My last name didn't translate into the code well at all. So, it's an improvement, but it also leaves huge shoes to fill.
[She had been upset, at first, not knowing if this was some kind of taunt at her, an insult to him, or just some weird glitch.
But with the news that Dagger was apparently being erased from the system, the least she could do was keep his name in the system somehow, even if just through a loophole.]
He'd want you to have it, I think. [ it was no secret that he liked shinobu, really. just from network threads and her special dagger helmet furball ] You made him proud.
FROM: benjamin.jonathan@cdc.org
We're not going to let him be forgotten, you know.
I wouldn't know, I wasn't his honorary grape holder. You know he said he has someone throw grapes at him, despite the fact he doesn't eat them?
FROM: benjamin.jonathan@cdc.org
To the point of threatening murder, right. I was still Blue then, so I just thought he was a prick. Not that that isn't the case still, but I didn't have the proper context for amusement. Or glee.
[Part of her wants to say that he was probably joking about that much, but even in his death, Shinobu wouldn't step in the way of him messing around with people.
She'll just do what she always did anyway: enable his terrible behavior.]
FROM: jacobs.shinobu@cdc.org
You can't fault someone for wanting to feel like royalty.
[Yes, the irony isn't lost on her.]
FROM: jacobs.shinobu@cdc.org
I wasn't one of the people who sent him get well wishes, since I didn't care that much back then. Still, it's hard to believe that was almost a year ago.
You know, I haven't actually done the count yet. Maybe it's better not to. Growing old here seems a little worse than growing old back home. Here's hoping they have some cure for aging if our contracts are actually going to stretch for centuries.
It's not like I have anything better to do at my home world, so I'm just as well off here.
[Even if the prospect seems less appealing without Dagger around. It felt like most people here had plans to either go back home or find a way to go somewhere else; Dagger had at least felt like a constant she could be happy with.]
FROM: jacobs.shinobu@cdc.org
But hey, if nothing else, maybe that's something you can ask for if you notice your first wrinkle, or something.
At this rate, it's pretty much on us to make up for the rest of the team's lack of style. There's, like. Maybe three other Reds that aren't in dire need of a fashion emergency.
Someone's gotta make this team look good, after all.
FROM: jacobs.shinobu@cdc.org
Fetch gets points for pulling off pink hair and not looking like a douche. Barnaby has hair so fantastic that Farrah Fawcett is crying in her grave. November usually cleans up pretty well.
FROM: jacobs.shinobu@cdc.org
Everyone else I either haven't hung out around enough or they're in desperate need of help.
FROM: jacobs.shinobu@cdc.org
Dagger had a surprisingly good sense of style too. At the very least, he was very good at getting me clothes.
Dagger's wardrobe is actually creditted to Hanna. She bought it for him on Selena, and he expressed his gratitude by gifting our rover two live turkeys and a chicken.
FROM: benjamin.jonathan@cdc.org
I'd call those assessments fair. Though I'd add Erik Lehnsherr in. Has sort of a prudish air to him, but the man knows how to wear a turtleneck.
The funny thing is the first time I talked to Hanna was when that weird, misfiring thing was going on. She told me about buying clothes for Dagger then.
FROM: jacobs.shinobu@cdc.org
He was damned near impossible to figure out how to shop for, back then, so I was kinda jealous she got to dress him up. But then, I guess I'd rather not deal with half of a farm.
FROM: jacobs.shinobu@cdc.org
I don't see a whole lot of Lehnsherr, but I guess he's okay too.
FROM: jacobs.shinobu@cdc.org
But "prudish"? Come on, Jack, not everyone can be into you.
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My last name didn't translate into the code well at all. So, it's an improvement, but it also leaves huge shoes to fill.
[She had been upset, at first, not knowing if this was some kind of taunt at her, an insult to him, or just some weird glitch.
But with the news that Dagger was apparently being erased from the system, the least she could do was keep his name in the system somehow, even if just through a loophole.]
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He'd want you to have it, I think. [ it was no secret that he liked shinobu, really. just from network threads and her special dagger helmet furball ] You made him proud.
FROM: benjamin.jonathan@cdc.org
We're not going to let him be forgotten, you know.
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Someone should have it. Even if it's a little overwhelming, it's still an honor.
FROM: jacobs.shinobu@cdc.org
I'd hope not. I just wish he was still around to see us all getting stronger.
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Keeps it from being deleted. [ saw that. he supposes it's something like a walking memorial for him. ]
FROM: benjamin.jonathan@cdc.org
You know he'd be screaming at us if he knew we were talking like this about him, right?
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He's actually more sensitive than he lets on, you know.
FROM: jacobs.shinobu@cdc.org
But you're probably still right. Remember that time, around the beginning, when he got pissed off at everyone for sending him get well messages?
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I wouldn't know, I wasn't his honorary grape holder. You know he said he has someone throw grapes at him, despite the fact he doesn't eat them?
