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Lil's Atelier
Social Life Begins and Ends With Etiquette
B4! *going all good cop* Stop! We don't know whether the squid are inimical or whether there's some other reason. Back off, man!
*half to herself* Sheesh! Is this the kind of temperament that works at a nuclear reactor?
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And strictly speaking, you imputed an action to the squid instead of letting it respond creatively. And that ink is going to ruin your pen.
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*scratches chin thoughtfully* Could it be that something from the linen closet got all proactive and slipped through the Rift into their space? Just before I picked up this IC messenger bag, I'd swear it twitched...not that it's doing anything of the kind *now* of course (at least I don't think so...)
Hm. Mindspring has been AWOL for weeks now, but I thought she'd slipped into the ffordeian rift in the library.
 Um, you know Springy as well as anyone, could she perhaps have started some sort of bother over on this side? Snag a piece of their kit or something, because she was curious?
*starts wondering if it's possible to dump out the contents of an IC messenger bag, just to have a look*
*Keeps watch*
*Corrupt manages to wander over, staff in one hand and trident in the other.*
Anyone need anything sharp and pointy?
*She notices the inexplicable prevalence of  *
Are you guys powered by that stuff, or what? That seems mighty inconvenient to have to lug around... though it does smell good.
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Posted Jul 30, 2011 by KimikoMuffin
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[Yar shrugs] Ehh, this is the Salonistas. Lil's Atelier is one the most perennially English places I've ever been, even for the H2G2.
[in his usual midland/general American accent] Fancy a cuppa? [offers her ]
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A30501730 for the H2G2 article on that particular accent. You learn something new every day! 
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Lil, I agree I took a little liberty with the ink squirt, but I thought it'd be a natural reaction. I'm still waiting to see how the Squid responds to the Bad Cop persona I'm faking. You know me: harmless as a little rabbit. But, no! It's got fangs, I tell you! Fangs!
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[B4 let's the knitting needle end its spin, snapping it into his palm, then lowering it, but not putting it away. He takes a half-step back, and looks over his shoulder at Lil.]
So... we do this a bit more gently, then? All right. I was just going with all the Bl@ckw@ter training from years ago. After all, waterb-- err...surfboarding doesn't seem like it's going to work in this inverted environment.
[B4 doesn't give any more ground than that, standing resolutely over the downed Squid.]
{soto voce, to the Squid}
Come on, Bud, give me a hand here. Just any tid-bit of info from you could make me look like a hero. I wasn't really gonna make you leak air...or whatever your outers holds in your innards. Waddaya say? Names, dates, plans?
B4istartgettingareputation4usingveiledthreatswithnoteethbehindthem
Tod gets out his notpad ready to take notes in triplicate.
Do human rights apply this side of the rift? I think we should assume they do. After all thats only right and proper.
Would that include innocence until proven guilty...he helped lead the charge, or one of his friends did!
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Posted Jul 31, 2011 by Afgncaap5
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Hmmm...'Human' Rights, a term I've always taken certain issues with, does tend to apply whenever dealing with any sapient (or to be safe in some cases, near sapient) creatures, so yes, I'd say that they do apply.
As for innocent until proven guilty, that really depends on which court system you represent and how the local customs work. This feels like an alternate dimension so such laws and customs may well be in place here...but given the incredible differences observed so far it's honestly miraculous that we can even communicate culturally, even with help from standard translators. So I wouldn't assume anything about local customs until hearing more from the locals.
*glares at the lump in the torn netting and slashed pillowcase*
Which we're still waiting to do! Please oblige us, Mr Squid, as soon as possible. You don't want us to get impatient, now do you?
*winks in B4's general direction*
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Posted Jul 31, 2011 by KimikoMuffin
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[Yar] Yeah ... for all we know, this place's society could be some kinda anarchy. And/or some kind of military thing, where courts as we know them don't even apply.
[He considers this a moment, regarding the seahorse.]
I mean, notwithstanding the fact that there's some kind of currency, which means that prices are being regulated, which means that inevitably, Government Is Happening somewhere ...
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Wouldn't it be nice if we could get some of that going *here* again!
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[to the seahorse] Momento, mi amigo. You don't cheat the turistas when they are with me. They can pay you in bottle caps, mother-of-pearl buttons or abalone beads too. And keep that meter slow.
[to the salonistas] Local currency is not just pearls! Mira, 16 bottlecaps is one button. 2 beads is one button. 16 buttons is one sand dollar. 100 sand dollars is one pearl. Simple.
From here to Homie HQ is about half a dollar, ese.
*swims over to the squid* Eh pachuco, how you like these loco warmbloods? *flicks sand in the squid's direction with his tail*
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Posted Aug 1, 2011 by KimikoMuffin
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[Yar] Makes as much sense as any currencies I've encountered on *some* planets I've been to. I mean, a "metric" currency would be as simple as it gets, but ...
*Rummages through her tote bag, addresses the Salonistas.*
I have this packet of buttons I was going to use for a sewing project. There are 8 of them. Anyone else have anything to put in the kitty for the Cabbie?
*Rummages around in his backpack*
I've got... five bottlecaps.
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[B4 struggles through the calculations. Math was one of his more difficult subjects in school, and in real life.]
So, then, 32 beads is equal to a sand dollar; and there are 1,600 bottlecaps in a pearl? No, wait, that's only sand dollars. It'd be 256,000 bottlecaps to the pearl, right?
[He pulls out a notepad and does the calculations by hand, rather than depend upon his grey matter. It takes several tries, still, because he has to wrap his mind around the logic of it. Finally, he writes down a table of the different currencies and employs a calculator on his PDA. He rocks back on his heels and smiles.]
Yeah, that's it. Guess the old kidneys are still working correctly…
[B4 takes Witty's lead on scrounging up some cash for the cab fare. He fishes about, suddenly stoops, picks up something from the sand at the base of several strands of kelp growth, then stands and offers it up.]
Hey, I found a sand dollar just lying here. Must have dropped outta someone's pocket. I don't know though; the thing's cracked and--oops!--now I've got two halves. And look! Five little white doves!
B4someonehasadireneed2calculateangleofincidenceORtrajecoriesofincomingmissilesORtherelativevolumeofacoralforest
*happily accepts a dollop <ooc>always searching for ways to use that word!</ooc> of Astronaut Ice Cream*
Dang. Earlier I had a genuine idea for what this waterless, below-the-ocean,  -up magneticism place might be all about. But running head first into that kelp must have done my brain bad. Cannotkk put my finger on it now...
*walks around in a little circle, humming under his breath
I turned to look but it was gone
I cannot put my finger on it now
which is by all signs not helping him re-do that thought, whether it was really beneficial or not*
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