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[xp_adrienne]

Someone owes me something disgustingly expensive and shiny for putting me through the mental trauma of having to defuse a bomb. And I think that someone is Kane.
I've decided that any time I do something ridiculously life-threatening it's Kane's fault.

I still can't account for fifteen of my office staff members.

I think there needs to be a mansion-wide Wii tournament today...

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[xp_daytripper]

Most of my usual connections are knocked out, but I'll see if we can't get Bishop and Sof to help see if they can find your people?

Also, I'm shite at video games, but they're always fun to watch.

[x-adrienne.livejournal.com]

You still around? You and your fellow brownstoners (stoners!) camping out here for a while?
How did the brownstone and Snow Valley fare, anyway? I heard from Emma so I know she's not dead but I don't know much else.

Wii is especially fun to watch.

And I would definitely appreciate being set up with people who can help, thanks.

[xp_daytripper]

The buildings are intact, mostly, but the whole area's a no-go zone until it's been made safe. So yeah, we're apparently house guests for a while. Isn't that terrifying? We're also all mostly in one piece, from what I can tell - seems to be a lot of sleeping going on today. I'll see if Bishop's around - he's our local police contact bloke.

Wii's the thing where you have the wand-thing to make things go, right?

[x-adrienne.livejournal.com]

Well, I live with Terry, so nothing terrifies me anymore.
Glad the buildings are intact at least. And it's always pleasant to have another smoker to poison the air around the porch.
Much obliged. Kane doesn't seem to be offering himself so a local contact would be appreciated.

Yes, it is. I have a nice relaxing game where you swim around the ocean and poke fish that is rather easy to grasp the concept of, if you'd like to take a shot at the wand-thing.

[x-copycat.livejournal.com]

Aren't most things the Canadian's fault? I think the charm has run out and now he's screwed for excuses to get people to do stuff after that one.

Bright side: You diffused a bomb so you're a badass cupcakem with a little candy spiked collar on top of the frosting.

Down side: Trauma

Up side: Excuse to throw large, blunt objects at Kane.

See. it all works out in your favor eventually, cupcake. Well, office staff aside. I hope you find those.

[x-adrienne.livejournal.com]

Yes, I agree with you about the charm thing completely.

For some reason the mental image of a cupcake with a candy spiked collar is actually filling me with glee. And how many things can I say do that on a journal?

There's actually less trauma this time than other times. Which sort of scares the hell out of me, honestly. I'm worried I'm becoming desensitized to the weird shit that goes on around here.

Large blunt objects like... Wii controllers? Have you seen how bad this man is at Wii, by the way?

Still no word. I'm hoping they've gone out of the state and I just don't have the contact info of the distant relatives they're all staying with, but I'm also not that stupidly optimistic.

[x-forge.livejournal.com]

Defusing.

Diffusing a bomb would involve reducing it into a gas or liquid and dispersing it into another similar substance. A talent that, while possibly useful, is not among Miss Frost's repertoire to my knowledge.

Out of curiosity, were you any good as a mercenary?

[xp_daytripper]

Since when was spelling required for being a merc?

[x-forge.livejournal.com]

You have a point. It is sort of the bottom-end career for people who can't accomplish anything productive legitimately with their lives.

[xp_daytripper]

And yet Nate and the Pack did quite well from it for years. Funny that.

From what I hear tell, she saved the lives of a lot of people in New York with the skills learned in that 'bottom-end careeer', which is good enough for me.

Seriously, what bit you in the arse? Morgan's been at the school for months and you only decide to pick up on the merc thing now? Don't you have enough to distract you?

[x-adrienne.livejournal.com]

I spelled it correctly! Maybe I should get another medal for that!

Hey you're the inventor right? I've been meaning to talk to you. I'd like to know if it's possible to make a substance to coat a person's hands that would act like gloves, in that a person's skin wouldn't be coming into contact with something they actually touched, but something that isn't itchy, warm, sweat-inducing, and coloured.

[x-adrienne.livejournal.com]

Oh hey you did the defending-Morgan thing so now I don't have to!

I saved a lot of people too!

[xp_daytripper]

Yes, you did, you bomb-killing person you. *grins*

(See how I cleverly avoided the tricky word?)

I got to headbutt a wanker in the face and broke his nose. Do I get a medal too? ;)

[x-forge.livejournal.com]

See Garrison, I made him something similar as a favor. He might have some left.

[x-adrienne.livejournal.com]

Ah hah, yes that was very sneaky of you avoiding the word like that!

Hey, I have wine! Quite a lot actually. If you want some I live in the Terry/Adrienne room and I think the door's open. I don't have any medals but I think there's some ale around here somewhere which is maybe better than a medal and I have a tiara even from a beauty pageant I was in when I was about twelve I believe so you could have that because headbutting a bad guy is cause for at least a tiara.

[x-adrienne.livejournal.com]

You mean the pansy-ass little girl whose ass I severely kicked at Wii baseball today? Is that the Garrison you would be meaning?

