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Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher
Who: EVERYONE
Where: THE ACTUAL MOON
When: Friday, May 27th through Sunday, May 29th!
Summary: THIS IS YOUR MOD-PROVIDED OPEN LOG FOR FOURTH WALL PROMAGEDDON!
Rating: May vary by thread, please mark accordingly!
Log:
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☆ YOU ARE HERE ☆
LOCATIONS OF NOTE:
• REDUCED G MOON BALLROOM
Accessible only via the balcony that connects back through to the regular ballroom, this unusual section of the moon base is the only major room in which the gravity more closely reflects that of the actual moon, as opposed to being artificially enhanced to better simulate the conditions Earthside. The dance floor is situated approximately fifteen feet below the balcony, recessed into the moon's surface where the rest of the base sits at ground level, and overhead a massive domed ceiling lets in a magnificent view of outer space, the moon's surface, and all the surrounding stars. The acoustics are just as good as those of the standard ballroom, and this dance floor will feature the same music as the other; the only appreciable difference is that in the Reduced G Moon Ballroom, gravity is mostly optional and you're liable to find as many couples spinning through the open air as you are with solid ground beneath their feet. Try not to get trapped in the middle with no momentum, or you might just need a rescue from some considerate stranger!
• REGULAR BALLROOM
A more traditional ballroom for the more traditional partygoer on the moon base: hardwood floors, vaulted ceilings, crystal chandeliers, and tasteful music. Of particular note are the balcony doors at the north end of the ballroom, which lead onto the observation balcony that overlooks the Reduced Gravity Moon Ballroom! Please don't block those doors; they're the only way in or out!
• DINING ROOM AND BUFFET
GOOD FOOD, GOOD MEAT, GOOD GRIEF, LET'S EAT! The dining room is an area accessible from both the ballroom and the hallway that leads between the reception area and the dorms, featuring scores upon scores of tables of varying sizes that might seat as little as two or as many as eight. On days when the party isn't in full swing, buffet-style meals will be served over a period of two hours at three times during the day — breakfast, lunch, and dinner. When the party is jumping, however, the table will remain perpetually stocked with entrees, sides, and of course a full complement of magnificent desserts for people to feast and snack upon as they so choose!
• DORMS AND SLEEPING AREAS
Your moon base home-away-from-home for the next three days! In the massive dorm wing of the base, you'll find vast corridors of hostel-style bunks available to be claimed. Unclaimed bunks will signal their availability by having their curtains open and empty bunk displayed; though the privacy curtains and beds themselves boast no particular security features, each bunk does come with a reasonably-sized trunk for storing a guest's belongings. Upon claiming the bunk, a guest will be prompted to register their trunk with a thumbprint, which thereafter will be used to lock and unlock their trunk. If you're worried about something happening to your belongings or valuables, feel free to lock them up for safekeeping!
• INDOOR GREENHOUSE AND FLOWER GARDEN
A secluded place where partygoers can retreat from the festivities for a little while, whether it be to catch their breath, for a tête-à-tête, or anything else that might involve the desire for a little more peace and quiet. Featuring small walking paths, real fresh flowers, and even a small inches-deep artificial burbling brook, the moon base garden looks to be a little slice of the planet Earth preserved here in outer space. Seems like all that's missing are the wild Pokemon!
• LIBRARY, MUSIC ROOM, SPA, AND ARCADE
An assortment of four general leisure rooms in the western wing of the Moon Base, most of which are fairly self-explanatory! So, if you feel so inclined, take some time to stop in, poke around, and enjoy yourself in:
▶ THE LIBRARY, which features muted lighting, plenty of hardwood paneling, and a quiet atmosphere for reading a book in one of the cozy armchairs or piling up a dozen to peruse at one of the available tables. You're welcome to find the usual Pokemon-ified standard fare of books here; unfortunately, research-inclined people digging for secrets about the moon base, Pokemon, or other such nonfiction topics aren't likely to unearth anything of any particular note this time. Alas!
