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[becomebetter]

Who: Shun Kenzaki
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: No
When: A few days after arrival

username: kenzaki

What's the point of all of this?
Not on a philosophical level.
We're told we're entertainment.

What purpose does this serve?
I don't believe in coincidence or fate.
People make choices and we're here because of that.

We were brought here.
I want to go home.
Is that going to happen?

[ Shun doesn't expect many answers but something, anything, would help. Give him a little bit here. ]

Comments

[privateeyed]

space bar then
i can get us discounted lunch cuz i work there

you can try looking, its probably documented somehow
someone probably shouted about it when it happened

uh good question
i dont think anyone has been forced into anything like that? maybe ill test it out i hate drama

[becomebetter]

Fine.

I’m not sure I wasn’t to watch it but I do want proof it’s been attempted.

Don’t.
It’s careless to put yourself at risk.
We don’t make it easier for them.

[privateeyed]

you can watch whatever you want on the network
aint no rules against it

look i sit in my room a lot to avoid shit
if they havent forced me into shit by now then im the best person to test it

[becomebetter]

They leave all posts up?

I disagree.
Call it luck or it’s that common sense again, but you haven’t been forced into anything.
We should keep it that way.

I’ll do it.

[privateeyed]

as far as i know

its neither probably
just them leaving me alone cuz otherwise i got plenty of drama on my own
you just got here you dont even know what the fuck even goes on

[becomebetter]

So?
You're not in danger and shouldn't put yourself in harm's way to satiate my curiosity.

If they're leaving you alone it should stay that way.

[privateeyed]

not just your curiosity im curious too
doubt itll put me in danger
and if it does i can handle myself fine
security officer is a suitable job for my skillset

[becomebetter]

If you're going to do it I'll come with you.
I won't try to talk you out of it if you're convinced.

But it's irresponsible to go alone.
What is your skillset?

[privateeyed]

im just gonna refuse to do shit?? i dont think i have to go anywhere to do that
if you wanna come sit in my room sure
i got a dog he likes visitors

i know my way around guns mostly
was a corporal in the us army, few years as a cop

[becomebetter]

Sitting in your room is your plan?
You have a dog?

A cop.
My brother was a cop.

[privateeyed]

its a solid plan
yeah adopted him a few planets ago
so hes some alien shiba breed or something

was a cop, not anymore
where?

[becomebetter]

What's his name?

My brother had a dog.
Big eyes. Loud. Loyal.

[ Engaging sad Shun mode. ]

Was.
Tokyo.

[privateeyed]

gent
have a dog back home named lady
thought it'd be clever to make the names match

[ah, it's that kind of was]

gotcha
sorry for your loss

[becomebetter]

It is clever.
I’d like to meet him.

The world suffers for not having Takeshi in it.
Thank you.

[privateeyed]

you can
maybe after lunch

world usually does after that happens
older or younger?

[becomebetter]

Deal.

Younger.
Should have been older.
Behaved as if he was.

He deserved better.
Would’ve liked being here.

[privateeyed]

ha i know the type
not personally but

maybe
some people like it here
i think they're weird but i dont judge too much

[becomebetter]

He wanted a fresh start for the both of us.
The colony was supposed to be that.

This isn't the same but it's at least up front about what it is.

[privateeyed]

a fresh start is good but whats the colony

only reason its up front is cuz none of us are gonna lie about it

[becomebetter]

Short story?
Siren built a colony on Thea and volunteers traded a clean slate in exchange for a lifetime spent colonizing.
We never made it that far.

[privateeyed]

that sucks
i mean that genuinely in case that doesnt come through the text

[becomebetter]

I believe you.
It's your turn now.

[privateeyed]

my turn??

[becomebetter]

Tell me your story.

[privateeyed]

uh ok
joined the army like my dad right out of high school
got blown up in the middle of my second tour

few years later did the cop thing
didnt work out for reasons so i quit
now i do pi work

my story is incredibly exciting as you can see