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[sassymaru]

[A few days after his little meeting with Nick, the good detective comes to the network... a lot more solemn.]

I suppose, with all the goings-on, it's rather selfish to ask for a distraction, isn't it?

[There's a quiet, rueful little laugh.]

I've received a temporary ban from my usual haunts so... well. I'm at something of a loss.

So tell me... what is it the rest of you do, to keep yourself -- ah -- preoccupied?

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[goldenclothes]

...that's a good question.

Read, I suppose.

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[sassymaru]

Read what sort of things?

[text]

[goldenclothes]

Mm, well... I'm currently reading an anthology of Anton Chekhov's short stories. And I just finished a biography on Tolstoy.

Things.

[text]

[goldenclothes]

[ added moments later, actually having forgotten herself until just then ]

I've started to take up knitting, also.

Just scarves and dishcloths right now.

[Text]

[shiromadoushi]

Video games mostly. Sometimes reading or watching cheesy movies or something.

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[sassymaru]

I suppose I'll have to dig out a game boy or something then

or invest in a library card

[Text]

[shiromadoushi]

What, are they charging for those things now?

Let me guess, not your sort of thing, huh?

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[synonymouswithdookie]

Wait. Banned for what?

[nope not helpful in the slightest]

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[sassymaru]

Too much alcohol and bad song choices, I believe.

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[synonymouswithdookie]

See I kinda wanna laugh but you're sounding all serious business over there. So I'll refrain.

You know me, though. I'm always happy to cause a distraction.

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[ex_purity762]

There are all sorts of ways to pass the time, but I think it depends on your interests.

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[sassymaru]

at this point I'll take nearly anything

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[ex_purity762]

Have you tried making something? It's a good distraction, and when you're finished, you can enjoy whatever it is.

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[scramasax]

-- I -- read and - ...use the network. ...Mostly, now - Mr. Takenaka. [Use of name partly to reinforce it to himself and partly to catch himself on not having greeted or similarly prefaced his answer appropriately.]

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[sassymaru]

Ah... well. The network is something of the root of the issue, I'm afraid.

Reading can't hurt, I suppose.

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[scramasax]

Uhm - may I ask how - sir...? [The inflection's vague and voice is rasping, but he's asking earnestly if hesitantly enough - if the network's to do with the creation of a need for distraction in lieu of normal activities but would still be problematic...]

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[vetala]

Sew and read. I also watch a lot of movies, and I garden.

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[sassymaru]

Sewing, you say? There's an answer I've yet to get.

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[vetala]

As far as I know, it's not a popular hobby among numbers club, and it requires a great deal of monetary investment if you'd prefer to use a machine. My parents used it to distract me while I was in middle school.

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[ursoreckless]

How terrible. I would suggest inviting someone over, but I think that might cause you getting into trouble again.

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[sassymaru]

Trouble, you say? What ever gave you that idea?

[von_uberwolf]

A ban.

Have you been setting a bad example, Yuji?

[sassymaru]

Only according to the owner. And his taste in music is dreadful, anyway.

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[envisaging]

Read. Do schoolwork. Watch old movies. The usual sort of thing, I think.

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[sassymaru]

i havent had schoolwork in years ...

what sort of movies ?