you mean here, or the military? military was strict yeah only so much water to go around in space
[Those warships were built for long distance travel, stocked well for it with a hydrofarm for sustainability, but that hardly meant every soldier could take their own luxurious time.]
[ she was really hoping he’d bring up space. She really hates asking questions about people’s past, never seeing it as a bonding exercise and more of prying unwantedly. But this she wants to hear. ]
I’ve met someone else from space. She hasn’t talked about it much but What is it like? I’ve heard radio programs describe it as cold. And stars are far away.
No, I'm afraid I didn't receive much schooling. This sort of thing I've only heard about in passing. Do they look like the sun? I always wondered if it is as large as it looks. Sometimes the moon hangs so low in the sky. Like it's about to dip into the Earth. Is it like that?
apollo? is that like... an old earth thing? huh, name sounds familiar
i didnt get much either schooling i mean dropped out
all stars are kinda the same in theory, just giant balls of fire and gas but not all the same size alpha a is bigger than our sun, b is smaller the moons a lot closer to earth so it looks big to us, but the suns a whole 400 times bigger!
[Excitement leaks into the message. He's not that smart, he looked some of this up on The Internet with the implant -- won't confess how much time he does spend researching random information now with everything available at a thought.]
Yes, I think it was the American space shuttle. Russia might have had one before, but I'm not certain.
[ you bet your bottom she's bringing up that ! ]
Ah, you really enjoy talking about this, don't you? I'm glad you found a field that you're passionate about. As far as interests go it's a very fascinating topic. Your job here, is it related to space too?
yeah its okay didnt get to learn much about space before i went up there besides basics
[Playing down his interest...]
its just cool we can look up whatever shit we want on the implants but i work for a construction company you probably dont have a job yet huh? what do you think you wanna do?
A book on sign language. I was trying my best to learn but I'm afraid I'm not that great at it.
Really? I guess I hadn't either before applying. It's a lot of lights and interesting music. The general energy is excited and noisy. Before I use to sit alone for long periods of time with only the radio playing.
definitely tons of resources for that online hold on
[What follows is a slew of several links to tutorials -- mostly videos which demonstrate sign language and teach basic first steps to viewers.]
isnt it crazy?? theres so much
sure i could come visit you there sometime i go out to clubs and its real bright and energetic too sitting alone sounds like a way different environment whyd you apply?
That's incredible! I... this makes so much sense now. I confused those two signs so no wonder he couldn't understand me at the time. I can't believe no one corrected me.
You'll fit in right away, then. I'm not sure, if I'm honest. I worked in a club [ brothel? lounge? refuge house?? ] for a little while. It sounds silly but in my old city I had very limited options in what I could do. Someone told me that credentials are hard to fake here so I thought it was similar enough...
see told you why were you learning sign language anyway?
i get that. kinda why i stuck with the job i got here. its easy, im already good at moving around heavy shit and i could get it fast and get my own place faster if you wanted to work somewhere else, where would you? something quiet?
Someone I was living with was deaf. He was very good at reading lips, but I wanted to be able to speak with him in a way that he was most comfortable with. It was challenging. Everyone around us always signed so fast. I felt lost most of the time.
Yes, I understand exactly what you mean. It's nice, isn't it? Owning something you earned with hard work. I'm... not sure. I don't like being alone, but I think working in a library or garden would be nice. Too bad that books don't exist anymore. Maybe the garden... but the tips are very good at the casino...
[ later, she will be mortified about how much she is talking here. who says exactly what's on their mind? wild. ]
sounds like a lot of work not everyone wants to put in the effort of a new language pretty nice of you
[Sometimes talking about shit like this is easier over text. Spun out on a thought and lack of physical interaction, words can wander without restriction. Or so Cain feels that way.]
a garden? maybe theres one here theyve got those green spaces up on roofs right? could do both, work one part time or something like that. sometimes i do fights, for pay been saving up
[That she's offering help and concern despite the newness of their acquaintance sticks with Cain. Sincerity isn't lost on him, even if he'll be the first to deflect a kindness.]
ill be fine, dont worry i fight all the time
[Not untrue, even if the context has changed.]
not really know a few people who are into em so maybe ill ask for advice never really had somethin like that of my own you know? so lets say i get it someday would you wanna try riding?
I understand. If it's going to be a pride and joy it should be perfect. Would you want it in blue or another colour? I'm... not sure. I've never driven anything before. Not even a bicycle. I'm afraid I'd
wipe out [ ???? thats the lingo right? ]
But I would like to watch you. I wonder how high they go?
havent really thought about it but yeah maybe a bright electric blue
[He likes that particular color, if this conversation is any indication.]
no idea but its cool huh? technology like that plus pretty safe theyve got automated systems so even if you were in manual control you could probably set the computer so itd intervene if you were gonna crash ill let you know if ever i get one
Ahh, I had a feeling. As a child I thought red made things move faster. But it might be too flashy and distracting for something that hovers in the air.
That makes me feel better. But I think just watching has it's good points as well.
[ Is she giving off the impression that she isn't a risk taker at heart? ]
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you mean here, or the military?
military was strict yeah
only so much water to go around in space
[Those warships were built for long distance travel, stocked well for it with a hydrofarm for sustainability, but that hardly meant every soldier could take their own luxurious time.]
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I’ve met someone else from space. She hasn’t talked about it much but
What is it like?
I’ve heard radio programs describe it as cold. And stars are far away.
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with experience up there
wasnt that cold since the temperature was regulated
on ship, i mean. cant really go outside
[No oxygen, etc etc.]
stars are far away yeah
closest one to us is the sun
next ones out are a binary pair
somethin called alpha centauri a and b
you ever heard of em?
