seasaltkeys | Day 24 - [Video/Action for Goldenrod]

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Day 24 - [Video/Action for Goldenrod]

[The feed switches on to show a room at the inn. From the pictures hanging on the wall, you can probably guess that it's Namine's room. Roxas is resting at the foot of the bed, Sparky sleeping on his head again.]

Uh...if anyone was wondering, Namine's alright. She just feel asleep.

[There's a pause, and Roxas looks like he's going to ask another question.]

How can you tell if someone's telling a joke?

[Expect a whole lot of derp since Roxas doesn't really have a sense of humour. and slow tags as usual]

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[he might be making notes]

...One's a bird?

One has a gun.

[Not that that joke would be funny to most except marines and pirates, but as any pirate will tell you, marines laughing at themselves is rare.]

Alright here's another.

A young ensign had nearly completed his first overseas tour of sea duty when he was given an opportunity to display his ability at getting the ship under way. With a stream of crisp commands, he had the decks buzzing with men. The ship steamed out of the channel and soon the port was far behind.

The ensign's efficiency has been remarkable. In fact, the deck was a buzz with talk that he had set a new record for getting a destroyer under way. The ensign glowed at his accomplishment and was not all surprised when another seaman approached him with a message from the captain.

He was, however, a bit surprised to find that it was a den den mushi message, and he was even more surprised when he heard, "My personal congratulations upon completing your underway preparation exercise according to the book and with amazing speed. In your haste, however, you have overlooked one of the unwritten rules. Make sure the Captain is aboard before getting under way!"

....[Give him a minute, we're processing the joke. It gets a little bit of a smile but he's not sure why]

So the guy did everything right but left the captain behind?

Exactly.

So even though he got the ship up and running perfectly, they would still have to go back to get the captain, rendering the whole thing moot. Which would also be rather embarrassing.

Yeah, I guess it would be.

But it's a little ironic. So that's the funny part.

Right. Irony?

A type of humor. Or justice.

It's like a twist on the way you expect things to go. Because he did so well with it and was expecting praise, the irony is that he messed up something so basic it's not even written into procedure.

I think I get it. [He's smiling a bit more now.]

Yeah?

Glad to help then. It gets easier with practice I find.

There's joke books, right? Maybe I could get one of those.

Yeah, there are. Couldn't hurt to try I think.

I'll try it then. I'll see if I can find a good one.

Whatever looks amusing.

[Nod]

I hope I can find one.

What city are you in?

Goldenrod, so it shouldn't be too hard.

All right, sounds like it'll be fun.

Got anyone in particular you're planning to try them on?

I don't know. Anyone I guess.

All right, keep in mind, different types of jokes work differently on people. Everyone has a different sense of humor really.

Yeah, that's what others were saying.

Yeah. It's complicated, but whatever, it works out.

[nod]

Have you figured out your favorite type yet?

Not yet. I'll work on that.

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