[Entry 03]

[acceptedburden.livejournal.com]

[He has his clothes back and is wearing his track suit jacket but it is over the Blue Barracudas t-shirt. He likes it okay?]

Well, it would appear that our winning streak did not pan out until the end. I must admit that I am surprised by this loss, [looks uncomfortable because he lost to a pink pony and a boy who probably has no training...but he supposes it's just as well and at least it was fun and not a life or death situation

[Looks up again and offers a small smile] I appreciated your enthusiasm and support in the competition, Galadriel. I hope if such a task is to come again that we can work just as well together in the future. We made a good team.

It would also seem that I, too, receive a consultation prize. Strange that this should be it as...I do believe I remember now where I heard Atlantica mentioned before. [Holding up the VHS copy he won of The Little Mermaid.] My...friends have subjected me to this movie before and while I must say that the cultural inaccuracies are blatant, the songs are quite catchy. I would not mind relaxing after the Temple Games, so if anyone would like to join me once the media deck is free perhaps we can enjoy a movie together.

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[sylvan-child.livejournal.com]

[Have a curious bitty looking at the tape.]

[acceptedburden.livejournal.com]

[Slight Smile]

I am going to go off on a limb here and guess you have not heard of VHS tapes or movies?

[sylvan-child.livejournal.com]

[She shakes her head, smiling a little sheepishly.]

[acceptedburden.livejournal.com]

[Kaldur proceeds to explain movies, VHS tapes, and VCR as best he can]

[sylvan-child.livejournal.com]

[And this is a lot for the little girl to absorb, but she's following as best she can and is clearly fascinated.]

[beforethemoon]

Cultural inaccuracies.

[acceptedburden.livejournal.com]

Atlantica is clearly based on the Atlantis mythos of undersea people. It...does not get much right. Then again, the original fairy tale did not get much accurate either.

[beforethemoon]

Fairy tales generally don't.

[acceptedburden.livejournal.com]

I suppose that is true.

Good luck in the final round by the way. I believe I remember you complaining about your teammate originally, I hope she has surprised you.

[punsofiron.livejournal.com]

Hey, you got further than I did.

[She blinks at the tape.] Oh geez, I haven't seen that movie in years. Between you and me, the original fairy tale is better anyway.

[acceptedburden.livejournal.com]

True enough.

I am not much of a fan of the original fairy tale either to be honest.

[punsofiron.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it is a little Grimm.

[No, she doesn't care that Brothers Grimm didn't write it, it's worth the pun!]

[acceptedburden.livejournal.com]

Oh Brother. [Realizes what he did there, shakes his head]

We are not starting this again Liz.

[keeperonenya.livejournal.com]

[Have a big smile from a Galadriel back in her normal white dress.]

I guess neither of us will ever underestimate pink ponies again.

It was a rather enjoyable competition, if a bit childish at times. I would also look forward to being in a team with you again, Kaldur.

[acceptedburden.livejournal.com]

No, I think we have learned our lesson in that regard.

[optimistickey.livejournal.com]

You guys got pretty far...I wanna compete against you again sometime.

[He studies the cover of the VHS.] ...Hey, that looks like Ariel there!

[acceptedburden.livejournal.com]

Well, Terra said something about training, yes? I would not mind a few sparring sessions if that is all right with you.

[Looks at the back of the VHS] Ariel is the protagonist of the movie, yes.

[optimistickey.livejournal.com]

[Sora is always up for a competition, of course.] Sure! I'll totally spar with you.

[Sora looks amazed, and a bit confused.] I didn't know they actually made a movie about her!

[acceptedburden.livejournal.com]

Excellent. I look forward to it. I need to keep up my training anyway since I am stuck here. It would not be wise for me to get out of shape now.

Well, we are from different worlds. It could be that what is fictional in one universe is reality in another. It is strange, but from what we have seen on this ship I would not say it is impossible. So this is the mermaid you spent time with in Atlantica?

[the-wallman.livejournal.com]

Dude. Dude. You lost to a horse!

[ He can't stop laughing. You'll never hear the end of this, Kaldur. ]

And I can't believe they gave you The Little Mermaid. It's perfect. I'm so there.

[ Just wait until Robin hears about this. ]

[acceptedburden.livejournal.com]

You lost to her first as I recall Wally.

[Sighs, because he KNOWS he is never going to live this down.]

Good, I expected you would be. It has been awhile since we have hung out.

[the-wallman.livejournal.com]

But not head-to-head! There were three other teams - more chances to lose.

Great! I'll bring popcorn.

[ He suddenly gets this odd, perplexed look. ] ...Hey, what happened to Artemis? She hasn't been yelling at me at all lately. It's weird.

[acceptedburden.livejournal.com]

[Shrugs. He knows he is never going to live this down anyway so why bother arguing here. He simply underestimated his opponent and lost, that was all there was to it]

I have not seen her much since the sparkling incident to be honest. However, I believe she was trying to give you some space.

I was going to suggest we resume our sparring sessions despite the lack of Canary. Perhaps that will draw Artemis back out.

[colorbymemory.livejournal.com]

[Those characters look familiar, yes, but she's not going to comment on this.]

I'll join you, if you don't mind.

[acceptedburden.livejournal.com]

The more the merrier.