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[avicula]

( this isn’t subtle, exactly, but sometimes the direct approach is the most effective. her tone, when dutch addresses the network at large, is crisp, pointed. ) I got the welcome speech loud and clear, but here's two questions for you anyway:

One, who here has heard of the J, the Quad, the Company, or Reclamation Agents? ( if they were telling the truth, the answer should be no one, or hardly anyone. dutch isn’t sure what outcome she’s hoping for: that they were telling the truth, or that this is a slaver ship or one of khlyen’s schemes. no, that’s a lie. she knows exactly which outcome she’s hoping for, but it’s a grim kind of hope. ) Two, I’m going to assume some of you know how to fight. I’m looking for sparring partners, so who’s ready to get their arse kicked?

( dutch has some frustration to work off, and there’s only so much a punching bag can do. )

Oh, and lastly? ( it’s a long shot, but still her tone shifts, something chiding that can’t hide the affection underlying her words. ) Johnnyboy, if you’re here, stop drooling over new tech and find me.

Comments

[avicula]

Arresting.

[deconstruct]

then sparring's probably fine for you

[avicula]

( dutch has too many years of training homing her instincts to kill. blunting them wouldn't be so bad. )

Probably.
But not you?

[deconstruct]

not me.

[ whether his day's going to be hell or not, whether he'll get to hold onto his dignity a little longer, depends on if he can kill fast and move on to the next. he needs those reflexes. he'll need them when he eventually goes back home. ]

[avicula]

Then I won't ask you to spar with me.

[deconstruct]

there's training sims if you want the alternative.

[avicula]

Plenty other people who don't share your opinion about instincts, too.

[deconstruct]

that's fine. just saying, in case you didn't know they were there.

[avicula]

Got a name?

[deconstruct]

andyr. you?

[avicula]

I'm Dutch.

[deconstruct]

are you actually dutch like the nationality or is it just a name?

[avicula]

( there's a nationality with her name in his world? what a strange place that must be. )

It's my name.

[deconstruct]

huh. cool. what year is it where you're from?

I'm making this up

[avicula]

The 67th after the War of the Nines.

lmfao works for me

[deconstruct]

welp, no fucking clue what that means. what was the war over?

[avicula]

What are wars usually over? Land, power.

[deconstruct]

damn. was hoping maybe other worlds were a little less fucking stupid than mine.

[avicula]

I doubt that.

[deconstruct]

wishful thinking

[avicula]

Now that, I don't doubt. Are you usually the type for it?

[deconstruct]

not really. multiverse has me all optimistic.

[avicula]

I'm guessing some things are universal even across universes.

[deconstruct]

seems like it. and it's all the shitty things too.

[avicula]

Just our luck.