you have to skip to the good stuff, Dana.
You're wrong about River. River's not on the ship. They didn't want her here, but she couldn't make herself leave. So she melted... Melted away. They didn't know she could do that, but she did.
River ,'Objects In Space'
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le nubian - Oct 26, 2011 4:42:27 pm PDT #18271 of 25505
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
brenda m - Oct 26, 2011 4:45:00 pm PDT #18272 of 25505
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Just don't bring up breakfast.
Sophia Brooks - Oct 26, 2011 4:49:18 pm PDT #18273 of 25505
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I would not want to be this man's assistant (who does not deal with his finances and cannot help you with reimbursing him).
Steph L. - Oct 26, 2011 5:40:26 pm PDT #18274 of 25505
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I love that he states upfront that he may just pull out his computer at dinner and start answering e-mail.
He's also very specific about sleeping temperatures, but I can't fault him there. I am the princess and the goddamn pea when it comes to sleep.
le nubian - Oct 26, 2011 5:42:26 pm PDT #18275 of 25505
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
what kills me is that he said he would stay in a private home (with a door that closes), but can you imagine him as a houseguest?
the list of banned foods?
not asking him if he needs anything ever?
with my inferior wifi?
javachik - Oct 26, 2011 5:57:35 pm PDT #18276 of 25505
Our wings are not tired.
That was fascinating! Thanks for linkig, le nubian.
meara - Oct 26, 2011 6:24:35 pm PDT #18277 of 25505
Yeah, the beginning was like a totally reasonable frequently asked questions/so you want to host a talk thing. Useful, and means fewer things you'd have to bug him about. By the end, though...dang.
Typo Boy - Oct 26, 2011 6:26:18 pm PDT #18278 of 25505
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
put him in cheap (for the area) motel/hotel with good wifi, and eating places next store.
§ ita § - Oct 26, 2011 7:06:41 pm PDT #18279 of 25505
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
No--his computer rarely works with wireless networks and he refuses to load any non-free driver. Also, the hotel/motel might ask for his name, and he refuses to give that. That was a fascinating read, LeN. I even went over to read his FAQ on GNU/Linux. I like where he states flatly that Linux people don't care about freedom, and pretty much that Torvalds is a punk that owes everything to him.
Calli - Oct 27, 2011 4:31:57 pm PDT #18280 of 25505
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Yeah, and he won't have a cell phone of his own because they make it easy for The Man to track him, but he might want to borrow yours.