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[dorkypantsuit]

The Psionic here with a very important announcement.

The sense of camaraderie in our department is at an all time low. So, to fix this, attendance at Rex the Rat's birthday party is now mandatory for all Labor Department members. Also I will be bringing twister and you absolutely will have to play.

Chiaki may have gotten out of planning, but Lars, don't think you won't have to make the food still. And I think we have someone new so if your name is Adrien and you're listening to this, please go ahead and publicly introduce yourself. Yes you will have to come to the party.

If anyone knows any party games that will force people to get up close and personal, I'm open to suggestions.

Comments

[dontpokethat]

[LOOK HE DOESN'T KNOW IF THE WHOLE THING ABOUT HIM LEAVING COUNTED AS A FIGHT OR NOT]

I've seen you people playing that, and if you make me, someone will get hurt and there's a good chance it will be me.

[dorkypantsuit]

Good thing there's plenty of people with magic healing spells around then, isn't it?

[dontpokethat]

It would still hurt. Besides, games like that aren't really for me, anyway.

[dorkypantsuit]

Why not?

[dontpokethat]

Do you want a list?

[dorkypantsuit]

Yes actually, though I doubt any of your excuses will be any good.

[dontpokethat]

[RUDE.]

They're not excuses, they're reasons.

[dorkypantsuit]

Maybe to you.

[dontpokethat]

Fine, then, what would you say is the difference?

[dorkypantsuit]

Reasons make logical sense to other people when you say them. Excuses don't.

[dontpokethat]

Well, I've never been the best at predicting what will and won't make sense to other people, so. Can't help you there.

[dorkypantsuit]

So I don't even get a list now?

[dontpokethat]

[SIGH. No, really, he sighs, audibly. It might be closer to a groan.]

First off, I'm not particularly flexible, so that's a recipe for disaster. I don't much like the idea of being that close to that many people, either, and I honestly don't see how that's going to help with our 'sense of camaraderie'. Seems more likely to create animosity than anything.

[dorkypantsuit]

Because when people have fun together they open up more and can grow closer! Not everybody is flexible, or likes being close to others. Overcoming that discomfort is part of the fun, that's what makes it a bonding experience!

[dontpokethat]

What makes you think I'm going to have fun? There's got to be another way to approach the whole 'bonding' thing.

[dorkypantsuit]

Do you have any alternative suggestions?

[dontpokethat]

Well, you know. If you want people to get to know each other, talking is kind of traditional.

[dorkypantsuit]

So what you're saying is I should lock you all in a room together until you can have decent conversation together...

[dontpokethat]

That sounds marginally less likely to result in fights or other sources of injury than Twister would be.

[dorkypantsuit]

Okay, if you can get the other's to agree I will lock you in my trailer instead. But otherwise you have to play twister with me, sound fair?

[dontpokethat]

[Now HANG ON]

You know I'm not going to be able to convince them. Besides, if other people want to play Twister, I don't want to stop them, I just think there should be an alternative available.

[dorkypantsuit]

Ginko if no one wants to do the alternative with you I really don't feel like it's much of an alternative anymore.

[dontpokethat]

Someone might want to. We can just wait and see.

[Otherwise he can just sit alone in silence, which sounds like a perfectly good plan to him.]

[dorkypantsuit]

Okay, but you still have to come play twister with me.

[dontpokethat]

Why are you so determined to make me injure myself?