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[corp]

You know, minus the pirates - this place isn't that different from home. It even has met the the 'fearing for your life' quota.

Except, you know, I don't have work to do like I did back there. Making this place seems almost like a weird space vacation straight out of just about every sci-fi I've seen.

Never thought that I'd actually miss some of the people from home.

Anyway - I guess I can be helpful in some manner of speaking. What do people with almost no skills actually do around here?

I'm tempted to just go get drinks again.

Drinks are good.

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[heister]

Not worried for your liver?

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[corp]

Less than I should be.

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[heister]

I noticed that that goes for a lot of people here.

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[corp]

Yeah. Boredom does that to people. Strange as it is.

[in_the_blood]

i think we call that alcoholism these days.

[corp]

I call it 'entertaining other options and deciding that it is the best one', kiddo.

[in_the_blood]

to-may-to to-mah-to

[corp]

you know, that tends to be a more regional thing, i don't really hear to-mah-to around here

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[extrospector]

well you could always try to learn some skills?

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[corp]

I have plenty of skills, just...for the first time ever, they're not useful here.

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[extrospector]

what are your skills then? honestly you'd be surprised, there are departments doing lots of different stuff that's not stereotypically spacey, unless your skills are like juggling or something but i'm not sure juggling is useful in any world.

or you could just enjoy the vacation time.

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[corp]

I program computers, hack, and generally develop tech. I am a businessman above all things, though.

voice

[unaccepted]

And there you have your skill. Drinking is no mere game, good sir. You might spy amateurs with their drop of wine, settling for tipsy and fearing outright intoxication. What would the world be without drunks? I don't want to think of it.

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[corp]

I'm thinking more useful skills. Drinking is not a useful skill.

[unaccepted]

How is that? Do you find your use in your ability to help others, or to help yourself? Alcohol is more suited for the latter, and why you should not worry about the former option.

[corp]

Useful for this place, for others. Obviously it does me some short term good. Unless I end up with a hangover.

[briefly]

Drinks are very good.

Though I can't quite say I believe there are people with absolutely no skills here. Unless they're five years old - and even then.

[corp]

I didn't say 'no skills' - I said 'almost no skills'.

[briefly]

Ah, right. The difference is abysmal.

voice;

[jilt]

Drinks are better with company I find.

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[corp]

Generally, this is what I prefer.

[jilt]

Are there any satisfactory candidates aboard?

[unforgives]

[nolan. there are just so many things she could say to this but instead she settles of responding to the first part. she'll get to the rest later, maybe] I don't think it's that similar to back home.

[corp]

[ he thrives on attention people give him when he says asinine things ] I don't know. Can't really escape, even metaphorically, insane people wanting me dead or destroyed. I don't know, Ems.

[unforgives]

That sounds more like an exaggeration. [because that is totally not a thing that happens at home, nope]