▶ THE MUSIC ROOM, which boasts a wide array of instruments available for the guests to make use of, including a grand piano, a few guitars (both acoustic and electric), and a general assortment of other choices from the brass, string, wind, and percussion families.
▶ THE SPA FACILITIES, where guests are welcome to unwind and relax in the various pools, hot tubs, and mineral baths available. Swimsuits and towels are provided in the built-in changing rooms for anyone interested in making use of the spa!
▶ THE ARCADE, containing plenty of video games, games of skill, and other such electronic amusements for patrons to pass the time away with. Skee-Ball and Dance Dance Eeveelution are, of course, particular standouts from the array, but there are plenty of other traditional games to be found in here. You can also find playing cards, board games, and other low-tech amusements in here, as well!
• CRYSTAL GARDEN AND TERRACE
A beautiful garden-like area filled with growing crystals located just outside the moon base, visible from the windows in the moon ballroom and accessible via a warm-lit terrace that leads out onto what appears to be the planet's surface itself. It appears that some unseen apparatus is maintaining an area of atmosphere over the expanse of the garden, rendering it safe for guests to wander and explore even without the benefit of space suits or oxygen tanks. However, being a part of the actual surface of the moon, it is possible that perusing among the crystals will net you an encounter with a wild Pokemon, so be careful where you tread among the crystals!
This is the only area where wild Pokemon can be battled and captured, and being that it is on the planet's surface, note also that this area is subject to reduced gravity, similar to the moon ballroom! The wild Pokemon you can find out here are as follows:
Cleffa, Clefairy, Clefable, Staryu, Starmie, Lunatone, Solrock, Elgyem,
Beheeyem, Jigglypuff, Togepi, Carbink, Boldore, Gigalith, Aron, Crustle
All Pokemon will be Level 20-30!
• HOLODECK
At first glance, the holodeck appears to be simply a vast open room criss-crossed with yellow grid lines, looming in the northwest corner of the moon base. However, once inside, a visitor may find that the holodeck is much more than it appears: a virtual reality facility capable of recreating familiar places by a combination of transported matter, replicated matter, tractor beams, and shaped force fields.
Though the holodeck comes with a variety of standard preprogrammed environments to play with and experience — an average beach, a deep forest, an unremarkable porch in someone's generic backyard — its greatest facet is its ability to recreate environments and places from its users' memories. Been missing home for a long time? The holodeck can take you (and your guests) back there — for as long as you've got it activated, at least. Please remember to use it sparingly and in small doses, lest you become addicted to the fantasy and not the reality!
(Mod Note: To clarify, the holodeck is here to indulge a character's (and by extension a player's) imagination. You are by no means limited to just the uses detailed above; if you'd like your character to fantasize about being in a 1920s gangster setting and play around with it as a prompt that takes place on the holodeck, you can feel free to do so! Note that the holodeck comes with safety features that will prevent a character from suffering serious injury (either from themselves, from the environment, or from other people using the holodeck simultaneously), but it is possible to get some bumps, bruises, and scrapes from the experience! Feel free to ask us if you're not sure what you can do with it, but generally speaking it's there to be played with, so don't hesitate to play with it!)
☆ IMPORTANT THINGS TO REMEMBER: ☆
• THE GENERAL PROM SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS:
Friday, May 27th — Arrival at the Moon Base; FREE DAY FOR OPEN EXPLORING!
Saturday, May 28th — Red Carpet Moon Gala!
Sunday, May 29th —route_29's 6-Year Anniversary!
• The premise for how your characters arrived on the moon can be found RIGHT OVER HERE! Feel free to be confused and bewildered by this...lunar-cy!
• We recommend putting your character's location in the header of your comment, or if you're doing multiple locations in the same comment, mark them clearly so people can find you more easily!
If you're a former or current player in Route and haven't submitted your Transfer Application for Victory Road, there's still time; you can find it RIGHT OVER HERE!
