helpline: (for fuck's sake)
The Twelfth Doctor ([personal profile] helpline) wrote in [community profile] maskormenace2015-10-03 09:41 am

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[ The first thing you see....is pumpkins. So many pumpkins. This house is full of pumpkins in various stages of being carved. Those who know Hazel can easily recognize this scene of mass chaos as Residence #11. However, the chalk scribbles on the wall are decidedly not hers. To start with, some of them are in a different language that looks kind of circly.

The personless scene lasts only for a moment before the Doctor scurries into frame, looking a mixture of confused and frowny. He's looking kind of magician, wearing a black coat over a black hoodie. Finally, he's holding an owl by the scruff of it's neck (can you do that with an owl? Who knows, the Doctor's doing so). Said owl is Owlfonso, the skateboarding owl that really doesn't want to be here right now and is desperately trying to peck the Doctor's fingers.
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I want to clarify first that for once, none of this is my fault. [ except the chalk writing, which is obviously his, but that either a: goes without commenting on or b: the Doctor's forgotten it by now. also wow, that sure is a Scottish accent ] That being said- [ WHAM the camera gets a face full of owl ]

Is this normal? I mean, normal for owls. Is this how I can tell this dimension apart from my dimension? No eyepatches, no goatees, just owls that can suddenly skateboard? [ He backs poor Owlfonso away from the camera, as the Doctor's still got an expression that's pure 'what the hell is this shit' ] Well, skateboarding owls and a postponed perestroika. Spoilers, you're twenty years out of date.

[ pause, frown. The Doctor looks over at poor Owlfonso with a sort of resigned expression. ] The alternate dimension of owls and Communism. Oh how the mighty have fallen.
rathercommon: (unsure how to feel)

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[personal profile] rathercommon 2015-10-03 03:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Oh, dear. ]

Erm - no. That's not...common for owls here. It doesn't really look like it likes being held like that - you might want to let it go.
rathercommon: (not sure what's happening but not good)

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[personal profile] rathercommon 2015-10-03 03:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[ A slight hesitation. This strange Scotsman isn't necessarily crazy, Kitty reminds herself; he's clearly a new arrival, and probably is just unaccustomed to the ways of this world. So, with her politest, most proper accent (which makes her sound like she's from an only somewhat crappy part of London, instead of the laughably absurdly crappy part of London she's actually from): ]

Well...This might also be a change from your dimension, actually. Owls aren't able to speak here. Not unless you've got abilities that - erm - let you speak with birds. Have you got those?
rathercommon: (incredulous)

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[personal profile] rathercommon 2015-10-03 03:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Okay, that comment annoys her a bit. She still does try to be polite. ]

Well, all right, I'll agree that he does have other means of communication, definitely. But if that's the case, then he's been trying to communicate with you for the past few minutes and you haven't been listening. He's been squirming and pecking at you since you started the broadcast, hasn't he.
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[personal profile] rathercommon 2015-10-03 03:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[ A little more sharply: ]

That's blaming the victim. It absolutely is your fault - as someone bigger and stronger and more powerful than that poor bird, you've got an obligation to be sensitive to its needs. Anyone with power needs to be cognizant of those without it.
rathercommon: (queen of my heart kitty jones)

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[personal profile] rathercommon 2015-10-03 04:07 pm (UTC)(link)
That's blatantly untrue.

[ She crosses her arms. ]

Even if he has more knowledge than you do, that doesn't mean he has more power. Knowledge can foster power, yeah, but it's not the only determiner of it. You have greater strength than he does, greater size, and greater legal protections. You could hurt him and get nothing more than a slap on the wrist, whereas if he attacked you he could quite possibly be killed for it. I mean - just think back. You manhandled him, and even though he fought he couldn't do a thing about it. No - you're demonstrably in a superior position. So - are you a bully?
rathercommon: (incredulous)

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[personal profile] rathercommon 2015-10-03 04:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She shakes her head. ]

That owl doesn't get counted as an imPort, no. The courts here only recognize those who can speak up for themselves as being imPorts. That might not be just, but that's the way it is, and just because of that, you're in a superior position, yeah.

And no, I don't think that the only way to get what I want is punching. I don't much care for punching myself, actually. But the fact is that there are plenty of people who are denied power, who are denied a voice, and whose only recourse is violence. Which is why the owl was trying so desperately to peck you. You've got power and privilege, so the owl had to attack from desperation. So I've got to say - in this situation? I'm very much on the owl's side. You'll notice everyone else is, too.
rathercommon: (ummm whatever though)

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[personal profile] rathercommon 2015-10-04 03:48 am (UTC)(link)
We're on his side because you're being a bully!
rathercommon: (skeptical)

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[personal profile] rathercommon 2015-10-04 03:51 am (UTC)(link)
Cross plus taking that out on something little and defenseless does mean bully, though.
rathercommon: (scornful)

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[personal profile] rathercommon 2015-10-04 04:02 am (UTC)(link)
That's crap. That didn't do anything to you.
rathercommon: (ummm whatever though)

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[personal profile] rathercommon 2015-10-04 12:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[ An ugh of frustration - ]

Because I don't like bullies, that's why!
rathercommon: (biting head off)

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[personal profile] rathercommon 2015-10-04 06:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Prove it! Apologize to the owl.
rathercommon: (skeptical)

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[personal profile] rathercommon 2015-10-04 07:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, you're not going to lose your title of bully until you do. So you better wait until he wakes up on his own.

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