[Network] @hotstud_xxx; video | Day 52, evening [open]

[rubikscomplex]

[The video feed will show the inside of a tool shed where a small, flying robot is moving around in the dim light cast by the tablet.]

Hey, Trinity! Wibblelips! Look what I found. It flies, it screams, it's alive. It also happens to be the reason I'm stuck in a shed for the night. Now, I got a screwdriver.

[The screwdriver is held up into view in a pink-gloved hand.]

And I got a hammer.

[The screwdriver is set down and the hammer is picked up to show.]

It's a hammer of justice. It's a hammer of warning. And it's going to be the hammer I take to that freaking thing unless you tell me how to get it to stop screaming in my face. Hiro, you needed some robot parts, right? Might be able to get you some.

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[rubikscomplex]

You have something against good-looking horses, Trin?

[phaseshifter]

I doubt you'd be as spectacular as my dad's horse was, is all.

[ HUFF! ]

[bookofnope]

... I know how he's going to answer this, and wish for him to know that if he does, I will literally disembowel him. And I will enjoy it.

[phaseshifter]

Is this one of those times where I really shouldn't ask?

[bookofnope]

You learn fast. Clever girl.

[rubikscomplex]

You take all the fun out of corrupting innocence and youth. Especially when it comes to calling her dad a furry-loving weirdo.

[bookofnope]

And here I was thinking it was someone else in this town with an unhealthy fascination with furries.

[You could've been pals, House, but you had to go and make fun of his vampire cred.]

[rubikscomplex]

...Count Dracula. Are you a furry-lover? I mean, I guess if you've ever diddled with one of the werewolves...

[bookofnope]

[Beckett actually gives a snort of laughter at the suggestion.]

I thought you didn't believe in werewolves. But no, I'm not the one asking strange animal-women to show me their tongues. The poor exploited girl.

[rubikscomplex]

It was a platonic tonguing. Trust me. I'm a doctor.

[bookofnope]

Oh, I heard as much. She was too much fur for even you to handle.

[rubikscomplex]

Nothing a razor wouldn't fix. You find one, be sure to let me know and I'll get in touch with her again.

[bookofnope]

I'll be sure to. I do hear that she's very good with melee weapons.

[rubikscomplex]

It's that tail I'm worried about. You ever been whipped by a solid cord of muscle and bone? That shit hurts, even when they're in miniature.

[bookofnope]

And you're sure that you wouldn't enjoy a good whipping? How sad indeed.

[rubikscomplex]

Well, I mean we'd have to talk about it first. I like to set up a scene if I'm going that kinky. Consent and communication first! I'm sure a vamp knows everything about that. I mean unless you were one of those psychopaths who grabs people off the streets and drags them into back alleys for a drink.

[bookofnope]

I have this terrible sneaking suspicion that you wouldn't believe any answer I'd give to that. Don't know where I could possibly have gotten it.

[rubikscomplex]

It's a mystery. But, hey, I've got all the vampire stories I read as a kid to go off of. Or "Fright Night." Great movie. You should rent it if we get back.

[bookofnope]

What's this? Confessing a childhood interest in vampires? Could it be that the problem is that I'm a disappointment after all that buildup?

[rubikscomplex]

Well, I mean, I wasn't going to say anything, but Dracula was supposed to be way cooler. And have a better accent. Just saying.

[bookofnope]

My sincere apologies. I can absolutely identify with your disappointment. I had been misled into thinking doctors were kind and caring people.

[rubikscomplex]

They sure snowed you, pal. Doctors are pretty much universally assholes. Some just hide it better than others.

[bookofnope]

Now, Snookums, how would Epps feel if he knew this was how you felt about him?

[rubikscomplex]

Well, we both know I've told him how I feel about him. We're good at sharing feelings.