Ficlet - "Fun" R/L, PG

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Lister was a little annoyed that Rimmer got to tell his side and he didn't get to tell his. Post-Stoke Me A Clipper.

I never could see the constellations as they were supposed to be from Earth...

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(classroom mode) I'll take the last part first... (/classroom mode)

Larry Niven used to talk about well-created fictional universes as being "Playgrounds of the Mind" - i.e. places and characters and situations that live on in the brain and allow you to create your own version of that world. I got the impression that he considered that to be the highest form of flattery, and in that sense, I think we all flatter Grant, Naylor, and all of the actors who created RD - because they do live on. RD has a very real existence outside of the show and the books, and the characters really do get into our heads and come to life. It can be a bit scary, sometimes. :p

Ja, I always got the feeling that Rimmer would be the type who would be implacably loyal if he let someone in, but that it would take a serious effort to get him to let someone in. I don't think Dave took that final step, here - and Arn is just too un-self-confident to speak how he feels without that sharing being given to him first.