text | calling across the cosmos

[genice]

There's quite a few of us who are new arrivals, yeah? I'm told we should make ourselves comfortable and get to know our neighbors. It's been eight months since I last really moved anywhere, so hello! My name is Victor Nikiforov. If any one of you feels like discussing our new location or occupations or anything else, please join me for a drink!

[ He even includes a ping for the bar he's at. Conversations up to this point have been anything but promising. So here he is. In space. Surrounded by space people. Talking to other "we did not want to end up in space, probably" people. ]

Also, three questions! Who is fond of dogs, is there anything like Instagram on these, and who knows anything about figure skating?

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we are now on the office, in space

[genice]

Maybe if my fiance was here. Sober it's going to have to be!

( because yes he entirely would drag Yuri along for this and trust he's covered that way BUT ALAS )

you are exactly right, we just have to get these aliens to buy our paper products

[doxing]

No fun ...

You wish they were here?

no problem i'm sure we've got this covered (burn all the other businesses last one standing wins)

[genice]

I'm not selfless enough to say I don't wish he was here. Two days and I miss him! I don't expect that's going to get any better.

But he isn't, and I don't wish him to be taken away from his life or his family or his home. Instead I'll believe that he's managed to carry himself through the competition we were at on the strength of his love. He's a mesmerizing skater! It's next to impossible to look away when Yuri's on the ice. I choose to believe that he's made the podium by now, in spite of me having managed to get myself kidnapped by a spaceship engine instead of being there at his side.

VICTOR STARTED THE FIYAHHH

[doxing]

(this is cute, stop it...)

I'm sure he'll accept that kind of wild excuse. If not I'll write you a doctor's note ;)

IT WAS ALWAYS BURNING

[genice]

( he can't, he's hopeless )

Hah! Would you happen to have a doctorate in Mad Science?

it's gotta be the eros

[doxing]

I know a guy

[genice]

Already? Wow! How long have you even been here?

[doxing]

Not here, unfortunately ... Guess we'd have to figure out that whole spacetime continuum thing

Tough luck

[genice]

I don't get it.

[doxing]

I have some friends at home who could help you. But they're not much good to you here. That's all

[genice]

Ah, now I understand, that was the spacetime continuum reference. It's too bad indeed. If by the random chance of these engine anomalies, that ever changes? I would be delighted to make their acquaintance.

[doxing]

I'll provide the hookup

Until next time