video; un: whiteroad

[whiteroadrunning]

[Our scene is laid in a pod kitchen. The first-person view displays a countertop, with a toaster upon it. The toaster is older, a bit battered, but it's been lovingly polished to some semblance of its former glory. It's plugged in, but when Alec pushes the lever -- which he's done a few times since the video started -- he's not pushing it down quite hard enough to engage the power. Also, there's no bread inside. It seems, at the moment, he's just trying to figure out how it works.

Functional usage can come later.

After the fourth or fifth try, Alec sighs.]

Oh, Sakor's t--

This is a foolish question, no doubt. But would someone care to explain this to me? I've taken the damned thing apart and put it back together twice, and I can't...

It's for bread, yes? Or pastries?

[Alec grumbles and kneels down beside the counter. The feed cuts after a brief flash of his distorted reflection in the toaster, pouting, brow furrowed with frustration.]

Comments

[whiteroadrunning]

Really?

[That's so nice. Alec hasn't been invited to dinner in a while.]

Actually, that would be lovely. May I bring my talimenios along?

[nobasisinfact]

Your what??

[Richard has no idea what the hell that is, but it sounds like some kind of stuffed animal. Like Snufalufagus or something.]

[whiteroadrunning]

My ah...

[How does he even describe this right now? They're not lovers at the moment, but...]

My partner?

[nobasisinfact]

Your lover.

[There's no judgment, just an attempt to clarify.]

[whiteroadrunning]

Not quite.

[Not yet.]

It's complicated.

[nobasisinfact]

What exactly is a talimenios then?

[whiteroadrunning]

It roughly translates to "beloved," but we aren't lovers.

[nobasisinfact]

And they know you call them that?

[He's not inviting a fight into his pod.]

[whiteroadrunning]

[Alec laughs a bit.]

He does. It's not that complicated.

[nobasisinfact]

So long as you don't being a lover's quarrel into my pod, I suppose it's okay.

[whiteroadrunning]

Nothing of the sort, you have my word.

[nobasisinfact]

Good.

[Seriously, why is he doing this?]