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[couldbebeautiful]

So, first of all: for all the new imPorts, hi. Welcome to America. Or welcome back to America if you were already there in your world. If you need clothes, I can get you started. [She's going to systematically infect these new imPorts with an appreciation for the '80s, so help her god.] Just swing by the Second Time Around Vintage Clothing Shoppe and ask for Veronica Sawyer. I'll even get you a discount.

Second, has anyone seen my housemate? He's not so tall, speaks Spanish pretty well, and he's from space. We're worried about him, he just up and disappeared one day. [Jyn's already said her piece on the subject, so Veronica's bit on this is quick, and here the benefits of text come in handy—no one can hear her voice cracking with worry.]

Third, does it count as a birthday if you celebrated it maybe less than six months ago? Because I turn 18 in two weeks, but back home, before I came here in May, it was early November, so really this year I'd be 17 and a half on my birthday. Probably.

Keeping track of this is a lot harder than it should be.

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[lempereur]

Of course it counts! Unless you are trying to repel the trauma of adulthood as long as possible.

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[couldbebeautiful]

I'm still on the fence about the trauma of adulthood. Being a teenager's traumatizing enough, but at the same time [I didn't think I'd reach eighteen] I'm looking forward to getting out of high school.

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[therewillbeorder]

[Someone else who has vanished with a mention of space- what are the chances that this person is asking about that insufferable rebel captain?]

Why are you looking for him? I believe I know who you are looking for and can provide some information.

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[couldbebeautiful]

He's a friend of mine, of course I'd look for him. I'd definitely appreciate the info.

[pigmypouter]

i'm sorry about your roommate. have you called the police

also i didn't know they spoke spanish in space

[couldbebeautiful]

The last time I talked to the police they thought I was responsible for a spate of vandalism across the porter cities. We don't have the best of relationships.

Apparently they do. They also speak a ton of other languages in space, but I wouldn't know, I just went straight for the swear words.

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[onlydoubts]

I'm still looking. So far, nothing. I mean how far could someone with a head wound make it on their own?

If he is gone, it's possible he could come back in a few days? Or so I've been told.

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[couldbebeautiful]

You'd be surprised.

I didn't know that was possible. Thank God.

[The next line sent is private:] I think I did something very stupid.

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[ghoulking]

If someone disappears, chances are they were ported out. All you need to do is to check the imPort listing, this is updated automatically when someone leaves.

And as for birthday, yes, I did count mine. Even though that gives me a stranger age.

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[couldbebeautiful]

How do you know the difference between someone getting ported out for good or just for a few days?

I'm almost afraid to ask, but: how old are you?

[exceptionalthief]

'Vintage clothing.' By which you mean thrift store quality?

[Someone desperately needs more clothes, but not that desperately.]

[couldbebeautiful]

That's one way of putting it, but yeah, pretty much.

I can dig up nicer clothes.

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[knaval]

WHO CARES AHVE A PARTY ANYWAY
ORGANIC LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO SPLIT HAIRS OVER HOW OLD AND DECREPT U ARE

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[couldbebeautiful]

That is oddly comforting, thanks for the advice.

By the way, you're a robot, aren't you? Or a droid. Whichever works for you.

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[poreiavian]

hello.

i would like some vintage earth clothes. they look a lot better than the current stuff. do you sell anything from the 1950s era?

[she doesn't know shit about the '80s, but the '50s is her obsession thanks to old timey sitcoms.]

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[couldbebeautiful]

Sure we do, the fifties is slightly more popular than the eighties here. Just come on by.

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[rosegroomed]

First of all, that sounds like a lot of nonsense. Dates don't matter: you're as old as you are. Whining about it is pointless when there's a clear solution to the issue.

Secondly: do you do tailoring? In the past, I've had to have clothes tailored. I'm taller than most people my age.

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[couldbebeautiful]

So what you're saying is that I should just decide if I'm seventeen and a half or eighteen. And once you put it that way it sounds like it should be easy, but in truth it's a little hard.

[On one hand, she won't have to deal with high school anymore, but on the other hand, she just wants to be a normal teenager for as long as possible, considering she didn't exactly have the chance back in Sherwood.]

No, sorry. I'm not the best tailor there is, but maybe I can find someone who's good at it.

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[deadsmizing]

Hey, you.
I'm sorry about your friend. Is there anything I can do to help?

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[couldbebeautiful]

You okay? Last month was pretty rough, especially with what happened in De Chima.

Right now? Just keep an eye out for him. You can't miss him, he got a head wound from last month's mess and shouldn't even be out of bed.p

[aggressiveapathy]

dude
be whatever age you want
they can't stop you

[couldbebeautiful]

You know what, you're right, I'm going to start telling people from here on out that I'm secretly a thousand years old.

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[incogneto]

It does count, yes.

But.

I'm going to need a name for your roommate.

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[couldbebeautiful]

So I can now legally buy cigarettes?

He answers to Cassian.

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[nastygram]

before i drag my ass all the way over there, what kind of sunglasses do u have

my favs broke :(
RIP in pieces

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[couldbebeautiful]

[In response, Veronica sends along a picture of herself, modeling these sunglasses with a little half-smirk on her face. Baby's first selfie, you could say.]

There's a whole variety of sunglasses here, you'd have to specify what type you want.

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[lasersounds]

I'm from space and speak Spanish pretty well...But I'm not short and I think I'd remember being your roommate. [Smooth Lance. Really smooth.] Haven't seen him around, but I'll keep an eye out.

And birthdays still totally count. Or...I counted mine a week ago. Guess it depends on what you want to do really.

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[couldbebeautiful]

You're also not suffering from a head wound. So, yeah, obviously you aren't my roommate. [She sighs, runs a hand through her hair.] Thanks. My friends are getting frantic.

I am honestly not sure what I want to do. On one hand, I stop being legally barred from purchasing cigarettes, voting, taking on a full-time job. On the other hand? I've been seventeen for six months, I haven't done everything I wanted to do before I become legally an adult.

[am_i_a_monster]

Do you have scarves at your shop?

I'm sorry about your friend. Is that the same person Jyn's looking for?

I say it counts if you want it to count. I like having birthdays, but I know some people don't like the idea of getting older.

[couldbebeautiful]

Lots of them. Somebody gave us a box full of their old scarves, so you can come pick some out if you want.

Yeah. I think he'd stick out from a crowd considering he has a head wound and shouldn't be moving around.

The weird thing about all this is? I used to look forward to it. I still am, it's just that [I stopped thinking I'd make it to eighteen two hours before I got here] six months is a pretty significant difference, I think.

[bassackwards]

18 is a cool age to turn!
if you get to pick, you should definitely do it
you get all the legal benefits of being an adult
but no one actually expects you to act like one

[couldbebeautiful]

I know, I can finally buy cigarettes without having to fake an ID.

But also, I've been seventeen for about six months so far, and I've only just started to catch a break from the shit-a-thon. I kind of want to enjoy it till I do turn eighteen.

[quickfingers]

do you only have clothes there, no vinyl or tapes by any chance?

[couldbebeautiful]

Just clothes, sorry. But I know where to find tapes and vinyl.

[vidiocracy]

Do you have any clothes that don't suck?

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[couldbebeautiful]

Maybe your tastes suck, how about that?

[Not the best comeback ever, but she is so indignant about this.]

And yes, we do have clothes that don't suck.

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[andtherevolution]

he disappeared? it wasn't when those clone things were going crazy, was it?

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[couldbebeautiful]

No, but he did get hurt in that mess. That's why we're looking for him, because he shouldn't even be out at all.