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[arches]

Okay, so not to be ungrateful--because I really appreciate being fished out of the ocean and given a crash course, really, I do--but the whole time thing? Things are just frozen, back where we came from, is that it?

_{( He pauses for a moment, and huffs. Perceptive listeners will be able to tell that he sounds exhausted, more so when he continues. )}

Yeah, I find that a little hard to swallow. More than this place, even. Has there been any verification, on that? Or am I just supposed to assume the nice people fishing me out of the ocean were telling the truth?

_{( Another pause, some muttering that isn't quite audible, though there may be a curse or two in there. Something about deserving this? Who knows. And then, just as unceremoniously as it began, the feed cuts. )}

Comments

[dadissues]

You're telling me.

[arches]

More just making the observation, really.

[dadissues]

Are you new here, though? People keep showing up.

[arches]

Guess so. Relatively.

[dadissues]

Well, ya get used to it all after awhile. It's not that bad here. Just be careful of some of the kedan. Lots of 'em don't like us.

[arches]

Yeah, I've gotten that warning more than once. What'd they do?

[dadissues]

Some of them kidnapped a few of us and were going to kill them cause they don't like foreigners or some bullshit. But the police here basically just killed them all. It was seriously messed up.

[arches]

Messed up, but it's not like it's the first time that's ever happened.

We're foreigners. Of course some of the natives are going to hate us. Though granted, that's a bit of an extreme way of dealing with it.

[dadissues]

Yeah, but it's not our fault we're here! We sure as hell didn't choose this.

[arches]

See, that logic makes sense to me. I don't think it would to people who'd made up their minds to hate us already.

[dadissues]

...Ugh. I know that. It still pisses me off.

[arches]

I'd take that over the public execution, personally.

[dadissues]

Who's to say they won't try it again, though? We might have public executions on our hands before too long.

[arches]

Well, you can't say you aren't prepared for it, now.

[dadissues]

That doesn't really help.

[arches]

Sure it does. You can be on your guard. If you're not expecting someone to knife you in the back, you won't exactly be on lookout for the knife, will you?

[dadissues]

Che, I guess that makes sense.

[arches]

Of course. I said it.

[dadissues]

Eh? So what, you're some kinda genius?

[arches]

Yeah, couldn't you tell? _{( Lies. All the lies. )}

[dadissues]

Tch.

[arches]

Ask a stupid question...

[dadissues]

Oi, I was being sarcastic! Or, like. It was one of those hypoquestionals.

[arches]

That doesn't make it less stupid.

[dadissues]

Ugh, shut up.