week 2 - jack - thursday night

[completelycrazy]

[Tonight has been weird to say the least, and it doesn't help that they've got another murder to look forward to in the morning. Someone's going to die tonight, and then three more people are probably going to die on Sunday. Newt and Jack could be among them. Newt would like to avoid that.

Speaking of Jack, the two of them are locked in for the night. This setup felt safer last week, before they knew the huts were free game. Now all the anxiety Newt has been avoiding all week has caught up with him. He doubts he's going to get any sleep tonight, which is maybe for the best.]

What're we gonna do if someone tries to get in here?

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[almosthandsome]

Don't remember, honestly. Kinda forgot in all the chaos and everything. Not that it would matter, trust me. Someone wants to kill somebody...they're gonna figure out how to do it. There's dozens of ways to do it without even using an actual weapon.

I mean...you could snap somebody's neck, strangle'em, rip out their jugular with your teeth, beat'em to death...hell, if you squeeze a dude's balls so hard they pop, then like...rip off what's left, you got a dead dude. Oh, and you can jab your fingers so far into someone's eyes it hits their brain...

[Jack is so very helpful on Murder Night.]

[completelycrazy]

[wHAT THE FUCK JACK???]

Dude! That's, like, so not helping! Ughhh. [He drops his head into his hands, scrubbing at his face to try to keep from freaking out. His glasses tumble onto the bed.]

Can we talk about something besides all of the horrible ways someone could bust in here and kill us? Jeez.

[almosthandsome]

What? I'm trying to help! And this is why I'm standing here with a bottle! So I can bash in anybody's head who tries it!

[He's about to say more, but suddenly he stops, glancing off to the side of the hut. He could have sworn...he just heard Nisha. But she's back on Helios. What the hell is wrong with him?]

[completelycrazy]

[Newt is more interested in Jack suddenly interrupting himself than the whole... horrific death train of thought...]

What? You seeing stuff?

[Yeah he dealt with this whole hallucination thing earlier... He's lucky, at the moment.]

[almosthandsome]

Hearing stuff. Somebody who ain't here. I've been slowly losing my mind the last few hours, I dunno.

[It doesn't bode well, though. He rakes a hand through his hair, shaking his head, like he can shake out the weird hallucinations.]

Nothing bad or anything, just...stuff that's not there.

[completelycrazy]

It's not just you. I saw Kaiju earlier. Down by the beach.

[He's really hoping they don't show up in the hut. They're too big for such a small space, but still. He doesn't trust his brain tonight.]

Who are you hearing?

[It's a rude question, maybe, but he'd rather talk about that than... everything else.]

[almosthandsome]

Those big alien things? That's gotta suck.

Uh...this chick I know back home, one of my team. Kinda got a crush on her, actually. Nisha. She wears tight denim and a cowgirl hat and she fights bandits. She calls me 'cowboy'.

I think I got a shot.

[completelycrazy]

"Sucks" is about right, yeah. Sounds like you got the better deal.

[he's not bitter, noooo.]

I'm sure she's great. What's she saying?

[almosthandsome]

[Jack chuckles. Lewdly.]

You uh...you probably don't wanna know. Involves fuzzy handcuffs and her whip. Did I mention she's got a whip? Cause she's got a whip. Heard her say she was into S&M one time.

You got a girl back home, Newt? Some cute little science chick that gets ya all tingly?

[completelycrazy]

[WELP.]

Oh. Uh. Yeah, go ahead and keep that to yourself. Man, you definitely got the better deal. Jeez.

[At the question, though, he shrugs.] I wish. I don't get out of the Shatterdome much these days. Or my lab, even. I'm stuck in there with one other dude. The likelihood of me getting any anytime soon is pretty slim.

[almosthandsome]

Right? Guess we know what's on my mind! Ahh...be better if I could see her, but maybe if I try real hard....

[Yup, Jack is trying to increase his hallucinations.]

And I'm guessing you're not into that other dude. You into dudes at all? Not....not for any reason, just...ya know. Curious.

[Hey, his options are limited. Really limited.]

[completelycrazy]

Oh my god, don't encourage it. No one else's hallucinations have been fun as far as I can tell. I doubt yours will stay fun if you push it.

[#safety or something also please don't get into your brainporn while newt is stuck with you for the night????]

Into Hermann? [Newt laughs.] Wow, absolutely not. That would be a nightmare. He's married, anyway.

[And he is utterly suspicious of Jack's intentions here, but whatever. There's no point in lying.] Depends on the dude. Usually women are more my speed, but with some guys it's like, man, who wouldn't want to hit that?

[almosthandsome]

Come on, can ya blame me?

[He's a lonely guy! And he's hearing just what he likes...okay, so maybe there's a faint sound of screaming behind it, but still.]

Ha! Okay, so your lab partner's no bueno, got it! But yeah, yeah, I get ya. That's pretty much where I fall on the old spectrum. Women are just...they're so awesome. They're just so, so awesome. Everything about'em. But there's some dudes that yeah, just do it for me.

[And that is good to know, Jack's storing that little info nugget away.]

[completelycrazy]

He's not my lab partner. He just works in the same lab as me. He doesn't even do real science, just spends all day doodling numbers on a chalkboard.

[Okay, that's not giving Hermann nearly enough credit, but continuing to bag on the guy makes him feel more normal after all this traumatic stuff that's been happening to him lately, both on the island and off.]

Yeah... [He's still not sure where Jack is going with this. It's a decent distraction, at least.] You pining after someone here, or something?