Life would be relatively fine if you lived in a nest. Those areas are actually protected by the corporations as long as they work to earn it. Some areas had schools. I barely managed to go to one, but...
[ Shu goes uuuup and hiiiigher. ]
I ended up working for L Corporation for a long time. It was an underground building, so I didn't see sunshine for years.
Like an upper class neighbourhood versus a downtown one with less funding? [ he's getting the impression that's the big difference in the City, just... amped up to 11. ]
Underground? [ hm. ]
Guess if you have somethng to hide, putting it out of line of sight's the way to do it.
Yes, something similar to that. People in Nests sometimes made it a habit to watch the Backstreets from their houses as if they were watching television.
[ Shu goes even hiiiigher... maybe he's almost parallel to the ground at the highest point now. ]
... Yeah, people do that when they're in some kind of place of protection or privilege I guess. Wonder if they think it's a way of reminding them what they're trying to avoid.
But yes, I pretty much lived underground for a long time, so I didn't get to see the outside world for a while. Though... I would say so much changed, but at the same time... not really.
And then you ended up in space. From one extreme to the other.
...
It feels that way about a lot of places. When I travelled with Teach, we'd go back to some places now and again. Even if it'd been years, they felt familiar.
[ it says a lot, really. that even with everything going on here, this is where she'd prefer to be. ]
You can see the stars, at least. You've already said you're not going back to the City, a few times. But-- I'm guessing another Tour is off the table after everything that's happened.
If I didn't have any options, I would still stay here. However, Scien gave me an option to go to his world to work as his research assistant. I have until the end of the tour to decide...
[ Yuri pauses to think on something, but she forgot Shu was still on a moving swing, so she gets smacked and falls on the small tire pieces on her back. She lets out a startled yelp. ]
I think you could go wherever you wanted. If this company can forge contracts for us, they can forge you identification for wherever you wanted. Or you get yourself a good enough hacker to do it for you -- bound to be a few around here, and I know one as well.
[ the worlds, essentially, are her oyster.
and then she gets knocked over and he's like oh. using his foot to drag the swing to a stop, he hops off and rounds the set to crouch down next to her. ]
[ i caught up with trial and i was like I See. and lowe calling it a tramp stamp. ]
…
[ well, he’ll hop off the swing and come and lie down next to her. may the dirt claim them, etc, etc. ]
Mm. He’s the computer guy — kinda like Luke, I guess. If I have to make a comparison. If all these versions of Earth are similar, he could fake papers for you. They’d probably work wherever you wanted to go, as long as it’s Earth in some way.
... Then I hope you can see through to it until the end.
[ Yuri looks at the ceiling, beyond the tall, tall trees and maybe that's a fake sky? She doesn't know. There's some sort of bittersweet feeling that settles in her heart, but she'll have to gather the courage to ask him herself, one day.
In the meantime, a part of her hand is over Shu's, resting on the tire pieces. ]
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[ Shu goes uuuup and hiiiigher. ]
I ended up working for L Corporation for a long time. It was an underground building, so I didn't see sunshine for years.
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Like an upper class neighbourhood versus a downtown one with less funding? [ he's getting the impression that's the big difference in the City, just... amped up to 11. ]
Underground? [ hm. ]
Guess if you have somethng to hide, putting it out of line of sight's the way to do it.
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[ Shu goes even hiiiigher... maybe he's almost parallel to the ground at the highest point now. ]
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... Yeah, people do that when they're in some kind of place of protection or privilege I guess. Wonder if they think it's a way of reminding them what they're trying to avoid.
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That could be true...
[ People's consciousness and stuff. ]
But yes, I pretty much lived underground for a long time, so I didn't get to see the outside world for a while. Though... I would say so much changed, but at the same time... not really.
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...
It feels that way about a lot of places. When I travelled with Teach, we'd go back to some places now and again. Even if it'd been years, they felt familiar.
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[ The City's oppression as a whole, yeah. ]
I think... I prefer being up in space now, than being back there.
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You can see the stars, at least. You've already said you're not going back to the City, a few times. But-- I'm guessing another Tour is off the table after everything that's happened.
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[ Yuri pauses to think on something, but she forgot Shu was still on a moving swing, so she gets smacked and falls on the small tire pieces on her back. She lets out a startled yelp. ]
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[ the worlds, essentially, are her oyster.
and then she gets knocked over and he's like oh. using his foot to drag the swing to a stop, he hops off and rounds the set to crouch down next to her. ]
Careful. Did you hit your head?
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[ oof. She got hit on the stomach from the swing impact (this will be a funny story to tell during trial), but she's generally okay otherwise. ]
Sorry, I... spaced out for a moment.
[ But she'll stay there, lying down on the tire pieces. ]
I remember you telling me. I think you mentioned his name was Scarecrow...?
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…
[ well, he’ll hop off the swing and come and lie down next to her. may the dirt claim them, etc, etc. ]
Mm. He’s the computer guy — kinda like Luke, I guess. If I have to make a comparison. If all these versions of Earth are similar, he could fake papers for you. They’d probably work wherever you wanted to go, as long as it’s Earth in some way.
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What a capable person...
[ Yuri laughs a little. That's some amazing feat. ]
Say, Shu... did you want to return to yours?
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He'd do it to show off for a cute girl, guarantee it.
[ he is a nerd. ]
Mm, that's the plan. I was in the middle of something, and I want to see it through.
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[ Yuri looks at the ceiling, beyond the tall, tall trees and maybe that's a fake sky? She doesn't know. There's some sort of bittersweet feeling that settles in her heart, but she'll have to gather the courage to ask him herself, one day.
In the meantime, a part of her hand is over Shu's, resting on the tire pieces. ]
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[ boy there is a lot to unpick there, but imagine running into your brother again and then getting thrown into space. he was furious.
he just shifts his fingers to hook with hers. ]
You sure you're okay? Head or not, you took a hit there.
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[ gazes into the distance that's her injury history dating all the way back to lobcorp
But his brother. That's definitely a big reason to go back. Her pinky curls around his finger. She'll think about asking another time. ]
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[ and rodion will call it a tramp stamp.
he squeezes back. ]
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[ Just a little embarrassing. Not too much. ]
I'll go to the medbay if it gets worse.
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[ and then i guess... they can sit there and enjoy the evening while yuri bruises like a ripe peach. ]
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