stage! [Virgil and... whoever you're feeling rn]

Or send me “Random Stage!” and I’ll randomly generate a number and use that. 22. A house party hosted by a mutual friend

"...This doesn't seem like a very productive use of time."

At the very least, it seemed like Ozai wasn't the only one not enjoying this.

[icangiveyouanything]

“Random Stage!” [[ Logan ]]

((I re-rolled a couple times until I got something that was outdoors for obvious reasons))

41. The big city

Sure, a large city was far from the least disruptive place he could go, but it was also one of the most interesting. Right in the center of human activity.

As far as Shade was concerned, he had just as much of a right to be here as anyone else. It wasn't his fault his presence made the people around freak out and seek cover. It wasn't like he was doing anything or breaking any laws. (Unless you count accidental jaywalking caused by his feet being too wide to stay on the sidewalk.)

Really, all he was doing was looking around and basking in the attention he received just by existing.

[cosmiccanidae]

That was all so ordinary and peaceful it almost felt like a foreign concept. Oh how different his life must be from that of these two young men.

Then again, that was pretty much par for the course during his visits to earth. There was a reason returning to his home planet was his 'off time', so to speak.

"My name is Raisu. I am pleased to meet you both," he said with a nod towards them.

"You should be thankful you have each other." If he had a 'best friend' himself, it would be his wife. And boy did he miss her desperately.

Patton nodded "we sure do" he agreed "Logan has been my best friend since we were kids."

"Our moms were friends" Logan explained "luckily, Patton and I actually enjoy each others company." Logan adjusted his tie as he spoke, glancing at Patton for a second as the smallest smile crossed his face.

He was grateful for a friend like him.

"Oh- here we are blah-blah-blahing" Patton said, "we don't even know your name. You know ours already, but I'm Patton, and this is Looooooogan."

"Why did you extend my name. It's just Logan. No need to add extra Os."

"Because you're so tall" Patton giggled.

[theotherrookie]

🌸[I will randomly choose who too when I reply]

send 🌸 or ‘RANDOM’ for me to use a random number generator a d8 to determine which one of my muses you’ll receive a starter from. (still accepting)

Roll result: 6 = Josh

No warning had been issued, yet there was something lurking in the water. Golden locks emerged, followed by a pair of yellow eyes with black sclerae and a fin.

"Hello."

Bubbles.

[badmusejail]

❛ a book just fell on my head, i only have my shelf to blame. ❜ Logan --> W.D

&. 𝐧𝐨 𝐩𝐮𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝: 𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬.

"Sounds to me as if... "you should've taken cover."

[badmusejail]

"Oh yeah?" WD was trying to sound interested, he really was.

"What kind of physics exhibit?"

He enjoyed museums; especially seeing all the different ways the same idea could be approached; and seeing how a given group preserved that knowledge said a lot about them.

"The unfortunate truth is that some people just don't appreciate the way the world around them works."

Logan nodded "if you go to the museum tomorrow, it's half price" he told the other "it always is on Thursdays here. There is supposed to be a fascinating physics exabit visiting on the eighth of May.

"I plan to take my students there, as an introduction to the unit. And, hopefully, catch their interest in it enough that they will pay attention. Or, peek their curiosity enough that they take advanced physics next year."

[icangiveyouanything]

So it was possible to get a reaction out of him then. Logan may have been trying to hide his fear, but Shade could hear his heart pounding. Twisted as it may have been, he took some satisfaction in having scared him.

"Not to worry. Despite my rather grand scale, I can still make time for you little people~" Somehow, I don't think he was worried about that.

"This walk was for pleasure rather than business, at any rate. But I'd say it's you who has bigger things to worry about. Much bigger than your little appointment."

Logan gasped as he was lifted and kicked his legs for a few seconds on reflex, tryin to hit the ground that was only growing farther and farther away. This was... not ideal. Logan could feel his heart pounding as he looked at the giant.

He was trying harder now than ever not to show fear, though (metaphorical), cracks were forming. He looked down at the city below, some people screaming at the sight.

"And-" Logan asked, trying his best to fix his shirt "why do you care about any of this? Surly someone like you has bigger things to worry about."

[cosmiccanidae]

"I wouldn't mind that." There wasn't any harm in a simple pleasure like that. Well, aside from the potential of it being used to drive certain less pun-happy members of his crew crazy.

Nothing like being on a long spaceflight with someone reading off puns while laughing like a madman.

Raisu just sort of watched the two of them converse.

"You two make for quite a pair."

Patton's face lit up at the strangers reaction. "Aw, thank you" he said "I could show you where I got it if you want, you can pick up your own copy."

"Is that the book your getting" Logan asked Patton.

"Yuppers" Patton said with a nod.

Logan took the book in his hand and turned it over to check the price before nodding "it will keep you entertained for hours" he said "and, the price is within the budget you set last month... ultimately, I have no say in rather you do or not." He handed Patton back the book.

Logan knew he'd be hearing Patton giggling all night, and likley would hear a lot of them himself. He might not have liked puns, or understood them most of the time, but he wasn't going to stop his friend from enjoying something.

"Logan has always been good at this sort of stuff" Patton told him "Logan is better than any gosh-darn-ding-dang calendar I've ever had."

[badmusejail]

"Not all. My father works very hard."

