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[throwsdown]

[Takeshi is near the front doors of the oxygen gardens, because some people would totally have a heatherfit if he were far off in the halls. Which he was, but shhh, we don't need to let Ned or Heather know that.]


Don't fight!!

Don't fight each other, there are real monsters to fight--don't fight pirates! Pirates, please don't fight, too! --why are we all not getting along? There are scary things we can stop together; we can give each other stuff. We can be really smart and not hurt each other!

[Huff--this is hopeless, but he hates how scared or angry people are. And if not those two, then too willing to fight people who could have easily been with them.

Hitting someone who hurts your friends, he gets. Hitting a monster, he gets.

But--when did it end up where you're enemies just because?]

I saw some of the pirates. They talked to me before. They talked to you, too! Some might be bad, but maybe they're not bad; maybe they're just playing the game, and they're scared of losing. They're just trying to get their points so they don't die. [What, that makes total sense. To him it does, anyway.]

I--maybe I can talk to them. Maybe we can talk and make this better. People're getting hurt.

And stealing is wrong. Stop stealing from us! Stop shooting stuff! Why're we fighting if we don't got any reason to fight? We're not monsters. Nobody's monsters. Why are we fighting when we're all not monsters??

....

We're all just people... 

... I don't get it...

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[handelaar]

[So after, you know, smoking a whole goddamn lot and maybe throwing his comms at the floor a time or two (even with his strength they don't break, things must be worth fucking thousands and after a while it's just fun to test it)... he's finally over the initial stress-and-worry- induced pissiness and reading over this post with a (more) level head.

But one thing stands out.]

You saw some pirates.

[TAKESHI...]

voice;

[throwsdown]

I did! I saw them. They didn't try to hurt me. They just left me alone.

They don't wanna be bad guys; they just try to be because it's how they get their points.

[so there, ned, so there]

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[touchie]

I wouldn't go with that idea.

[ Meep, hello, Pie Maker finally poking his head out there. Perhaps a nudge from Chuck to say 'don't let him do that.' Even if he wasn't told, there's still that naggy 'you're making me queasy, kid' feeling. ]

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[throwsdown]

Why? What's wrong with it?

[are you gonna throw up in your mouth a little

you look uncomfortable]

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[sweetmotherofgod]

No.

[YOU ARE NOT GOING AND TALKING TO ANY PIRATES SO HELP HER GOD]

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[throwsdown]

No? But it's true! We're not monsters!

[He has no idea what you're referring to chicka, sorry 2 say.]

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[uncodlyawwesome]

Pirates are stupid an' don't knoww howw to forfeit a game they're gonna lose, an' wwe sure as hell aren't backin' dowwn, so...

[C'MON TINY HUMAN CHILD this is how things work how do you not get it]

[voice]

[throwsdown]

[UM WRONG you guys are just too lazy to try and not get everyone in a fight

duh]

That doesn't mean we gotta fight! It hurts to get hurt; nobody should have to get hurt.

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[cargojet]

Takeshi, have you ever heard the story of Robin Hood?

[ Distraction is go, and maybe he can work a moral in. ]

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[throwsdown]

[He hesitates, and then shakes his head no.]

Never...

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[elvenking]

[Easy to pass off as naivety, but this is giving Thranduil very strong, very unpleasant memories of the Kinslayings he survived. The child is echoing the same things he'd thought then, when the Golodhrim attacked. Nothing had showed the work of Morgoth more clearly than the fact that his enemies fought each other then. It was easier after that to think of the high-elves as being separate from the grey-elves, rather than believe it could have been avoided if everyone had thought unselfishly.

So he takes a long time to consider before he responds.]

I hope you never think otherwise, pinig. Ever will we need those willing to remember we are not monsters. But please do not talk to them yourself. They may not hurt you, but they may threaten you to force others to cooperate.

voice

[throwsdown]

... [sigh] People are going to get hurt more and more.

It's just like Gantz. It's everyone not listening to each other, so they get hurt. Or they die--they die bad.

[voice]

[jurisimpudent]

Young man, you should most likely not be...heeding all of this.

[voice]

[throwsdown]

Yes, I should--what's heeding? [no stop you're distracting me] Everyone's giving up too easy! Talking isn't hard; we can still keep talking!

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[faithlessly]

[ let yet another person echo what's already been said. ]

You know the whole talking to pirates thing ain't happening, right?

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[throwsdown]

Yes it is, lots of people talked to them. I did, too.

[so suck it, dean, you were incorrect factually]

[maneuver]

You people have-- who has kids on a ship? Ever?

[It's more a general cry of disbelief than anything directed at Takeshi, but hey Kasey's reaching crazy shit overload.]

[throwsdown]

We do!

I woke up here in the gooey space pods.

[wait this is missing something... what is it.... hmmm hmmmmmm]

And stop stealing!

Text - I HOPE HE CAN READ IT???

[godofthemachine]

Little boy, telling a human not to fight is like telling them not to breathe.

Video forever - god he's so bad at reading so sorry

[throwsdown]

[He studies very intensely, he really does.

He can pick out 'little boy', 'is'... 'not'....

...... gdit]

What's it say? What's it say--is it important?

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[atmnumber0001]

[Manfred almost pities this boy. He's young and doesn't know any better. So his tone is considerably softer than usual.]

Methinks it would be best if you kept yourself safe and away from these pirates.

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[throwsdown]

But... I don't think they're scary like the monsters. I don't think they're people-monsters.

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[growling]

As much as I'd like to add to the pessimistic grown-up dogpile going on here, I think I'm actually with you on this.

[ but why are there such tiny children on this ship that's awful ]

voice; because I wanna deal with it ashlee

[handelaar]

Didn't say I wasn't.

[Kid's smart.]

[endeavors]

[No no no, little kid, this is not okay. Don't make his father senses tingle.]

It's better if you just listen to what people are telling you. Stay safe until things get sorted out. Okay?

[throwsdown]

But everyone else has gotta stay safe, too!

We gotta watch each other! Stick together!