01. - Video - Don't freak out.

[intersected]

[The camera comes on, revealing a nervous-looking young man in his late 20s. A Tron poster is visible behind him.]

H-hi, hello, Barge. Hi.

Name's Chuck, Chuck Bartowski, I, uh, I fix computers and things. It's my job. Also for fun.

I hope I can help an inmate, I mean, I want to help an inmate. Or many inmates. And it's good to, you know, just get away for a while. It's pretty crazy back at home and there's a whole lot of stuff going on and I'm just going to stop talking now, wow, it is really easy to just keep talking to this little journal thing.

[He claps once, then rubs his hands together.] So, uh...until I'm assigned, if anyone wants to play Call of Duty or something? Or Halo, or...whatever? I'm your man.

[Aaand cue the nervous, derpy grin!]

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[general-chang.livejournal.com]

[No message, but Chang is not amused, Barge.]

[scruffynerdhrdr.livejournal.com]

[Cheer up, Chang! Now you have someone to speak Klingon with.]

[general-chang.livejournal.com]

[What is this with people assuming he wants to have them understand him?]

[scruffynerdhrdr.livejournal.com]

[But it must be lonely having no reminders of home. Except for the Starfleet people. And they are not very good reminders are they?]

[general-chang.livejournal.com]

[Dude, it's manipulation, is it what it is. Insidious Federation Manipulation. Only Crazy Vampire Wardens with a similar grasp as he with English and Sword Wielding Ninjas are allowed. Cause they are cool and nerds are not.]

[scruffynerdhrdr.livejournal.com]

[He's pretty cool for a nerd. B| He does kung fu and stuff.

But yeah it is Insidious Federation Manipulation.]

OH LOOK, FRESH MEAT IN THE FORM OF AN ATTRACTIVE MALE

[call-me-saffron.livejournal.com]

Well hello there.

HE'S SPOKEN FOR, SAFFRON. B|

[scruffynerdhrdr.livejournal.com]

Hi, hi there. [Nervous-er grin.

HE WATCHED FIREFLY. Homigawd it's Saffron. But probably a bad idea to let people know they're fictional. He'll tread lightly.]

THIS IS INCONSEQUENTIAL, CHUCK >:D

[call-me-saffron.livejournal.com]

[LOOOOOOOOL no tricking him, then—but she's damn well going to try.]

Got a name, sweetheart?

WHY DID I GUESS THAT. xD

[scruffynerdhrdr.livejournal.com]

I'm Chuck, nice to meet you.

[Feign ignorance, feign ignorance...!]

Uh...who are you, exactly?

Hah. Hahaha. So I'm an idiot and didn't notice he GAVE HIS NAME IN THE ENTRY. Derp.

[call-me-saffron.livejournal.com]

Name's Saffron. Pleasure's all mine.

So tell me, Chuck—you're a warden, right? What brings you to our humble Barge?

Lol, he just thinks she picked up the feed late, no worries.

[scruffynerdhrdr.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm a warden. Dunno, just decided I needed to get out of L.A. for a while, help some people.

[Like he's going to go spilling all his convoluted and bizarre problems to the first pretty woman to talk to him. He has matured since season one, a little bit.]

So, uh, what brings you here?

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[gdimother.livejournal.com]

[Excited grin!]

Is that a Tron poster? That's awesome! And you're going down at Halo.

video - Howard will probably end up being his Barge BFF :D

[scruffynerdhrdr.livejournal.com]

Huh? [He glances back. Other posters up in his room that I know for sure are Dune and North by Northwest, which is funny considering his life.] Yeah! Great movie, it's one of my favorites.

[Grin.] Oh, really? Pick your game, my man. Original, 2, 3, ODST? Doesn't matter, 'cause you are gonna be the one going down in flames.

video - These two will be so good friends. <3

[gdimother.livejournal.com]

Well you've got wonderful taste, my man.

I haven't played the Original in ages and I'll still be able to kick your ass.

video - <3

[scruffynerdhrdr.livejournal.com]

As do you!

We'll just have to see about that. Hey, do you know if Xbox Live works here? I just got in so I haven't had a chance to test it out yet.

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[gdimother.livejournal.com]

I doubt it. Cable doesn't work here, so I think Xbox Live is null and void.

video - Of course he would watch SciFi Saturdays. Or Tivo it.

[scruffynerdhrdr.livejournal.com]

No cable? How am I supposed to keep up with SciFi Saturdays? A man needs some Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus in his life!

I guess this means it'll be a multiplayer tournament of the old school, then. Split screen, no peeking.

[bondedblade.livejournal.com]

[Hi Chuck, meet the goody-goody that is Richard]

Hello and welcome! I hope you achieve what you aim to on the Barge, Chuck.

[scruffynerdhrdr.livejournal.com]

Thanks! So do I.

[some-kinda-hero.livejournal.com]

[Wait, what the fuck.]

Chuck?

[scruffynerdhrdr.livejournal.com]

[Look who's all herp-de-derp and doesn't really remember Fourth Wall Day due to 1) him being from the writers' strike at the time and 2) Barge amnesia.]

...yes...?

[some-kinda-hero.livejournal.com]

It's me, it's Claire...from, like, a few days ago?


....no?

He's so adorable when he's confused.

[scruffynerdhrdr.livejournal.com]

[And nooowwww it starts to sink in. That's why she looks so familiar! And probably another thing.]

Days...?

Oh, God! This is -- this is that Barge! With the network thing! [How did you forget that, dummy? Did the Intersect 2.0 just kind of rewrite that part of your brain?]

Claire, that was like two years ago! What the hell's going on?

Trufax.

[some-kinda-hero.livejournal.com]

Two YEARS? [she basically yells this.]

It was last week!

[Wtf, Barge.]

So, you're actually here here. I can walk out of my room and meet you somewhere and you'll be there.