http://damned-intercom.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] damned-intercom.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] damned_institute2008-05-28 04:42 am

Day 32: Intercom, Evening

The intercom clicked on and the Head Doctor spoke with his usual fervor.

"Good evening, patients and staff! I am pleased to announce that the arrival of nearly all of our new patients will conclude this shift. In addition, we have a very delicious dinner in store for you: carved Turkey with a side of mashed potatoes and steamed, seasoned vegetables. For drinks, we have our usual assortment available, and as a dessert included with your dinner, we will be serving a slice of warm apple pie with each meal.

"I trust that those of you enjoying the company of new roommates will give them a warm Landel's welcome, and I also hope that those of you who participated in therapy today were able to find a productive time with their doctors.

"That's all for now! Enjoy dinner, everyone!"

The intercom clicked off again.

[ Please respond to this post with all dinner shift threads between roommate, putting your character's respective room in the subject line. While we have none scheduled for this shift at this time: all introduction posts for this shift's group of new characters should be made in response to this post; the introduction may then continue on to be a regular roommate thread. ]

Re: M83

[identity profile] promisedawhale.livejournal.com 2008-05-30 07:54 am (UTC)(link)
Brook brought his eyes back up and looked across at Archer. For once, the other did not seem outright disgusted with him! That left Brook smiling brightly once again. "I intend to! How could I forgive myself now if I didn't make it back?!" Not only Laboon, but every last member of his Crew would have every right to murder him twice over (or perhaps it would be thrice over) if he didn't make it back to his friend now!

"Ah, but that's enough of that," Brook decided, feeling he'd explained all he needed. How had the conversation taken such a direction anyway? Oh right! Him being a skeleton! Always a conversation starter, that. "What about yourself, Archer-san? I'm sure you've a much better story than this old skeleton's tale!"

Re: M83

[identity profile] spirit-forge.livejournal.com 2008-05-30 08:18 am (UTC)(link)
"Not really," he said. Lying was so easy when you were able to practice it for countless years. "I had a pretty normal upbringing, growing up under my adoptive father. I suppose I was more fortunate than the other children at the orphanage."

Lying back, he stared at the ceiling with his arms cushioning the back of his head, contemplating what kind of "safe" material he could share with Brook. He wasn't really obligated to share his life story, even though the other man had done so.

"I went to school, fended off an overbearing older sister, practiced my craft, and worried about useless things."

I also got involved in a war, twice. Died during the second one. It was meaningless, just like how I died the first time when I still believe in being a "Hero of Justice..." What a worthless dream...

Re: M83

[identity profile] promisedawhale.livejournal.com 2008-05-30 08:31 am (UTC)(link)
"Ah, that sounds nice," Brook said, buying into everything said. He had no reason at all to doubt anything Archer said, might not have even if he had known the other man better. Brook only went with things once they were said and did not question. "Can't say I've had anything near that normal in a long while..." Though he supposed Pirates were more normal than not in his world. Still, his breed of Pirate was anything but!