• To all of our players — whether you've been here for six years or six minutes, whether you've played a dozen characters or just one — thank you so much for playing here and making Route the great place it's been for all this time. We've had some great memories together, and it's been a delight and a privilege to play with and mod for all of you. ♥
☆ PROM DIRECTORY ☆
* Characters marked with an asterisk are not currently members of Route.
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☆ QUICK LINKS ☆
THE PROM-SPECIFIC INFOPOST | THE FOURTH-WALL-SPECIFIC INFOPOST | QUESTIONS AND INQUIRIES HOTLINE | WALK THE MOON
Where: THE ACTUAL MOON
When: Friday, May 27th through Sunday, May 29th!
Summary: THIS IS YOUR MOD-PROVIDED OPEN LOG FOR FOURTH WALL PROMAGEDDON!
Rating: May vary by thread, please mark accordingly!
Log:
☆ YOU ARE HERE ☆
LOCATIONS OF NOTE:
Accessible only via the balcony that connects back through to the regular ballroom, this unusual section of the moon base is the only major room in which the gravity more closely reflects that of the actual moon, as opposed to being artificially enhanced to better simulate the conditions Earthside. The dance floor is situated approximately fifteen feet below the balcony, recessed into the moon's surface where the rest of the base sits at ground level, and overhead a massive domed ceiling lets in a magnificent view of outer space, the moon's surface, and all the surrounding stars. The acoustics are just as good as those of the standard ballroom, and this dance floor will feature the same music as the other; the only appreciable difference is that in the Reduced G Moon Ballroom, gravity is mostly optional and you're liable to find as many couples spinning through the open air as you are with solid ground beneath their feet. Try not to get trapped in the middle with no momentum, or you might just need a rescue from some considerate stranger!
• REGULAR BALLROOM
A more traditional ballroom for the more traditional partygoer on the moon base: hardwood floors, vaulted ceilings, crystal chandeliers, and tasteful music. Of particular note are the balcony doors at the north end of the ballroom, which lead onto the observation balcony that overlooks the Reduced Gravity Moon Ballroom! Please don't block those doors; they're the only way in or out!
• DINING ROOM AND BUFFET
GOOD FOOD, GOOD MEAT, GOOD GRIEF, LET'S EAT! The dining room is an area accessible from both the ballroom and the hallway that leads between the reception area and the dorms, featuring scores upon scores of tables of varying sizes that might seat as little as two or as many as eight. On days when the party isn't in full swing, buffet-style meals will be served over a period of two hours at three times during the day — breakfast, lunch, and dinner. When the party is jumping, however, the table will remain perpetually stocked with entrees, sides, and of course a full complement of magnificent desserts for people to feast and snack upon as they so choose!
• DORMS AND SLEEPING AREAS
Your moon base home-away-from-home for the next three days! In the massive dorm wing of the base, you'll find vast corridors of hostel-style bunks available to be claimed. Unclaimed bunks will signal their availability by having their curtains open and empty bunk displayed; though the privacy curtains and beds themselves boast no particular security features, each bunk does come with a reasonably-sized trunk for storing a guest's belongings. Upon claiming the bunk, a guest will be prompted to register their trunk with a thumbprint, which thereafter will be used to lock and unlock their trunk. If you're worried about something happening to your belongings or valuables, feel free to lock them up for safekeeping!
• INDOOR GREENHOUSE AND FLOWER GARDEN
A secluded place where partygoers can retreat from the festivities for a little while, whether it be to catch their breath, for a tête-à-tête, or anything else that might involve the desire for a little more peace and quiet. Featuring small walking paths, real fresh flowers, and even a small inches-deep artificial burbling brook, the moon base garden looks to be a little slice of the planet Earth preserved here in outer space. Seems like all that's missing are the wild Pokemon!
