18th Fix

[technohippie]

[This morning, a very large package arrived on the porch of 339 Brady Lane with Quinn's name on it. He looks at it for a moment, but the wonder doesn't last long - he knows exactly what it is. Gleefully, he skips off into the garage and runs back out with a hammer to pry the huge box apart. Inside is a massive flat screen TV, 60 inches long. Anyone inside the house or nearby can see this, and hear him exclaim with you upon seeing it. You might even find him just standing there with his hand on it, silently, happily.


Later, in the garage, you'll find him with it all set up, a few more chairs added for viewing pleasure, the laptop hooked in and playing movies. If he's not watching anything, you might find him just standing there with his hand on it, silent and smiling. This would probably look creepy to anyone who doesn't know he can talk to machines.]


[PHONE CALL: open, filtered from drones:]

Hey! Anyone out there interested in watchin' some movies, we can finally move off my dinky laptop and watch 'em on a WAY better screen! And I got a better collection by far, anyway. 339 Brady Lane - bring a chair and some popcorn, and come any time. I'll be out here all day.




Um. Hey. Look, I have no idea if ya even wanna talk to me, but I'd like the chance, if I could. I'll be in the garage, as usual, if ya do.

Comments

(troll)

[counterstrikes.livejournal.com]

W-wait, you've got a laptop, a screen, and movies? What kind of movies?

but i edited the post just for you <3 also wrong journal there, sorry

[techno-mancer.livejournal.com]

Tons of 'em. I got my servers back that have hundreds on it, and I got my DVDs too. Mostly it's action flicks, but I got lotsa stuff.

I'll tag it with Cyuss later. /has to get off the laptop now

[counterstrikes.livejournal.com]

Y-you...don't have any Kung-Fu movies, do you? Like Trial of the Dragon? I'm dying without them here.

[jaws5sonofjaws.livejournal.com]

[Mart was coming by expecting to just see some movies off of Quinn's laptop.

Now, he is gonna watch in style seeing that mother of all TVs]

Holy.

Shit.

[techno-mancer.livejournal.com]

[Quinn is grinning like crazy, too!] Ain't it great?!

[jaws5sonofjaws.livejournal.com]

Hell yeah, man!

Where'd you get it?

Filtered back to Quinn

[ooeeooahah]

You got Frank's 2000" TV?

[techno-mancer.livejournal.com]

The next best thing, at least.

[ooeeooahah]

... you don't happen to have Kindergarten Cop, do you?

[ That tone of voice? Could be hopeful, could be fearful, and she might be holding back a laugh. ]

[evers-hacker.livejournal.com]

[She is so there. So after getting the required items, she approaches Quinn with a grin.] Hey, Quinn!

[techno-mancer.livejournal.com]

Hey! I knew ya'd show up!

[evers-hacker.livejournal.com]

Of course! [She grins even more, before going to peer at the TV.] Ah, this is amazing!

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

"Quinn. If you'd like to share resources again, perhaps we can set your television and computer into the holoprojectors Omoikane has and make a larger screen."

[techno-mancer.livejournal.com]

Whoa, seriously? Can we make one, like, movie-theater sized?

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

"I've set up one that was 5 meters long in my back yard. But it doesn't work so well in the day."

[notlikethemovie.livejournal.com]

[This drags her out of her hiding place after her traumatic experience coming home from work.]

The hell is going on out here?

[techno-mancer.livejournal.com]

[Quinn's noticed his housemates have been a bit on the intense side lately. He spends most of his time in the garage, though. Right now, though, the box opens, and inside is that giant TV.]

THIS is what's goin' on.

[notlikethemovie.livejournal.com]

Holy shit, where did you get that?

[Her attention, Quinn has all of it.]

[ra-ra-razputin.livejournal.com]

[Raz has just been

staring at it

for like an hour.

It's as big as he is how can this be.]

[techno-mancer.livejournal.com]

[Quinn's just been running one more after another on it all day. He walks up and puts a hand on Raz's shoulder.]

I know. It's so awesome.

[ra-ra-razputin.livejournal.com]

I've never seen a TV this big! It's beautiful.

[velesdonnersen.livejournal.com]

[Tarvek taps cautiously at the door of the garage. He's got a chair, and a bouquet of foil containers of Jiffy-Pop. He also has only the beginnings of an idea how all this works, or what it means. He's from a very different culture and he's just beginning to catch on to TV and movies. But communing with machines? No problem. He's a techno-mage in his own right, if only beginning to get back his skills.]

Hi? Um -- Ilsa Higa says I have to come on over. She thinks I'll really like this. [He lifts the shimmery Jiffy-Pop cluster.] She told me that the popcorn would be a better gift than the wine I was going to bring. But... I can bring wine, too, if you want.

[His next lines blend mild jealousy with honest, real curiosity and a yen to share a friendship. He adores Ilsa...] So. Ilsa says you're a friend...She really seems to like you...

[Spots TV, finally...]

Whoa. WHOA! That's... it's really... That's BIG!

I asked Ilsa, by the way, but she said to ask you. What's a "Spielberg"?

[techno-mancer.livejournal.com]

[Quinn grins ear to ear at the visitor. New friends are good, ones that bring food are even better, and asking "What's a Spielberg" is down right adorable.] Darn right it is. Biggest one I could get my hands on back home. So Ilsa sent ya? Then you're more than welcome here. And why I'd never turn down wine, popcorn is just fine.

[He holds out a hand for a shake. ] Quinn Hatch. Nice to meet ya.

(yea) like a boss

[striped-biceps.livejournal.com]

...So you got a bigger movie watching thing?

Uh, sure, I can stop by.

[techno-mancer.livejournal.com]

Way bigger. Five feet long!

Ah, cool. I'll be in the garage, of course. Come on by whenever.

[When Cyuss does, he'll find Quinn sitting on the loveseat he took from the house, currently curled up watching The Thing. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eO7bUebHYC4)]