[Open Log] Life begins after school, that's where we bend all the rules...

[vela_nova]

Who: ERRYONE
What: SHOPPING!
Where: THE MALL!
When: NOW! (September 20 - 26)
Warnings: S for SHOPPING

Sometimes... Sometimes people just needed things. Basic necessities, food, clothes, video games... Of course, after the big Angry Birds attack a few days ago, it was likely people needed to replace broken things too. (How did that even happen anyway...)

Whatever the reason, the mall was the place to be.

Comments

[golonghorns]

"You got an interest in that, huh? Guess it makes sense. Engineering and all. Sure. I can show you what I've put together since arrivin'." he said. "It's back at my dorm, o'course."

[shiest_sunbeam]

"I deal in a lot of weapons in my profession... Well, mainly since there's always a war back home." Which wasn't the best description but there was very little denying that there really was a constant string of wars on Azeroth.

[golonghorns]

"I hear you. Kind of the same where I'm from. Couple that with not bein' allowed to move around too much or transport goods, and you figure out real quick that jury-riggin' is the best way to get the most out of the few weapons you can find."

[shiest_sunbeam]

"Can't say there's much freedom to do so either when you're on the battlefield." She sighed knowing that it was always worse when the supply lines were cut off.

"But it did breed for maximum creativity. Some very ingenious inventions came out of such dire straits."

[golonghorns]

"Well, I've heard that necessity is the mother of invention." He replied. "Always found that to ring true."

[shiest_sunbeam]

"You guys have that quote too huh? That's pretty neat." she offered a small smile. Sometimes even when things were so much more different, there were still some interesting similarities.

[golonghorns]

"Really? You got that one in your world? I'll be damned. Guess some things are more'n just universal, huh?"

He actually found that to be kind of neat. Well, it did make sense - it was true enough, so, his world couldn't be the only one to have discovered it.

"Would be interesting to know which other sayings exist in both places."

[shiest_sunbeam]

Ronnae laughed, a bit muffled as she covered her mouth a little with her hand but she smiled nonetheless.

"It would be... Maybe someone's made a blog or something since I can easily see someone living here trying to grab simple things like that from all the worlds that converge in this apparent nexus."

[golonghorns]

"Like a catalogue of 'em? Probably not a project for me. I don't spend a lot of time on the computer. Though, if someone else made one, I'd probably contribute to it. Texas has a lot of little sayings and figures of speech. Would be interestin' to see how many of them are more widespread'n just the Lone Star State." He replied with the barest hint of a chuckle in his own voice.

[shiest_sunbeam]

"Texas? So that's where you're from?" she paused for a moment, tapping her chin. "Can't say i've ever heard of it." Which just added tot he fact that there were probably hundreds if not thousands of worlds that could be converging in this nexus.

[golonghorns]

"Yes Ma'am. Texas born and bred." he replied. "It's a state in my home country of America, which is sometimes called the United States of America. There's fifty of 'em in all."

He missed it. The way it was before the not!zombie apocalypse, anyway.

"It's known for good steak, hot weather and a good Football team that could have stood to be better some years."

[shiest_sunbeam]

"Sounds like a good place." She didn't mind hot weather, she'd been on plenty desert expedition as it was, or to hotter places.

"Must be rough, being away from home." She might have been speaking for herself. "But you seem to have gotten used to being here."

[golonghorns]

He shrugged.

"To be truthful, Ma'am, Texas hasn't been like that for more'n two decades, now. There was a mutated fungus called Cordyceps, took people over and turned them into flesh eating monsters. More than half the world's population, so far as we know. World fell apart after that."

He looked around.

"Even two years ago, I figured I'd never go to a hardware store again. Buy food at a counter that wasn't a grate over a fire servin' grilled rat. Trust me, there ain't much 'getting used to' here. It's a much better situation."

[shiest_sunbeam]

She blinked a few times but nodded knowingly.

"Oh, well... I guess I didn't that not everyone would want to return to where they came from. I mean, I... I personally don't mind the vacation from the constant wars..."

And yet she very much missed her family.

[golonghorns]

"Yeah, I figure that would be a nice change." Joel replied with a nod.

Man. Things seemed to keep circling back to the less than ideal conditions in their worlds, didn't it? Still. If they were going to talk about their worlds, maybe focusing on the pleasant or interesting things about them was best.

"...you mentioned dwarves. You mean like short, bearded guys who whistle while they work?"

[shiest_sunbeam]

"Well, I'm not sure if they whistle while they work... But I'm sure they drink heavily while doing so." Okay, so that was a stereotype too, but Ronnae actually had mad respect for Dwarves.

"They're one of the races of Azeroth and one the honors their alligience with the Alliance faction." Which , if he could notice body language, didn't seem to be the one she belonged to.

[golonghorns]

"They're considered mythical where I come from. Like elves and unicorns and such. There's a popular cartoon movie in my world where seven of 'em wind up taking in a Princess to save her from an evil Queen. I don't recall there bein' much drinking in the movie but it was for kids, so..."

[shiest_sunbeam]

"That's... oddly familiar... Err, somewhat." Clearly it wasn't anything like the council of the seven in Blackrock Mountain... Was it? Those were protecting an evil emperor and queen, not the other way around...

"Well, I'm sure a lot of things have differences between worlds."

[golonghorns]

"You get the chance, you might want t'give the movie a watch." Joel suggested with a shrug. "Might find it amusing if nothin' else."

[shiest_sunbeam]

"I guess I'll have to." Ronnae responded, looking thoughtful for a moment.

"Actually, I think I might have to look into the different renditions of possible similar races from my world in others." It's intriguing, that much is certain!

[golonghorns]

"Library has plenty of stuff you could look into. Not just books, but they have some movies, too. Or I guess you can find 'em online. Lord of the Rings and such."

Not his favorite genre, but he hadn't been living under a rock prior to civilization hitting the fan.

[shiest_sunbeam]

"I've gotten really good at finding things online," she smiled happily. Afterall, the internet is like a dream come true to someone like her.

"I'll make sure to check there! Thanks!"

[golonghorns]

"Yeah. You got that right. Guurgle is one helluva thing."

You could find so many weapon schematics on the internet.

[shiest_sunbeam]

Ronnae laughed, "I swear, I can't get over the fact that saying that makes me think of Murlocs back home."

[golonghorns]

"Murlocs?" Joel asked. "Not familiar."