003 | Day 116 | Video

[monticora]

Allison's gone. I guess that sucks.

[ It sucks more than Alec will actually admit to another human being. He enjoyed Allison. She was spunky and sweet. She reminded him a lot of Rachel, but she had her own flare. He wished they hadn't taken her. Didn't seem fair. He's kinda hoping she wasn't kidnapped like him either. He really hoped she got to return back to her world. She didn't need to be here and be stuck in this crap. It wasn't fair. She was just a teenager, but Alec wasn't much older than her. A few years maybe.

Sleeping with her was never part of his plan. He kinda just assumed he'd bum around this place, but then her and Anita showed up. Anita was wiggling into another part of him as well. Both of them seemed to find the human aspect of Alec from different angles. ] Completely unrelated, but does anyone wanna trade me some booze? I got some crap lying around you can have at.

[ Yeah, Alec. They completely buy that her disappearance and you wanting to drink aren't related in the slightest. ]

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[blackmagus]

I've got nothing left to trade, sadly. [A shocker that the alcoholic's run out.] But I'm sorry about your friend. [Or whatever she was, to cause a mope like this.] Are you all right, love?

[monticora]

[ For a moment it's like Rachel all over again. Max asking if he's okay and him trying to figure out if he should actually be a human and let her in. Alec is in the middle of that same issue right now. Instead he just forces a smile and nods at the communicator. ] Yeah. I'm always alright. [ He swallows and lets out a shaky sigh. ] You have yourself a big party or something? [ Anything to shift the subject. ]

[blackmagus]

[She's all too familiar with what "all right" and "fine" usually mean. But if it's a subject change he wants, she won't fight him.]

I wish. No, it was simply time. We'll all be ridiculously dry soon enough.

[monticora]

Not if she keeps cranking it out like that. Maybe we'll get lucky and those dicks will furnish us a little happy juice. If we're drinking and not looking to get out then that makes their job easier right? They can airdrop in some booze for the surlier guys. [ It's just a thought. Probably a pretty dumb though, but still a thought. ]

[blackmagus]

[She has to admit that his idea has some merit for their captors. Disconcertingly. What do you do when you want to cripple someone? Flood them with drugs. Drugs and alcohol. That's the classic way, anyhow.]

Yes. Hear that, scientists? That's a good idea. Do that.

[Fortescue smiles. Like it'll dissuade them from wanting to escape, anyway. But it would be nice for a little distraction.]

Especially given that our still is broken.

[monticora]

Probably won't listen. Why would they do us any favors? Making this situation better is not something I'm betting they wanna do. Buncha bastards.

[ There is definitely something wrong with Alec. He hasn't tried to look down and catch a glimpse of her boobs this entire conversation. Not to mention how little he has actually tried to hit on her. He's obviously going through something a little hard. ] That lady break it with her crazy cheap ass booze?

[blackmagus]

The earthquake took it out, actually. [Really, after a certain point, booze is booze. She'll take moonshine over nothing. Which is not something that needs to get back to her evaluator back home.] They don't like us trying to escape, so they should probably be focusing on making us just a bit happier. Or drunker, in this case.

[monticora]

What a bitch. I bet they planned this earthquake to take out our booze. Drinking makes us happy and they'll be damned if we're even remotely happy. [ Bitter party of one? That's pretty much Alec at this moment.

He would not object to them making it so he can drink more freely. Maybe not drunk considering how his body metabolizes alcohol, but having it there is nice. ] You happy here? [ The question is very sudden and very quiet. ]

[blackmagus]

[It takes her by surprise. She bites her lower lip slightly, thinking over her response.]

There are some things about this place that are much better than home. [She has real company and friends, here, and she isn't being sent off to kill people. That's nice.] But, if I had to choose, I'd have to say no. I'm not.