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[yardbird]

[After a particular incident which may or may not have involved projectile retching, Murphy breaks his awkward radio silence over the network to come before you people for some worldly advice:]

"Don't... suppose anyone would have any suggestions on how to get ink stains outta your clothes, would ya? I'm, uh... talkin' about lots of it, like...

"Shit, how do I do this...?"

[Eventually, Murphy figures out how to switch the video feed on. What you actually see is a set of black shirt and jeans.

[...Actually, they weren't always black, judging by the specks of the original red and blue colors that are still miraculously visible. Murphy himself is still slightly marked in ink, but he isn't about to showcase that at the moment.]

"Guess askin' for dry cleaners in this damn place would be a bit much to ask for..."

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[Audio]

[receiving]

[That's a weird stain you have. Henry kind of wants to know how that happened, but isn't going to push you for answers. That's just not his thing.]

I don't think those can be saved.

[audio]

[yardbird]

Ugh, I kinda figured, but... I'd at least like to try. This place didn't give me that many clothes to begin with...

[audio]

[receiving]

No, they don't.

[A pause. Even he isn't comfortable in the clothes this ship has provided.]

Maybe someone does have something. [But special laundry needs? Here? Probably not.]

[audio]

[yardbird]

Well, if I can't get it cleaned, then there's gotta be somethin' else I can do.

[He pauses. What am chatting on the internet.]

...Don't, uh. Think we've ever met before. [This guy sounds new. Are you new, guy? Sadly, Murphy isn't capable of talking to everybody so he can never be sure.]

[audio]

[receiving]

[Oh, so very new.] We haven't. [A pause.] I haven't met many people.

I- just came here recently.

[audio]

[yardbird]

Oh. Sorry.

["...for being new," basically. Because being new sucks. Everything sucks.]