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MacDuffy from Enies Lobby Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#97926: Jul 26th 2013 at 1:11:58 AM

Geez, straight past play and right into work with you, huh?

GameSpazzer The Beta Male from Against! The! Wall! Since: Jun, 2010
The Beta Male
#97927: Jul 26th 2013 at 1:13:26 AM

-A grizzled old man sits in the corner, picking at a club sandwich but not actually eating it-

MY SOUL IS DARK BUT MY HAIR IS COLORFUL — Brahian Pokémon Alchemist
SR3NORMANDY Problem Child from N/A - In constant flux Since: Jul, 2012
Problem Child
#97928: Jul 26th 2013 at 1:14:24 AM

Heh. More or less, yeah. Was thinking of going travelling before getting the offer to come over the pond. More facilities over here for a physicist than back home. It couldn't wait, so I've put it on hold... and it's still on hold.

What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?
MacDuffy from Enies Lobby Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#97929: Jul 26th 2013 at 1:14:38 AM

Yeah...sucks hitting a dead end.

-Travis catches a glimpse of the old man while looking around the bar-

-Doesn't really pay him much mind, but he thinks he looks like a seriously hardcore hobo-

-He turns back to the Doc-

Personally, I really haven't had much going for me. No big plans, no real life goals, Just kind of breezing through life, you know?

edited 26th Jul '13 1:17:41 AM by MacDuffy

SR3NORMANDY Problem Child from N/A - In constant flux Since: Jul, 2012
Problem Child
#97930: Jul 26th 2013 at 1:16:54 AM

But yeah... always wanted to see Thailand. Or Dubrovnik - that's a big one. But that takes money, and the more you work for it, the more you carve that little rut you get stuck in.

What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?
MacDuffy from Enies Lobby Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#97931: Jul 26th 2013 at 1:19:47 AM

Well, it's not always healthy to keep laser-focused on the future. Sometimes you gotta stop and enjoy the simple things around you in the now.

Like booze!

SR3NORMANDY Problem Child from N/A - In constant flux Since: Jul, 2012
MacDuffy from Enies Lobby Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#97933: Jul 26th 2013 at 1:25:00 AM

....

So, where'd you grow up? Had a decent childhood?

SR3NORMANDY Problem Child from N/A - In constant flux Since: Jul, 2012
Problem Child
#97934: Jul 26th 2013 at 1:32:27 AM

Pretty quiet. Grew up in Salford, Lancashire. Nice place. Well, if you like declining industrial centres. I hear it's better now.

What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?
MacDuffy from Enies Lobby Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#97935: Jul 26th 2013 at 1:34:31 AM

Quiet, huh? Sounds pretty nice.

SR3NORMANDY Problem Child from N/A - In constant flux Since: Jul, 2012
Problem Child
#97936: Jul 26th 2013 at 1:38:02 AM

I had a good teacher who got me into physics. I wasn't sure I could go anywhere with it, but he talked me into applying anywhere I could. It just so happened that the best offer was over in America.

What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?
MacDuffy from Enies Lobby Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#97937: Jul 26th 2013 at 1:39:50 AM

Hell of a choice you made, huh?

SR3NORMANDY Problem Child from N/A - In constant flux Since: Jul, 2012
Problem Child
#97938: Jul 26th 2013 at 2:01:15 AM

Well, as I said, I'd always wanted to travel. Two birds, one stone.

What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?
MacDuffy from Enies Lobby Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
SR3NORMANDY Problem Child from N/A - In constant flux Since: Jul, 2012
Problem Child
#97940: Jul 26th 2013 at 2:02:58 AM

Nobody has no regrets. But I'd rather spend energy achieving things than wishing I'd achieved.

What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?
MacDuffy from Enies Lobby Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#97941: Jul 26th 2013 at 2:03:50 AM

Hey, there's a quote for your autobiography.

edited 26th Jul '13 2:03:57 AM by MacDuffy

SR3NORMANDY Problem Child from N/A - In constant flux Since: Jul, 2012
Problem Child
#97942: Jul 26th 2013 at 2:04:21 AM

Heh. I don't seem myself doing anything interesting enough for one of those.

What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?
MacDuffy from Enies Lobby Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#97943: Jul 26th 2013 at 2:08:19 AM

What, a guy with a doctorate teaching high school physics? Come on, that's a movie pitch if I ever heard one.

"Based on a true story...."

SR3NORMANDY Problem Child from N/A - In constant flux Since: Jul, 2012
Problem Child
#97944: Jul 26th 2013 at 2:10:29 AM

Pfft.

But, after getting the PhD, it got pretty hard to find anywhere that would take me in this economy. But the school paid well. And I'd be lying if I said that I wasn't a little inspired by my old teacher.

What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?
MacDuffy from Enies Lobby Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#97945: Jul 26th 2013 at 2:12:07 AM

Sounds like we've got a few things in common.

SR3NORMANDY Problem Child from N/A - In constant flux Since: Jul, 2012
MacDuffy from Enies Lobby Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#97947: Jul 26th 2013 at 2:18:57 AM

Well, I grew up right smack-dab in the middle of San Andreas. Shitty district, shitty people, shitty living conditions. Earthquakes.

So, yeah, nice place.

edited 26th Jul '13 2:19:17 AM by MacDuffy

SR3NORMANDY Problem Child from N/A - In constant flux Since: Jul, 2012
MacDuffy from Enies Lobby Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#97949: Jul 26th 2013 at 2:23:42 AM

Balls-deep in the criminal element, too. Gangs ran everything. My mom and dad had to do some seriously shady shit just to keep our house.

But despite that, my childhood was normal enough: I got an education, I had a roof over my head, never went hungry, though they did sometimes so I wouldn't.

SR3NORMANDY Problem Child from N/A - In constant flux Since: Jul, 2012

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