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[on_your_nerves]

Bored.

I'm trapped against my will in the Medbay and it's so excruciatingly dull that the only thing I'm able to do right now to entertain myself is reflect on the fact that there are talking ponies on this ship that are capable of grasping objects when they're not in possession of opposable thumbs.

Someone say something that isn't tedious.

SH

Comments

[on_your_nerves]

There is no reason, other than to drive me to insanity with boredom. They're sadists.

[magnetlips]

Sadists who saved your life.

[on_your_nerves]

Despite the one of them not having done it recently, I suppose that's true on both counts.

They're still sadists.

[magnetlips]

There are worse things to be than bored.

[on_your_nerves]

No, there aren't.

[magnetlips]

Yeah, you must be new here.

[on_your_nerves]

Yes, I am, and even if I wasn't, no there are not.

[magnetlips]

Like getting shot, blown up, or tortured.

Yep. I would totally pick one of those over being bored.

[on_your_nerves]

I would too. Except I don't mean it facetiously.

Besides, boredom is torture.

[magnetlips]

Have you ever been tortured?

[on_your_nerves]

Not as such.

[magnetlips]

Then shut up.

[on_your_nerves]

If you had a mind like my own, you'd understand what I mean.

[magnetlips]

You have no idea what you're talking about.

Again, shut up.

[on_your_nerves]

Neither do you.

There is a long pause as she goes through several versions of this, much less polite

[magnetlips]

Wrong.

He's the only one allowed to text people with just "Wrong," dammit.

[on_your_nerves]

I'm not doubting you have experience with torture in some form, because that's obvious enough from your deep personal offense at this, but when it comes to knowing what I would find the most agonizing for myself, I am very much correct in thinking it's boredom.

WRONG

[magnetlips]

Do you seriously want to piss off another woman who could beat the crap out of you?

Re: WRONG

[on_your_nerves]

Is that how things work here? Expressing dissent or disagreement is a valid defense for assault or murder?

[magnetlips]

Nope but you're doing a good job making people want to test it out.

Serves me right for trying to be nice. Have fun being bored.

[on_your_nerves]

You have actually made me change my mind, you know, about boredom being the worst torture.

Talking to someone as irrational as you ranks just slightly worse.

[nerves_of_steel]

Sherlock.

[on_your_nerves]

What?

[nerves_of_steel]

Not good.

Again, after a long pause

[magnetlips]

I hope you never have to find out otherwise.