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[ladiesss]

Who: Krista
Broadcast: Network-wide video
Action: None!
When: Nondescript space time

[Krista appears on the screen, and waves a little! she's probably hiding on one of the stations, with all the neon lighting flashing on and off around her. she continues to speak in a whisper.]

Uh, hey guys. I'm probably going to end up being "The Girl Who's Always Asking Questions" at this rate, but I wanted to check... Has anyone actually done that thing with the augment upgrades? You know, where you get powers and stuff?

I mean, I found the list, and some of them seemed pretty cool, but like, uh. I wanted to know if just downloading some power into your brain was a good idea or a bad one. Seems kind of sketchy, you know?

Anyway, yeah. Let me know if you've tried it, or... if... you have thoughts? I don't know.

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[catamite]

Oh!

[boop! there's a pretty little dude with piercings and distinctly pointy ears popping onto the video feed.]

I almost forgot about that.

[ladiesss]

[wow, he looks like... well, a fairy. she looks at his ears a little too long before she even responds.]

Oh, forgot? About what, the augment stuff?

[catamite]

Um, the... upgrade things?

[he doesn't notice the staring, of course. too busy fidgeting with his lip ring.]

I think I got one, but... I totally forgot about it.

[ladiesss]

You got one? Which one? [might be missing what he meant by "totally forgot about it".]

[catamite]

Uhh, the... [give him a sec.] Charm one?

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[save_the_souls]

Well it's....made finding loose change easier! And lost screws!

But, that's all I can really say for it.

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[ladiesss]

Oh... Which one is that? [she squints, trying to remember.] The metal one?

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[save_the_souls]

Yes, that's right. The metal one.

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[ladiesss]

So do you just, like... have a magnetic arm now, or something?

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[save_the_souls]

Something like that, but it's not very strong. I'd say it's only as strong as one of those...kitchen magnets? If you know what those are.

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[alwayscomeback]

Hey, Girl Who's Always Asking Questions, I'm the Guy Who Always Has A Sarcastic Comeback.

Anyway, I'm passing on the whole downloading stuff into my brain idea. I'm all for getting the ship working as well as it can, but the rest sounds like brainwashing, and from what I've seen of that, it ends badly.

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[ladiesss]

Hello and thank you for your answer, Sarcastic Comeback Guy.

I feel like, if they're going to brainwash us, they already have it pretty well established that they can just stick information in our head. [not that she's... trying to justify this... uh...] So what's another file or two, right? It could be really cool...

[alwayscomeback]

Yeah, it could be really cool, or it could be awful. Maybe they can't put the big stuff into our heads without our consent. You know, the 'try to murder all your friends' implant or whatever. And if we speak up against it, they could just say "well, you asked for it, didn't you?" It's just not a chance I'm willing to take.

[He remembers how absolutely effed up Jet was. You don't forget stuff like that in a hurry.]

[ladiesss]

Oh god, contractual magic... Ugh, that's a really good point.

[the goblins were like, you can totally have this cool sword if you give us your firstborn child! who needs their firstborn, right? TURNED OUT REALLY BADLY FOR THAT GUY. she groans, quietly.]

Okay, fine, no extra magical powers.

[alwayscomeback]

Sorry to be the guy busting the hope and all that.

Except not really, because I've probably saved you from something terrible.

[misconceived]

Yeah, I agree with you on the sketchy part. Get any good answers yet?

[ladiesss]

Got some okay answers. It mostly sounds like they haven't been worth it yet. Not 'cause they're bad, per se, just because they kind of suck.

[misconceived]

As in, they're not even worth it. Good to know. Still... they actually work?

[ladiesss]

Well, there's a guy with a magnet arm up there... Your mileage may vary.

[misconceived]

Magnet arm?

[not_mafia]

Augment upgrades?

[Hi Girl Who's Always Asking Questions, this is The Boy Who Never Pays Attention]

[ladiesss]

Uh... Yeah. Augment upgrades. ...Upgrades to your augment.

[she's, uh... not sure how to break that down any further.]

[not_mafia]

What's an augment? [derp derp derp]

[ladiesss]

It's... [wait, wait a minute.] How long have you been here?

[not_mafia]

Um, a few weeks...?