intro >> adam austin

[arhythmitist]

I DON'T EVEN KNOW ANYMORE all I know is that I missed playing Adam and seeing him stranded on an island could be fantastic.

Anyway, this is Adam. He's a sound technician (read: he holds heavy mics on sets and occasionally gets people coffee) from Los Angeles who was planning on having a lovely vacation in Australia. He traveled alone, sat in coach after nearly throwing up over the price of an upgrade and played mahjong for most of the flight. I apologize if you sat near him. He gets very vocal when he's winning.

Adam has a history with mental health issues, but he's off his medication now and relatively well-adjusted to daily life. That being said, he's got a slue of coping devices. As loud and vibrant as he is, his reactions can seem shallow. He feels very deeply for people but masks that with BEING FUCKING LOUD AND RIDICULOUS! When he was younger and more earnest, he scared everyone off. Clingy to the extreme, it's just best that he keeps up his persona.

Um, what else, what else. He's got a billion useless random facts at his disposal, only now maybe some of them aren't so useless! He's fascinated with animals, vegan (TEMPORARILY, SOB), hates religion, something of a polyglot and probably the most supportive person you will ever meet. Adam also rivals Mari in the Bad Ideas Department, so... never take his plans seriously.

He loves you all, really. Let him love you.

Comments

[bricolaging]

With all you loud people on the island, at least it won't be long until they manage to locate us. Or our ears explode. Either one.

[arhythmitist]

EXCUSE YOU, EEYORE, DID YOU LOSE YOUR TAIL AGAIN?

[bricolaging]

Just keep it calmer. Alright?

[arhythmitist]

I don't think I care for your tone. Ask nicely, please.

[bricolaging]

Please shut your bloody trap?

[arhythmitist]

Dude. Seriously? If you're not gonna check your rudeness, I don't see why I should lower my voice for you! It's all about compromise, right?

[asimplemistake]

My ideas are fantastic.

Let's go ride some sharks.

[arhythmitist]

ARE YOU CRAZY?

First we have to devise a harness device! Then we bop a shark in the nose, GENTLY, slip the harness on and have ourselves a tandem shark ride!

[asimplemistake]

See? Why would anyone think we have bad ideas?

[arhythmitist]

Obviously because they fear the power a shark mount will give us.

[asimplemistake]

It all makes sense now.

[arhythmitist]

We're going to need a great white to carry the both of us since I don't think we have enough belts to make two harnesses.

[asimplemistake]

And if that doesn't work, I guess it won't matter for long, right? One bite, two, poof! We're up with the heavenly choir. Hope you can sing.

[arhythmitist]

I already have the voice of an angel! They'll have to make a new choir especially for me!

Do you wanna ride in back or do you wanna drive and wear the 'If you can read this, the bitch fell off' tee?

[asimplemistake]

Can't I do both?

[arhythmitist]

You'd have to put the t-shirt on backwards...

[spickandspan]

How many languages do you speak?

[arhythmitist]

Well, because you asked~ Three fluently, English, Spanish and Arabic, and I'm conversational in two others! Hebrew and French! I'm trying to learn Korean and Greek, but I think my head might not be big enough! ¿Tu Sabes?

[spickandspan]

Now I do. That's... a mix. Kudos to you.

I only speak a bit of Spanish. Can't be an LA native without at least a word of it.

[arhythmitist]

Kudos! Hey, you know some Greek yourself!

And it's not that crazy a mix! My family's from all over, recently Americanized! Ghana, the Dominican Republic, couple other places! And some are Muslim, sooooo! I guess I just can't stand not knowing what my grandmas and grandpas are saying.

Korean is out of left-field, but damn, do they have some catchy pop music.

Claro. Por supuesto.

[spickandspan]

I am a woman of many talents.

Have you been to all those places?

I haven't really heard any... Or maybe I have and mistook it for Chinese or something.

De lo contrario estaríamos asaltado.

[arhythmitist]

Yeah? HMMMMM? What else can you do? Lock your hands behind your back? Hold your breath for a full minute? Yodel?

Not a one! Everyone just stuck around in lower Cali, so I get to see my family a lot!

Haven't heard any? Oh, you will. You will.

¡Ay, dios mío! Hey, but now we can exchange secret messages!

[spickandspan]

Get a roomful of people to shut up and listen.

SoCal is diaspora town. No stereotyping intended, but you know it's true.

Should I be scared?

Yeah, sure, why not. My brother and my mom, too.

[arhythmitist]

I don't buy it!

No, no, it's pretty true and that's what makes it great!

Noona, for shame! Soon you'll be infested with earworms. IT'S MORE PLEASANT THAN IT SOUNDS!

[spickandspan]

Did you not hear my banshee screaming?

I won't believe it until I hear it.

[arhythmitist]

Oh. Oh. I heard it. Just getting a whole group of people to actually listen? Forget Wonder Woman, you'd be a wizard or something if you could do that!

HOLD THAT THOUGHT.

[spickandspan]

Not really. Just someone with a really loud voice and really solid direction.

Held, held!

[arhythmitist]

Like Gandalf. Do you know what he was?

I'm gonna be mentally preparing myself for your concert for a while.

[French]

[ex_ludo717]

At least someone here speaks a civilised tongue.