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Who: Yamanaka Ino
Broadcast: Video
Action: Iskaulit
When: Today

[ The camera is pointed at everyone's favorite (or, you know, least favorite) blonde ninja, and she appears to be sitting amongst some plants. Guess who's already gotten sick of the pollution on the planet?

If you guessed Ino, you would be right.

But the air isn't the only thing she's sick of. If you know her well, you know that the expression on her face means she's ready to rant about something. And here she goes: ]

All right, look. I tried to be nice about it, and respectful of the local culture and all that, but I just can't hold it in any more!

Doesn't anyone else just think these stupid masks are the most hideous thing you've ever seen?

I mean, I get that they serve the purpose they're intended to serve, which is keeping everyone from dying slowly, but come on! They've clearly had time to start thinking of them as a fashion accessory, because they're decorating them now. So why can't they make the general shape of them a little less, well, ugly? Even if you cover it in diamonds and pearls, it still makes you look like some kind of creepy weirdo that skulks around in alleys. There's got to be some kind of technology somewhere in the universe that can combat the pollution and not look like something you found in a dumpster. Right?

[ She huffs, folding her arms across her chest. ]

Anyways, if anyone needs me, I'll be in the garden, where I can actually breathe.

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[ and tadashi is wearing the mask he may or may not have bought to freak hiro out with when he flips the video feed on. ]

You don't like 'em?

[ She's literally RECOILING from the camera when he does that ]

-- Augh! What the hell is that thing!?

[ he peels it off of his face, laughing out loud. ]

You don't like it?

[ And she exhales a little in relief when it comes off his face. ]

Uh, no. It's creepy.

I was planning on tucking it onto Hiro's pillow tonight when he's asleep. Too much?

[ SHEEPISH... ]

[ Oh my god ... ]

You're evil.

[ But she's grinning a little now. DO IT. ]

[ he's laughing silently, shoulders shaking a little in an attempt to stifle it. ]

Isn't that why you like me?

....I actually kind of like them...

[ Why is she not surprised ... ]

Yeah, but you've always been into the whole ... you know, cover up your whole body and look kinda mysterious kind of look.

Because it's a cool look! And practical!

[Allen that is nothing practical about your tight pants lemme tell you]

And it's great! I haven't been stared at by a single native!

[ She's totally thinking that, but. ]

Well, yeah, because everyone else is wearing them, so you fit in just fine.

Yeah, exactly! It's a nice change! No one's even tried to make me show an ID for my age!

[ITS THE BEST THING EVER!!]

Though yeah...I guess it is a shame they have to wear these things all the time in the first place.

Eh? Really? Not even at a bar?

[ That's always good news for the I-Look-Way-Younger-Than-I-Am-Because-Bullshit-Magic Crew ]

Yeah! I mean, I haven't tried to order drinks or anything like that. But they let me in without carding!

That's pretty crazy ... I guess since they can't see your face they're just fine with everyone, huh ... ?

I guess so. It's not like they could ask me to take off my mask before I went into a building, I suppose.

Oh my god, I hate them! I feel like I have asthma.

[And in regards to the reply above hers.]

And Allen is a huge nerd.

[ She laughs a little at the comment about Allen. She kind of agrees, sorry Allen ... ]

Yeah, the not being able to breathe well in them is annoying too. But I wouldn't mind suffering as much if I at least looked cute, you know?

Totally. Like, at least my boyfriend's asleep right now, so I don't have anyone to impress. But I'm already sick of looking like a Transformer.

[ Wow, Ino actually understood that reference, holy shit ]

You'd better hope there aren't any in the Fleet or they might get offended.

I'd like to try to see one fit on these pieces of junk. Like, it would have to sleep in the cargo hold.

I mean, there's some people who do that already. It wouldn't be that weird.

Like, by choice, or because they're giant robots?

Hey! Like you're not one too!

There are different degrees, Walker.

Nerd.

Nerdier.

Nerdiest.

Nerdiest times infinity plus one.

[Crap. UM-]

Well that's a nerdy response.

[Ha]

Takes one to know one.

[They're literally six-year-olds.]

It does not.

Does tooooo.

[She could do this all day.]

Does not.

Does too, Walker Texas Ranger.

It's just Walker!

Oh, my apologies, Just-Walker.

[A groan]

Walker.

Trust me, it could be worse. [You don't know truly terrifying fashion sense unless you've seen Immortan Joe and his extended family.] What they should be doing is fixing their world.

[Hopefully someone here can fix the terraforming units, and make the masks themselves obsolete.]

Well, yeah, obviously that's top priority. But they've clearly found time to decorate what they've got a little, too.

[Furiosa is quiet for a moment,] They probably don't find the masks ugly at all, otherwise they probably would have changed them already.

[Coming from a society where that sort of thing was tantamount to luxury items, she can get an adherence to these certain asthetics - which is also why she's so avoident of them herself.]

Why do you think I'm staying on the Caprine as much as possible? I had to wear a breathing mask once for a month. There's no way in hell I'm doing it again willingly.

Eh? Seriously? How come?

[ THAT SOUNDS TERRIBLE ]

Training. [If anyone was wondering what Joseph's opinion is on training, the way he says it is likely indicative of just how much he doesn't want to bother with it ever again if he can get away with it.] I had to learn how to control my breathing, so the damn thing starts choking you if you don't breathe right.

Give me a second, I have to find my tiny violin to play a tune of your terrible dilemma.

[Ino. You feel her. You feel this feeling she feels, deeply.

As masks go, she's managed to dig up one of the slightly more palatable ones, but it's still atrocious. ATROCIOUS. And honestly it's kind of a relief to be able to complain a little, even as she tries to stay optimistic about things on the whole.]

I know, isn't it just — um, I mean, I don't want to be insensitive to the people who have to live here all the time and everything like that but...well, I'm sure they've tried really hard to make their masks as nice as they possibly could with what they have to work with, but...

[...]

It's just sad what a terrible place this is!

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