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driftfleet2016-02-16 10:48 pm
huaaaaagh) wrote in driftfleet2016-02-16 10:48 pm
the word of the day is "paranoia"
Who: Kirito / OTA
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Hiding out in engineering on the Paisley, if you so desire
When: Now!
[So, this is something he's been wondering - and eventually, seriously considering - for the last couple of months, mostly when they landed on Arslae and he realized how ill-equipped he is to deal with conflict. For most people, it would simply be a matter of avoiding fights. But for him... well. It's kind of all he's ever been good for.
Getting told that, hey, one of your crewmates is a murderer is more or less the last straw to break through his indecisive camel back.]
I have a question, mostly for whoever's gotten personal those personal augment upgrades you can buy, or at least thought about it. I'd really like to know- what's it like? Which did you choose? Why would you choose to get one- or why not? I mean, the people offering them up aren't exactly trustworthy, but they all sound pretty useful, too.
Basically, I'm trying to weigh the pros and cons. I'd appreciate the help.
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Hiding out in engineering on the Paisley, if you so desire
When: Now!
[So, this is something he's been wondering - and eventually, seriously considering - for the last couple of months, mostly when they landed on Arslae and he realized how ill-equipped he is to deal with conflict. For most people, it would simply be a matter of avoiding fights. But for him... well. It's kind of all he's ever been good for.
Getting told that, hey, one of your crewmates is a murderer is more or less the last straw to break through his indecisive camel back.]
I have a question, mostly for whoever's gotten personal those personal augment upgrades you can buy, or at least thought about it. I'd really like to know- what's it like? Which did you choose? Why would you choose to get one- or why not? I mean, the people offering them up aren't exactly trustworthy, but they all sound pretty useful, too.
Basically, I'm trying to weigh the pros and cons. I'd appreciate the help.
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[Kirito reaches up and snags a cookie from the plate, his expression grateful, and takes a bite. If there's one thing that'll perk him up on a bad day, it's sweets.]
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[Says the guy who texts like he's sending formal, professional e-mails. He'll help himself to a cookie too.]
So, let's say you did get an upgrade. What kind would it be?
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[He's surprised; he half-expected Stefan to try and talk him out of it. The whole concept seems very easy-way-out.]
...Strength, probably. Speed. I was always a strength-agility build. Fortitude's useful when you're not used to pain.
Basically it's the physical upgrades that the ones I'm most interested in.
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Hm. If we're thinking in the short-term, I'd go for speed. You've gotten better since we've started, and we can work on building your stamina up, but I can't help with agility.
[Unless Kirito actually wanted to become a vampire.]
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[He gestures vaguely, as if that would explain- well, anything. His physical state, his lack of muscle or decent body weight, two years bedridden and another of physiotherapy, stunted growth... a few months of training can't fix that so easily.]
My fighting style usually requires me being able to hit hard. Moving fast is fine and all, but I don't have to stamina for longer fights.
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[Honestly, Stefan hasn't paid any attention to the personal upgrades. Which he's starting to regret, now that they're having this conversation.]
Because if you want that, you should get it. You could always pick speed next month.
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Yeah... if I like it, I'll definitely get it next. And I'll keep training to build my strength the hard way as much as I can. I'd just feel safer if I had... something, at least.
[A bit more, right now. That sense of urgency hasn't been so prominent for a long time- not since SAO.]
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After all, it's not like I can call up a therapist or knock some of our... more interesting people out of commission.
[If there's a counselor here who was actually a psychologist back home, he hasn't met them yet.]
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Seriously, that would be nice. I never thought I'd miss counsellors, but it turns out they're actually useful when you have them.
[Sure, it was mandatory, but apparently for good reason.]
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Let me know what happens, just in case. I'll try to order extra drugs beforehand.
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[WHAT ARE THESE DRUGS FOR STEFAN he is concerned]
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[In other words, HE'S A PARANOID PANDA]
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[Well, now he'll be paranoid about it as well. Not that it's going to change his mind - he's determined, after all - but he'll wonder.]
Whatever. I won't expect it to be too easy, then.
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It could be like a ship upgrade, and nothing happens, but I don't know enough to tell you.
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[He is probably way too young to be this cynical, but that's life.]
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While I'm thinking about it, have you asked Anakin or anyone else about sword lessons? [As much as they've trained together, there's only so much Stefan the fist-fighter can do.]
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[He thinks. He's not exactly an expert when it comes to fighting with more than bare fists.]
I know Ahsoka was offering classes too, so you could ask her next time you're at the gym.
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[Slowly but surely, he's starting to ease off on all that stress he's been feeling. It won't be gone entirely, but- this helps. It helps a lot, actually.]
Thanks. I guess I wasn't thinking as clearly about it all as I should be.
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[He'd felt it in Tokyo too, right before he turned. Sure, the timing was convenient, but he wasn't exactly going to face a giant monster without powers.]
Let me know if those plans go through. We can cut back on our stuff, or switch it up a little, or... you know. Whatever works.
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[He's not about to act ungrateful, after everything.]
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[Most days, he doesn't even feel 168. Which makes sense, considering memory loss + reincarnation shenanigans, but sometimes, he feels more like a twenty-something than a hundred and sixty-something.]
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How old are you, anyway?
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[Stefan gives a shrug as he goes for another cookie.] But I was turned when I was twenty two.
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[WHAT THE HECK STEFAN that was a bomb of knowledge.]
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action | i honestly would not have caught that lol
action | oh good ;;
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