( text ) 001 → day 42

[corrective]

[His tech tells him he can stay a week on the Ingress Complex - he's not feeling it.

Bryan was born and raised in metal can floating in space. Maybe he missed it sometimes, but once he'd had the ground beneath his feet, it'd felt like home. Might be because he was from farm station and he could actually do some real good on a planet with dirt and room to grow, but he didn't think people were really meant to spend their whole lives in the stars.

So he tells the love birds he's going to look around and takes the first ride down on the EN-Line to Kauto. It sparks up a ton of questions.]

Hey, name's Bryan. New to the area, fresh out of that blue tunnel.

Anyone in region one looking to make a trade? Fine company and an iou in exchange for a meal. [The first month's stipend had to stretch, but as someone who has never eaten half the things these restaurants are advertising, he can't be blamed for asking.]

I've got a few more questions.

Anyone know anything about that storm that's got us pinned in?
What are the farms like?
Are there many people my age around?
What the hell is a tanglesnake?

[All important questions, obviously.]

Comments

[rekt]

we just got the tree hous u wanna move alrdy?

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[abide]

It's a lot to get used to. [ Way to be reassuring, Steve. ] I'm not in R1, but if you don't mind heading to R2, I might be able to help you out.

[highlyintuitive]

Depends on how you define age. Solar cycles and orbits vary so it's all arbitrary.

[deconstruct]

the farms are big
green
full of plants
not a lot of ppl packed together
hills and crap
good place to get some quiet
or get murdered idk

[corrective]

No, I like the tree house. Just thinking about the future.

[If they're stuck here. If food runs out.]

[corrective]

[Damn.]

Meet me where the EN-Line will drop me off and you've got yourself a deal.

[corrective]

Earth years. Mostly just looking for a few people I know. Around my age. Know anybody named Nathan?

[corrective]

Sounds pretty good up until the murder.
That happen a lot?
Or is that just, you know, a hypothetical death situation?

[rekt]

they dont seem like there hurting 4 resourses

[corrective]

Someone's gotta worry about us John.

[unaffluent]

Did you figure out meals?

Haven't really looked much into the storm, myself, really.

[ He's more than content to focus on work and his personal life at the moment. ]

I think the farms are different kind of depending on who's running them. Are you looking for something specific?

How old are you?

Don't know.

[rekt]

ok ok yea i get it
well worry abt it
we live in a big tree so obv the ground around here is fertile
we can check for sum nice dirt 4 u to plant stuff in next time ur back

[corrective]

I got something to eat.
No, just getting a feel for what's out there.
Eighteen.
I'm Bryan.

[corrective]

You think the tree people will care?
Someone said they have big farms but I don't want to move.

[rekt]

doubt it
they seem rly into the community thing
worst outcome mayb we hav 2 share
if it doesnt work out, we move
sound good?

[corrective]

Maybe if I offer to give them some they'll let me do it.
You'd do that?
Move for me.

[rekt]

hav u seen miller pissed off?
not interested in bein on teh wrong end of that
yea, if we dont hav a way 2 stock food, we move
basic survival

[ not going to talk about how bryan is something of a friend, or at least, part of what feels like his people here, and murphy doesn't really want to make him run off on his own. he's been there, and it sucks. ]

[corrective]

Yeah.

[He's seen how mad Nathan can get, though never directed at him. Nate tends to do the avoid the situation thing until Bryan pokes at him enough to get him to talk. He has to remind himself that him and Murphy aren't really friends. Not yet, anyway, but at least he's not alone here, pining over someone universes away.]

Wouldn't wanna piss him off.
Makes sense.
Thanks.

[rekt]

np
let me kno if ur gardne needs stuff
ill see what i can grab

[ meaning, steal. or pay for with likely stolen money. ]

[corrective]

If you see any seeds. Small plants.
Grab them.
Do you need anything?

[rekt]

plant stuff, got it
nah im good
emori can hunt and forage btw
u might take her with 2 check the ground

[deconstruct]

not that i know of
just saying
itd be a good place for it

[unaffluent]

I'm 18 too. Name's Adam.

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[worn_wings]

No, no, they're farms, dunno, and a goddamn pain in the ass.

[ In order, because Daryl is not really a helper! ]

[corrective]

You think she'd want that?

[Bryan kind of helped electrocute her, last he remembers. With good reason, but still.]