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[ Did you miss your free gloom resource? Here it is. ]

... I'm not sure if I want to return. And... I don't have anyone to go with.

[ Her voice gets quieter and quieter, but. ]

So seeing things like this is enough for me.

[ free gloom for free?? ]

Not attached to where you came from? [ given the little he's heard he... somehow is not surprised. ]

You can always go solo to these things. But people will tell you it's more fun in a group. Hence all the people.

[ a self perpetuating problem ]

[ fluid sacs for miles

In addition to the gloominess, loneliness seeps out in waves. Poor Shu, being blasted by all these. ]

For some reason, I imagine that going to one is expensive. That's money I don't have. But... I'll consider it. Thank you, Shu.

Something like this? It's not pocket change, but it's not hundreds of dollars or anything like that. Teuta won tickets to this place, so we only had to spring for food.

[ for a guy who didn't really even want to go to the fairground, he's really trying to push going to the fairground. ]

[ Yuri notices that and wonders why he's making the effort to do so, but she tries to think of what to say in response. ]

Well... working on this ship looks like it'll give decent pay with benefits, so I think I can finally start saving to go to one. It's too bad, since I don't think we can go on the rides here. Then it would be free, wouldn't it?

[ she's so sad about not going to the fairground he's like uhhhhh you should go. feels bad. ]

Maybe there's a fairground planet.

[ there is not. ]

But if they are going to be paying us the amount they're saying they will, you should do something fun with the money as well as being responsible with it. Balance, right?

[ She smiles at the mention of a fairground planet. That would be one huge fairground... ]

Yes! I'll definitely be responsible with it. I have been good with budgeting things for myself on very limited amount of money.

There's something to be said about not having a lot of money. Not in the long run, but you know how to budget and not blow it when you actually get your hands on some.

[ genuinely excited to see what kinds of planets there are... aaaaa. ]

Edited 2024-03-01 00:04 (UTC)

I would never...

[ She smiles. ]

I considered saving a little to maybe get an augment, but... that was a little too ambitious. Thank you for the encouragement, Shu.

[ hm? ]

An augment?

They're like human enhancements.

[ says it like it's totally normal ]

The cheapest ones are still very expensive...

Like... getting lazer eye surgery?

[ which is also very expensive, actually. ]

Um... I suppose that could enhance eyesight to higher than humanly possible, so that could happen.

[ and not corrective surgery ]

[ he is absolutely just thinking of corrective surgery ]

Normally it's just... fixing what's already not working correctly. Like when people don't want to wear glasses.

That sounds very luxurious.

[ Fixing eyesight? Just because they don't want to wear glasses? Damn, dude. ]

People would usually try to adapt to overcome their shortcomings.

[ basically git gud or die ]

Glasses kinda are the adaptation. Probably a pain if you're fighting or working out and they slip down your nose though?

[ gregor could tell them. gregooorrr. share your glasses woes. ]

[ She doesn't want to think about more money............ ]

... I'll be thankful for my own vision being decent.

[ Despite only having one eye. ]

[ hmm. yeah. ]

They say if your senses are lacking in some way, the others work double time to make up for it. Like people with glasses have really good hearing.

Oh... you're right. That's what it looks like when I see others.

[ Not like she would know personally, right!! ]

[ right!! yuri your EYE. ]

Our bodies are pretty good at adapting. Must be a pretty big change if you want to augment something.

If anything, it would have felt reassuring that maybe I could get out of something unscathed. But I won't need it anymore.

You won't need it?

Living in The City is dangerous for anyone, especially the Backstreets. People dying often or disappearing is... normal.

[ Hm. ]

So I won't have to worry about it anymore if I don't return. There seems to be some self-defense needed here, but it doesn't feel as dire.

... Stuff like that happens in a lot of places, but I wouldn't say it gets to the point you'd call it normal.

[ ahh, the city. what a trash pile. ]

You planning on sticking around then? After the eight weeks are up.

I am.

[ Then things get complicated over the week, but I just wanted to put this there so that Shu knows about it FEEL FREE TO HANDWAVE THE REST OF THIS ]

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