The second-floor common room...

[river-dancing.livejournal.com]

River, with a stack of DVDs in her hand, slips into the common room. Might as well get some familiarity with these 80s movies before she shows them the night after tomorrow, right? She glances at the titles in her hand, then selects one, pops it into the player, and settles into a chair with the remote.

Real Genius, hmmm?

She hits play, and the strains of Carmen McRae singing fill the room.

I'm a sentimental sap, that's all
What's the use of trying not to fall?
I have no will, you've made your kill
'Cause you took advantage of me! ...

Comments

[maias-notebook.livejournal.com]

Exactly, there is no way possible that would fool a coke machine. *shakes head* it is totally nonplausable.

[river-dancing.livejournal.com]

"No no no... in the corridor! Look at all that ice! And a sled?!?" River stares, open-mouthed. "My gods she's hyperkinetic."

[maias-notebook.livejournal.com]

Maia looks at the tv and back at River laughing her head off. "I need to watch every movie with you." Maia still laughing her ass off eats some popcorn.

[river-dancing.livejournal.com]

"Is Kilmer wearing makeup? And the vapor could be explosive?!?" She nibbles at her lip. "This is so much better than the things they show on the Cortex."

[maias-notebook.livejournal.com]

Maia stops laughing "Cortex? Whats that a movie theatre?"

[river-dancing.livejournal.com]

"No, no, it's like..." River gropes for an appropriate description. "Like a system-wide data-net, allowing communication and distribution of information across vast distances. And there were shows, comedic bits and morality plays and the like, shown on it."

[maias-notebook.livejournal.com]

Maia frowns "Like a computer? Like everyone hooked into it? or one that you sit and watch?" Maia has forgotten the movie for a moment as River so rarely gives information so openly about her life before school.

[river-dancing.livejournal.com]

"Sort of, I suppose. There's something like it here, called cyberspace, I think, or 'the Web'. It's like that, only on a far broader scale."

[maias-notebook.livejournal.com]

"Oh" Maia looks slightly disappointed, she was hoping for something more spectacular then a fancy version of the world wide web. "I thought maybe they like plugged you into a computer system like that Matrix movie" Maia shudders "That movie gives me the creeps, makes me wonder if that how they did this *pointing to her head* to me. Hooking me up to something you know."

Maia stares back at the t.v. trying to concentrate on it but stealing sideways glances at her roomate as though seeing her for the first time.

[river-dancing.livejournal.com]

"The Matrix? What's that? Did it come out in the 80s?"

[maias-notebook.livejournal.com]

no, its a newer movie. its really creepy though, all these people hooked up to machines and stuff. *shudders* very creepy.

[river-dancing.livejournal.com]

"Huh." Despite the noncommital reply, she looks somewhat intrigued by the description.

[maias-notebook.livejournal.com]

I'll rent it so we can watch it together this week or something ok?

((OOC: MUN needs to go to bed. Will be on tomorrow to play))

[river-dancing.livejournal.com]

"Sounds good."

[ OOC: G'night! Sleep well! ]