• LIBRARY, MUSIC ROOM, SPA, AND ARCADE
An assortment of four general leisure rooms in the western wing of the Moon Base, most of which are fairly self-explanatory! So, if you feel so inclined, take some time to stop in, poke around, and enjoy yourself in:
▶ THE LIBRARY, which features muted lighting, plenty of hardwood paneling, and a quiet atmosphere for reading a book in one of the cozy armchairs or piling up a dozen to peruse at one of the available tables. You're welcome to find the usual Pokemon-ified standard fare of books here; unfortunately, research-inclined people digging for secrets about the moon base, Pokemon, or other such nonfiction topics aren't likely to unearth anything of any particular note this time. Alas!
▶ THE MUSIC ROOM, which boasts a wide array of instruments available for the guests to make use of, including a grand piano, a few guitars (both acoustic and electric), and a general assortment of other choices from the brass, string, wind, and percussion families.
▶ THE SPA FACILITIES, where guests are welcome to unwind and relax in the various pools, hot tubs, and mineral baths available. Swimsuits and towels are provided in the built-in changing rooms for anyone interested in making use of the spa!
▶ THE ARCADE, containing plenty of video games, games of skill, and other such electronic amusements for patrons to pass the time away with. Skee-Ball and Dance Dance Eeveelution are, of course, particular standouts from the array, but there are plenty of other traditional games to be found in here. You can also find playing cards, board games, and other low-tech amusements in here, as well!
• CRYSTAL GARDEN AND TERRACE
A beautiful garden-like area filled with growing crystals located just outside the moon base, visible from the windows in the moon ballroom and accessible via a warm-lit terrace that leads out onto what appears to be the planet's surface itself. It appears that some unseen apparatus is maintaining an area of atmosphere over the expanse of the garden, rendering it safe for guests to wander and explore even without the benefit of space suits or oxygen tanks. However, being a part of the actual surface of the moon, it is possible that perusing among the crystals will net you an encounter with a wild Pokemon, so be careful where you tread among the crystals!
This is the only area where wild Pokemon can be battled and captured, and being that it is on the planet's surface, note also that this area is subject to reduced gravity, similar to the moon ballroom! The wild Pokemon you can find out here are as follows:
Beheeyem, Jigglypuff, Togepi, Carbink, Boldore, Gigalith, Aron, Crustle
All Pokemon will be Level 20-30!
• HOLODECK
At first glance, the holodeck appears to be simply a vast open room criss-crossed with yellow grid lines, looming in the northwest corner of the moon base. However, once inside, a visitor may find that the holodeck is much more than it appears: a virtual reality facility capable of recreating familiar places by a combination of transported matter, replicated matter, tractor beams, and shaped force fields.
Though the holodeck comes with a variety of standard preprogrammed environments to play with and experience — an average beach, a deep forest, an unremarkable porch in someone's generic backyard — its greatest facet is its ability to recreate environments and places from its users' memories. Been missing home for a long time? The holodeck can take you (and your guests) back there — for as long as you've got it activated, at least. Please remember to use it sparingly and in small doses, lest you become addicted to the fantasy and not the reality!
(Mod Note: To clarify, the holodeck is here to indulge a character's (and by extension a player's) imagination. You are by no means limited to just the uses detailed above; if you'd like your character to fantasize about being in a 1920s gangster setting and play around with it as a prompt that takes place on the holodeck, you can feel free to do so! Note that the holodeck comes with safety features that will prevent a character from suffering serious injury (either from themselves, from the environment, or from other people using the holodeck simultaneously), but it is possible to get some bumps, bruises, and scrapes from the experience! Feel free to ask us if you're not sure what you can do with it, but generally speaking it's there to be played with, so don't hesitate to play with it!)
• THE GENERAL PROM SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS:
Saturday, May 28th — Red Carpet Moon Gala!
Sunday, May 29th —
route_29's 6-Year Anniversary!• The premise for how your characters arrived on the moon can be found RIGHT OVER HERE! Feel free to be confused and bewildered by this...lunar-cy!
• We recommend putting your character's location in the header of your comment, or if you're doing multiple locations in the same comment, mark them clearly so people can find you more easily!
