Interview appointment-in Rover's office

[prisoner-rover.livejournal.com]

*if rover had an appointment book.*

*the appointment would be for chasingangela.*

*he missed the first appointment.*

*and he was sad.*

*but they were able to reschedule.*

*which makes rover jiggly.*

*and wiggly.*

*his typewriter ready and a small block taped to his rubbery body to help improve accuracy, he's ready.*

*and leaves the door open for when angela chase comes.*

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[chasingangela]

Angela taps on Rover's office door

"Is now okay for us to talk?"

[prisoner-rover.livejournal.com]

*rover shimmies from behind his desk.*

*he squelches out and rolls to his typewriter.*

*his block making ~kthwack kthwak~ noises.*

*bouncing once, he wiggles.*

[chasingangela]

ANgela bites her lower lip.

"Thanks. It's good to see you, too," she says, a little awkward.

She registers the block and the typewriter. "Is that to make it easier for us to talk? Because thank you, if it is."

[prisoner-rover.livejournal.com]

*rover leaned toward the typewriter and wiggled in an 'affirmative'.*

*if his affirmative can be distinguished from any of his other wiggles.*

*he briefly flirts with the idea of offering a class in roverspeak.*

*rolling over to the typewriter, he wiggles up into the air.*

*a graceful flip has him landing on the typewriter, block side down.*

*and he bounces.*

yEs

[chasingangela]

Angela watches Rover's acrobatics appreciatively, then walks behind him to look at the typewriter.

"That is the best idea," she says. "So, um, I guess my first question is, how did you become school security officer?"

[prisoner-rover.livejournal.com]

*rover begins to bounce.*

*the words are typed out for angela to read.*

My sE3cuRity bAckgR0und bE3gAn in ThE3 VillAgE3 w0Rking f0R NumbE3R 2 And kE3E3ping thE3 citizE3ns sE3cuRE3 And hAppy.

I dEcidE3d t0 bRAnch 0ut And bRing my stE3llAR tRAck REc0Rd t0 FAnd0m High wh0 wAs in nEE3d 0f s0mE sE3cuRity t0 kE3E3p thE3 studE3nts sAfE fR0m thE influE3ncEs 0f thE3 0utsidE3 w0Rld. I AppliE3d And I w0uld AssumE3 my impE3ccAblE tRAck RE3c0Rd And RefER3ncE3s weRE En0ugh t0 gE3t thE j0b.

[chasingangela]

It takes a few minutes, but Angela understand what Rover has typed on her second read.

"And the rest is history," she supplies.

"So how do you decide which influences are a threat, and which aren't? I mean, I know a few townies have gotten special permission to be on campus."

[prisoner-rover.livejournal.com]

*rover thinks.*

*rover wiggles.*

*rover types.*

Anything AgAinst thE3 RulEs.

StudE3nts 0R pRofE3ss0Rs wh0 ARe A dAngER t0 thEmsE3vles 0R 0theRs.

UnAuth0RizE3d pE3Rs0nnE3l. T0wniE3s with spE3ciAl pE3Rmissi0n ARE3 Auth0RizE3d pERs0nnEl.

Guns/wE3Ap0ns 0utsidE3 0f pRe3scRibEd AReAs.

0utsidE influE3ncE3s thAt thRE3Aten thE sAfE3ty 0f the studE3nts.

[chasingangela]

Angela reads off the list. "Yeah, that makes sense."

It's starting to feel slightly less weird to interview a giant white ball. Slightly.

"What are your favorite and least favorite parts of your job?"

[prisoner-rover.livejournal.com]

*if rover could laugh, it would look suspiciously like a wiggly, jiggly hop.*

*but he does that all the time.*

FAv0RitE3? Kn0wing I'm kE3Eping thE3 studE3nts And stAff sAfE.

*he paused, then kept typing*

And R0lling PR0fE3ss0R JE3RusAlE3m.

LEAst FAv0RitE3? HAving t0 R0ll studE3nts, Eve3n th0ugh thE3y ARe bRE3Aking thE3 RulEs.

*rover wisely decides not to mention his stash of gift lava lamps.*

[chasingangela]

"You got to roll Mr. Jerusalem? That's awesome," Angela says. She's getting used to Rover's typing, and she thinks he seems oddly happy about something.

But how do you interpret the body language of a ball?

"So you call what you do rolling? I always thought of it as roving, y'know, you're Rover so you rove. Which ... probably only makes sense to me," she mumbles.

"And, um, Rover is your full name and your title is head of security, right? Anything else about you we should mention? Family?"

After all, there might> be a flock of wee white balls at home.

[prisoner-rover.livejournal.com]

*rover vibrates in place, thinking more.*

I Am thE3 0nly R0vE3R. ThE3Re ARE3 n0 m0RE3 bef0RE3 0R AftE3R.

I E3nj0y R0lling 0n pAtR0l And wAtching thE studE3nts. ThE3y ARe3 quitE3 fAscinAting. FAnd0m High is my h0mE3 And my fAmily.

[chasingangela]

"God, that sounds so lonely for you," Angela says. "I'm glad we're here, anyhow."

She rubs at her eyes. Who knew that Rover had angst?

"I think that's everything, Rover. Thank you for taking the time to talk to me -- the article should be in the paper next week."

[prisoner-rover.livejournal.com]

*rover shimmies at angela.*

ThAnk Y0u f0R intE3RviEwing mE. ThAt wAs my fiRst. It wSs quitE3 fun!

[chasingangela]

"I'm glad! I'll have to stop by and say hi to you. "

"Bye, Rover."

Angela doesn't bounce or shimmy on her way out of the office. Well, maybe. Just a little.