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[pompous_today]

Who: Simon Tam and you
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Anywhere
When: July 7th

[Simon has an expression of mild disgust on his face as he turns the camera on, examining a bottle of soda.]

Has anybody else gotten some personalized cola bottles from the sponsors? I mean, they are clearly meant for me, but my name is misspelled on a few of them, and then... there's this one.

[Simon turns it toward the camera: it has the infamous "you tried" star... with Simon's face on it.]

I got a gold star for... what? Dissecting sentient creatures? Playing my part like a good television star? Being myself? Did I fail at whatever I tried to do?

[[OOC NOTE: This was just a fun idea I had- in the vein of Share A Coke bottles, the sponsors have decided to gift Fleet members with their own personalized bottles of soda. Except their names won't necessarily be spelled correctly, or the soda will have weird flavors, or be loaded with caffiene- be creative!]]

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[ Bucky's holding up his own bottle, which has a star that reads: you didn't even try at all. ]

Oh, this is a — joke? Sorta. People back home do it when they wanna get a rise out of you.

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I've got no idea, but this is great! [Toph's just laughing.]

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What does yours say?

[ He's just going to assume somebody read it to her. ]

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[She just reaches for her bottle and holds it up for him to see!

... only the label's facing the wrong way. Toph please.]

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Y'mind turning it around?

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.... Right.

[And she does so. He will now see the words "Tough Beef On"]

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Tough Beef On. [ he laughs ] Sounds right to you?

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Good enough to me, anyway. [Really, she loves it.] I don't know why people are complaining.

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Well most've us didn't get something we could crow about.

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You people need to lighten up.

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Or people should stay in school first then lighten up.

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What? [Way to confuse her, Barnes.]

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[ Amiably, ] Nothing, nothing, just an old man talking.

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Ugh, great. [This face.]

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[pompous_today]

The sponsors will sometimes give us crates of products if they feel we are doing well- though they do not always fit. I got a crate of heavily-scented beard shampoo last month, and as you can see, I am clean-shaven so it serves me little purpose.

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[ Sorry that's just funny. Bucky bursts out laughing. ]

Beard shampoo? What's next?

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[pompous_today]

[Simon grins in reply.]

It works well enough as normal shampoo, at least. I am not sure I want to grow a beard to play to the audience's whims anyway.

I don't even want to speculate- they may be listening in for ideas.

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And I thought the future was weird. [ he huffs ] I gotta say, misspelling aside, the drink's not that bad.

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[pompous_today]

Not as weird as you may think- I'm from 2517, so I can attest to that fact.

It is a bit sugary for my tastes, but it has been fairly good so far.

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[ HOLD THE PHONE ]

25... 17?

[ holy cow. ]

What's that like?

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[pompous_today]

Indeed- I am finding I am from much further along than most people I have spoken to.

[He smiles.]

Space travel is much more common, for one- rather like it is here. Some people stay planetside for their entire lives, though many more travel planet to planet. Also, humans no longer live on Earth.

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You're about five hundred years ahead of me, pal.

​​​​[ He shakes his head, still awestruck. ]

So what about you, if you don't mind my pryin'? Space, or planetside?

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[pompous_today]

That seems to be the norm, yes, give or take a few decades.

[He smiles.]

I stayed planetside for a while, but I decided to go traveling a few years after I became a doctor. I wanted to see a bit more of the universe beyond my home planet, and I was able to bring some medical aid to planets that did not have regular access to a doctor.

[The story comes easily from his lips- it's not exactly a lie, even if it's not the whole truth, but it is close enough.]

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​​​​[ It's not surprising that people don't have access to healthcare like that up there even in space, but he still feels a bit disappointed. The future's supposed to be bright and all, but hope is for children. ]

How long does it take you to get around?

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[pompous_today]

Depends on where we are going. I rode with a cargo transport ship, so depending on where their next job was or where they had to deliver a cargo, we could be in the air anywhere from a few days to more than a week, barring pit stops for supplies and making contact with others.