video, un: bowtiesaresupercool

[mmiab]

Hellooooooooooooooooooooo Nysans!

Nysans? El Nysans? El Nysonians? I don't know. Weird, this new planets lark, I'm out of practice, it's been a while. New planets! Fun!

Anyway. Hello. Occurred to me just now, and by just now I mean I'm bored and it's occurred to me before but I've been storing it up for an opportune moment, that there's a lot of you to whom I still haven't introduced myself! And since introducing myself can sometimes be a bit of a palaver, I'm going to go ahead and get through as many of you as I can with this one quick broadcast. Right. Here we go. Ready? Ready.

[ here, the stupid strange-faced bowtie-wearing man with the big grin who's staging a brief (I say brief...) takeover of your screens and attention takes a deeeeeep breath. rubs his hands together!!! grins again, and— ]

Hi! Hello. I'm the Doctor. Yes, the Doctor, not a doctor, though I'm one of those too, in many disciplines, none of them medical. Can still probably save you from losing a leg if I can get my hands on the right alien tech, though. Bit of a jack of all trades. Space and time travelling alien, to get that bit out of the way while we're at it. Two hearts. Legs. Okay? Okay.

While I'm here, let's play a getting to know you game. Yeah? [ a pause, in which he's waiting for an answer that he— apparently receives? from who, your guess is as good as mine. ] Hah hah. Yeah. Good. Getting to know you through the age old medium of word association! This is either going to be great fun or get very boring very quickly, so we'll see how it goes. It's the extended edition, rules are slightly different: for every word you give, you have to explain the link from the last one. However obvious.

Ready? Okay. Here we go. I'll give you a few choices for a starter. ... Train, story, sun, space, fashion, smile, or hope.

And we're off!

[ and he's... also off. (thank God????) good luck nysa... ]

Comments

[mmiab]

Fine. Fine, yes. I'd just love it if somebody would listen when I talk. Just one person. Just the once...

[ he's withering away... ]

[poolhall_killer]

But we are listening...

[At least Venom is.]

[mmiab]

Not everyone. Not everyone, I promise you. There's one rule. Only one.

[ it's too late, he's Lost. (so sorry Venom he'll... maybe snap out of it soon) ]

[poolhall_killer]

Ah...

[He's confused, but he tries to come up with something.]

I really like the bowtie you gave me.

[He adorned his daffodil pot with the bright blue bowtie.]

[mmiab]

[ oh no... adorable...

okay, he can stop being dramatic for 3.0 seconds for the amount of profit he just got out of this conversation. definitely still going to keep a vaguely wobbly expression on though, to squeeze as much as he can out of this sudden being-nice-about-bowties-ening. ]

— You do?

[ tell me more ]

[poolhall_killer]

Yes, of course.

I admit I was quite skeptical at first, but I've really grown to like it. Sort of a classic fashion statement.

[mmiab]

Hah! Yes, good. This is the sort of turnaround I like to hear about. Congratulations, and welcome to the light!

[ w o w e e ]

[poolhall_killer]

[Venom's going to try to get a photo for you, good sir. These weird phones aren't like the magic coms back home, so he just hopes he has it pointed in the right direction.

Soon he'll have a pic of his daffodil pot that's now sporting the bowtie.]

I might have to get another tie for myself.

[mmiab]

[ ohhhhhh

ohhhhhh ]

Quite possibly the single most dashing flowerpot I have ever seen. You're going to have to get yourself one if you want to keep up with that handsome piece of flora.

[poolhall_killer]

[This strange man's excitement is almost infectious. Venom feels like he should compete with his own flower pot because it's sporting the bowtie. But it's a flower pot.]

When is the next time you'll be handing them out?

[May as well get another one. Maybe for himself this time. Maybe.]

[mmiab]

Oh, that was a one time deal I'm afraid. Especially for the beach party. You may well have to invest in your own.

[poolhall_killer]

[Aw sad Venom is sad. Sort of.]

That's unfortunate. I haven't seen any for sale in the clothing shops here.

[He hasn't been looking either shhhh]

If I do come across one, I will most certainly pick it up.