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[lotsofrunning.livejournal.com]

[Appears on the plane, looking winded followed by a creepy bat that's CHASING her]

--wait. It can follow me?

[Sighs and takes off running again]

Why do you want to eat me, anyway? What did I ever do to you? I probably don't even taste that good, anyway. Just like salt and leaves and dirt. [Licks self, while running] Yep. Definitely dirt. And dirt's kind of gross.

Comments

[lotsofrunning.livejournal.com]

Like...grab?

[salvagestime.livejournal.com]

Yes, grab! As in hold tight! That sort of thing.

[lotsofrunning.livejournal.com]

Right. You think I could grab him, put him back in the jungle, then come back here?

[salvagestime.livejournal.com]

It's worth a try.

[lotsofrunning.livejournal.com]

Right. I'll try that, then. [Tries it! And comes back!] ...it, er, didn't follow me, did it?

[salvagestime.livejournal.com]

[proudly] Nope! Success! [scoops down to recover his iPod and beams at her]

[lotsofrunning.livejournal.com]

[Points at the iPod] What is that?

[salvagestime.livejournal.com]

[holds it up] This? An iPod. Well, one of the many versions they released. This one is from 2015. Very handy, does just about everything you could need an electronic of the time to do. And plays music! [and now he's playing Spice Girls again and handing it to her]

[lotsofrunning.livejournal.com]

What kind of music is this? I like it.

[salvagestime.livejournal.com]

Pop! Mainstream pop, I suppose. Genres are always shifting around. But they were big in the 1990's. Had a revival of sorts in the early 2000's. Not the deepest songs but they're fun.

[lotsofrunning.livejournal.com]

[Dancing a little] It is! I've never actually heard anything like it.

[salvagestime.livejournal.com]

[blinks at only-slightly-spontaneous dancing] You can borrow it if you like.

[lotsofrunning.livejournal.com]

I can? How does it work?

[salvagestime.livejournal.com]

Ah, well. It's touchscreen. Just touch the song you want to listen to or the function you want it to perform.

[lotsofrunning.livejournal.com]

What's another good song?

[salvagestime.livejournal.com]

Ooooh, I dunno. There's good groups and singers. Elvis is always good. 'The King'! There's the Fratellis. The Temptations. They're very tempting. Pearl Jam. The Smiths, not related to me. The Who! Uhm, The B-52's, Lacuna Coil, Rascal Flatts, Blondie...I rather like Eisley and Muse. There's always Placebo and Journey and musicals! Rent's brilliant. Not sure you'll get it but it's brilliant. And there's lots, just flip through it.

[lotsofrunning.livejournal.com]

I've heard of some of it, like Elvis. Old Earth music, right?

[salvagestime.livejournal.com]

Yep! All around the 21st century. One of my favourite eras. They're just so...human then.

[lotsofrunning.livejournal.com]

One set of humans is more human than another set?

[salvagestime.livejournal.com]

Weeeell, some sets are less dangerous or bothersome. More creative and fun.

[lotsofrunning.livejournal.com]

Does that make them more human?

[salvagestime.livejournal.com]

I guess not technically. They're just...nicer.

[lotsofrunning.livejournal.com]

So they get meaner as time goes on?

[salvagestime.livejournal.com]

Ah, well, that's relative. If you're a heretic in the 1400's, they're plenty mean.

[lotsofrunning.livejournal.com]

So they're not mean in the 21st century?