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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

[abracafcku]

Experimentation, smuggling, universal domination, who knows? What sort of shit would a shady corporate entity be into where you're from?

[There's some clanging of pots which Shun might hear both through his communicator and from the kitchen on his ship in a strange echo effect.]

Because that's kinda what shady corporate entities do, right? Do shady shit?

[becomebetter]

The same.
Experimentation. Lies. Manipulation.

It is, yes.

What are you doing?

[abracafcku]

Isn't it nice that even in an alternate reality shit still smells the same?

[He chuckles at his own dumb joke and starts scrambling eggs, the fork clicking against the bowl.]

And I'm cooking, my dude. Making an omelette - not sure if I'm gonna do hcheese or vegetables inside or what though.

[becomebetter]

Nice isn’t the word I’d choose.

You’re a chef?
Is that your job here or do you do it for yourself?

[abracafcku]

How about totally fucking fucked up, then?

And it's both - I was a chef at home and the Atroma thought I actually needed an augment to keep doing it here. It's insulting really. If I could take it out, I would.

[becomebetter]

That sounds about right.

I've been told the augments can't be removed.
Have you tried?

[abracafcku]

[Taako chuckles and shakes his head. ]

Since I'm not in the business of self mutilation? Noooope, haven't decided to test that theory. You interested in being the guinea pig for the good of the Fleet?

[becomebetter]

Yes.

[abracafcku]

[The sounds from his communicator and from the kitchen stop dead for a good moment.]

Wait.

Seriously?

You'd just dig into your own head for the fucking funsies? Did you not hear the part where it's supposed to hurt? Like a lot?

[becomebetter]

Yes.
It isn't for funsies.
If they can come out and stay out, it's important.

[abracafcku]

I mean, if you wanna risk your life for it, you do you, my man. I heard death isn't permanent here, but if you do die from it, I'm guessing they'll just stick it back in.

Not saying you shouldn't try it though. It'd be hella baller of you.

[becomebetter]

I'll look into it.
Do you know someone who has died and come back?

[abracafcku]

Only been here a few months, but uhhhh? Not to my knowledge. Some of these guys might've done it and just not said anything about it though.

Kinda hard to bring that up in conversation, yanno? "Hi, I'm Taako, from TV. Have you died and been resurrected yet?" Not the greatest starter.

[becomebetter]

And any of this is?
It's not the most unusual thing I've been told so far.

[abracafcku]

Oh no, this is - don't get me wrong - this is, being here is literally the shittiest conversation starter ever. And I've had some doozies in my time. Being kidnapped to an alternate reality in the far reaches of fucking space kind of trumps everything though, even the "hello, I'm here to kill you" variety.