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[inhistorybooks]

You know, I think one of the worst parts about being here is there isn't actually that much to do. The rest of it - being cooped up here with more or less the same group of people for months at a time - isn't all that different from what I do back home, but there's always something to work on or fix or figure out how to improve, and we kinda don't have that here. Working in the engine room's more like maintenance than actually fixing problems and boosting warp yield or trying to figure out what to do to make sure another Xindi attack isn't gonna rip through the hull plating and kill everyone. And fixin' up the washing machines whenever they get burned out kinda isn't as mentally stimulating as cobbling together some makeshift communicator outta the broken remains of an alien shuttle and your phase pistol.

Back when Rex was around, we used to do little projects and stuff to help pass the time. Nothing too crazy or anything, just little things to give us something to do, and I miss that. [Also he just misses Rex in general but. :c]

I guess what I'm saying is if anyone wants to do some kind of project - which will probably need your warden's approval if you're an inmate, just to be on the safe side - I'd be happy to lend a hand or something.

And I think I'm gonna try to build a treehouse in the CES. We all know it can't produce man made stuff, and people go in there and wreck up the place enough and it always looks fine afterwards, but I wanna see if it'll keep something added into it, and a treehouse sounded like a decent place to start off. If anyone wants to help, I'd be happy to have you.

Comments

Audio:

[i_like_your]

This may be a futile exercise. It's unlikely to survive the next occupant's change of environment.

Audio:

[inhistorybooks]

I just wanna give it a shot.

Re: Audio:

[i_like_your]

It gives you satisfaction?

Audio:

[inhistorybooks]

Yeah.

Re: Audio:

[i_like_your]

Manual labour did not often lead to happiness.

Audio:

[inhistorybooks]

Why not?

Re: Audio:

[i_like_your]

There were riots.

Audio:

[inhistorybooks]

Not where I'm from.

Re: Audio:

[i_like_your]

How did you overcome this difficulty?

Audio:

[inhistorybooks]

People just like doing their own work. I mean, parts of it are made by machines, but people maintain stuff and fix it when it breaks. It's nice to do your own work.

Re: Audio:

[i_like_your]

It was their assigned work. They did not like fixing. They preferred sabotage.

Audio:

[inhistorybooks]

Why?

Re: Audio:

[i_like_your]

They did not wish to contribute.

[darknessb4me]

I've got one. How the hell does this stay in the air?

[inhistorybooks]

That is an excellent question I'd love to figure out the answer to.

[darknessb4me]

You work in the engine room and you don't know how it works?

[inhistorybooks]

You've been here long enough to know no one's got any actual idea how this thing works. I don't have open access to the entire internal structure of the ship, or a layout or anything. I couldn't even tell you what's powering the damn thing.

[darknessb4me]

What do you do all day, then?

[inhistorybooks]

Not as much as I do back home, that's for damn sure.

Audio: Helpful. c:

[i_like_your]

There is nothing for it to fall upon.

[darknessb4me]

What about all of the worlds?

Audio:

[i_like_your]

We are not in their orbit. They do not exert a sufficient gravitational pull upon us. Nor do we know if the ship can counteract gravity.

We do not travel through one, consistent dimensional reality. The craft is transdimensional.

Audio:

[darknessb4me]

[They're both speaking the same language but she might as well be going on in Nerglish for all he understands of it.]

Right.

[with_discipline]

You're welcome to my phase pistol, if you'd like to 'cobble' a communication device together.

[inhistorybooks]

Thanks, sweetie. I'd love putting together somethin' that actually has a logical internal structure.

[with_discipline]

I would have thought you'd prefer our current system. [Aw you want logic, look she's rubbing off on you c:]

[inhistorybooks]

Just because I'm not totally into the Vulcan have-no-emotions-ever thing doesn't mean I don't appreciate logical machinery.

[with_discipline]

Logic coming from a lack of logic. Curious.

[inhistorybooks]

Oh be quiet, it makes perfect sense.

[with_discipline]

It makes sense. [Aw Trip, make your tree house. c:]

[peektuttut]

If you need a ha- a haa-- [And he is sneezing and sniffing somewhat miserably, shh.] ...If you need a hand, I'm around.

[inhistorybooks]

No offense, Tim, but you sound awful.

[peektuttut]

I know.

[inhistorybooks]

You been down to the infirmary?

[peektuttut]

Not yet.

[inhistorybooks]

Probably should.

[peektuttut]

Yeah, yeah, I will. But yell when you build this thing.