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[attractedtodarkness]

[One teenager who's unhappily back in Heropa on the morning of NASA event day 3 is judging folks via video]

You guys actually trust these people to put you into space? I bet we're all just glorified lab rats to them. [even if the idea of space is kind of cool]

[She lowers the camera long enough to take another drag of her cigarette. The usual inhale and exhale should be familiar to some. The camera pans back to her a second later and there's the sound of heels scuffling against the ground as she crushes the cigarette butt]

Before I go, there are some ImPort houses available in Maurtia Falls now if you want to get out of this sunny hell hole. Use my name for reference if you're moving. I'll get commission and you might get first dibs.

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[godly]

Straight to business? Maybe you're more suited for that job than you think.

perma-video

[attractedtodarkness]

Honestly, I'm thinking about moving out there.

[godly]

Is it really that much of an improvement? You'll miss your housemates. [The last part is said as a pseudo-joke -- but the concern is still there. Violet's still young, after all.]

[attractedtodarkness]

You maybe. Not so much the rest.

[She's actually joking in return though the smile disappears after]

Maurtia's Falls is pretty nice.

[detriments]

I see you're making yourself busy.

[attractedtodarkness]

[Violet hesitates before replying]

I need the money.

permavid

[demonspawn]

Maurtia Falls? Tempting. I might actually be able to go outside without putting on SPF one million.

[attractedtodarkness]

They have shady people there and they don't care about ImPorts.

[demonspawn]

Yeah, sorry. Kinda want to, but can't. I'm pretty stuck here.

[attractedtodarkness]

Why's that?

[demonspawn]

[ a beat ]

Just. You know. My housemates and stuff.

[attractedtodarkness]

Got'cha.

[About facing pretty quick]

It's a good place to visit anyway if you're interested.

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[glassinine]

Ms. Harmon, please put out that cigarette.

video;

[malodorous]

I can't believe people go into space. That's...

I mean, is there even anything up there, or..? Why?

[attractedtodarkness]

I did.

[she pans the camera downward to show the snuffed out cigarette]

[glassinine]

And now throw out the rest of the pack.

[attractedtodarkness]

Just planets and asteroids and space junk. There's no life in space where I'm from.

[attractedtodarkness]

No.

[glassinine]

Please.

[attractedtodarkness]

No. I'm not even smoking in the house.

[malodorous]

... Is there in other places?

[attractedtodarkness]

I wouldn't know.

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[humanistic]

At least they're giving us options, if we want to be lab rats or not.

[for now. and your points are good, Violet, but with an eye on that conversation going on up there--]

Now, d'you often get harassed for your personal habits, or would you say this is a one-time thing

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[attractedtodarkness]

He's worse than my mom. Do you want to trade?

voice

[humanistic]

Oh, yeah, you wish. He's yours to deal with. I've earned my right to smoke free of anyone lecturing me.