[ one ✚ video ]

[fraud]

So.

[ well hey, you guys, have a new face on the feed today. he's one of the new arrivals, trying to get used to this new space lifestyle!! which means friends are... probably a good thing. maybe. he's not sure yet, but he knows he needs to meet people. the ~general populace~, so to speak. ]

Space, huh?

[ wait no. he kind of frowns at that. worst opener. but then he considers all the posts that he's seen (memorized) since he's arrived and well, this ain't so bad. ]

I was... woooonnndering, uh. How many of you are from... New York City? Circa... 2011 or 2012. Ish.

[ man this is chalking up to be one of the most awkward experiences of his life. it's just-- this is like skype alright, except when you use skype you usually know who you're talking to-- here? way different. haha posting to a network, that's weird.

he is usually not this bad but you are also all strangers so. yeah. wait, here's a good idea. i mean, he has a lot of free time now so-- ]

Oh yeah and uh, does anyone know where I could get a camera? Thanks.

[ does he end the post now DOES HE END THE POST NOW he totally ends the post now! yes! good job, mike ross. you successfully completed the goal of posting a video post to the network. next time, maybe have an idea of what you want to talk about beforehand. ]

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[doc_pompous]

[Yeah pretty much.]

It's 2517, where I'm from.

[So you've got…some time.]

[fraud]

Whoa.

[ okay processing ]

That's-- 505 years, that's about 20 generations give or take a few-- wow. Holy crap. But wait, why?

[doc_pompous]

Used up. Too many people and too few resources.

[WELCOME TO THE FUTURE.]

[fraud]

. . . Oh.

[ welp ]

[doc_pompous]

I...understand that's probably not good news.

[fraud]

Not really, no. Though I'll probably be dead by then so...

[doc_pompous]

I wasn't born on Earth, so I've never seen it. I don't exactly know how bad it was, before we left. If that makes you feel any better.

[PROBABLY NOT, but hey.]

1/2

[fraud]

[ . . . does not know how to react to that ]

2/2

[fraud]

Well. It was a pretty great planet back in it's prime. I'm sorry you missed out on it.

[doc_pompous]

We tried to make the new planets as Earth-like as possible, from what I understand?

[fraud]

Did you... like them?

[ is that what a person is supposed to ask here? it....... might be!! new experiences here all around ]

[doc_pompous]

Uh... [WEIRD QUESTION, BRO]

Yes, the planet I grew up on was...nice.

[I was rich as balls.]

[fraud]

Theeeen, I guess that's good or something.

[ wow terrible awkwardness ]

[doc_pompous]

[Yep

y e p]

How's...Earth?

[GENUINELY CURIOUS, OKAY.]

[fraud]

Oh! Uhm, not bad, not bad! It's... election year? Kind of sucks. Wait, you probably don't know about... American politics... do you...

[ wow ]

[doc_pompous]

Just what made it into the history books. 2012 doesn't really ring a bell.

[fraud]

Yeah, I guess it was kind of... understated in a way.

[doc_pompous]

I'm sure it was a good year.

[w e l p]

[fraud]

It... had it's charm, yeah.

[ okay no this is bad ]

I'm sure 2517 is good too!

[doc_pompous]

[oh my god]

It is. It's...good.

Sorry, I don't think I got your name.

[fraud]

Oh-- Mike! It's Mike Ross. Uh, you? What's yours?

[doc_pompous]

Simon. Uh. Nice to meet you.

[fraud]

You too! I'm sorry this conversation is so weird.

[doc_pompous]

It's not--okay, yes, it's weird, but that doesn't mean it's...bad?

[fraud]

... Well, no, it doesn't. I mean, I thought-- Well, yeah, it's not bad.