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[nofreak]

[Thanks to a gorgeous, no-nonsense brunette he'd stumbled across in the hospital section of the ship, Jimmy's got the basics down for the MIDs. It'd taken him a couple tries, but you live and you learn and you sometimes fuck up. A few taps, quite a few considering the state of his prosthetic, and his face pops up on the network - curly hair styled, and a wide grin for anyone and everyone.]

Friends, the name's Jimmy. Jimmy Darling.

[He's not looking for a tour guide. He's not looking for someone to explain all these shiny metal machines or how he got to be up in the stars. No, Jimmy's looking for something else.]

Anyone from the 1950's? Heard that people round here are from all over the place. I need someone from back then to catch me up on some local news.

[Jimmy's wrapped his head around the fact that people come from different times, but alternate universes - well, that's going to take a minute.]

So if any of you good lookin' folks can point me in the right direction, i'd be mighty grateful.

[A wink. The feed ends.]

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[sidecars]

[ Oh good! Two curly-haired punks. ]

That is one swell spit curl, pal.

[nofreak]

Look, half hour. That's how long it took me to get it right.

[He shakes his head, eyes rolling.]

And you're the first to appreciate the work. Thanks. Yours ain't so bad.

[sidecars]

Kids these days just don't understand good hair styling. It's wasted on 'em—Not that I've got the stamina for thirty minutes anymore, I'm gettin' too old for that, but still...

I'm all about what's happening on your head right now.

[ Most def. ]

[nofreak]

Have you looked at yourself recently? All these fancy gadgets and you haven't taken a gander at that mug of yours?

[No way is this fella old, just saying.]

I'm all about what's happening with your whole head right now.

[He's not sure why they're talking about this, but he's having fun.]

[sidecars]

Ha! Ain't you a doll! [ He likes everything that's happening on his whole head, too. ] I know what my mug looks like, that doesn't mean I'm not old. You might be from the fifties, but I was fighting in the War when you were in grade school—Well, still fighting, actually. Back home.

[nofreak]

[This fella's natural charm aside, Jimmy's not so sure he isn't pulling his leg. He'd guessed, by looking at that mug of his, that he was in his early twenties like Jimmy. He could be wrong.]

Just cause you were born first doesn't mean you're old.

[Well it might. He's still muddling through all this time travel mumbo jumbo.]

Why don't we skip all that and you tell me your name instead?

[sidecars]

[ Shh yes it does, let him have this, bucko!! ]

Funny story, my name's Jim, too. Jim Barnes.

[nofreak]

No way.

[It’s fate or something damn close to it then. Imagine the two best looking guys on the ship having the same name.]

Pleasure, Jim Barnes. Now if you tell me that you like motorcycles, I’m gonna think something’s up.

[sidecars]

Yup! It's a small multiverse we live in! [ But his grin only gets bigger the more Darling talks. ] Who doesn't like 'em? I have one in the War, sssort of. It's my partner's, but sometimes I get to ride it.

[nofreak]

[Jimmy's never liked anyone quite as fast as this. Never anyone as pretty either.]

Something's up then. [He says it with a smile.] You should get one of your own. I'd let you take mine for a spin but I didn't know to bring it along.

[sidecars]

[ Bucky certainly has, but it's always fun to cultivate more friends. ]

Yeah, a bike's all well and good, but it's certainly slower than a personal space cruiser, wouldn't you say?

[ Darling, this is the face of a smug dimpled little devil ready to blow your mind. ]

[nofreak]

Personal space cruiser?

[Jimmy's hooked as soon as he hears it. Better than a bike. Something advanced like this ship.]

Don't hold out on me now. Please tell me you're gonna take me for a spin.

[sidecars]

Eh, keep sweet talkin' me and you'll be first in line, pal.