http://dexmcduff.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] dexmcduff.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] taxonomites2009-09-25 01:17 am

5; [Location: Dexter's room], with 100% more accidental [visual]

Dexter just doesn't pay attention sometimes. He's pretty darn observant when he does, but that's not always the case. That's how a falling picture frame sprained his shoulder last year, how everybody but him saw Kelly Preston's limo drive past the Commons last summer, and how he'd almost washed Roy with his laundry. More than twice.

So his tablet is on and recording and he hasn't noticed. Some kind of upbeat song is playing in the background, the words unintelligible from here, and Dexter is kind of grooving and mouthing along with them as he cleans Roy's tank. Nothing too theatrical. Next to the tank, Roy is hanging out on top of some palm leaves.

Squirt, squirt, squirt, wipe.

[voice]

[identity profile] needtoruleit.livejournal.com 2009-09-26 02:32 am (UTC)(link)
... Dexter. Your tablet is on. [Billy is helping! And also trying not to laugh.]
Edited 2009-09-26 02:32 (UTC)

[identity profile] needtoruleit.livejournal.com 2009-09-26 02:55 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, dude, I saw it. I don't know if anybody else did. [If that makes you feel better, which it probably doesn't. Billy is trying SO HARD not to laugh but there's some snerks escaping.]

[visual]

[identity profile] vlognraid.livejournal.com 2009-09-26 04:40 am (UTC)(link)
Most people in this situation would notice and comment on the silly grooving that guy's doing.

"Hey. Nice gecko."

Obviously not Codex.

[identity profile] vlognraid.livejournal.com 2009-09-26 05:51 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh! Sorry." Embarassing. She didn't mean to scare the guy. Though randomly speaking to him was pretty much going to cause that. Insert awkward Codex here.

"Nice name. Simple. Most people would go overboard with names but why would a gecko like that need a really fancy name? He makes up for it with his colors." Babble babble awkward babble sorry she startled you guy babble.

[identity profile] vlognraid.livejournal.com 2009-09-27 07:11 am (UTC)(link)
Cue pause as Codex gets that together in her brain and has a lovely 'oh ... oh' moment. It's very awkward. Though that seems to be working with the theme here.

"Nice." See Codex try some people skills here. "So what's your name?" She can't exactly ask the gecko to tell her like how the guy told her the gecko's name.

[identity profile] vlognraid.livejournal.com 2009-09-28 02:56 am (UTC)(link)
"Yea, really new. Still waiting to go home." She smiles awkwardly. "Uh ... my real home. Okay so this IS my real home here but there's no internet!. I'm Codex."

Er. Well as if there wasn't enough awkward. Good going Codex, using your gamer name.

[voice]

[identity profile] lilgreasemonkey.livejournal.com 2009-09-26 04:41 am (UTC)(link)
[Kaylee had been bopping along to a song as she worked for a bit before realizing it wasn't exactly the music she had picked out. oh look, a tablet that's on]

's that the kinda music ya got back home?

[identity profile] lilgreasemonkey.livejournal.com 2009-09-26 05:55 am (UTC)(link)
I haven't heard nuthin' like it 'fore. Where are ya from?

[oh. he looked at the tablet a bit funny. well um ... belated]

I'm Kaylee.

[identity profile] lilgreasemonkey.livejournal.com 2009-09-27 07:12 am (UTC)(link)
Nice to meet ya Dexter. [you can just hear the cheer in her voice with that]

Canada? Shiny! [pause] 's that a planet?

[identity profile] lilgreasemonkey.livejournal.com 2009-09-28 02:57 am (UTC)(link)
[wat. this doesn't compute]

Why would I go doin' somethin' like that?

[voice]

[identity profile] traveling-rose.livejournal.com 2009-09-26 04:43 am (UTC)(link)
It's good to see properly cleaned tanks are still important even after being picked up by aliens.

Did you get that little one here or is he from home?

[identity profile] traveling-rose.livejournal.com 2009-09-26 05:57 am (UTC)(link)
Since you were six? Really?

Well he looks quite good for his age then. [amused!voice Rose is amused X3]

[identity profile] traveling-rose.livejournal.com 2009-09-27 07:15 am (UTC)(link)
Oh it really shows! His colors are quite gorgeous. Nice and bright.

[identity profile] traveling-rose.livejournal.com 2009-09-28 02:59 am (UTC)(link)
So have you got a name too or should I just call you 'Roy's tank cleaner'? 'Roy's sidekick' maybe? [pffft]