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[halfbloodhatchling]

Who: Kai Gracen and Open
Broadcast: Yes
Action: On the Caprine
When: Now

Ugh.

[ Kai’s been…out of it for a while, out of sight and mind in a coma. He’s showered and changed his clothing at least, gotten rid of the layer of dust, but he still looks like he hasn’t had a sufficient amount of coffee for the current day. ]

At least I don’t have any new memories or scars this time around.

Though I guess that means I’m a little short on stories.

[ Not really, since he’d been around for calibrations. Still those were hardly all pleasant, though some of them — like how he got his cat, Newt, were nice enough. ]

Do people have pets here? How’d you get them? [ He remembers Daenerys’ dragon, when he’d first started. ] …Besides the pet rocks. Those are dumb.

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[wolfuncaged]

Welcome back.

[Congrats on not being dead? ]

The crew gave me those fluff slug beasts, if they count as pets. I personally consider them a vermin on my existence, but I am sure the Tourist crew would see it differently.

[He loves them really. Probably. ]

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[halfbloodhatchling]

Better aware than in a coma, I'm pretty sure.

What's a fluff slug beast?

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[wolfuncaged]

That is very true.

[He vanishes off screen for a moment, before coming back holding up one of the aforementioned fluff slugs. It's a cat-sized slug. It's fluffy. ]

They apparently help with sour moods.

[He doesn't sound convinced. ]

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[halfbloodhatchling]

[ Kai cocks his head to study it. Fenris already knows that Kai's standards for pets aren't that high, and Newt isn't exactly...a cute cat. ]

That sounds a lot like bullshit, but I'm not sure how to validate such a claim.

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[wolfuncaged]

That's what I think, too. The crew seem to enjoy them, though, so I suppose I can't take that much away from them.

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[halfbloodhatchling]

But they're your pets, to have responsibility over?

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[wolfuncaged]

In a way, though they do not require much care, truth be told.

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[halfbloodhatchling]

Easier that way, I suppose. I wouldn't want to have a dog in this sort of space. Does your crew help out, if you end up in one of those comas?

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[wolfuncaged]

There are some ships with dogs, I believe. And that...has not happened to me. I imagine they would if I did, that tends to be the unspoken ship's protocol.

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[halfbloodhatchling]

Unspoken protocols always worry me a little. Where do they take the dog to piss?

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[wolfuncaged]

Why?

There is a pet garden on the Marsiva.

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[halfbloodhatchling]

Seems like a great way to make sure no one knows they're supposed to do something.

Huh. Made by people in the fleet or pre-existing?

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[wolfuncaged]

We know our duties on the Tourist. That's what the augments are for.

Pre-existing. I do not believe we have control over anything on the Marsiva.

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[halfbloodhatchling]

I mean, it's not like you need much to have an area for pets. I think it's mostly water and a place to piss, and someone could have had fun picking that for the Marsiva.

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[wolfuncaged]

Someone being from Atroma, you mean?

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[halfbloodhatchling]

No, someone like us.

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[wolfuncaged]

But we...cannot do anything to the Marsiva. It is under Atroma's control.

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[halfbloodhatchling]

Right, but how far does that 'not being able to do anything' go?

Is graffiti an option?

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[wolfuncaged]

I do not know. I have never been taken by the desire to scrawl all over it. If you wish to test it out, be my guest.

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[halfbloodhatchling]

I'll be sure to let you know how badly I get my hand slapped.

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[wolfuncaged]

I await with baited breath.

[It's hard to tell if he's being sarcastic or not.]