Amos Burton (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
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reverienet2018-05-22 03:18 pm
tumang) wrote in reverienet2018-05-22 03:18 pm
o1. a m a (un: rocipilot)
[ The video opens to Amos munching on what looks like one of the protein bars the fabricator seem to produce by the dozen. He's looking straight at the camera - this is no mistake broadcast, he learned from the best how to do this - and half of him is in the frame. ]
People keep on asking me about this stuff once they realize I've lived in space a while, so I'm just going to share my wisdom with you all so I don't have to say it a million times again.
[ He stands, the angle of the video changing as he grabs the communicator he borrowed from Alex to broadcast this. As it moves, it pans over what looks like a very large shortgun type of weapon. It ends up points towards Amos's lower body, more specifically, his boots. ]
Okay, first off, keep your mag boots on. Sleep with them if you can. To engage them, lean back on your heels, and walk like you're wearing pumps. Heel first, then toe.
[ He demonstrates on camera. How does he know how to walk in pumps? Who knows?
He turns the communicator back up towards his face, after a few steps. ]
Second, if you feel nauseous when you're walking around the station, try to see if you're walking spinward or counter-spinward. As in, if you walking with the spin of the gravitation rings or not. Walking against it is going to make you feel worse.
Third, don't eat too much, but don't forget to eat, either. Sounds basic, but you'd be surprised.
[ He almost adds that coffee is not a form of food. ]
Fourth, make use of the fitness area on deck 4. We're not at full gravity here, and in space, you lose muscle mass very fast. If you don't want to turn into a noodle, weightlifting and cardio.
Fifth, stow your gear. There are all of these compartments in the crew quarters, don't leave shit hanging around. Anything can turn into a weapon if we suddenly lose gravity, or if it turns out that this barge can do maneuvers. You don't want a mug coming at your face at 4-g.
[ Seriously, stow your gear, people. It's not that hard. ]
Sixth, don't use the sealant guns without gloves. This shit will glue your hands together. Be smarter than that.
[ He resumes eating his protein bar. ]
That's the most important points I wanted to make. Now, if you've got specific questions, shoot.
People keep on asking me about this stuff once they realize I've lived in space a while, so I'm just going to share my wisdom with you all so I don't have to say it a million times again.
[ He stands, the angle of the video changing as he grabs the communicator he borrowed from Alex to broadcast this. As it moves, it pans over what looks like a very large shortgun type of weapon. It ends up points towards Amos's lower body, more specifically, his boots. ]
Okay, first off, keep your mag boots on. Sleep with them if you can. To engage them, lean back on your heels, and walk like you're wearing pumps. Heel first, then toe.
[ He demonstrates on camera. How does he know how to walk in pumps? Who knows?
He turns the communicator back up towards his face, after a few steps. ]
Second, if you feel nauseous when you're walking around the station, try to see if you're walking spinward or counter-spinward. As in, if you walking with the spin of the gravitation rings or not. Walking against it is going to make you feel worse.
Third, don't eat too much, but don't forget to eat, either. Sounds basic, but you'd be surprised.
[ He almost adds that coffee is not a form of food. ]
Fourth, make use of the fitness area on deck 4. We're not at full gravity here, and in space, you lose muscle mass very fast. If you don't want to turn into a noodle, weightlifting and cardio.
Fifth, stow your gear. There are all of these compartments in the crew quarters, don't leave shit hanging around. Anything can turn into a weapon if we suddenly lose gravity, or if it turns out that this barge can do maneuvers. You don't want a mug coming at your face at 4-g.
[ Seriously, stow your gear, people. It's not that hard. ]
Sixth, don't use the sealant guns without gloves. This shit will glue your hands together. Be smarter than that.
[ He resumes eating his protein bar. ]
That's the most important points I wanted to make. Now, if you've got specific questions, shoot.
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did you take it out?
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I ain't about to leave some freakin wriggling piece of shit in my face
It was goddamn terrifying
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You think we were supplyin it energy with the electro-rhythms of our hearts or somethin?
IDK I tried putting the wire into some paneling and it didn't seem to do diddly. Even gathered wire that two of my teammates also had lodged in there.
Pretty useless shit if you asked me. But... uh... I did make earrings outta them.
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you any good with electronics or you just tried on a whim? I wonder if getting all of it together might be more useful, but. dunno. it's worth a shot, though
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And uh
The more I think about that, the more I probably shouldn't have even tried?
But you know the phrase
You only live once
In space
If you want my sick ass earcuffs though, I'd be willing to part with em for a bit
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[ Good thing he didn't break something in his attempt. ]
you only live once, but so do other people that you can kill by flicking the wrong switch
[ Mainly, himself. He doesn't want to die because some Earther played with shit he doesn't understand. ]
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H u h.]
You really think there's a kill switch on the station?
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not anywhere we can find it yet, though. but you cold be playing with something on some panel, thinking you're not doing anything wrong, and suddenly you shut off the air filtering system, or you shortcut the vents, or you open a door and the other side is depressurized
it's easy to die in space