Video - Day 319

[teenyoda]

[There's a face that might be familiar to some people appearing onscreen. It looks a little less perky than it usually does and seems to be needing a moment before actually speaking.]

Hey. I don't know what happened, but I could swear I'd gone home for a while. But I'm back here again and... yeah.

I guess a few people missed me, judging by the messages waiting for me. I'll get to those in a bit, but I thought I'd let everyone know I'm back. Scott... I guess I'll see you when you've got some time. I hope things have been quiet and I have no idea how long I've been gone, so any heads up on that would be appreciated.

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[teenyoda]

Yeah, pretty much. And there's a decided lack of craps to give about anyone mortal.

[holyfight]

Eh heh, I've noticed that. They don't seem to care much about us, do they?

[teenyoda]

Doesn't seem like it. They weren't exactly out and present when the whole ice giant crap went down.

[holyfight]

Uhn. From what I've heard from people who've been here longer than me, they've always kind of been like that. You don't usually see them fighting.

[teenyoda]

So we're what, cannon fodder? Seems a little counter productive to me.

[holyfight]

Mmm. Although I think we're more like fighting hostages, where we have to fight for them because our worlds will end otherwise.

[teenyoda]

We're pawns in a game; expendable and on the front line. Doesn't really make me feel all the warm fuzzies of comfort.

[holyfight]

Oh! I think that's a better analogy!

But in that case, do you think if we make it to the other side of the board we'll become Queens?

[teenyoda]

That'd be chess and it'd be kings, and I'm going to vote 'no'. Pretty sure if we make it to the other side of the board, they'll just kick our ass and send us all the way back to the start, like a rigged Snakes N' Ladders game.

[holyfight]

No, it's definitely Queens! If you didn't have a King on the board, you'd already have lost!

[This is totally an intelligent diversion]

[teenyoda]

That's chess. You're mixing up your games, Orihime.

[holyfight]

Right, but... there are pawns in chess?

[teenyoda]

Yes. And maybe in checkers. I don't know what the pieces are called.

[holyfight]

I didn't think the pieces in checkers had names except for the king...

[teenyoda]

Kings? You can have like, a lot of kings on the board, unlike chess.

[holyfight]

Yeah, those!

[what were they even talkin about again]

[teenyoda]

[Who knew?]

Right. So... uh, where was I going with this again?

[holyfight]

Eh heh, I'm not sure! I thought that when you moved a pawn to the back row in chess, you got to get a piece back!

[teenyoda]

Maybe? Yes. I think so, but I don't see that happening a lot.

[Not that Stiles played a shitload of chess.]

[holyfight]

You mean in the analogy, or in real games?

[teenyoda]

Uh... I think I got a little lost here.