02 | [Written/Voice/Action]

[cop_an_attitude]

[Early enough in the morning that it's clear someone couldn't get back to sleep, a series of doodles appear on the page: they're Sally's best estimate of the floor plan of her apartment, with little rudimentary sketches of furniture in various placements. Over the span of a half hour, several are drawn with different configurations and crossed out before one ends up circled. A check mark is drawn next to it for good measure.

She was too lazy to get out of bed and find real scrap paper, but she figured no one would care.

Much later in the morning, at a reasonable hour, Sally makes a voice recording.]

Right. I've got a question, much as I hate to ask it: since I've been a bit of a dosser when it comes to actually talking to people since I've come here, what with the rampant madness of...everything, and being busy with a few things, I've run short of friends who're willing to do me favors. That being said, I've several articles of heavy furniture that need to be moved up seven flights of stairs.

My usual find-help-moving-house tactic of offering free beer and crisps is moot here, but if there's anyone who can help me out, I'd be happy to negotiate some sort of payment. A favor in return, or something. As I said, I wouldn't ask, but...well. Some of you lot have magic and super strength, and I'm just a regular copper with one very slightly weak ankle. [A self-deprecating laugh that's a little more rueful than she intended. Sally really hates asking for help, but she also really wants her flat not to look like a room in a mental institution, so something had to give.] Thanks, everyone.

[In the afternoon, Sally can be found poking around the item shop, looking for home decorating items and some things she's hoping will show up from her world, and in the evening she'll be at the library doing some cursory research of other worlds and waiting for something interesting to jump out at her.]

Comments

[justicereigns]

I haven't found cities to be that much better about being entertaining in my experience.

[cop_an_attitude]

Shame you haven't seen London.

[justicereigns]

Seems so. There's a lot going on there?

[cop_an_attitude]

Definitely a lot. Seen from the criminal justice end of things, that's not always a good thing, but I love the city anyway.

[justicereigns]

There's something to be said in favor of always having a challenge. Even if just to keep busy.

[cop_an_attitude]

That's the truth. Things are a bit slow around here for my taste.

[justicereigns]

The main reason hobbies are in high demand I have no doubt. If you're into gardening, books, or music, those seem to be the standard things.

[cop_an_attitude]

Gardening? I can't even keep houseplants. Nice to have time to catch up on reading, though.

What about you? Any interesting pastimes?

[justicereigns]

I'm not really a hobby person. Just reading, training self-defense at the barracks, and stacking rocks.

[cop_an_attitude]

Ah, stacking rocks, right. I remember that.

[justicereigns]

It seems to be the one that stick with people the most.

[cop_an_attitude]

Well. It's a little funny, isn't it?

[justicereigns]

[More so when he's drunk.]

Easy for you to say, I always wind up with defective rocks and loud robots making a mess of them.

[cop_an_attitude]

Color me educated; I didn't know a rock could be defective.

[justicereigns]

It seems to be a common misconception around here.

If they're too round it's like trying to stack soap. Most of the time they just seem to have their own balance all wrong.

[He says it so seriously too.]

[cop_an_attitude]

Bit of a rock aficionado, are you? Amateur geologist?

[Yes, she is making fun of you.]

[justicereigns]

[No worries, he has no friends who don't mock the rocks thing. Rightfully so.]

Tch. You know, maybe I should take that up for a hobby here, then I could even identify rocks.

Hardly seems worth it though.

[cop_an_attitude]

I don't know. It never hurts to branch out.

[justicereigns]

Would I have to get a rock tumbler too?

[cop_an_attitude]

Oh, of course. Your rocks have to be shiny.

[justicereigns]

This sounds dangerously addicting for a hobby. Or obsessive.

If they're that smooth though, they'd be even harder to stack.