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[exasperation]

Display Name: Ripley Arkwright
Profile Photo: here
Notes:

[ the video starts up with ripley at his desk. he clears his throat, trying to seem composed and business-like. he's probably half-way succeeding. ]

Soo. That blackout. That was rough. Right? Right? . . . Right.

Anyway, uh! Stuff happened and — stuff got lost. Or stolen. Stuff and stuff. Oh my god, what am I doing.

[ he clears his throat. ]

My point is. I'm sort of freelancing my . . . powers? They work in teleportation. So I can teleport objects to anywhere in the world, but also if you lost something, I can locate it for you. Anywhere. And that applies to people too.

And, uh, I can also check where to find the best food. Like Yelp, but in my head. Don't ask.

Soo. Anyone . . . interested? Probably?

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[frenchkissed]

...Huh.

No further questions.

[exasperation]

Oh. Okay. Uh. Good. Happy to . . . answer questions. About Stuff.

[frenchkissed]

Okay, yeah, actually, a lot of further questions... like, so many questions, about so many things, but that sounds sort of overwhelming, and I know you're trying to do your freelance thing.

So I'll just... put them in a drawer.

[exasperation]

Oh. I mean, if you really want to, I'm fine with you. Totally.

[frenchkissed]

Fine with me labeling a drawer 'Things To Ask Ripley Later' and filling it full of questions that come to me at odd hours... or fine with me just, like, asking you things?

[exasperation]

[ what is the right answer. ]









All of it? Maybe not the odd hours, I sleep really hard but I mean you can try your luck, so really, all of it?

[frenchkissed]

No, that's good. Sleep is good. I've been trying to get back on track with that.

Are you a nap kinda guy?

[exasperation]

I do like naps! But I sleep pretty lightly during them.

[frenchkissed]

I want to like naps, but naps turn into a whole-day event, and then after like the three hour mark, I think it stops being a long nap and officially counts as a short sleep, so...

And cool. That's one question off the list.

[exasperation]

Yeah, it's tricky sometimes.

So you really have a bunch of Ripley questions? I'm not that interesting. I barely have hobbies.

[frenchkissed]

Some of them are Ripley-specific. Some of them are about missing persons and the nature of Confluence losses… Some are just about your favorite flavor of ice cream.

Pretty sure we know your hobbies, though. You’re on our Big Brother Night list, remember?

[exasperation]

Definitely! I can't wait. It's going to be great.

But yeah, any time you just wanna know stuff, just ask. I'm cool with it. Kinda weird because it feels like a smart thing and it's really just a powers thing, but still.

[frenchkissed]

Yeah? You can ask us stuff, too. It doesn’t always have to feel like I’m trying to interview you… Even though, like, I could. And I probably should. It’d be make for a good story, learning about this place from someone who’s from here…

Besides the point. Point being that I also want to get to know you for reasons that are entirely unrelated to work.

[exasperation]

[ maybe balthier was right??? maybe he had a chance? or he's just getting ahead of himself. stay cool, ripley. ]

That's cool too. What reasons?

[frenchkissed]

Personal reasons? …Nosy reasons?

[exasperation]

Just like . . . getting to know me?

[frenchkissed]

Yeah. Just because... because we want to, I guess.

...

Is that weird?

[exasperation]

No, no. Not even. I mean, it would be if it was a stranger but. I kinda like that.

I guess I spent so long making sure no one knew anything about me that I didn't think I'd . . . miss it. Just the idea that people would want to.

[frenchkissed]

Why didn't you want people to know about you? Was it a powers thing?

( private )

[exasperation]

No it was a — [ ripley lets out a shaky breath. he does lock the feed. ] — More of a "someone might come and hunt me down" sort of thing. I had cut ties with some — some powerful people.

And they don't usually. Uh. Like that.

[frenchkissed]

...Oh.

Okay, yeah, I get that.

But you wanna talk about it somewhere in person? I don't think OurPowers is any more secure than Facebook, which isn't any more secure than a really long string of PlayDoh.

[exasperation]

Yeah. Yeah, that's probably smart.

Uhm, I'll find you. In a sec. More than a sec, but you get what I mean.

[frenchkissed]

Yeah? All right, cool. Take your time.

We’re at the ranch so, like, no rush. We can save our drawer full of questions for whenever.

( video > action )

[exasperation]

[ he's really doing this. really really. ripley swallows. ]

Yeah, sure. I'll be there. Soon. Super soon. I'm going.

[ it's a shame his powers don't work on him. anyway. commit. if he does do the thing balthier suggested and ripley isn't sure if he wants to, then eddie should know right? not all of it but some of it. at least. it's fair.

because — because if ford ever came here.

he can't think about it. just gonna make it to the ranch. knock on the door. sweat a little. or a lot. ]

[frenchkissed]

( look, man. eddie isn't a stranger to being a wanted person. back home, he's pretty sure he's still a fugitive on the run for crimes against humanity. so, like, no judgement... but this is ripley their talking about, and he's pretty sure ripley is too kind to hurt a fly, so it comes as a shock that he happens to be a mafia wife. )

Hey.

( ripley got here so fast!! eddie said he didn't have to rush!! )

Uh... Let's go for a walk.

( the ranch is full of cat toys and guitar parts, and it's a nice day out. plus there are goats outside, and they deserve attention. )

You like goats?