But really, in Ozai's mind, that was exactly what Iroh was; a freeloader who simply took advantage of everyone else's work.

Though, he wasn't sure if Ember Strokes could be considered a 'larger' organization. International, sure, thanks to Azulon's efforts, but they were still paltry compared to some of the larger corporations.

"As did his father, and as will I once I take the position."

"Well I can't disagree with you there" Virgil said "I've put in effort that goes unnoticed. But, my friends have gotten better at noticing." He sighed a bit. Sometimes his help did harm. Nothing physical, of course.

"You see it everywhere. All the time. Especially with larger coperations. The CEOs sit on their asses all day, while the working class makes all their money for them barley making enough money to live, while the CEOs live in luxury."

[cosmiccanidae]

Well these two were quite a pair. If this was what the shorter man was always like then there really was no hope for getting Logan to appreciate jokes, was there?

Maybe he'd been overexposed. He certainly looked exasperated.

While Logan may not have laughed at the joke though, Raisu burst out into a hyena-like cackle.

"Oh, как хорошо! That's good!" At least someone appreciated it.

Patton looked at the stranger, smiling brightly as he did. He giggle a bit to himself as he read the next part of the joke "Nora," he said.

Oh no. Logan knew this was going to be a particularly bad joke. He pinched the brim of his nose and let out a heavy sigh.

"Come on Logan, it's Nora" Patton said looking up at his much taller friend.

"Nora who" Logan said, regretting it the second he watch Patton take in a deep breath before he belted out the answer.

"Nora doorbell so I knocked" Patton interjected with a giggle.

[badmusejail]

Ozai cocked his head.

It wasn't exactly how he looked at it.

"Indirectly," he decided on, nodding slowly to himself.

"I simply find it unfair that those who hardly put in any effort get so much applaud while so many others are ignored."

Fingers tapped against his red plastic cup, now empty in his had. Still, he lifted it to his mouth, trying to get the last few drops out of his drink.

"So you think his luck running out will benefit you somehow" he asked. Virgil wouldn't admit it, but he was almost getting invested in this.

[cosmiccanidae]

"You don't say."

His ears perked up reflexively at the sound of the voice calling in their direction and a scrutinizing gaze scanned over the man who had run up. Well that one had a lot of energy.

He glanced at Logan. Seeing that he wasn't immediately responding to the joke (but instead taking something extremely literally, guess he wasn't kidding with that), he took it upon himself to answer.

"Who's there?"

"The two of you would likely get along" Logan said. He only had been speaking to the strange man for a few minutes, sure. And sure, there was almost no one who didn't get along with Patton. As annoying as he could be, Patton had a big heart, and did his best to befriend others.

"Logan" an exited voice called from across the book store "Logan! Look!" Patton ran up to his friend, holding a book in his hands. It was a rather large book, brightly colored.

"10, 001 dad jokes"," Patton eagerly exclaimed "brace yourself, this one is a doozie." He opened the book to a page he'd been keeping with his thumb, and read out a joke.

Logan reached out ahd grabbed a hold of a shelf, using it to in fact, brace himself "I don't see what good this will do--"

"Knock knock" Patton interrupted.

[badmusejail]

"Subway, huh? I have one of those. Or something similar to it, at least." WD turned, letting his eye drift over the various stops and lines.

"Mine's not that complicated, though," he stated, letting out a low whistle. "Called the 4DLRT, gets you across to different planets as easily as going to different cities."

WD shifted back to resting against the wall.

"Museums and libraries can both be fun," he considered, nodding along. "Maybe I'll stop there before I head out."

Depends on how much they cost, at least.

"This place could mean anything" Logan said "but we are currently at the subway station." He gestured to the map on the wall, showing what to take to get where.

"And, given how this conversation has gone so far, I'm going to assume you, and I find different things to be fun. I like going to the museum, or the library on my days off.

"If, for some reason, you like improve, there's a group that meets up every week."

[cosmiccanidae]

"I seem to remember getting a laugh out of you," he pointed out. He flicked his wrist back and the book was pulled back out of Logan's hands by the same invisible force that had it floating moments ago.

He then raised an eyebrow.

"Someone who appreciates a good pun, eh? Good. Someone has taste," he teased.

"The point of jokes is to be funny" Logan stated "and, I didn't find your joke funny so thus, it was a bad joke." He didn't intend to mean anything rude by it. But, Logan was never the type to sugar coat things.

He didn't like sweets that much anyways.

"I think I know someone you'd like to meet" he said "he makes jokes like quite often."

[badmusejail]

Ozai considered the question.

It seemed to him that it was a matter of perspective. Certainly, he couldn't change Azulon's mind about the matter, but, the man was only going to live for so long, and at that point, his opinion no longer mattered.

"It will be changed," he stated, simply.

"My brother's behavior may be rewarding in the short term, but one day his luck will run out."

Virgil hummed a bit and sipped his drink. He didn't look back at the other as he did. That sounded pretty annoying. Virgil knew he'd hate it if he was in the position. But would it make him superior? Probably not.

"And let me guess" he said "there's nothing you can do about it. Right? And the fact that you can't do anything about it just makes it worse, like rubbing salt into a wound."

He glanced over for a moment. Virgil never really meant to dig at people the way he did.

Of course, he could be wrong.