FROM: benjamin.jonathan@cdc.org
To the point of threatening murder, right. I was still Blue then, so I just thought he was a prick. Not that that isn't the case still, but I didn't have the proper context for amusement. Or glee.
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She'll just do what she always did anyway: enable his terrible behavior.]
FROM: jacobs.shinobu@cdc.org
You can't fault someone for wanting to feel like royalty.
[Yes, the irony isn't lost on her.]
FROM: jacobs.shinobu@cdc.org
I wasn't one of the people who sent him get well wishes, since I didn't care that much back then. Still, it's hard to believe that was almost a year ago.
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Hilarious.
FROM: benjamin.jonathan@cdc.org
Nearly. We all must have had birthdays in there somewhere too. Maybe we need a communal cake and set of party hats.
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If nothing else, at least mine was about a month back. Otherwise, it'd be the crappiest birthday ever.
[Granted, she didn't celebrate it in any sort of way regardless; she had long stopped caring about that kind of thing.]
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You know, I haven't actually done the count yet. Maybe it's better not to. Growing old here seems a little worse than growing old back home. Here's hoping they have some cure for aging if our contracts are actually going to stretch for centuries.
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It's not like I have anything better to do at my home world, so I'm just as well off here.
[Even if the prospect seems less appealing without Dagger around. It felt like most people here had plans to either go back home or find a way to go somewhere else; Dagger had at least felt like a constant she could be happy with.]
FROM: jacobs.shinobu@cdc.org
But hey, if nothing else, maybe that's something you can ask for if you notice your first wrinkle, or something.
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Likewise.
[ the second he'd signed that contract, jack had decided he would never set foot back on his home planet again. it's never been an option. ]
FROM: benjamin.jonathan@cdc.org
Believe me, it'll be first on my list. I'd like to have a body that doesn't need a walker left to enjoy my rich life after my contract's finished.
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I still have a lot of things I wanna ask for. But I'm not about to let myself look like a raisin as time goes on.
I'm gonna look just as awesome in 100 years as I look now.
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We still have a lot of missions to get rewards for, so I'm sure you'll find time for it.
You and me both.
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I don't doubt it. Hell, maybe at some point, I'll see if they can keep my hair permanently white.
If they're giving us stuff, might as well make the best of it.
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Not a bad use of reward. Or a power to will your hair into perfection alone.
I'm glad we're thinking of the important things here.
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At this rate, it's pretty much on us to make up for the rest of the team's lack of style. There's, like. Maybe three other Reds that aren't in dire need of a fashion emergency.
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A trying, thankless task, but someone has to do it. For the good of the whole.
FROM: benjamin.jonathan@cdc.org
Which ones would you call not in dire need?
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Someone's gotta make this team look good, after all.
FROM: jacobs.shinobu@cdc.org
Fetch gets points for pulling off pink hair and not looking like a douche. Barnaby has hair so fantastic that Farrah Fawcett is crying in her grave. November usually cleans up pretty well.
FROM: jacobs.shinobu@cdc.org
Everyone else I either haven't hung out around enough or they're in desperate need of help.
FROM: jacobs.shinobu@cdc.org
Dagger had a surprisingly good sense of style too. At the very least, he was very good at getting me clothes.
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Dagger's wardrobe is actually creditted to Hanna. She bought it for him on Selena, and he expressed his gratitude by gifting our rover two live turkeys and a chicken.
FROM: benjamin.jonathan@cdc.org
I'd call those assessments fair. Though I'd add Erik Lehnsherr in. Has sort of a prudish air to him, but the man knows how to wear a turtleneck.
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The funny thing is the first time I talked to Hanna was when that weird, misfiring thing was going on. She told me about buying clothes for Dagger then.
FROM: jacobs.shinobu@cdc.org
He was damned near impossible to figure out how to shop for, back then, so I was kinda jealous she got to dress him up. But then, I guess I'd rather not deal with half of a farm.
FROM: jacobs.shinobu@cdc.org
I don't see a whole lot of Lehnsherr, but I guess he's okay too.
FROM: jacobs.shinobu@cdc.org
But "prudish"? Come on, Jack, not everyone can be into you.
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Trust me, the pheasants would not have been worth the honor.
FROM: benjamin.jonathan@cdc.org
Oh, that's a lie.
FROM: benjamin.jonathan@cdc.org
But I had meant more in the general sense, rather than concerning me specifically.
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I'm not sure if even I could make pheasant feathers work.
FROM: jacobs.shinobu@cdc.org
Yeah, yeah. You've already got enough boyfriends as it is, right?
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There is Anders' outfit, though I'm not sure I'd call that making it work.
FROM: benjamin.jonathan@cdc.org
Booked into next mission, I'm afraid.
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I suppose it'd be better to be in the worst dressed list, in a magazine, than to not be talked about at all.
FROM: jacobs.shinobu@cdc.org
I'll never understand how some of you people can do that polygamy thing. Too damned complicated, if you ask me.
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