A Lesson in Fun

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sun Jun 07, 2015 12:57 am

"No, like... You should put it on. Don't walk around all nekkid!"

by **Will Stanton** » Sun Jun 07, 2015 12:58 am

"But I'm just sitting here. Don't tell me there's dress regulations here, too? I thought that was a military thing."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sun Jun 07, 2015 1:02 am

"Only in that you should wear something."

by **Will Stanton** » Sun Jun 07, 2015 1:03 am

"Why?"

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sun Jun 07, 2015 1:08 am

"Well... just... Because!" she says, looking over at Onyx for backup.

by **Onyx** » Sun Jun 07, 2015 1:19 am

"Public nudity is considered a public nuisance and most areas have laws against it, sir," Onyx says. "I do not know the law here, but if it is illegal and you do not comply, I will have to take you to the authorities."

by **Will Stanton** » Sun Jun 07, 2015 1:19 am

Will sighed.

"Alright, then," he said, trudging over, opening up a locker, and beginning to pull on his military dress blues.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sun Jun 07, 2015 1:24 am

"Can't you have them give you one of those uniforms? Tosh has one that shifts along with him."

by **Will Stanton** » Sun Jun 07, 2015 1:25 am

"I dunno, I haven't asked. This is all I have," he said, gesturing to the uniform.

"I assume if they want me to have something else, they'll put it in storage with me."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sun Jun 07, 2015 1:28 am

"In storage? What do you mean? Are you a robot, like that Terminator guy, the one who wasn't Arnold!?"

by **Will Stanton** » Sun Jun 07, 2015 1:29 am

"You're the second person to call me that. What's a terminator?

I'm Will. I'm from Antarctica, and I like to help people," he tried to explain. "I'm made of clay."

by **Onyx** » Sun Jun 07, 2015 1:32 am

"It is good to meet you,Will," Onyx says. "I am Onyx."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sun Jun 07, 2015 1:33 am

"It's a robot from the future. It's not made from clay though. And it doesn't help people. It, well, terminates them. Whatever, doesn't matter."

by **Will Stanton** » Sun Jun 07, 2015 1:35 am

"I'm not from the future. I'm from Antartica.

They found me down there, and that's where I got to meet people for the first time. Really cool stuff.

Do people wear clothes like you do, Onyx? Because that's really cool"

by **Onyx** » Sun Jun 07, 2015 1:38 am

"Thank you, sir," Onyx says. "Some do. And it is not designed to be cool, it is designed to be practical."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sun Jun 07, 2015 1:42 am

"The suits are kinda like that. Just not quite as awesome. You should really ask someone about them."

by **Will Stanton** » Sun Jun 07, 2015 1:54 am

"If that's what you'll want, I'll make a point of it," Will nodded.

by **Onyx** » Sun Jun 07, 2015 5:04 am

"You definitely should. It would be unfortunate if your development was stunted due to a lack of proper training equipment," Onyx says.

by **Will Stanton** » Sun Jun 07, 2015 5:11 am

"Oh, I've never had any problems with my equipment before. I can do all kinds of things."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sun Jun 07, 2015 5:24 am

"Except pants, apparently." Nailah snickers.

by **Will Stanton** » Sun Jun 07, 2015 5:25 am

"I can too do pants," Will protested, and suddenly, he and his clothes fell to the floor, a pair of pants lying on top of Will's uniform.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sun Jun 07, 2015 5:28 am

"Okay that's kiiind of what I meant but not really." she laughs.

by **Will Stanton** » Sun Jun 07, 2015 5:34 am

"You prefer jeans?" Will said, after he had shifted back, and re-started the process of pulling on his own pants. "It looks like you need custom clothing, because of the tail."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sun Jun 07, 2015 5:52 am

"Yeah, but I meant why don't you just turn into a person who is wearing pants."

by **Will Stanton** » Sun Jun 07, 2015 5:55 am

"Oh, specifics are hard," Will nodded. "They tend to go horribly wrong.

I find it easier to turn into what comes most naturally, and then going through natural processes to refine things. That means it's easier to simply put on pants rather than shift into a pants-wearing person, and why I chose to be the cue ball rather than a different, numbered ball. I CAN do those other things, if I try, but they're not as good."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sun Jun 07, 2015 5:57 am

"Huh, that makes sense. Who doesn't want a good pair of pants instead of the cheap knockoffs, right?"

by **Will Stanton** » Sun Jun 07, 2015 6:02 am

"Hey, cheap knockoffs have their place, too. I feel so bad for them, sitting on a shelf somewhere, unloved."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sun Jun 07, 2015 6:34 am

"Aww man, that's so sad if you think about it like that. Like a dusty doll in some abandoned house."

by **Will Stanton** » Sun Jun 07, 2015 6:54 am

"It's horrible, isn't it? Stuff should be well cared for, and used properly. It's the only humane thing to do."

by **Onyx** » Sun Jun 07, 2015 7:51 pm

"Excessive waste reflects an undisciplined mind," Onyx says in that way that sounds like she's quoting someone.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sun Jun 07, 2015 8:01 pm

"Is that what your mentor says?" she asks bluntly.

by **Onyx** » Sun Jun 07, 2015 8:42 pm

Onyx nods, "We spend a lot of time repairing and caring for our equipment."

by **Will Stanton** » Sun Jun 07, 2015 9:13 pm

Will nodded, approvingly.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sun Jun 07, 2015 9:22 pm

"Well you gotta take care of your stuff, I guess."

by **Will Stanton** » Sun Jun 07, 2015 9:24 pm

"Yeah. If you don't, it'll let you down at the worst possible time. Things will tear, or jam, or stick. Be nice to things, and things will be nice to you."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sun Jun 07, 2015 9:30 pm

"Or just just don't use gadgets. Who needs a grappling hook if you got wings." she grins.

by **Onyx** » Mon Jun 08, 2015 12:04 am

"Yes, I am very jealous of your wings," Onyx agrees. "They are probably very useful."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Mon Jun 08, 2015 12:07 am

Nailah looks super excited that someone as awesome as Onyx is jealous of her in any way.

"Heck yeah and flying is super fun too."

by **Onyx** » Mon Jun 08, 2015 12:39 am

"How far up can you fly?" Onyx asks.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Mon Jun 08, 2015 1:14 am

"I dunno, I've never tried to go too far up... It gets kinda cold the closer you get to the clouds. Unless they're hanging really low."

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