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driftfleet2018-09-29 12:49 pm
abracafcku) wrote in driftfleet2018-09-29 12:49 pm
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Who: Taako
Broadcast: None
Action: First Breath, Planetside
When: 9/28
First Breath
Planetside
Broadcast: None
Action: First Breath, Planetside
When: 9/28
First Breath
1. Kitchen
[The Marsiva had become boring after the first day of having absolutely nothing to do. He'd spent the time trying to understand what was going on, and then decided napping was probably the best thing since he was stuck anyway. Which is why he was in the middle of a trance-like nap when the Atroma jingle went off and he exploded onto the First Breath's kitchen with confetti and questionable looking chocolate pudding cups.
Taako blinked, then dusted the confetti off his clothes and wizard's hat. The first thing he saw was the sad state of this kitchen, and Taako put his hands on his hips with a sigh.]
Is this seriously what they want me to work with?
2. Cargo: Salvage
[After settling into the crew, Taako immediately went out salvaging. Something about that seemed to be the right thing to do, so he is dragging bits of metal sheeting, wires, robot parts, and sacks full of gears and pieces into the cargo hold. The planet is basically made for looting, so he's doing his level best to loot the shit out of it. He also has a Mage Hand - an invisible force - carrying several lush looking throw pillows trimmed in various colored fringe and blankets.
When he comes onto the ship, when he sees someone in here, he immediately motions to them.]
You, person whose name I totally remember, go grab the rest of this, hm? I'm not exactly the brawn type.
[The Marsiva had become boring after the first day of having absolutely nothing to do. He'd spent the time trying to understand what was going on, and then decided napping was probably the best thing since he was stuck anyway. Which is why he was in the middle of a trance-like nap when the Atroma jingle went off and he exploded onto the First Breath's kitchen with confetti and questionable looking chocolate pudding cups.
Taako blinked, then dusted the confetti off his clothes and wizard's hat. The first thing he saw was the sad state of this kitchen, and Taako put his hands on his hips with a sigh.]
Is this seriously what they want me to work with?
2. Cargo: Salvage
[After settling into the crew, Taako immediately went out salvaging. Something about that seemed to be the right thing to do, so he is dragging bits of metal sheeting, wires, robot parts, and sacks full of gears and pieces into the cargo hold. The planet is basically made for looting, so he's doing his level best to loot the shit out of it. He also has a Mage Hand - an invisible force - carrying several lush looking throw pillows trimmed in various colored fringe and blankets.
When he comes onto the ship, when he sees someone in here, he immediately motions to them.]
You, person whose name I totally remember, go grab the rest of this, hm? I'm not exactly the brawn type.
Planetside
1. Shopping
[You cannot expect Taako to go to a world of literal shopping and not come back with all the craziest shit. But sadly, he does not have a lot of money since he is recently arrived and was not part of this cargo haul that apparently got some people money and others not so much. Which means Taako has to do what Taako does best and improvise.
And he's doing a goddamn God Tier job at it. He's getting new outfits pieced together from clothing crates lost to the dumps, he's getting new throw pillows, blankets, random knick-knacks, and he's trying to find some goddamn weapons just because how bitchin' would it be to roll around the galaxy with a pair of machine guns strapped to his back? Totally, that's how much.
But he still has no money, so he'll slide over to the closest person in the same store as him and smile.]
Hey there, thug, you wanna help me with something?
2. Arena - Locked to Lup
[He could fight here, but why go through the effort? It's so much easier to wait until he sees a good bet and then toss as much of the Charmed credit he's earned so far straight into it. If he loses? Oh well. If he wins? Hell yeah.
So the second he sees Lup enter the arena, he knows exactly what to do. He bets every single credit he's earned so far on her winning. He highly doubts anyone here could conquer her level of spellcasting and the utter destruction he has a feeling she's capable of doing. Most people here relied on melee combat and, well, wizards are made for smashing from afar. This is also a good way to check what she's capable of and she did not disappoint.
Once the battle is over, he waits down by the fighters' exit, leaning up against the wall with a pocket full of credits.]
Nice job, Destructo.
[You cannot expect Taako to go to a world of literal shopping and not come back with all the craziest shit. But sadly, he does not have a lot of money since he is recently arrived and was not part of this cargo haul that apparently got some people money and others not so much. Which means Taako has to do what Taako does best and improvise.
And he's doing a goddamn God Tier job at it. He's getting new outfits pieced together from clothing crates lost to the dumps, he's getting new throw pillows, blankets, random knick-knacks, and he's trying to find some goddamn weapons just because how bitchin' would it be to roll around the galaxy with a pair of machine guns strapped to his back? Totally, that's how much.
But he still has no money, so he'll slide over to the closest person in the same store as him and smile.]
Hey there, thug, you wanna help me with something?