[x-forge.livejournal.com]

Captain Caribou himself. I'll wager this has something to do with contact issues? He's the man to talk to. Knows all about those.

[x-adrienne.livejournal.com]

Contact issues? You mean the skin coating substance? Or his ineptitude at baseball?

[xp_daytripper]

Wine is good. Marie-Ange taught me about wine. We used to sneak a bottle up on the roof when we were kids - there used to be a blind spot for the security cameras up there. ;)

[x-adrienne.livejournal.com]

That doesn't surprise me in the least, actually.
Oh hey if Marie-Ange is camping out here too you're more than welcome to bring her along. Girl has precog skills, apparently. I've been meaning to meet her.

[xp_daytripper]

Let me see if she's about - she hasn't been sleeping much lately. I think you'll like each other.

[x-desperado.livejournal.com]

Ooh, Wii!

(yes I just woke up)

[x-adrienne.livejournal.com]

I've been wondering when I'd be hearing from you. I knew you were safe but I was starting to think you'd slipped into a coma or something what with the day-long absence. You're more than welcome to go play the Wii. I left it in the rec room.

[x-copycat.livejournal.com]

Probably only three at most, ever. Maybe I should find someone to make you one of those so you can then have the glee of photographing and then eating your spiked collar.

I think I'd worry more if you didn't get desensitized, mostly because I'm not sure your mind can really survive that well unless it just accepts and gets used to all that shit.

I was thinking bricks or incredibly large books that no one is using for anything (like the encyclopaedia), but if Wii controller is your weapon of choice go for it. How can you be BAD at WII?

Stupidly optimistic gets you maimed, generally. You wouldn't want to be maimed, would you?

[x-copycat.livejournal.com]

Point 1: Do I look like I ever won a spelling bee?
Point 1a: Do I strike you as someone who CARES whether or not I got the correct spelling right?

Point 2: What does having been a mercenary at any point have anything to do with anything relevant?

[x-adrienne.livejournal.com]

I am addicted to the camera so I wouldn't say no to that!

My mind is aces at accepting shit. I'm surprised it took this long, actually.

I dunno, I mean, you'd expect a cop to have pretty good hand-eye coordination, right? Apparently not on a wii.

No, I don't want to be maimed, thanks ever so much.

[x-adrienne.livejournal.com]

I found her on a journal somewhere! And she's coming over! And I suppose I don't really need to tell you that in my journal since you're already here!

[x-copycat.livejournal.com]

Maybe you and your cupcake can having matching spiked collars for a photoshoot...

Delay for excessive weirdness, maybe?

You'd think so, yeah. Shooting does sort of require it and all. I wonder if lack of wii coordination is in any way indicative of lack of coordination in bed.

Why not? I hear it's loads of fun.

[x-adrienne.livejournal.com]

Sold! You provide the cupcake (literal) and I'll dig up that collar I have around here somewhere...

Excessive weirdness is like my brain's paddling pool. I don't understand the delay thing.

I really don't want to think about Kane in bed, thanks.

Umm, because I like being pretty just the way I am?

[x-copycat.livejournal.com]

Deal. You know, cupcake, those mental images are pretty hot... mrow!

Does it involve meat spore things though? I mean, my excessive weirdness never involved dinosaurs being real (still not sure I believe that one) and stuff.

You don't ever go dancing, do you? Rhythm and coordination sort of automatically correlate in my head to bedroom ability. Hazard of the job, I guess.

Well, fine, if you need to go and be pretty and all.

[x-adrienne.livejournal.com]

What can I say? I know how to sell flesh.

Sadly, no dinosaurs.

I really don't. I haven't been dancing in ages. And do you know, I realized today I've never been to a movie theatre?

I do need to be pretty, sorry.

[x-copycat.livejournal.com]

You'd be in a poorly chosen career if you didn't. Will you ONLY be wearing the spiked collar?

Yet.

Uh, what? Never?

Well I guess I can live with that. But I'm very put out by it.

[x-adrienne.livejournal.com]

Stilettos?

Oh Christ, don't say 'yet'!

No, never!

Umm, do you like to be maimed?

[x-copycat.livejournal.com]

Excuse me...I need a moment alone.

[x-bishop.livejournal.com]

I am around and I'll get on it. I don't have any other projects at the moment since I think everyone here at the mansion is accounted for.

While I'm busy with this, feel free to enjoy the requested shirtless icon. Compliments on my straight bad ass body are always welcome.

[x-pete.livejournal.com]

Not really, no.

[x-adrienne.livejournal.com]

Very much obliged, thank you. I'll bring you the names.

Who requested the shirtless icon? Just so I know who to thank. I would be quite forthcoming with the compliments but I know you work with my sister and since you're straight I'd prefer to keep my finger out of that pie.

[x-bishop.livejournal.com]

Several people in not so many words.

I already have a list of your staff because I'm good at what I do. I'll keep you updated as I get news on each person individually so you're not kept in suspense longer then necessary.