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[A month without smokes. That's all it's been, but it feels like it's been a year. Sam had thought that the ability to get to a new world would give him some semblance of relief, but all it did was leave him even more disappointed and more frazzled than he was already feeling. Apparently, finding cigarettes is harder to achieve than locating lost pirate treasure.

As a last resort, he turns the people for help, and when the video turns on it reveals one Sam Drake sitting on a couch in his shared living space. His appearance could be better, and his leg shakes nervously as he travels a coin across the back of his hand to keep it busy.]

Okay, you know what? This is--this is just unbelievable. I mean, we get thrown into space, on a ship that is supposed to be advanced, and is even capable of opening portals into other worlds, and yet you're telling me that nobody at all has cigarettes? There's dinosaurs running around like rodents here, but you can't even buy a pack of cigarettes??

[Did his voice just break a little at the end of that? Clearly he's getting too frustrated, as he grabs the coin as it slips between two fingers into his palm. Sam takes a deep breath, closing his eyes as he slowly inhales and tries to compose himself. When he's ready, he looks back at the camera.]

If anybody's got anything--any information, any extra packs, or just even one--I would be extremely grateful if you could let me know. The name's Sam Drake.

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Wow.

I mean wow.

[Guess who looks torn between appalled and seriously amused?]

Don't.

[Laugh? Make fun of him? Insult him? All of the above? Look, he's not happy about this either.]

Oh I wasn't going to say anything.

[...but that smirk on her face isn't inspiring any confidence.]

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As much as I sympathize with your predicament, [ Which isn't much ] the entire economy of this station, such as it is, is a barter economy. What do you have to offer in trade?

All right, that's pretty fair. I'll show you my goods if you show me yours.

[Do you have cigarettes or not is the real question here.]

I think you're vastly misunderstanding the balance of power here. I know how much you want it. What are you willing to give for it?

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you didn't find any on kaittos huh

none whatsoever. i mean you think whoever lived in this ship before could have thought about things like this?

you mean the people who lived on this station 300 years ago those guys

would they even still be good after 3 centuries

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And what would I get out of it, hmm?

My undying gratitude?

I guess I'm a little short on that.

Where are you?

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Good. You should quit.

Well, thank you for your input, Father Duffy, I can feel your concern all the way from here.

Hey, you were 'dead' for fifteen years. Forgive me if I want to keep you around a little longer.

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YOU FUCKING KNOW!!!! YOU KNOOOOOOOOOOW MY PAIN!!!!!!!!!1 I'm fucking dying, dude. I'm selling books for em, they ain't even my books--

[OH THANK GOD SOMEONE ELSE WHO'S SUFFERING]

Wait, wait wait wait.

[A hand goes up.]

You've been selling books for them? Who the hell are you selling them too?!

[HE'S SUFFERING THE MOST, MAN!! HE COULD DIE]

Well a couple of people here, but some of those aliens liked 'em. Didntcha try to sell some info?

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(Normally, Eddie wouldn't go out of his way to speak to an adult that looked like this guy looked. He was the kind of man his mother would warn him about on the streets. Stick her fat finger right at him and go, Eddie, you don't want to wind up like that, do you? To which he would dutifully agree.

But Eddie's restless, and like with most things that loop into his mind when it comes to health, he finds that he can't keep his mouth shut.)

Cigarettes make you smell disgusting and turn your teeth yellow. I'm also about ninety-five percent sure they rot your insides.

[ W O W that is a rude assumption he is a good hearted ex-con who is trying to make a decent life out of thieving and treasure hunting how rude.]

I don't know, I haven't had any problems with my teeth or insides yet. Also, pretty sure the smell is a matter of opinion.

(Uh-huh whatever helps you sleep at night, bud. Eddie knows a sketchy person when he sees one, and this guy screamed sketch. Maybe not the kind of sketch that plucked kids off the side of the road and did messed up things to them, but sketch all the same. Eddie squints at him.

Can you feel the judgement of a twelve year old? Cause it's pretty strong in this one.)

It is not. No one thinks cigarettes smell nice. They're not flowers.

(He points at the camera accusingly.)

I'll bet you have and you don't know it yet.

There has to be something else you could smoke.

[Clara doesn't understand the way cigarettes work. Either that, or she's suggesting narcotics. Either way, she feels sympathy because she doesn't have access to any of her vices here. Of course, her vices are expensive little dresses and her motorbike. But she basically feels like she understands his pain here.]

Well, if you got any suggestions, I'm all ears. I wouldn't want to try some alien plant only to find out I'm allergic or something though.

[Who knows with these kinds of things. He's seen enough weird activity lately to be suspicious of most everything.]

[ That sure is a cigar he's puffing away at.

He's actually banished here to the greenery while he smokes but whatever. ]

I think a few people picked up some weird alien weed. Can't say they found cigarettes.

Going cold turkey is a pain, huh?