Red String

[boostup4beetbuster]

J, this is important. Shut down the marker system now and deactivate my avatar.

[It's going to take him some time to realize he didn't lock this in the least.]

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[boostup4beetbuster]

I design 'em--can't take all the credit. The technicians put them together. But J I built all by my lonesome.

[harlol]

Weren't you talking to that one before?

[boostup4beetbuster]

Yeah, part of his function is to act as the marker system for my avatar so I can actually appear anywhere. But he's been dragged off-world by this virus. Haven't figured out yet if this means I've got a temporary internal marker system or if I've got a temporary body.

[harlol]

That kind of stuff happens a lot during viruses!

[boostup4beetbuster]

Yeah. Should have wondered more about it when we had that snow cabin trip, but I figured it was magic.

[He wiggles his fingers as he says "magic." You know. For dramatic effect.]

[harlol]

It probably is magic, but magic usually has reasons behind it, too!

[boostup4beetbuster]

Whatever the reason, it could be worse.

[He unwraps a chocolate bar and eats the whole thing in one bite.]

[harlol]

Whoa! *clapclap*

[boostup4beetbuster]

One of my many talents.

[Except his mouth is full of chocolate right now, and it's coming out muffled.]

[harlol]

*bursts out in giggles* Okay, so Jenga, right?

[boostup4beetbuster]

Right!

[He sets up the pieces, then gestures to Jade to go first.]

Only way this game could get better is with explosions.

[harlol]

Explosive Jenga? *She pulls out a piece near the bottom.*

[boostup4beetbuster]

Something like that. Race against the clock--that kind of thing.

[harlol]

It sounds dangerous!

[boostup4beetbuster]

That's what would make it fun.

[harlol]

Hehehe. I know people who think like that!

[boostup4beetbuster]

My kind of people!

[harlol]

You like danger, huh?

[boostup4beetbuster]

I like not being bored. In battle, I usually jump on the bad guys and hit them over the head.

[harlol]

You fight?

[boostup4beetbuster]

Absolutely. I'm a member of the Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters, Beet Buster!

[He makes his favorite gesture, throwing up the horns. It's only a little awkward, thanks to the string.]

[harlol]

Hey, make sure we don't knock down the tower with the string! *laughs*

[boostup4beetbuster]

Good eye!

[He pokes out another middle piece.]

There, nice and stable!

[harlol]

Then here!

*She pulls out one right above it.*

[boostup4beetbuster]

Ooh! Getting a little less structurally sound. Let's see...

[He pulls out a side piece from near the top.]

Lighten the load a little.