If you're a former or current player in Route and haven't submitted your Transfer Application for Victory Road, there's still time; you can find it RIGHT OVER HERE!
• To all of our players — whether you've been here for six years or six minutes, whether you've played a dozen characters or just one — thank you so much for playing here and making Route the great place it's been for all this time. We've had some great memories together, and it's been a delight and a privilege to play with and mod for all of you. ♥
* Characters marked with an asterisk are not currently members of Route.
THE PROM-SPECIFIC INFOPOST | THE FOURTH-WALL-SPECIFIC INFOPOST | QUESTIONS AND INQUIRIES HOTLINE | WALK THE MOON
Jimmy Darling | American Horror Story Freak Show
This. Is. The coolest. Thing. Ever. Jimmy's grinning like a kid in a candy store, in his white tuxedo and expertly curled pompadour. And he's on the moon. The real moon. The one he and Omi look up at all the time. He's on it. He's on it right now.
"Look at me! I'm Captain Video!"
He doesn't even care he doesn't have anybody to dance with. He'll dance by himself. Which mostly consists of leaping around and laughing. Because he's on the moon. And this place? It's just like the moon's supposed to be in the comics. He feels like he weighs nothing, and he's having way too much fun to feel even a little weird about his hands.
2. Dining Room
The other awesome thing about these parties? The amazing free food. This was the kind of stuff Jimmy had only ever dreamed about back home. And he's staying far away from anything that looks alcoholic. He's not going down that road again. Not here. And sure as hell not when's on the moon.
"I'm eating a cake on the moon!" He still can't get over that he's on the moon.
3. Wild card!
(Jimmy will be all over, feel free to throw a totally new prompt from anywhere!)
Dining Room
But man he had gotten used to how nice having snacks was.
So carefully, carefully, a long black-clad arm reaches from the gloom to skewer a tart from a platter just to the right of one of Jimmy's elbows.
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Jimmy takes a step to the side, glancing over his shoulder to see just what the heck was going on back there. He didn't even know anyone was there, until a little cake thing was stuck through right next to him.
Of course, he's been pretty focused on the fact that he's on the moon.
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He slowly, slowly retracted it. He could hardly believe how spoiled he'd gotten in the short time he'd been in Johto. It took quite a bit of fumbling to bring the tart to his mouth.
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He doesn't remember the guy's name, but he remembers talking to him a couple of times. Quiet guy. Nice. Not usually looking quite like this, though! But so what? Like Jimmy's one to care about that.
"I was kinda off in my own little world there. Can you believe we're on the moon?"
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"It's nice."
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Even his eyes are bright with the sheer joy of being where he is. He wished his ma could see him now. He could never make anything of himself? Ma, I'm on the moon! You name me any other freak in the world that got to go to a party on the moon!
...well, he guessed he was talking to one. But the point stood. They were doing something that was pretty damn special. And it was pretty cool, being able to share the experience. He doesn't really know what Sword Hand's deal is, but it doesn't matter. They've all got their stuff.
"Hey, you been outside yet? It's totally safe, I dunno how they do it, but it's the coolest friggin thing. And there's not as many people and it's more open." Maybe he'd feel more comfortable. Comfortable enough not to hide behind a plant. Or rock.
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Somewhere with less people sounded nice. And this guy sure was excited about it so it must be special. He glances down, a habit of his, and it's then that he notices his new friend's hands. Whatever he had in his chest that was serving as his heart turned a small flip.
No wonder Jimmy didn't seem upset with him. He understood.
He leveled his gaze again and gave a determined little nod.
"I would like to see."
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HERE COMES A SPECIAL BOY.
Wrath floats past, apparently having run out of momentum at some point but not really caring, dressed in a surprisingly-sharp little purple suit and grinning hugely at Jimmy. A crackle of alchemy snaps across his knuckles and he waves a lobster-hand at his pal in greeting, like he'd done last year in a dream. c8
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Jimmy's grin widens when Wrath drifts by, and he lifts his hand in a return greeting. Tilting himself accidentally, but that's half the fun of being in here.