[He remembers learning this in class, one of the few things he'd paid attention to - and he's almost excited to share.]
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No, I'm afraid I didn't receive much schooling. This sort of thing I've only heard about in passing.
Do they look like the sun?
I always wondered if it is as large as it looks.
Sometimes the moon hangs so low in the sky. Like it's about to dip into the Earth. Is it like that?
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i didnt get much either
schooling i mean
dropped out
all stars are kinda the same in theory, just giant balls of fire and gas
but not all the same size
alpha a is bigger than our sun, b is smaller
the moons a lot closer to earth so it looks big to us, but the suns a whole 400 times bigger!
[Excitement leaks into the message. He's not that smart, he looked some of this up on The Internet with the implant -- won't confess how much time he does spend researching random information now with everything available at a thought.]
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[ you bet your bottom she's bringing up that ! ]
Ah, you really enjoy talking about this, don't you?
I'm glad you found a field that you're passionate about. As far as interests go it's a very fascinating topic.
Your job here, is it related to space too?
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didnt get to learn much about space before i went up there
besides basics
[Playing down his interest...]
its just cool we can look up whatever shit we want on the implants
but i work for a construction company
you probably dont have a job yet huh?
what do you think you wanna do?
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I see.
I haven't really tried to search anything in particular.
There was a book I use to study... I wonder if I could find it.
Oh, I have a job. I serve alcohol at a casino.
It's very hectic. I mean, the atmosphere. Not to sound ungrateful. It's just... different.
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[No, don't blame yourself, Alex. It's all him.]
a casino? never even been to one before...
different how?
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Really? I guess I hadn't either before applying.
It's a lot of lights and interesting music. The general energy is excited and noisy.
Before I use to sit alone for long periods of time with only the radio playing.
Would you like to go sometime?
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hold on
[What follows is a slew of several links to tutorials -- mostly videos which demonstrate sign language and teach basic first steps to viewers.]
isnt it crazy?? theres so much
sure
i could come visit you there sometime
i go out to clubs and its real bright and energetic too
sitting alone sounds like a way different environment
whyd you apply?
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That's incredible! I... this makes so much sense now. I confused those two signs so no wonder he couldn't understand me at the time.
I can't believe no one corrected me.
You'll fit in right away, then.
I'm not sure, if I'm honest.
I worked in a club [ brothel? lounge? refuge house?? ] for a little while.
It sounds silly but in my old city I had very limited options in what I could do. Someone told me that credentials are hard to fake here so I thought it was similar enough...
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see told you
why were you learning sign language anyway?
i get that. kinda why i stuck with the job i got here. its easy, im already good at moving around heavy shit
and i could get it fast and get my own place faster
if you wanted to work somewhere else, where would you? something quiet?
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Yes, I understand exactly what you mean. It's nice, isn't it? Owning something you earned with hard work.
I'm... not sure. I don't like being alone, but I think working in a library or garden would be nice.
Too bad that books don't exist anymore. Maybe the garden... but the tips are very good at the casino...
[ later, she will be mortified about how much she is talking here. who says exactly what's on their mind? wild. ]
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not everyone wants to put in the effort of a new language
pretty nice of you
[Sometimes talking about shit like this is easier over text. Spun out on a thought and lack of physical interaction, words can wander without restriction. Or so Cain feels that way.]
a garden? maybe theres one here
theyve got those green spaces up on roofs right?
could do both, work one part time or
something like that. sometimes i do fights, for pay
been saving up
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[ not to mention he wouldn’t bother talking to to you if you didn’t know ASL. And she had so much to thank him for. ]
Yes, the sky parks. I haven’t visited yet but I have plans.
Oh, is that dangerous here?
[ totally under the impression that people pay him to go beat people up in the streets. ]
May I ask what you’re saving up for?
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its crazy being that high up with so much green around you
[Is the fighting ring dangerous? In some respect, fighting always is, but...]
its underground
havent had any issues yet
kinda dangerous in this city no matter what
given the situation, but i can handle it
nothing really? never had a way to make money like this so
just in case some shit happens
maybe get a bigger place someday
or a hoverbike
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[ squashing down the urge to send a sea of worried texts. After all, he might be one of those people who can grind anyone into dust with no effort. ]
All right. Just please, if you ever need help...
[ she doesn’t know why she says that, not like she can do anything in that sort of situation. ]
A hoverbike? I’ve only seen the cars. Do you have one in mind?
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ill be fine, dont worry
i fight all the time
[Not untrue, even if the context has changed.]
not really
know a few people who are into em so maybe ill ask for advice
never really had somethin like that of my own you know?
so lets say i get it someday
would you wanna try riding?
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I'm... not sure. I've never driven anything before. Not even a bicycle. I'm afraid I'd
wipe out [ ???? thats the lingo right? ]
But I would like to watch you. I wonder how high they go?
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but yeah maybe a bright electric blue
[He likes that particular color, if this conversation is any indication.]
no idea
but its cool huh? technology like that
plus pretty safe
theyve got automated systems so even if you were in manual control you could probably set the computer so itd intervene if you were gonna crash
ill let you know if ever i get one
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As a child I thought red made things move faster. But it might be too flashy and distracting for something that hovers in the air.
That makes me feel better. But I think just watching has it's good points as well.
[ Is she giving off the impression that she isn't a risk taker at heart? ]
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haha. reds a good color too. like danger and violence
or gold
flashy and distracting is exactly what i want from somethin that hovers in the air
fine. ill let you watch the first go around
but gonna insist you take a ride for yourself eventually
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Maybe gold stripes would be a nice touch on a blue bike.
Oh
All right
I’ll try my best.
[ and also take out a small insurance policy along the way ]
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idea of driving a hoverbike
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