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text; "I thought this was supposed to be a REWARD"
Can someone please explain to me why the captains are so obsessed with assigning certain maintenance duties for certain parts of the ship to those of us who don't even use them?
I've long since been informed of what goes on in a bathroom, and as such I refuse to go anywhere near one!
[ Peridot just received her rank reward, and she's really not amused by what the note that came along with it is implying. ]
I've long since been informed of what goes on in a bathroom, and as such I refuse to go anywhere near one!
[ Peridot just received her rank reward, and she's really not amused by what the note that came along with it is implying. ]
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Wait... What's your issue with humans washing themselves?
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Has anyone explained to you what the function of a "toilet" is, yet?
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I refuse to explain. Go grab a dictionary from the library and look it up.
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[Then, eventually:]
What. That's disgusting. Why in the stars would they assign this to you instead of someone who's accustomed to dealing with this revolting thing?
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[ Peridot you didn't get a weapon you got a set of cutlery. ]
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[ She is so offended by the very idea. ]
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It doesn't take intellect to throw someone.
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I didn't realize we were still limiting the parameters to intellect, since that's not really a trait I strongly associate you with.
It's worth noting, though, that Banner is surprisingly intelligent. You know... for a human.
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Intelligence is exactly what we were talking about. Don't be obtuse.
Which one is that? The one you're roomed with?
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talk to text
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Getting assigned full time to jobs that actually match my qualifications and make use of my superior technological skills!
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[ Gem ships, anyway. Which is what's important here, because that's what she is. ]
Every thing and everyone has a natural place in the world and I don't care what backwards species is in charge of this rust bucket, I am not going against my function! If they want a gem to do menial tasks like cleaning so badly, maybe they should fire up that stupid Ingress thing and get a Pearl on board here. They love to tidy things up.
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Yanno I've met people who've said that kind of backwards imbecilic rhetoric before and they were wrong then and you are wrong now.
[Not the most diplomatic response there, Jacky...]
Instead of whinging about how nothing is your job how about you buckle down and do the jobs assigned to you because a ship's a community and communities mean everyone has to pitch in even if the job's shite.
[Jacky that's even worse.]
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Oh, and I am pitching in, thank you very much, by doing what I'm best at and what I was made for. I'm the one that keeps those machines functioning, the ones that keep your sorry human lives from crumbling away when you get into trouble because you're incapable of regenerating your forms on your own! I'm the one that volunteers to fix the mechanics of this archaic rust bucket whenever possible because I'm one of the few people on this crew that knows how! So don't you LECTURE me about PITCHING IN.
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...Okay, I'll bite. What's so especially horrific about the bathrooms here? [the voice goes amused and ironic] Or are people just taking the opportunity to use them for purposes other than intended? Don't they have perfectly good beds in their quarters?
[where Bel comes from, the washrooms have specific stalls for that, with self-cleaning surfaces and all the supplies one (or more) might need. perfectly normal bodily functions if that's what you're into, right? galactics are so weird.]
[[OMG I'M SORRY XD;;;;;; can Bel and Peridot be sarcastic snarkfriends once this UM misconception is cleared up?? (and I can totally change the tag if it's uncomfortable just let me know)]]
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[[DON'T WORRY YOU'RE FINE]]
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...so where else are we supposed to eliminate it?
Not that I'm arguing that the job distribution on this rig isn't screwy, I can't help but notice you're not including yourself as one of the "organic types". Am I missing something here?
[[YAY THX~~]]
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Clearly, you are. I'm a Gem, not a human. I don't partake in your kind's ritual of consuming ridiculous amounts of matter for energy, and while I do commend you all for at least devoting a specific spot for the elimination of the resulting waste in order to efficiently contain your mess, I protest thoroughly against the idea of having to go anywhere near it. Does that make sense?
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You are so close to making sense. [the bemused humor would probably come through more clearly in audio. as a matter of fact.....
after a couple moments, a vidcall comes through instead of another text. Bel's sharp, baffled face is framed with brown hair in an ambiguous cut, its clean lines giving no clue as to gender, but clearly suffused with curiosity.]
Even the Cetas have to feed like the rest of us, as gloriously posthuman as they think they want to be. A "gem" is a mineral formation, where I come from. A very pretty formation, mind you, but they don't talk, even on Eta Ceta. Are there many like you on board?
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..Then I apologise on behalf of the rest of us organics for the trouble you're taking on our behalf. [mouth quirks up in a bemused smile.] Are there organics where you come from, or is this all as peculiar to you as it is to some of us?
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[[Don't even try and ask her about the gem origin of species, Bel. It's not a road you want to go down.]]
But to answer your second question, yes: The gem empire is vast and powerful. We control hundreds colonies throughout the galaxies!
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So if there were no organics around, why do you look like.... [sort of] people? Two eyes, a nose -- that is a nose, right? I mean, why stop there?
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Beyond that sort of bipedal form, I mean. I'm a descendant of a genetic engineering experiment; this crew's full of people who would be even further outliers than me back where I come from. Can you customize yourselves?
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What would make them so terrible that we cannot assist with cleaning?
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