01 ( video ) ✂ ICE TO MEET YOU

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[WOW THIS POST IS SO EXCITING no, psych. it's an average man, holding his communicator in such a way as to just film his average face and average neck and the average background behind him. yawn. he appears to be wearing some kind of red t-shirt, and his expression falls somewhere between neutral and friendly.]

You know, most every kid dreams about going to space at some point, but I gotta say this isn't exactly what I pictured after seeing Star Wars for the first time. No stars, for one thing--you'd figure that would be one of the perks. A whole lot of walls, though. I'd ask about the resident status of little green men, but that might actually be offensive. [SHRUG. his smile is easy, if a little self-deprecating.] I've always been a Xena guy, myself. Funny how things work out.

Okay, okay--I did have a question when I started this, I swear. As a special bonus, it won't even start an ethics debate. This is an open network, right? Like one big interstellar Craigslist, internet arguments and all. I've already done some of the recommended reading--very informative, by the way--but in my experience there's not much an FAQ can do to replace real... experience. So. What's one thing you wish someone had told you when you first showed up here? Anything at all, doesn't matter what. [one corner of his mouth twists up for a moment, as if to say well, what can you do?] Not sure how much I can offer in return right off the bat, but hey, give me a few weeks. I'll owe you one.

[he pauses, looking at the camera with a wry edge to his otherwise still friendly grin.]

Also. Has anyone been able to figure how we end up with the stuff in our lockers? I mean, the--selection process. Because I for one would love to know the reasoning behind this. [he lowers the camera slightly to reveal that he is, in fact, wearing this.] Not disputing the logo, by the way. Just curious.

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[amethysts]

'Shut up'.

Oh, wait, people told me that. [She laughs a little, awkwardly.] Anyway.

Well...actually, not much else. Shut up and listen. It didn't work for me because I'm stupid, but maybe you're not a moron. I'm Liberty. Wave 8, number 189.

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Probably good advice. [he makes one of those huffy nasal exhales that indicates amusement, rather than exasperation.] But hey, in a place like this, someone's got to fill the silence. I can see why this thing gets so much mileage.

Rudy Cooper, completely unaware they were called waves. So there's another thing to add to the Cliffnotes. Nice to meet you, Liberty.

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[amethysts]

People like to talk. I'm no exception. [Her shrug is all but audible, appreciating his apparent patience. It's a rare thing to her.] Liberty--

[She shouldn't--]

Liberty Edgeworth-Pinkman. Sort of a mouthful, I know. EP works just fine. Whatever. You need any weapons? I'm spotting newbies tasers. It seems fair.

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[onsilksheets]

I think the selection process is random. Not everyone receives something new in their lockers each month; the last things I got happened a few months ago.

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Yeah? I take it the Great Plains touristwear isn't a recurring motif, then.

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[golemized]

What is Nebraska?

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[his eyebrows jaunt up for a moment, because even an emotionless shell of a human being has to whoa a little at Shale, okay? okay.]

It's a state. In, ah, the USA, which I am going to take a wild guess and say you probably don't have where you come from.

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nebraska
not the answer i would've given, but sure.

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Don't tell me. You're a Kansas man.

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[thenormalsquint]

That there wasn't any chocolate.

[Somebody has to lighten the mood.]

Also, Virginia would like to disagree.

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Seriously? No wonder everyone hates it here. I'm more a fan of the Southeast, personally, but you can't go wrong with the classics.

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[purrfectlycute]

[ Everything is dark, like the camera is being covered by a hand. ]

You're right about the stars, it is disappointing that we can't see out of the ship. But purrhaps this will make things a little more exciting fur you.

[ Aannddd the hand is removed to reveal a Homestuck. Troll. Weird grey skinned alien. ]

Ta-da! Not green, but I've got green blood! Close enough. [ wow she should not be revealing this to brian oH WELL. ]

I'm afuraid I don't have a very good answer to your question beclaws most of the questions I have, I either haven't found an answer or simply haven't asked. But if you don't mind I have a question fur you!

What's a Nebraska?

[ If the answer is not "the greatest state in the Midwest" it is not a correct answer. ]

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[OH GOD NEPETA BABY
STRANGER DANGER
he's seen shale already, so the double-take he gives is only half-genuine, but man that is still one grey alien teenager with horns. and then the magic words; I've got green blood.

now, that's interesting.]

That's new. [he says it under his breath, but there's no malice to it; if anything, he's looking at her video feed with a sort of fascination that doesn't quite cross the extremely fine line into creepy. HEM CLEARING THROAT.] And that could be a tall order--but maybe not. Do you have an Earth where you're from? Average-size planet, blue and green, terrible ozone upkeep?

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[cryptid]

[ well. that's certainly a shirt. ]

As far as I know, the items we receive are merely a product of the ship's sense of humour. No doubt it thinks it's hilarious.

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[bloodplay]

Yeah? I'm guessing half the fun is not letting you in on the joke.

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[yardbird]

Some of the ship's "selection process" isn't half bad. Others... Well, guess I learned pretty fast just how much better I feel after I smash or rip somethin'. [Yeah, Murphy says "Fuck your gifts, Tranquility." What now.] If you wanna know the reason for 'em, though... [He scoffs.] I've got no idea.

As for your... question... I dunno. Some people were surprisingly straight with me when I first got here, so-- [More so than the bullshit Murphy had to put up with in Silent Hill, in any case.] --can't complain, really.

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[bloodplay]

Well, that's not ominous. Anything in particular a newbie should watch out for?

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[olympicgrade]

An explanation as to how we got here would've been nice, but I don't think anyone's going to be offering that up anytime soon. [ Much as she wishes that weren't the case. ] Were you wearing that shirt before you ended up here?

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I'd actually never seen it before getting--beamed up, whatever you want to call it. Part of why I'm asking.

[abrahamic]

I wish someone told me I was going to have a problem with clothes. The lack of them, really.

So you're from Nebraska?

[bloodplay]

Afraid not--if that's what someone up there was going for, they're a thousand-odd miles off. But hey, they tried.

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[entrapments]

I thought California was for lovers.
Or, you know, Paris or something.

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And here I was, all this time thinking it was Virginia. You just can't trust anyone these days.

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[dirtyword]

You're not the only one.

[ he pans the camera down to reveal this, though he doesn't seem too annoyed buy it. ]

You own it? That shirt.

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I do now. [brian scopes out this other dude's shirt, grinning a little once he gets the gist; it's easy and calm, without a hint of malice.] Not in the way you meant, but beggars can't be choosers. You?