What's the point...

[allons_y_alonso]

 ...in having a birthday if you don't even get the day off work for it?

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[allons_y_alonso]

Well, not by birthdays. I don't travel on the same day every year after all, so I've got all sorts of odds and ends, months and leap days and things.

[maiditoutalive]

you dont just automatically know how much time has passed for you?

[allons_y_alonso]

I could. But where's the fun in that?

[maiditoutalive]

i dont see where fun factors into this

[allons_y_alonso]

Fun ought to factor into everything. Otherwise, what's the point in it all?


Don't tell Jack Harkness I said that.

[maiditoutalive]

i do not actually know who that is
i will be sure to double check with everyone new i meet to make sure i dont tell him though

[allons_y_alonso]

Just look for the grin. And the hello. Grin and hello, can't mistake them for anyone else's.

[allons_y_alonso]

Also, he's just downthread.

[maiditoutalive]

oh
him
ive never talked to him before but i know who you mean instantly

[allons_y_alonso]

That's Jack for you!

[maiditoutalive]

is he a doctor too?

[allons_y_alonso]

No. Much worse. He's a Captain.

[maiditoutalive]

do you not approve of the military?

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[allons_y_alonso]

Well, I was never very keen on guns. Or uniforms. Or authority, really.

[allons_y_alonso]

But in this case, I was just picking on Jack. Force of habit.

[maiditoutalive]

what is it about guns you disapprove of?

[allons_y_alonso]

Have you ever heard the saying "If all you've got is a jackhammer, all your problems look like concrete?"

[maiditoutalive]

not in those words but i am sure there is an alternian equivalent of some kind
though i dont exactly see what it has to do with this topic

[allons_y_alonso]

Well. Guns are the easy way. Guns are cheating. "I've got a fancy tool that removes people from the equation, let's just use it to remove all the problems they bring with them." Leads to shoddy thinking.

That's why my weapon of choice is a screwdriver. Keeps you on your toes, trying to win a fight with a tiny glowy stick that makes funny noises.

[maiditoutalive]

that doesnt lead to you getting shot an awful lot does it?

[allons_y_alonso]

Shot, no.

Shot at...

[maiditoutalive]

does your screwdriver have something to do with that??

[allons_y_alonso]

Nah. Probably just my winning personality!

[maiditoutalive]

im not sure thats enough to deflect bullets

[allons_y_alonso]

I'm still around, aren't I?