Movie Marathon!

[thefinaljedi]

Who: Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Arsene Lupin III, Ami Mizuno, Adele Leblanc, Leonardo, Gambit, and anyone else who has the desire to show up.
What: Star Wars Movie Marathon
When: February 21st to whenever its done
Where: Luke and Ben's place
Summary: Luke and Ben have decided to just end the constant cycle of confusion and actually WATCH the Star Wars movies. There is soda (gasp!) popcorn, canned tea, and all sorts of other movie related nonsense.
Rating: PG, same as the movies (Could get PG13? doubtful)

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Post movie goings on.

[thefinaljedi]

This is where all the post-movie stuff happens.

Thread for shenanigans post-movie? :'D

[semper_cogitans]

[So Robert is still hanging around, cleaning up post-marathon and ice storm and whatnot. It's only fair, after all - they treated him well, so he should reciprocate in kind.

That means plenty of time to catch him to talk about... well, whatever.

Seriously, do anything. He won't mind - too much. Probably.

... Hopefully.]

[redjacketthief]

[Lupin's hanging around because of the sheer quantity of people. He's wandered around more than a little bit, and has had more than a few cups of coffee over the course of the night. While he's tired, he won't be able to sleep even if he tried.

For more than on reason: the coffee, and a few nagging questions.

He sidles over to Robert, glass of milk (thank god!) in his hand.]

Hey. Got a minute?

[semper_cogitans]

...

Ah... o-of course, sir... [Robert turns to Lupin then, looking a little nervous - as is his usual air, really - but expectant. Questions are the sort of thing he is familiar with.]

How m-might I... be of assistance...?

[redjacketthief]

[Sir. It was so wierd, being referred to with such a respectful term. Daisy tried that on him too--he'd never be able to get used to it.]

Lupin's fine, Robbie. I was actually wondering about Donatello.

[semper_cogitans]

... Don...? Wh-what about him...? [That's weird. People have been asking him things on Don's behalf for awhile, but...]

[redjacketthief]

Actually, I was wondering why he seems to...lethargic, I guess. We were talking with Smoker over the journals, and Smoker refused to answer and Don didn't...couldn't?

Did I miss a memo somewhere? We've spoken a few times, and I thought he'd be all over this marathon thing.

[semper_cogitans]

Ah, w-well...

... [He doesn't really like outing Don's medical problems to everybody, but...]

... E-Essentially, as... as an ectothermic b-being, Don has... a s-sensitivity to temperature shifts, and a... d-dependency on the weather that affect him more than... an endothermic species would...

... As such, the season is... not p-particularly conducive to his... peak functioning.

[redjacketthief]

Oh, so its his turtle-ness! Okay, that clears things up. Thought it might be something to do with that, but I wasn't sure. I'm no biologist.

...why did Smoker tell me to ask you, anyway? [He has suspicions, but is cool enough to not make an ass of himself.]

[semper_cogitans]

[And he is. That's the main difference here...]

... Yes. M-More or less, at least...

And I... w-would hypothesize it is... b-because I know him most th-thoroughly. I, er, live with him, a-after all...

[redjacketthief]

[That small admission there made more sense of Smoker's cutoff. "Your bo--Robert" -- 'boyfriend' must be the words that was half concealed. Why else would they have been so close throughout the marathon? Why else would Robert, quiet and introverted as he is, live there if not for companionship?

It was kinda sweet, in a wierd, off kilter, squint-and-tilt-your-head kind of way.]

Yeah, that would put you in a good position to know that, wouldn't it? Must be tricky, if they're both like that...

Don't you get cold?

[semper_cogitans]

Ah... I am u-used to it... [It's actually at the point where he tends to find other peoples' houses a little warm, to be fair.] And... I can b-better handle a lower temperature th-than... they can handle a higher one, so I... w-would rather I be inconvenienced...

[Softly:] Besides, s-spring will be here soon, and... then this will no l-longer be an issue...

[... There will be a whole other set of issues, then.]

[redjacketthief]

Yeah, it will start to thaw out in a few weeks now...

[He's curious and mildly befuddled at the sentiments, however. Different people, different cultures, and different circumstances is all he can attribute it too. Even if he can do okay on a sub in the arctic, it's not something he looks forward to with his lanky build. Cold gets him as bad as anyone else.

Still...]

That's a big heart you have there, Robbie. Dunno if I could ever manage that.

[semper_cogitans]

[Love goes a long way towards making one tolerate things one would never otherwise put up with.]

...

Th-they are... worth it. The effort is... j-justifiable...

[Robert's expression goes a little distant, and he looks over at the turtles in question.]

... I am... s-so glad I met them...

MOAR SHENANIGANS MOAR

[tailasoldastime]

[Beast follows him soon after all the movies are done, still feeling noticeably overwhelmed but also with the assurance that he's learned a lot from all of this.

Just... trying to put it all together in his head. Images... moving... painting overtop things that aren't really there... people can exist here but not in some other worlds... oh no, his head's already hurting!]

YES MOAR

[semper_cogitans]

[Oh, poor Beast. Everybody might've tried to explain things to him, but it's hard to rationalize all of it.

So Robert tries to keep his voice kind -]

... It... c-can be difficult to... rationalize, sometimes...

[tailasoldastime]

[He gives Robert a look that might come off looking like, "No kidding!" or "Ya think?" if he knew such phrases.]

H-how do you... remember all of this?!

[semper_cogitans]

[That doesn't look like a good look, and it makes Robert a little nervous...]

Ah... f-for me, this technology is, er, a-also difficult to comprehend, sometimes...

... If, er, o-only for its... ... a-archaic qualities...

... B-But. I... I suppose I just... h-have substantial... m-memory retention...

[tailasoldastime]

[... Wait, what does that mean?]

Ar... Ar-kay-ick?

[semper_cogitans]

... It... m-means... older. [... In a derogative way.]

... D-Difficult for me to... u-understand, because of its... relative age...

[tailasoldastime]

[Now that's just... WHAT?!]

You... y-you mean th-this is old f-for you?!

[semper_cogitans]

Yes...

[Now he feels bad. Sorry, Beast...]

... I... s-suppose this is what happens when our w-worlds are so many centuries a-apart...

[tailasoldastime]

[Once he realises how Robert's reacting, he... oh no, was his response too rash? But he, he only...

Eventually, his back slumps down and he sighs.] I... I-I only thought it... i-if you're from the future, you... I-I thought you would already know... wh-what the past w-was like.

[semper_cogitans]

[And this is a cause for unexpected shame from Robert.]

... It... is o-only now, in Luceti, that... th-that I have come to learn anything about... the past from f-further back than a few centuries...

... H-History is... no longer seen as... i-important in my world... but I know that... th-that is a foolhardy attitude to t-take, now...

[tailasoldastime]

[As Robert speaks, his guilt changes into curiosity... how do you not learn about history? (Alright he forgot that North America exists, but details, details.)]

Wh... wh-why was it not... important?