Voice; un: newt

[groupiedrifter]

Oh man, we have new blood again? Welcome aboard!

I've been saving these stickers for the occasion.

[He sends a snapshot of the stickers in question:]



If you're not a newbie and you really want one, I barter in any of the following: snacks, shiny rocks, manga, monster movies, cool figurines, cigarettes, conversations about tattoos, spaghetti or any type of noodle, cute dimples, cheek kisses, compliments about my boots, neat pictures of any manner of phyla, a tall can of pringles, pens with blue or red ink, caffeine patches, 80's or 90's band shirts, things that hover that shouldn't, fancy scissors, dinosaur stickers, or coffee.

Just come on down to the lab and get your very special prize!

If I'm bumping into tables and jumping six feet in the air because you so much as sneezed in my direction, it's because I'm temporarily blind and literally can't see my own hand in front of my face.

Ciao!

Comments

[groupiedrifter]

['Blood and ashes'? Is that like 'aw heck'? Newt is gonna assume that means 'heck'.]

Mmm'yeah... truth is, the orb takes from us every mission. We pay for the use of the orbs in a lot of ways, some more controlled than others. You probably won't have to deal with it until next mission, but the orbs give us 'personal goals' to fulfill on our gigs. Some worse than others.

The more you perform, the more use you'll get from the orbs.

Not to mention, we pay up by collecting them in the first place.

[dragonmount]

[ it definitely means 'aw heck,' newt is correct. ]

I hadn't heard about the 'personal goals.' What sorts of things have they been?

[ he's bracing himself for bad. some worse than others hardly makes them sound pleasant. ]

[groupiedrifter]

Hmmm, well. The less horrible ones are, like... 'Tell someone how you feel about them.' Boring, invasive, unfun, but generally harmless. But it depends on the person, too, right? 'Start a fight' is way easier for me than 'don't talk for 24 hours'.

And then some are like, yanno.

Stab a teammate.

[dragonmount]

[ itachi had said, the orbs facilitate chaos wherever they go.

he's quiet for a long moment, and then he asks, serious, ]

Do you really believe these orbs can change our regrets?

[groupiedrifter]

Viv and Degar says we can. And I trust both of 'em with my life.

Like, literally. They've helped keep me alive before. So. Yeah. I guess in a roundabout way, I do.

... But it's not without a lot of bullshit to wade through, first.

[dragonmount]

[ note to self: talk to viv and degar. and ]

Thank you for the answers. Um, and I hope your sight returns soon.

[ feel...better....dude,,, but if newt doesn't add anything else, he'll then end the connection. ]