JustPrompts: Ten Thank You Notes (10/9 -- 10/23)

[clockwork_doc]

Ten Thank You Notes


Farley –
Thank you for being there for me. Thanks for always being willing to listen to my problems, no matter how strange they may seem. I know you’ve had a rather checkered past, but you’ve always been a loyal friend to me, and I really appreciate that. Thanks.

Gladys –
Thank you for helping me through the tough times. It means a lot to me, having someone there who’s willing to come and comfort me when I need it. I’m here for you too, if you ever need it. Thanks.

Aubrey –
Thank you for being someone I can pal around with. It’s nice having someone to talk science with, even if we’re technically in different fields. And it’s nice having someone else around who enjoys building and inventing. Thanks.

Revan –
Thank you for being there when I first fell through the Rift. I have no idea what I would have done if I’d had to orient myself to this strange new world alone. Thank you for being my guide and teaching me new things, Jeedi pateesa. Thanks.

JD –
Thank you for treating me like someone important. Granted, discovering I’m technically fictional was a bit of a shock, but it was nice to see how enthusiastic you were to meet me. I’ve never really had a fan before, and – it felt good. Thanks.

Dmitri –
Thank you for making me laugh at a time when very little in my life seemed funny. I was really hurting that day, and you helped a lot by stopping and talking. I hope we can meet up again one day, and maybe I can repay the favor. Thanks.

Damion –
Thank you for sharing a cup of tea and some other pleasant conversations with me. The Nexus can be a rather scary place at times, and it’s good to know I have someone I can count on for some pleasant conversation and maybe even a little building and tinkering time. Thanks.

Metody –
Thank you for showing me there’s a definite good side to my weather powers. A lot of the time, all I can think of is the annoyances they cause me, like getting me wet at night. I really enjoyed seeing your face light up when I created the snow, or laughing with me about my cloud creations. Thanks.

Holly –
Thank you for being my friend. When we first met, I was a very lonely young boy who didn’t get a lot of respect from his peers. Having someone who was willing to stand up for me (and my sister), who liked me just for who I was – it meant a lot. I really hope you’re doing well these days. Thanks.

Marty –
Thank you.
For everything.


Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.

Comments

[metody-green.livejournal.com]

Speaking on a purely practical basis, repeated strikes to the same spot would certainly seem like a constant bolt of lightning to most recipients.

And yes. It would be far more threatening than a mere taser!

[clockwork-doc.livejournal.com]

Very true.

Exactly! Mugging rates would go way down. Just have to hope the criminals wouldn't get their hands on it.

[metody-green.livejournal.com]

Oh, if the criminals got their hands on it, things would quickly accelerate. Bigger and bigger lightning bolts, until soon, people would have to walk around with you strapped to their backs.

Perhaps its not such a good idea after all.

[clockwork-doc.livejournal.com]

Yeah, maybe not. I certainly don't want to be strapped to anyone's back. (Especially considering I might be a bit heavier than normal people. Metal bones and all.)

[metody-green.livejournal.com]

Aha! That's why I can't see them! They're metal!

Also. You'd look pretty darned silly flailing around on someone's back.

[clockwork-doc.livejournal.com]

Yes, that's why. Not all of them, but most.

I would! Plus there's feeding, bathing -- all sorts of things to consider.

(OOC: I really gotta write up what his internal structure looks like already.)

[metody-green.livejournal.com]

I have to admit, it startled me at first - I'm still not used to people not having all their bones. Or looking like they don't have all their bones. Funny, the things you take for granted.

Feeding, bathing, entertaining, digging up lab supplies, exercising - it can be a lot of work having your very own Doc. Maybe I should start smaller, possibly with some sort of electric goldfish. (But not Twix. Cute as he is, he's not a petfish sort of fishy)

(I'd imagine that bones protecting the most delicate things would be intact or sheathed, given the risk involved in replacing them - the skull, the spine, stuff like that.))

