[Video] un: unrecovered

[notyourrookie]

[Wash does not look great. He's cleaned up, but bruised and exhausted looking, strangely like he's just come out of a fight. That's what you get for actually throwing yourself into a fight with a half-woman half-shark and an AI possessed man with the strength of ten bears.

He also looks less than impressed.]

I'm pretty sure this is all some bullshit mindgame anyway. But in case it isn't...

Let me know if you see any idiots calling them blue team and red team. I owe them... I think I owe them a favour.

And if you see any suits of armour, grey and yellow. That's mine.

Comments

Re: [ video ] un: becket

[notyourrookie]

Huh. That's... weird. I've never even visited Earth. It's just how things are.

No such thing as too paranoid.

Re: [ video ] un: becket

[wentnuclear]

What year is it? And where'd you grow up, then?

[ Since you look human, bro. He shouldn't assume that anymore, but it feels weird to assume the other way, too. Raleigh's new policy is gonna be to just ask everyone. ]

...that's dark.

Re: [ video ] un: becket

[notyourrookie]

2554. And I grew up on a colony in the Leonis Minoris system.

[He shrugs.]

Just sensible.

Re: [ video ] un: becket

[wentnuclear]

I don't even know where that is. Is it still in the Milky Way?

[ Yeah, Raleigh's not sure he wants to touch that one, because he... might agree, but it's definitely not a fun way to look at the world. Let's just talk about stars, okay? ]

Re: [ video ] un: becket

[notyourrookie]

Yeah. The galaxy's a big place. But it's a long way from Earth. Expensive trip.

Re: [ video ] un: becket

[wentnuclear]

That far into the future I'm not even sure it's worth a visit. I mean, my Earth seems like kind of an extreme example after talking to people here, but we've kinda wrecked it already... by necessity in a lot of cases. Still.

Re: [ video ] un: becket

[notyourrookie]

It's always sounded like a pretty nice place. I've been to Casbah. That was fancy as hell.

Re: [ video ] un: becket

[wentnuclear]

It really depends where you are, at this point, but I do like it. Even if I've got nothing to compare it to.

Where's Casbah? And what's it like there?

Re: [ video ] un: becket

[notyourrookie]

Capital of Tribute. I had shore leave for a while. It's a big city, lots to see. Lots of bars.

Re: [ video ] un: becket

[wentnuclear]

If that's your thing you're gonna be pretty disappointed here. There is a bar, for some reason, but it's... questionable.

Re: [ video ] un: becket

[notyourrookie]

It's... not. Anymore. But what else are you supposed to do on shore leave?

Re: [ video ] un: becket

[wentnuclear]

Good point. I've never really had it but I guess... whatever you want? At this point I'd probably find a decent meal and see a movie or something.

Re: [ video ] un: becket

[notyourrookie]

You reach a point where just getting blackout drunk is all you want.

Re: [ video ] un: becket

[wentnuclear]

...yeah, I do know that feeling.

[ It never overlapped with his service... the longing for oblivion had come after, and at that point he hadn't been the one who had to worry about being sober when a Kaiju alarm blared anyway. He tilts his head at Wash curiously. ]

How long have you been in?

[ video ] un: becket

[notyourrookie]

The military? About... [He frowns, trying to remember. There's a lot of time that isn't quite fixed in his head.] Ten years? I enlisted when I was eighteen. I think I'm getting on for thirty.

Re: [ video ] un: becket

[wentnuclear]

Wait, you don't... know how old you are?

[ That's kinda weird, man. ]

[ video ] un: becket

[notyourrookie]

It's been a very strange few years.

Re: [ video ] un: becket

[wentnuclear]

[ Raleigh understands that sentiment, too, but. ]

Can't you just go by what year it is? Or does everybody keep track of time differently in deep space?

Re: [ video ] un: becket

[notyourrookie]

If it was that easy, I wouldn't have to think about it.

Re: [ video ] un: becket

[wentnuclear]

Guess not. Sorry.

What's your name, anyway? I'm Raleigh.

Re: [ video ] un: becket

[notyourrookie]

You can called me Wash.

Re: [ video ] un: becket

[wentnuclear]

[ Strange how he puts it that way -- like it's not actually his name, but whatever. ]

Okay. Wash.

Do you want a tour or anything?

Re: [ video ] un: becket

[notyourrookie]

...sure. That might be a plan. I like to know the terrain.

Re: [ video ] un: becket

[wentnuclear]

It's not all that exciting, but a lot of walking to do alone. Meet me on the observation deck? We can start at the top.

Re: [ video ] un: becket

[notyourrookie]

Sounds like a plan. I'll head over now.