♤ Net Work - [Video]

[deal_me_in]

Hey my dudes!

[Here's everyone's favorite Exo- okay, so for most here he's likely the only Exo anyone's ever met- strolling about within one of the many abandoned structures of the city. This one's got some strange gears and machinery of some sort along the back. There are a few cracks in the walls that have given way completely, offering a glimpse of the rest of the city beyond. He must be somewhere fairly high up, given the view.]

So. Important questions. ...well all right, maybe not important but anyway-

One, do we have like...a bar or a tavern, or whatever people like to call 'em nowadays- a pub? We back to that? Yeah- local hangout- we got one of those? Now I realize we don't seem to be a whole lotta people here, but having a watering hole to just enjoy a drink and sit or something in between our trying to solve world problems doesn't sound like a bad thing to have.

Two...

[He's wandered over to some makeshift shelving unit where he's got a few bottles of whatever drinks had been served at that last Agrii-sponsored party. It seemed a shame to let them go to waste, after all! He picks one of the bottles up, watching the red liquid as he turns it from side to side.]

Drinks. Obviously they're available. In connection to question one, a bar's gotta have drinks. So did the Agrii just make these pop out of nowhere or is there a better way to go about making this stuff?

Comments

[doubled_speed]

Yeah
Frankly my Pops isn't a normal machine either, but I'd be as scared for him as I'm worried for you

[deal_me_in]

Normally I wouldn't be too worried so long as I have my mechanic with me, but apparently she didn't come along with the whole transmat.

[Which in itself is slightly worrying and the only reason he's not been going through separation anxiety is because that's just not how he rolls. That is not to say he isn't anxious about the lack of his Ghost.]

[doubled_speed]

Yeah, this place isn't the best at bringing people together. Or letting them stay that way. Sorry to hear it.

[deal_me_in]

Oh, she's not people. But she's definitely a partner. We call 'em Ghosts back home. Not sure how to really describe what they are, but they're like...one part mechanical and one part space magic.

But that's unfortunate. Eh. Guess I'll have to make extra sure not to get myself killed then.

[doubled_speed]

If they're your partner and a sapient being, they're people. Even if they're made up of machine and magic.

Fuck, my mom's a powerful witch, and my dad was a synthezoid, a really advanced robot.

[And this is clearly something important for Tommy to say, given the whole using proper grammar and stuff. He's one-hundred percent non-human rights. Fuck it.]

[deal_me_in]

...hoo. Okay kid, no needa go misfiring. Obviously there's some issues there that I ain't gonna touch because I have a feeling that's a whole other can o' worms. Don't go calling out just 'cuz of vague words, in which case I'd blame the English language over any body any day.

Also, I don't like it bein' implied that I don't care about my Ghost. She's more a part of me than anyone else and it makes me damn twitchy that she ain't here watching my six.

That's an interesting family dynamic you got there. Know what? I'm glad you have one. I'm pretty sure I had one at one point but reboots ain't kind to memories and especially the ones I must have had when I was still organic, but hell, I ain't letting those go. They tell us to, you know? Say its easier.

[doubled_speed]

[He gets a bit twitchy over people treating sentient beings badly. Comes from his history he supposes. Comes from being treated like nothing more than a tool.]

My family is a cluster and a half
So I guess I get it
But i also think I sorta fucked up there
Jumped the gun

I might just, yanno, leave you alone now

Opened mouth insert both feet at supersonic speeds

[deal_me_in]

Yes you did, but the important thing is you're owning up to it. And for what it's worth, sorry if I accidentally triggered it off, but don't blame me for not being psychic. Really puts off a guy.

We'll put that all aside. Start fresh. Get a drink menu going whenever. Okay Tommy? I'll let you browse the possible options from the greenhouse offerings. In the meantime, I've got some location scouting.

[doubled_speed]

Nah man, it's not a psychic thing
besides telepaths are a serious pain

I'll start making up a list of the things i can from the greenhouse
the uploads from datapoints don't always work well for me
So I don't get all of it
i'll run it by other people too

[Well, now he's so self conscious that he's barely even being consistent with his capitalization. Sorry, Just Cayde, sometimes speedsters have fingers faster than even their minds.]

[deal_me_in]

[It's fine, he's the last person to get on anyone's case for stuff like that.]

Great!

I only got the basic idea of those datapoints but I ain't touching them so long as I can help it. Got enough to juggle in my head without something shoving in new stuff.

Anyway! We will touch base later or something.