He's really glad to see the kid here. There's that funny little tightness when Wrath does that thing with his hand. Kid's making the most of it, too. Good. He deserves it. Even if he didn't...this was too cool not to get in on.
How come everybody wasn't in the low-G areas all the time?
"We're on the moon!"
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It's entirely possible that Wrath doesn't even have the capacity to fully conceptualize what 'being on the moon' means.
He's had planets and stars explained to him before by a few different people and more or less understood it, but even if he knows what they are on an abstract level, connecting that with the bright circle and its entourage of tiny lights in the night sky is another thing entirely.
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[The nearest wall explodes as a massive jug of unnatural red liquid with a face busts through, holding a glass and another, smaller jug of the same liquid.]
OH YEEEEEEEAHHHH!
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[He looks down at the pastry in his hand. Then back up at the...what came through the wall. What the hell is in this food?]
Are...are you a Pokemon?
[His brain isn't prepared to handle this.]
Holy shit, do you live on the moon?
[Is this what aliens look like? Is there a powerful race of blood filled jar men living in the mountains of the moon? What the hell is happening?!?!]
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<Ugh, I thought I had it that time... screw the different air pressure here, it's so w - Jimmy!>
[Tobias flaps his wings and glides over to a crystal near him, perching.]
<Uh. Hey.>
[Nope nothing to see here totally not covered in moon dust.]
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Whoah!
[What's happening? He finds himself asking that question a lot this weekend. And happily. This is an adventure right out of a comic, and he's loving every minute of it. Even better, he gets to have this great adventure with his friends. Who all seem to be making the most of it.]
What...what just happened? Are you okay? That looked like a hell of a wipe out...
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[He reaches over to preen his feathers back into place. The moon's cool, but he can't hit anything, so it's hard to squash the hawk instincts..]
<What about you? You doing okay?>
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[Conversation is not Jimmy's strong point tonight. The excitement isn't fading. He doesn't even have any powers or anything to get back, like a lot of people, it's the joy of being on the moon. Sure, he's been living on a strange distant planet for over a year, but that's not the same as standing on the surface of the moon and looking backwards at the sky.]
Is this crazy cool for you? Flying in space?
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[Still, they're on the moon. He hadn't been off-planet that much, so it's still really, really cool.]
[It just makes him a little homesick, too. These weekends always do.]
<You like space stories, huh?>
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[Birds have hollow bones and everything, if Jimmy is remembering right. And aren't as...dense? Birds just ain't heavy, no matter what size of bird you were talking about. If he's feeling this light and at the whims of air currents, Tobias has got to be feeling it ten times as much.]
Hell yeah, space stories are my favorite. Wanted to be Captain Video when I grew up!
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[But as fun as other morphs can be, he'd like to keep his wings for a while.]
<Was that a comic book character? Or... on the radio or something?>
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"We're eatin' cake on the moon!"
This guy.
Fitting the location, Joker's eyes practically have stars in his eyes even as he's a little busy balancing a plate on his knee so that he can use his good hand to eat. But what's a little trouble in exchange for eating cake on the moon?
"Just when I think this place can't surprise us anymore, Jimmy!"
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Jimmy lifts his plate in a combined toast and greeting.
"Who coulda imagined, huh?" Because this is another guy who really gets it. Just what this life means, what these opportunities mean. He knows to some people, this is practically every day life. Not that he thinks anybody's not appreciating being here, just...he thinks some people get more out of it than others.
"You been all over this place? It's crazy!"
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Frankly, he'd probably feel a weird if he ate like this every day. Maybe it's just habit born from years of having to be behind the scenes for this and rarely getting a taste of it himself for more than a few years. Simple filling food does him just well.
"What about you, eh?"
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The excitement in his voice is almost manic. It's pretty obvious where Jimmy's favorite spot is. If it weren't for the fact that eating and low-G probably didn't go together, he'd be eating his cake out there right now.
"This is the best thing!"
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"But ya know what would be better?"