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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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[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.

[ladiesss]

Do you think I could convince someone else to try it and get possibly brainwashed for me?

[no krista that was not the point of this conversation.]

[alwayscomeback]

...I don't think it should work that way. I mean, don;t do to anyone you wouldn't do to yourself, y'know?

[ladiesss]

[she... sighs.]

Ugh, yeah. You're right...

[alwayscomeback]

But hey, maybe someday some idiot will do it anyway and you can see what happens, then.

[ladiesss]

Well... [another sigh... but less gloomy!] I guess that's easier than having to orchestrate it myself anyway.

[alwayscomeback]

See? And there's like, ninety per cent less guilt.

[ladiesss]

Wow. [a slight pause.] Man, Sokka, you're already like four times better than my last ideas guy.

[alwayscomeback]

[He gives a little bow.] I do what I can, fighting the good fight.