[voice]

[antitanker]

[ a low, mumbling voice ]

My name is Randel Oland. Coroporal. Imperial Army State Section III - Pumpkin Scissors. I've been in Exsilium for two months.

I-- [ he takes a deep breath and gains a bit more confidence ] I know some of us have experienced war before. I have a question for those who have seen war end.

Was there anything done to offer war relief?

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[Voice]

[marked_for_death]

War relief? Heh, the war is never truly over. It is simply a matter of one battle ending before another begins.

[Video]

[holy_prankster]

Well now that would depend on the species! I have seen some human societies offering war relief, but in the time I am from, most humans are far from affected from war despite their country fighting another.

[Voice]

[antitanker]

[ a very heavy sigh ]

Are you a soldier? Or are you a mercenary?

[voice]

[antitanker]

Species? [ Oh. Right. Some people here fought with dragons. He still has problems accepting that. ]

How can humans not be affected by war?

[Voice]

[marked_for_death]

Both and neither at the same time.

[holy_prankster]

[Oh there is so much more than that, but Sohki has no intention of explaining.]

Easy enough. They've been born into a world where they do not need to take up responsibility to protect their species.

[Audio]

[biwinning]

Who the fuck calls their army section pumpkin scissorsth?? That is literally the dumbest army-related name I've ever heard.

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[taggeda0]

War relief?

text;

[obliterating]

We've had wars end, but not the one I've been in. Seems like that one just keeps going.

In the past, people have turned to keeping prisoners of war and trying to rebuild as best they can. In some ways, life must go on.

video

[allsongs]

War relief.

[sounds like some kind of oxymoron to her, but there's still much to learn. her head tilts slightly as she asks:] Tell me what you mean, please?

voice right back atcha...

[thecag]

[The voice in return is confident and carries a Caprican accent [which, ultimately, sounds American].]

Yes, but our resources were all but depleted. Couple that with our society existing in small numbers across a few dozen space ships, with no planets to return home and an enemy in continuous pursuit... well, I'm sure you can figure out how little relief there was to go around outside of words that helped nothing in spite of their kind intent.

voice;

[pay_your_respects]

--Haaa? War relief? Anyone with the resources to offer that are too concerned with keeping it to themselves.

video.

[flamberge]

The beginnings of war relief were just starting to take place before I had been pulled from my world.

video;

[worldswillburn]

Pumpkin Scissors...

That some sort of codename?

[let's ignore the rest for now because. ha. ha ha ha ha.

war. ending. that's funny.]

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[painfeels]

Shouldn't there always be something like that going on?

[priad]

Generally the munitorum and administratum do undertake planetary reclamation efforts, unless there was an exterminatus.

[ have some jargon from an armored giant, hugebro. ]

[Voice]

[antitanker]

I see. I can understand why it would benefit some of us for a war to continue, but don't you get tired of it?

[antitanker]

I don't understand.

[ Have mercy on his imagination. It's stuck on pseudo-WWII. ]

[Audio]

[antitanker]

"We will cut down the defenses of those who hide behind lies, power and money like the hard rind of a pumpkin," is what the Lieutenant said.

voice;

[antitanker]

Yes. To fix the damages caused by war such as corruption, starvation and [ what hit him the most ] unemployment.

voice;

[antitanker]

Keeping prisoners of war? How does that help?

[Audio]

[biwinning]

There are a lot of things harder than a pumpkin. Like rocks. Or diamonds. Or fucking mountains. And there are a lot better things to cut with. Like, I don't know, SWORDS? AXES?

And you pick pumpkin scissors, when you could have been MOUNTAIN AXES?

What the hell is wrong with you guys?

[Voice]

[marked_for_death]

Tired is another word for retirement.

[holy_prankster]

Oh ho ho. [The laugh isn't mocking, but more one of amusement.]

There is no shame in not understanding my boy! What type of world do you come from? If you don't mind me asking.

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[taggeda0]

They built ergastulum