[001] Take me to your Cinnabon

[beetleboyblue]

[video clicks on to show a friendly-looking teenager smiling at the camera]

...I have to say, when I signed on for this thing, I kind of expected to see some kind of soulless ship cabin that I'd have to put posters all over or something. Not, you know. My bedroom. Not that I'm complaining or anything! I like having my bedroom, and not having to share a bathroom with Milagro, and...

I'm pretty sure no one needs to know any of this. Sorry.

I'm Jaime Reyes—I'm going to be a warden here. Anyone know what's for dinner tonight?

[video clicks off, then immediately clicks on again, though Jaime is not looking at the camera]

What?  No.  Of course I didn't ask about Cinnabon.

...

Because there is no Cinnabon here.  This isn't a vacation.

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Sometimes, we have to go places without Cinnabon.  It's one of the sacrifices we make for the greater good.

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Look, this is not a discussion.  There will be cinnamon rolls if God wills it, okay?

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It's not fatalistic, it's realistic, and--

[video clicks off again]

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[beetleboyblue.livejournal.com]

...Wow. See, I'm pretty sure I was eating crayons at five, so wow. You must be amazing.

[beat]

Hey, weren't you in the Olympics a few years back?

[cisskabob]

Or I had a slightly insane mother.

[...Pause for a 'holy crap' moment.]

Uh--yeah, actually. You--wait, you know me? Or of me. Or--we're from the same place?

[beetleboyblue.livejournal.com]

Well, sure. It was, like, a big coup, right? Because you weren't supposed to be part of the team, and then you took gold. I mean... Pretty impressive, if you ask me.

Crazy mom or not.

...Which I guess means yes? We're probably from the same place. Except fo the whole Texas-Pennsylvania thing.

[cisskabob]

...Well, you know. The media loves an underdog? But--thanks.

And yeah, aside from that. There aren't many of us from the same planet here--although I suppose it's a bigger group than most people here have.

[beetleboyblue.livejournal.com]

You're welcome. Like I said--it was cool.

Yeah, I'm starting to get that. There are... a lot of interesting people here. Some of them are from Star Trek, how cool is that?

[cisskabob]

[Okay Jaime, you're making her laugh again. Geek.] It's pretty cool. How many people can say they're on a first name basis with Captain Kirk? I named my cat after him, you know.

[beetleboyblue.livejournal.com]

[Now he's laughing.] You have a cat named Captain Kirk?

[cisskabob]

No, I have a cat named Tiberius, so I can call him Mr Tibs and tease Kirk about his middle name at the same time. Mixing pop culture references is an added perk.

[beetleboyblue.livejournal.com]

[grin] Sounds like a win/win.