[clockwork-doc.livejournal.com]

I think most people take others having all their bones for granted, whether they can see them or not. I'm pretty much the exception to the rule, I think. Hope. (Of course, we're discussing the NEXUS here.)

Oh yes. And I'm prone to make messes that I don't clean up. And stay up odd hours. Electric goldfish would be much easier. (Twix?)

(Yeah, that's pretty much how I imagined it. Most of Doc's skull is intact, along with his spine and pelvis. Arms and legs though, along with his jaw and ribs. . . . Plus there's the issue of his stomach and heart not being standard-issue, so to speak.)

[metody-green.livejournal.com]

It's silly, the things people take for granted - that's how you end up with pollution and entire cities being plunged into a chemical hell.

So far as messes and odd hours go, I'm okay with those. But I don't know about the whole taking-you-for-walks thing. I'm kind of lazy about extra exercise.

Twix is a floating, thinking goldfish. He's intelligent. Talking to him is like talking to a very smart, very apealing six year old. He's the greatest little guy.

[clockwork-doc.livejournal.com]

Exactly. I'm trying to get out of the habit of taking things for granted. It rarely works out how you intend.

Heh, I see. Yeah, I'm a bit on the hyperactive side at times, I admit. Probably best to just pen me in the yard and let me go to town.

Ahhh! Interesting. I'll have to keep an eye out when I visit the Nexus.

[metody-green.livejournal.com]

Alas, I am starting to think I will never have a house with a garden. Do you come in a mini size? I could arrange some sort of grass patch in the livingroom for a miniDoc. A docette?

He's a lovely little guy. You'll be happy you met him.

[clockwork-doc.livejournal.com]

Aw, too bad. I suppose once I finish my time machine, I could go back and introduce you to the six-year-old version of myself. (That's assuming paradoxes don't destroy the world as a result.)

Glad to hear it. :D

[metody-green.livejournal.com]

I'd be afraid of somehow unmaking the current you.

Clearly, I need to invent a shrinking machine. Or you do, since I think that'd be safer.

[clockwork-doc.livejournal.com]

*nods* Yes, that's the scary part about time travel. Why I intend to be extra careful.

Hmm, true. Or maybe wait until the Nexus provides the right kind of LOL.

[metody-green.livejournal.com]

Good! I'm rather fond of the current you. I'd be sad if you weren't you. If I knew.

And yes. Really, it's only a matter of time.

Though, with my luck, it'll be me who's miniturized.

[clockwork-doc.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm -- I like being me.

Precisely. Everything else seems to happen there.

Heh. Well, maybe if we're lucky I'll get hit by it too. That way you wouldn't have to be alone.

[metody-green.livejournal.com]

And then we could have awesome adventures in Giant Land!

[clockwork-doc.livejournal.com]

Precisely! So long as the miniaturization doesn't go too far and we have to worry about people stepping on us.

[metody-green.livejournal.com]

Oh, being stepped on would be a constant danger. As would being attacked by cats, rogue grasshoppers, cockroaches, and perhaps even bees. And the vaccume cleaner....shudder. I won't even speak of its terrors.

[clockwork-doc.livejournal.com]

This doesn't sound as fun as I thought it might be. Hmmm.

[metody-green.livejournal.com]

But we'd overcome obstacles and bond despite initial arguing, learning that any problem can be surmounted so long as we stick together.

Though we seem to have skipped the arguing part, so I guess we ought to do that first.

[clockwork-doc.livejournal.com]

Heh. I'm not good at arguing with friends, though.

Besides, what could we argue about?

[metody-green.livejournal.com]

I...don't know. Obscure points that neither of us fully understands? Meaningless things? My carefully nursed grudge that other people don't think flavors should be named after colors?

[clockwork-doc.livejournal.com]

I don't know either. I don't feel particularly argumentative at the moment. Maybe it's a side effect of being miniaturized?

[metody-green.livejournal.com]

It might be! Or maybe movies lie.

To tell the truth, I make an effort to not be argumentative. Life is hard enough without fighting.