@anonymous

[stabilis]

Kind of forward for a first date, I know, but do any of you have access to tech that can give a guy a clean brain scan? Looking for foreign organics, not the chip.

And has anyone tested the limits of the empathy bond? If not, consider this recruitment for some extreme handholding. Also forward, but I promise I'll buy you a drink as soon as I get my allowance.

Comments

@clarke.griffin

[strove]

He means protein, but the primary source of it here is insects.

[mercurio]

?? are you serious that's gross ueghhghhh i hate buGS

[strove]

Just make sure they crush them, and you'll never know they're there.

They're never alive.

[Clarke Griffin: It could be worse? Jeez.]

[mercurio]

[please respect his disgust...]

i *know* but it's still *gross* now that i know that that's what we gotta be eating for protein!

[strove]

How long have you been here again? You've probably already eaten some.

[mercurio]

don't say that... i've only been here for about a day!

[strove]

That's long enough.

And even if it isn't, that's what you have to do around here.

[mercurio]

ok but someone gave me chicken
are you telling me there's almost no chicken in this place

[strove]

Are you positive it was chicken?

And if it was, they may have spent their entire paycheck on you.

[mercurio]

it really gotta be like that huh
is there really no other type of protein available?

[strove]

What are your thoughts on beans?

[stabilis]

Do they not have algae beer?

[strove]

Oh, I'm sure they do.

But as someone who just faced a future full of algae, do we really want to start there with him?

[stabilis]

[ fair ]

I mean. The beer part's still good.

[strove]

If a friend of mine ever shows up, I'll make sure to send him your way. I have a feeling that you and him will have a lot to talk about.

[#montygreen

Are bugs off the front of her rover worse than algae?

... Yes. In short.

But this is all in good fun.]

[mercurio]

i already know where this is going... i'm not a fan but i'm more of a fan of them than i'll ever be of bugs

[strove]

It could be way worse.

[mercurio]

i GUESS...thanks for the heads up

[strove]

For what it's worth, I didn't have meat until I was almost 18.

[Only now does she give the Source of her perspective.]

It wasn't an option.

[mercurio]

seriously? how come?

[strove]

I grew up in space. It's hard to breed what you don't have.

[Honestly, the fact that a bunch of delinquent teenagers learned how to smoke meat from theoretical lessons is the true victory here.]

[mercurio]

space??? holy shit that's super different from what we have where i come from
how does that work? (if it's ok for me to ask??)

[strove]

You can ask, but I don't know which part you mean.

[mercurio]

UH LIKE..how do you mean you grew up in space??? in like a ship?

[strove]

[Violins begin playing.

Okay, not really.]

I was born in space. As far as anyone knew, that was the only civilization left, so the fragmented parts came together to form one community.

In terms of how that came to be, I think once your implant is up you can look into space travel. It wasn't as advanced as it is here, though there were some mining expeditions. Honestly, the reason why people branched out on those expeditions was similar to what's happening here. Resources are limited, and that means they can't be spent trying to raise livestock when we have to live ourselves.

Though the stations that fed into where I grew up were more scientific stations. Lots of scientists, but not as prepared for being caught up there. Still, they made it work.