2. Arena - Locked to Lup
[He could fight here, but why go through the effort? It's so much easier to wait until he sees a good bet and then toss as much of the Charmed credit he's earned so far straight into it. If he loses? Oh well. If he wins? Hell yeah.
So the second he sees Lup enter the arena, he knows exactly what to do. He bets every single credit he's earned so far on her winning. He highly doubts anyone here could conquer her level of spellcasting and the utter destruction he has a feeling she's capable of doing. Most people here relied on melee combat and, well, wizards are made for smashing from afar. This is also a good way to check what she's capable of and she did not disappoint.
Once the battle is over, he waits down by the fighters' exit, leaning up against the wall with a pocket full of credits.]
Nice job, Destructo.
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But also so straight-laced it hurts.]
Taako, chef of the First Breath. Can you keep an eye on the shopkeep for me? He's reeeeeal suspicious of me and I haven't done a thing. [yet]
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If you really are innocent, [Which Shiro isn't sure he buys at the moment.] then there's no need to keep an eye on anyone.
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Taako looks offended and crosses his arms over his chest, turning away.]
Apparently some other elven looking alien hit a shop nearby and he's been judging me since I walked in. I have the credits [no, he doesn't] but he thinks I'm stealing just because of the way I look. I'm a rogue class. It's ridiculous.
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Taako sighs at the suggestion and points at a few pieces of machinery behind Shiro.]
Can't I'm afraid. I need those for a project I'm commissioning and this is the only place I've found that has them in any condition good enough to use.
[Plus he wants a new stock pot and that's in direct line of sight of the shop owner.]
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Shiro crosses his arms, still not convinced. In fact, it's starting to feel like they're trapped in a loop here.]
Go ahead and buy them, then. I'll jump in if the clerk mistreats you.
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Taako sighs and turns out his pockets to show he's woefully unpaid as of yet. He has some money of course, but probably not enough.]
To be fair, I don't have enough to get it. I was hoping to put it on layaway or get a loan?
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If you had asked at the beginning instead of trying to get me to help you steal, you would've gotten a loan. [Which means no, Shiro isn't giving him any money now. He's usually all about helping newbies, but he won't reward criminal activity.] Every system we visit has a variety of job offers to choose from, have you checked out those?
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Taako sighs and shrugs.]
Worth a try.
[Whether he means stealing or the jobs is another thing.]
I technically have a job already, but the paycheck is slow to roll out. I guess I could just transmute some gold but that seems like cheating.
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[Taako, what is that logic even. Shiro is so confused right now.]
If you're using trash to do the transmuting, I don't see the problem. It'd be like recycling.
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[He's a petty criminal, not a revolutionary.]
I'm not an animal.
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[Especially coming from a thief! That's a big compliment from Shiro!]
But you should also know that Atroma pays us for good ratings. An emotional moment with a close friend can mean an extra zero in your bank account. So far, not a single system has asked us to back our income.
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So you're basically telling me it's fine to create counterfeit and commit a higher felony than just giving myself a five finger discount. Man, I guess I was wrong about which one of us was the more twisted.
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Recycling trash into gold benefits everyone and nobody loses. Stealing is a selfish act that hurts the business.
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The economy of this planet loses, my dude. And I'm taking stuff that isn't moving - if you're so opposed to it, then you buy it.
[He crosses his arms.]
I'm not going to be your counterfeit kingpin.
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TV stars always get paid shitloads of money, my dude. It's just how it goes. Unless the Atroma are their own government, I doubt they're just mintin' money to give it to losers like us.
[He hopes. ....Well, it's not his fault if he isn't aware it's inflationary currency right? He just won't make it. That's a thin but important distinction.]
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I'm not an expert in this subject, but I don't think reality show participants usually get paid, and if they do they don't get the amount of zeros we do. Atroma is-- complicated. The show used to exist years ago, but nobody knows our cycle. They knew about Atroma in certain planets we visited, but also old news. They were involved in strange projects, and they hide behind the tv excuse. They make us move strange cargo and don't like it when we find useful information.
[He sounds more bitter with each word.]
Nobody has recognized us so far. We have no idea where the money comes from. For the people in these systems, there isn't a difference between money we got from working in here, what we got from Atroma or what we could've robbed in a previous planet. We're just the strangers that arrive with credits.
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Taako frowns as he regards Shiro for a moment. He was promised fame on this dumb boat which is the only reason he hasn't tried in earnest to break out of here. If everything was just some weird front for whatever the Atroma were actually up to? Yeah, he's outta here.]
Wonderful. Just one more lie up on the board, I guess.
[He rolls his eyes and sighs, dusting some invisible thing off his arm to give himself something to distract him from the fact that he's essentially been kidnapped for no reason now.]
Shouldn't be surprised though. Anyone who's willing to break through to extraplanar systems to kidnap people aren't going to be the most forthright people in the universe.