fourteen ♥ spam/video

[bitteraftertaste]

[Spam for Bond, backdated to the start of the flood] [The unfortunate part of floods like these when you're in a relationship with someone on the Barge is that you're very likely to wake up next to someone you've never seen before, and have no idea who they are and how you got there. This is generally made even more horrifying when you're a very unhappy teenager on the best of days, and waking up with an unfamiliar teenage boy spooning you is definitely a good way to ignite all sorts of latent intimacy and commitment issues that only vaguely have to do with the extremely unlikely chance that she lost control of herself long enough to wind up in this sort of situation. That kind of thing definitely does not happen to Vesper Lynd. Fortunately (?) Vesper is still asleep for the time being, and blissfully unaware that anything's amiss. Of course, that really means it's just a matter of time before the shit hits the fan and she realizes what the hell is actually going on here.] [Public] [Vesper addresses the Barge a little while later, once she's had more opportunity to encounter her ex-roommate James' behavior. She looks like she's about fifteen, but she sits so her back is ramrod straight, her shoulders squared and head held high, making it more or less unmistakeable that this girl is confident and self assured and not in the mood to take anyone's bullshit, even if they're an adult and she is - technically - a child. Really, this is just a carefully constructed mask, but no one needs to know that. Obviously.] Is there anyone whose supposed to be assuming responsibility for James Bond? [This is being said in a way that suggests she thinks you are doing a terrible job of it, whoever you are.]

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[tactical_alert]

Well, I'm afraid her concern has garnered my concern.

[jumpeduplittleshit]

Yeah? And what are you going to do about it?

[tactical_alert]

No need to huff at the adults here, you know. We've all been teenagers. We can all admit to having done reckless things, or doing things without thinking, or reacting instead of acting. But you could attempt to put your energies into something more useful.

[jumpeduplittleshit]

Don't think I haven't tried. [Three guesses what he means, and the first two don't count.]

[tactical_alert]

[That's not--James, that isn't what he-- Well, teenage bloke, he shouldn't be surprised.]

I was referring to something more like a good workout in the gym. [He has to tack on that last part before James argues hey it's a good workout.] Or taking up a sport. Or, if you were feeling that way, even creative endeavours.

[jumpeduplittleshit]

[Damn, that would have been a good come back. Foiled.

But he snorts at the mention of arts and crafts, at least.]

I thought you said something useful.

[tactical_alert]

Just as an example. So long as it's useful to you, and isn't harming anyone, it really doesn't much matter what.

[jumpeduplittleshit]

I haven't been harming anyone. [Mostly.]

[tactical_alert]

[Uh-huh.] Go take a run.

[jumpeduplittleshit]

I'm not interested in doing what some nosy stranger says.

[tactical_alert]

Is that like nosy strangers in all of those other broadcasts?

[jumpeduplittleshit]

Not interested in doing anything you, or anyone else who thinks they can figure me out, says. How's that?

[tactical_alert]

Do I give you that impression? [Malcolm, you give everyone the impression that they're under an electron microscope.] Besides, better than milling about with nothing better to do, and a thorough exercise does the body and mind some good.

[jumpeduplittleshit]

I'll be sure to take that right to heart.