Video; Afternoon Catfish Day 23

[runs_on_batteries]

Good afternoon, Voidtreckers. If I haven't met you yet, I'm Tony Stark. I have a few matters to discuss with all of you.

For those who are new to this train, please fill out the questionnaire that was attached to each ICP in the 'welcome packet'. Yes, these answers are kept strictly confidential and the only purpose for me collecting them is to find some kind of pattern in being brought here. For those who have been here longer, please check if you've completed all the questions as I've added a few. If this irritates you, blame Peter Parker.

Anyway, as requested, I'm going to be giving the Train Council a debriefing on my findings so far in the next few days. Spoiler alert, I've found very little patterns.

For anyone interested, I'll be posting a list of currently offered classes and at what time per week on the door going into the dining carriage. As of right now, there are yoga classes every morning at 8:30, people offering various types of sparring lessons, and I'll be starting school with a class on math and a class on science later this week. If you're interested, let me know so I can give you a pre-class test to see where your current level is.

Does anyone garden? I've been working on an update ventilation system since we have kids on the train and those who potential have compromised breathing. It occurred to me, we might benefit greatly if we started to add small gardens throughout the train. I'll create proper lighting. If someone can build some gardening boxes, that would also be appreciated. As of now I have a list of the items in the kitchen that can be planted for those who would enjoy such activities.

Lastly, is the damn book-demon idiot still occupying and being a pain in the ass in the garden carriage? You've got one hour to cut that out.

Feanor, come find me. We need to talk.

[ooc- The bold is OOC so people can skim this easier.]

Comments

[badassfreakingoverlord]

And you're a jerk but you don't see me putting you in the jerk depot!

[runs_on_batteries]

There's the trash compactor I could recommend for you.

If you threaten Sarai again, I'll have the train use you as toilet paper.

[badassfreakingoverlord]

...I didn't even threaten her in the first place.

[runs_on_batteries]

Fine, call her names. Whatever.

.. I can't believe I'm talking to a book.

[badassfreakingoverlord]

Everyone has an off day! Don't think that just because I'm a book I'm not also still the most badass freaking Overlord in the entire cosmos!

[runs_on_batteries]

[Tony busts out laughing. First Edge and now this? What the hell was this multiverse trying to do to him?]

[badassfreakingoverlord]

Yeah, yeah, you don't believe me just because I'm a book. I've heard it all before. Fortunately, quite aside from having a couple kids here who can attest that I am all that and more, I've also got my army here. How's your power working out for the creation of minions to do your bidding here?

[runs_on_batteries]

I'm badass without needing a bunch of minions to do my bidding, you lump of compost material.

[He sighed.]

Your hour is almost up. Are you ready for your minions to die over your idiocy?

[badassfreakingoverlord]

Really? You'd stoop to murder over this? Huh.

Everybody's cool with that here, that if they do something you don't like you'll just murder them?

[runs_on_batteries]

No, I'd protect them. You and whatever those creepy penguin things are, not so much. From what I've been told you've been acting like a baby for over a week now and this needs to end today.

I can offer you one of the quiet rooms if you must have space that is solely yours and you're welcome to use the rock garden like everyone else. I'll not have you continue to claim a whole car for yourself. As you can imagine, we need to co-exist on this train as there doesn't seem a way for us to leave voluntarily. Your being disruptive and petty and I'll use force if necessary to make you respect the will of the council and everyone else on this train.

This is your last warning.

[badassfreakingoverlord]

Hold on.

So first of all, what the hell are you talking about with 'will of the council'? This is the first damn time anyone's said anything about that to me. Pretty sure there hasn't been any official resolution passed by any council at all saying 'Zetta can't claim the rock car by force', and if there is you're doing a total crap job of publicizing that.

But I bet there isn't that sort of resolution, so that means you're just using the name of a council to do whatever you want. Don't get me wrong, I can respect that, but is anyone else on the train actually behind that kind of behavior?

Plus there's not a single reason we can't 'co-exist' with me having this car even if you say so. Actually, it works out better this way, because this way my minions are all hanging out in here instead of clogging the halls and the other cars. I've got a truck in here too, where's your genius idea to put THAT? Wedge it in the dining car? Because that's stupid!

And even then you're willing to take everyone else down by escalating to force against a freaking Overlord. Let me put that in perspective for you: I'm a ruler of my Netherworld. The demon realm of the universe, which I claimed against every other would-be taker, and it was easy. Is throwing down REALLY smart here? Is the collateral damage REALLY worth it? I'm not any weaker just because I'm a book, you know!

So is 'hey let's throw down' really the best plan? Because if it is, it's just because you want everyone to obey you by any means necessary. And if that's it, let's just ADMIT it. I'm a demon, I don't give a crap if that's what you think! I'm all in favor of it! That's how we roll! I'm just not gonna let you get PR credit for it!

[runs_on_batteries]

For a book, you suck at reading. There's a full explanation in the welcome packet tapped to every goddamn ICP on the train. It spells out why we're here, what we've learned, and who the council members are. It's not my fault if you're too stupid to figure that out.

And I don't owe you a single other explanation. You've been warned multiple times.

[As he turns the communication off, he can hear Tony say 'See?' to someone else in the room.]

[ooc: Slight ret-con that all of this was audio, not text per discord discussion]

[sweetnessandfight]

I cannot be in the jerk depot. It has a reserved sign with your name upon it, Ser Bigmouth.

[badassfreakingoverlord]

What? How dare you use such a mild insult! I deserve much worse than that!

[sweetnessandfight]

Yes, but I am at least attempting to not sink to your level.

[Because perhaps in truth she's done so elsewhere; she is one who keeps attempting to forcibly evict Ser Overhyped Blowhard from the garden car, after all.]