ataraxion | ╰xx3╮[video]

[ This is back just slightly after the jump, somewhere on the lift. So, the background is pretty drab (???) and as always he's only dressed from the waist up. How does he even manage to mangle the jump suit? Someone give him some better clothes. ]

So. I guess that's what every jump is going to feel like, huh? Kind of shitty, if you ask me. Go here, go there. Do this, or you're gonna end up a puddle of gross if you don't. I really don't like taking these "mysterious" - [ He lifts his hands to quote the word, thank you. ] - orders 'cause it makes me feel like I'm Up There again. All the running around, not questioning a single damn thing. It really doesn't get anybody anywhere.

As for you new people— [ Biting at his lip, he takes a second to think about what he wants to say. Maybe waves his hand a bit. ] Don't expect any sort of rescue or hope or whatever comforting junk these guys have been telling you. Whether you want to believe it or not, you're screwed just like the rest of us. I've noticed some people like to sugar-coat the truth a little too much. Those you know from back home probably aren't going to show up, and the friends you make here might just disappear one day. [ Is someone sounding bitter? Yeeep. Definitely. ]

This isn't fun. It isn't a game. And on top of that, it's boring. I mean, boring. You've got your choices between getting high, getting wasted, or finding a good fuck to pass the time. Unless you wanna try exploring, but I wouldn't recommend that.

[ A sigh. ]

What I do recommend is trying to help me out with something though. It's not for some people, and I'm sure I'll be pissing someone off if I don't filter it. Seeing as how I don't know too much about all that, send me a message if you're: one, not a kid or an asshole. And two, interested in whatever could be a little, uh, illegal. I guess.

Yeah, okay. Thanks.

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You know. It's really hard to believe that when you're talking to me with that text thing. I could be persuaded to tell you if I knew what you looked like.

one moment please

[ all right, fine, he has a point. but first she needs to make herself look presentable. some shirt adjusting and hair untying later, the video feed of the device clicks on.

congratulations, you're the first person she has decided to show her face to on the network. ]

This is convincing enough, surely.

See? That wasn't so bad, was it? [ Because he likes when he can actually convince someone to do something. It sort of reminds him of That Time Before. He gives her a blatant once-over. ] And you're pretty too. [ But okay. That's not exactly why he was hoping to see her face. He rubs at the back of his neck. ]

Wellll. I dunno if a lady like you would be too interested. Hang on.

I'm kinda running low on some, uh, stuff that came with me from home. [ A pause, and he decides there's no point being vague. ] They're drugs. I don't think I can get more, so it's sort of a problem.

Well, thank you for the compliment.

[ she probably ought to mind more about being looked over, but this is hardly the first time (which possibly says a few things about the company she chooses to keep). this she can shrug off blithely enough.

as for the drugs... well. let it be said that one does not go carousing around london high society without being exposed in some way to less than legal substances. she's unperturbed, certainly, and even managed to look faintly apologetic when she says— ]

Oh, I've a wider range of interests than one might think, though I'm afraid I might not be very useful here; I only arrived with a wretched book.

A wide range of interests, huh? [ That intrigues him since most of the ladies he's spoken to probably wouldn't agree with the drugs thing. He leans back a little, staring at her. ] What kind of book? Did they leave you with something that's not any good to anyone? I've been through two jumps now, and so far, I haven't gotten anything for it. [ He mumbles the last part. ] Not even clothes.

Well, young ladies are allowed to do more than sit at home with embroidery, you know. [ there's an amused grin on her face; he obviously hasn't been associating with the right people. ]
And it's only a novel; nothing terribly scandalous. It came with some schoolwork, the bare minimum of acceptable clothing, and some Horlicks, which makes me wonder if my old nurse didn't have a part in picking what went into that bally locker.

I suppose I can't complain; you've clearly got it much worse than I have. [ well, that explains his interesting style. ]

[ Of everything she's said, he's only caught one word out of it. ] Never heard of Horlicks. What're those supposed to be? [ And hey. If he had better clothes, he'd be wearing them. Still, he figures that being partially naked is better for most than being entirely naked. So, he just goes with it. ]

[ ...of all the things to pick up on. ] Oh? It's a brand of malted milk drink. Nice enough, if you like your nightcaps devoid of any kick.

Malted milk. [ Are you serious? ] It sounds like something much, uh, dirtier than that. [ He thinks he's being cute. Have a grin. ]

Beggars can't be choosers. [ and it's the only thing she can make in the kitchens that doesn't taste awful. ] What would — [ oh. oh. well, cute is one way of putting it. the snort of laughter that follows is mostly in disbelief. ] I can't say that isn't an interesting take on the name, but, well. I'm not sure I want to know what sort of product that could have been.

I know the feeling. [ Because he's usually always begging for something. Surprisingly enough, he gets his way most of the time. ] But I guess you're right. Maybe? I could probably come up with something and give you a demonstration though. It wouldn't be too hard with a little imagination.

The name is certainly descriptive enough. But I'll only be impressed if you can come up with something you can pop in a tin. [ or a cocktail glass, come to think of it. ]

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