ic inbox

[punnybone]

'sup.

go ahead and leave a message here.

Comments

[punnybone]

Ha, what? Nah.

[She kind of is, but he doesn't mind staying up.]

Trust me, if I was really bone tired, you'd know.

[chasescenes]

[She laughs at the pun, but it's weak.]

Thanks. You're a good friend.

[punnybone]

[He'll take any laughs he can get out of her. A weak one is better than nothing.]

Oh, so I'm not messing it up? Good to know.

[chasescenes]

Nope, you're doing just fine. Gold star.

[Not even one that says 'you tried' on it.]

[punnybone]

Nice, always wanted one of those. Guess I'm doing a real stellar job.

[He just can't stop himself, sorry.]

But seriously, no worries. I've had enough bad nights to know how you feel.

[chasescenes]

[As long as it's making her smile, she's not going to complain about puns.]

Yeah? I'll try to be around if you need me for a bad night. Worst comes to worst, you can wake me up.

[punnybone]

Ha, well, I'll try not to let it get that far if I don't have to, but I'll keep that in mind. And right back at ya.

Hell, my bro would probably thank you for wakin' me. He thinks I sleep too much.

[chasescenes]

Do you think so?

[Since, that's really what affects things the most, not Tempus' opinion.]

[punnybone]

If you ask me, there's no such thing as too much sleep.

[chasescenes]

I'm pretty sure that's wrong. Scientifically.

[punnybone]

Hey now, I've got lots of first hand experience with this. I definitely know what I'm talking about.

[chasescenes]

Anecdotal evidence is no match for hard science, Serif.

[punnybone]

What if I'm secretly a scientist?

[chasescenes]

...Naaaah.

[She can't see it.]

[punnybone]

[Wow Yonaka. Should he take that as an insult?]

Heh, what, I don't seem like the type?

[chasescenes]

Not really. I mean, I don't know any scientists personally, so it's not like I'm an authority here... Just doesn't seem like your thing.

It's the work ethic, probably.

[punnybone]

Heh.

[It's a good thing he's always grinning, or he'd be giving himself away here. Oh, he's gonna remember this. Just in case.]

Yeah, not really my style, huh? Got a friend back home who's a scientist, she's definitely more the type.

Definitely don't envy her position.

[chasescenes]

Right? Seems like kind of a thankless job, too. People always go 'why haven't you cured cancer yet' and they have to go 'because I'm a geologist' or whatever.

[punnybone]

Yeah, it's not a fun job, far as I can tell. She's the royal scientist - or, uh, was, anyway - so lots of extra pressure.

Course, science was kinda weird for us in the Underground anyway.

[chasescenes]

[Definitely sounds hard...]

How so?

[punnybone]

Ha, well. Only so much that could be done stuck underground, y'know?

[Less resources, less room, less people motivated to even get into science at all...]

Plus lots of research was focused just on finding a way out.

[chasescenes]

Seems like that'd be the priority, yeah. At least you guys can work on something else now.

[punnybone]

Heh, true.

[Hopefully.]

I dunno what people're gonna work on now, but it'll be interesting to see.

[chasescenes]

It'll be something to look forward to, for when you get home.

[He is going home eventually, after all. Most people who aren't her are.]

[punnybone]

[...]

Yeah.

Guess so.

[It's nice to talk about. But even with what he's working for here, it's uh... still a little hard to actually look forward to the future back home.]