( open ) text | un: scarlet

[whatchoice]

[ the video feed comes to life with a young woman slumped against the counter of what looks like brooklyn's finest water bar. behind her is a blue sign that says 'the HYDRAtion station', but the lights on HYDRA seem to be broken because they're currently not lit up.

she looks vaguely unamused, ribbons of red energy swirling idly around her finger tips as they drum against the counter. ]

I'm taking suggestions for a new name for this... water bar. [ she gestures back to the sign, red energy following the motion like the tail of a comet, her thick vaguely eastern european accent not thick enough to disguise her disdain. ] English is not my native language, I'm afraid my puns will not do it justice.

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text | un: artsy

[angele]

I'm not so great at puns. The best I've got is "Water's Up"

Why are you trying to rename it?

text, un: jjones

[slackbeard]

artsy up there's on the right track, but don't be afraid to explore alternative pun options. you have a whole world of watery synonyms to work with!

H2Over here, as an example

id: gale

[fujita]

hydration station is a terrible name, anyway

[ not that dorothy has any good suggestions. ]

[whatchoice]

I don't like hydras. Too many heads.

[ she does write down water's up though, gonna start a list. ]

[whatchoice]

[ another suggestion she scribbles down. ]

H2Over what though?

[whatchoice]

I am glad I'm not alone.

[fujita]

in thinking it's stupid? definitely not
did you break the sign?

[ those ribbons of red look an awful lot like magic to dorothy ]

[whatchoice]

Yes.

Not the worst I could do considering.

[fujita]

what's the worst you could do?

[slackbeard]

that's the beauty of it! over anything

over here, over there, over you, over it, over easy

change it to suit your daily needs

[whatchoice]

Broken the whole shop.

[whatchoice]

I can see that.

All I could think of was that old American song by Simon and Art.

[fujita]

with magic?

[whatchoice]

Some people call it that, yes.

Other people call it a neuro-electric interface.

[ wanda's used to people being afraid of her so she assumes that stance as a default. ]

[slackbeard]

oh yeah that one

that's a classic. I can see how you'd immediately think of that piece of american musical history

[Has Jughead ever willingly listened to a folk song? Does he, in fact, understand the reference? No, and not at all.]

still! hey no matter what you name it at least you've got the power to make a difference in your workplace

[fujita]

[ in oz, the technology of a gun had been a lot more terrifying than magic — but then, dorothy has been tortured by means of magic, too, and she's used it herself, when she could. she doesn't know where she stands on it. ]

that sounds a lot more like science

[whatchoice]

I consider it something in the middle. It was given to me by scientific means.

[fujita]

given?

[ dorothy ends up hesitating for a moment before she sends another message: ] probably none of my business but
did you want to have it?

text | un: v-nikiforov

[genice]

Hello! English isn't my native language either, but I submitted paperwork to rename the establishment I was first employed at to something less about wordplay. "Vkusno! Shaved Ice" is a far cry from "Icy Balls Shaved Ice." Don't feel limited by what came before!

[whatchoice]

I wanted a way to protect my home.

[ which isn't a no, but it's not a yes either. it's a hard question to answer via text. or at all. ]

[angele]

Have you actually fought a hydra in real life? Like actually asking because with all these other worlds it could actually happen.

[fujita]

that's fair

[whatchoice]

[ i mean how the hell does she know american folk songs? she's not even american!! (steve rogers' reeducation is why.) ]

I wouldn't say I have it. This is more of an executive decision.

[whatchoice]

Not a mythical one, no.

[whatchoice]

Tasty is certainly less vulgar that snow balls.

[ no, she's not even saying icy balls. ]