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[ The feed clicks on to a rather posh desk. Very posh, actually, despite the stands where they are very obviously very well-loved by the birds that occasionally perch there. Oddly enough, there is not the just the usual accompaniment of Percival, but a new face as well, a bird that looks like none other. Something with vibrant feathers, a rather musical-like chirp, and a face that still looks like it's drinking in every detail. There's a definite intelligence in the bird's face, and it literally looks like something that some people would recognize as something that looks vaguely like something from TíraFórsae. ]

It's curious, how exciting things continue to be, isn't it? One thing after another, after another.

[ He's smoking, and he waves a hand, smoke curling from the cigarette, and drifting back and forth across the screen. ] And yet life does need to go on, doesn't it? No matter what nonsense seems to come up from one week to another. Thankfully, things seem to be a bit more low key now.

I was thinking that perhaps something a bit more low-key is in order, hm? I've been feeling rather inspired lately, if I do say so myself.

Next Friday would be the perfect time, and I was considering something of a theme. After all, most of us wore some sort of costume at one time or another, didn't we? Although I do think this will be a bit more vintage than most are used to. Something historical, I think. [ He waves his hand, like he's coming up with it at the drop of a hat, but everything is perfectly considered and carefully plotted.

He smiles at the camera, something sharp and just a touch sharp. ] I know how people here enjoy nostalgia, after all.

[ And then he lifts in front of the camera a cardstock version of a poster that's going to be making the rounds in places where... posters show up. Advertising, of all things, a 50's themed night. He even looks a little pleased at the prospect. ]

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I'm sure she would be delighted to hear that you would have forgotten that she existed otherwise.

I never forget. Not in this capacity, anyway. I can't make any promises under different circumstances.

Well, nobody can make any promises about other situations. We can predict, but there's no way to really know, now is there?

If you know your variables well enough, predicting pretty much is knowing. I could account for my study group in almost any scenario. [ Sure, Annie pointed out that it was a really flawed system based on his own personal biases and anxieties, but that just means he has to recalibrate with time and effort. ]

Ah, but that is a study group.

Even the most practiced of fellows can't predict for everything. They can ge circumvented. [ BATMAN!! ]

[ ... he guesses a comic book/film/cartoon villain probably isn't the ideal light of optimism to shed on his preexisting issues with control and unpredictability. Abed considers something apparently off-screen for a long moment while he reevaluates. ]

Is this where we introduce ourselves even though our names are usually attached to everything on the network?

We could, yes. It's more polite to do so. Perhaps, if you wish, you can provide further details. It's much easier to associate a face with a name then.

Cool. I'm Abed Nadir, and I'm a film student from Greendale, Colorado. References are one of my running traits, but I'm trying to lean on them less. [ And after a quick assessment. ] Oh. Former film student right now, I guess.

Ah. An artist, then. Of a sort. [ He's not a big film buff, but even he knows it can be artful, even if he prefers opera. ]

Now what sort of references would you lean on, precisely?

Film references. The Matrix started out with an Alice in Wonderland reference leaning. I Am Sam leaned on the Beatles. I like a more all-encompassing approach.

Ah of course. I suppose it's a little much to ask for creativity out of this generation.

Doesn't sound that accurate to me.

To men like me, it does.

But perhaps I'm being cruel. [ He thinks he isn't, honestly. ] You are a little too young to be breaching forth to new creative heights quite yet.

[ There is a definite head tilt for that. ]

What makes you say that?

You don't seem like you've come of age quite yet.

I've done my Goonies, my My Dinner With Andre, my Star Wars and my own Christmas special. But you could be right. It's all pretty subverted- nothing quintessentially coming-of-age.

I'll have to arrange something.

I believe that attempting to fit yourself into a category means you're constraining yourself in some way.

Or at least that would be my theory.

Splitting hairs there. Some actors flourish when they're typecast. I'm more Morgan Freeman than Nic Cage.

There's always a role one must fill, but how it's filled is important. Falling into a rut will simply leave you creatively drained.

I'll keep that in advisement if I think I'll need the assertion.

I think you should. Trust an expert in matters such as this.

[ He spies potential character depth. ]

Got a history of stretching yourself?

From time to time, yes. When necessary. I do enjoy pushing my own limits.

I'm sure. Looks like you got some success with it here. Social status. A popular business. A lot of people would find that pretty ideal.

Indeed, as would I. Although I would hardly say no to further successes either.

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