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[The white-haired man peering out of the screen at you has a faintly dubious expression on what you can see of his face, like he wasn't actually sure this would work.]

Uh... hey. [A slight pause, like he's not sure what to say.] I'm not used to talking for this kind of thing... I guess... I'm new here? The name's Ginko. Looks like I'm stuck here with the rest of you for a while, so I'd really like to get to know as many people as possible.

I've been assigned to be one of your medics. Hopefully I won't meet too many people because of that, though.

[But if this is the kind of place he thinks it is, he doesn't have his hopes up about that.

Another, smaller hesitation.]

Ah... if anyone here recognizes the name Edensphere... I'd definitely like to meet you. You might know me as Cloud, in that case.

[He kind of nods to the screen, and cuts the feed.]

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It wasn't that great, actually.

I was trying to go somewhere else. I have no idea how I got here. I definitely didn't agree to it. Did you?

So you traded one shithole for another, big whoop.

Yeah? Hell? Was that where? Cause this is where that leaves you. I thought I was gettin' some good work...I shoulda known they'd take advantage of the fine print.

I was trying to get to one of my friend's worlds. It doesn't matter now.

[He's stuck here, hoping he'll be able to get there later.]

Well, I guess they expect us to work here, too. Probably not what you signed up for, though.

Was yours really that terrible that you'd go to a whole 'nother world?

Not this kinda thing, no. They offer you the new plane of existence and a pension too?

I was expecting I could go back one day, if I wanted to, but it wasn't the kind of life I wanted to live anymore.

You mean where I was expecting to go or when I signed the contact to work on this ship?

You just believed em on their word to send you back? The hippie life got old.

Both.

Plenty of people tried out the portals and got back easily. I was going with a friend, it wasn't like he was going to hold me prisoner.

I wasn't expecting anything but good companionship and good stories, when I stepped through that portal. Here... I'm just hoping I can get back, sooner or later.

Unlike here, bein' prisoner as free labor. Were those portals like that Ingress thing here?

Seriously?! Stories? Companionship? [he looks to high heaven-- wait is heaven lower??] Once a hippie, always a hippie.

I didn't get a good look at it, but I don't think so. The ones in Edensphere were like looking through a window.

[He rolls his eye a little.]

Yeah, well. It's what I wanted.

[And if you can't understand that he's not sure what to say.]

Sounds a hell of a lot more exciting than just some void into assloads nowhere. Or somewhere.

[groans]

You're outta your mind but whatever. You partly got what you wanted, right.

Not really.

You get new digs, man. For free. Not even kids who backpack around the country get this much.

[He'll just stare at Badou for a moment, not sure he heard that correctly.]

And you think a free room makes up for everything I was forced to leave behind?

[Not going to touch the backpacker comment.]

But you were originally gonna leave anyway, right? Beggers can't be choosers.

I told you, I was going to a friend's world. He was taking me to his ship.

Edensphere wasn't my home, just a place I stayed for a while.

[He has complicated feelings on this matter.]

Alright lets break it down-- you were gonna leave anyway. Your own world kinda sucks? Free room and board. Didja really know your friend's world was all milk and honey and all that?

[No, that's not the point at all.]

Either you don't understand or you don't want to. Nevermind.

[His friend isn't here, that's the point.]

[this grouch here:]

You ain't makin' any sense at all! I'm trynna understand but I ain't your therapist y'know.

I never asked you to be.

[Yeah sorry he's clamming up now. Hope you didn't want to have any kind of productive conversation about this.]

[he just sighs so loudly
he doesn't understand his tact is....nonexistent]

Whatever, man. I'm just trynna help and you're gonna shove that thing up your ass just a lil bit more. S'fine. Its a good thing it ain't just us against the world up here.

[Sorry but he's not going to respond to you anymore. Bai.]

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