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text, un: strange, day 3 of A Matter of Import

[rehandle]

How was your first small step for man?

[bigfootfetish]

[ Is he smiling on the other side of this conversation? Maybe. ]

The gravity's nowhere near as fun as the moon's. Here I was, hoping I could jump ten feet in the air - but no dice.

You're on, what, your third or fourth small step? What do you think?

[rehandle]

A let down, noted.

Sorry to say I'm technically already situated in the double digits. I'd rank this one low but I haven't had many great extra-terrestrial experiences all told, so it's actually going in the middle somewhere. Not loving the atmosphere though.

[ That being the atmosphere that renders him effectively Normal, and a lot of other people very much dead. ]

[bigfootfetish]

I wouldn't go as far as a let-down, Strange.

Can't blame you - and consider this me sticking a pin in the "double digits," comment so we can come back to it some other time. Living the mandala-free life has to be a disappointing change.

[rehandle]

Just not as fun as the moon.

It's not my favorite, but I got some practice last mission. On pain of death is new.

Finding your feet okay?

[bigfootfetish]

Not as carefre as the moon. Probably more fun in the long term, if only because the moon provides a much more limited set of activities to choose from. You play one game of lunar golf, you've probably played them all.

I should know in a few days. So far, so good, but I'm still in fed training. What's your deal again?

[rehandle]

Off-world professor on sabbatical. I have meetings with a few powered people & families support organisations accepting volunteers, I'll figure it out from there.

You headed for a specific branch?

[bigfootfetish]

Sounds promising. If you learn anything useful, I'm all ears.

Interstellar ops. It's not exactly what I do at home, but it looks like it might make a decent access point.

[rehandle]

Sure, and back at you. I suspect you're going into the more lucrative intel market.

Might get you a couple more clicks on your small step counter too.

[bigfootfetish]

Here's hoping. I want that orb.

I'm not sure I'll get anywhere close to the "interstellar" part before our time's up, but maybe. Besides, my partner shows up in a month - I'll need to fill her in on what's going on.

[rehandle]

It's good to have goals.

Did you two come up with a combined plan of attack?

[bigfootfetish]

Divide and conquer. Scully's on autopsy duty, when she gets here, and I'm trying to corner the Chief of Staff.

So what's the life of the itinerant professor like? Glamorous or tedious?