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[nobleminded]

[Feel lucky, Elliot's roommates. He's finally taking his complaining to the full network! =D

He's standing in one of the rooms, specifically his, but he doubts anyone can tell.]

I've had as much of this nonsense as I can stand! How are these ever supposed to be livable conditions?! The last place was bad enough, but I doubt any amount of possible improvements could ever make this place even come close to that! YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE REAL BEDS HERE!

[To make his point, he turns to focus on the shot on one of the bunk beds before going back to himself.]

Is there even a point in trying to do anything with this place?! The Initiative has made it more than obvious that their response to a real problem is to run like cowards!

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[icy_heavens]

[He's not in the assigned quarters at the moment, because believe it or not, he likes to have some space, even as small as he is. He's never particularly liked tight quarters, and likes them even less after being held by the UE.]

When are you going to stop whining about the beds? [Yes, he's addressing the stupid concern first.]

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[nobleminded]

When they provide us with proper ones!

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[getoffmyearth]

Somebody woke up on the wrong side of the bunk.

[What? It's not like he can't poke fun if he wants to.]

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[nobleminded]

[Unless Elliot's in a bad mood.]

I'M SERIOUS! It's not like those things have a good side anyway!

[have_hat_will_travel]

Would you rather have died in a thermonuclear explosion?

... Yeah, I thought not.

[nobleminded]

Of course not! I would have preferred if they had taken the time to figure out a way to stop that instead of immediately fleeing!

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[eyecaptivating]

Ah? The beds aren't that bad...

A-and we've just gotta stay here for a while, not forever! Just until we fix everything again!

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[nobleminded]

They can hardly be called beds!

How are we supposed to fix it?! Nothing will change the fact that countless people were left to die while The Initiative ran away! We'll always know it happened!

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[vaccination]

Wow, will you shut the fuck up? No one else is being a baby about this shit.

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[nobleminded]

YOU'RE NOT BEING A BABY WHEN YOU'RE POINTING OUT THE FACTS!

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[cynics]

[ in retrospect, neku thought it was a pretty good idea to plug in his headphones whenever he used the network; because even though it wasn't his style, these guys really liked their video function.

this had worked out smoothly for the most part, especially in the current living conditions - nobody was bothering him and vice versa. until he checks out elliot's post anyway. the guy is loud, which causes him to grimace and start for the volume adjustment - this isn't accomplished before the flat-out yelling about the beds comes into play and neku groans with physical recoil. jerking his headphones off and not deigning to finish the video, he shoots back a disgruntled audio reply. ]

-- Ugh, you don't gotta yell into it, geez—

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[cynics]

[ -- not gonna yell back himself. ]

... And the beds are the last thing wrong with this place.

[ really, elliot?? ]

[concealingeyes]

cowards? you gonna stop a nuke by yelling at it?

[nobleminded]

No, but there had to be more we could do than just retreat.

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[onehundredswords]

Well, if you'd like to go back down an' fight 'em, noone's stoppin you.

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[nobleminded]

People can't fly, that's one thing that's stopping me! I doubt those strange vessels that brought us here are easy to direct, either!

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[charming_jerk]

Amen to this. Fuck the Initiative in the ear. I mean, at least we got somewhere to go, but this is the definition of shitty.

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[nobleminded]

Exactly! I've seen buildings in impoverished towns in better condition than this! Maybe if they hadn't been so focused on fleeing and tried to DO SOMETHING, we wouldn't have to be here at all!

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[redheadcarrier]

So why don't you just go back to the nuclear wasteland? It means more air for the rest of us!

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[nobleminded]

I PAY ATTENTION YOU KNOW, I KNOW IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO LIVE THERE! I'm saying it shouldn't have ended up like this in the first place!

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[ringwizard]

Can you stop yelling? [Ow. He's sitting on a lower bunk in his own room, a paper book in his palms.]

Does it matter how livable it is, if you're alive and liable to stay that way? Does your bed matter? If you can sleep in it, I think it counts just fine.

[He frowns, looking serious.] The Initiative's not really in control here, and you know it. We are. The only way we fail is if we run like cowards. [He has nothing to say about the Initiative, pointedly.]

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[nobleminded]

[No, he can't. Sorry.]

If your being alive is just because of an act of cowardice and trying to ignore things you're responsible for, then yes, the conditions do matter! Especially for anyone you dragged into the mess with you!

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[galactically]

[The most disapproving look ever, she's giving him one.]

I can't stand these beds either, but there are better things to complain about. You're doing it wrong!

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[nobleminded]

[He grew up the youngest of a family of disgraced nobles, he's seen it.]

It may not be the worst thing they've done, but proper rest is important if they want us to be able to cover up their mess!

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[comprises]

[This kid...]

Oh? Then do you have personal experience in attacks like these? I'd love to hear about it.

[He doubts Elliot will actually have an answer for him. Really...he reminded him a little bit of Beat. Except he actually knows how to speak.

At least Elliot's got that much going for him.]

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[nobleminded]

Not in this exactly! Weapons like that don't exist where I'm from! But I do know what a good leader is supposed to do!

[crocodilesmiles]

What would you have done, Elliot?

( Posed as a soft, curious question, and nothing more at the moment. )

[nobleminded]

I would have taken this plan and adjusted it to stop this from happening in the first place!

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[everydayraphael]

[Hahaha. Raphael doesn't laugh, because that'd be impolite, but he's kinda amused. Fondue, his dog, is laying his head on the teen's lap and whines at the loudness.]

Well, I think it all depends on what you do with it. It's not the comfiest of beds but it's not the worst. I like sleeping with my sweater since it helps with lack of a real mattress, and Fondue makes a good pillow.

[The view shifts to Raphael's own bed, which looks thoroughly worn. By Fondue really. No noticeable shedding though since he's a short hair. Okay, back to ginger boy.]

Since you've already been getting this a lot, you already know that you all couldn't have just stayed there and I don't think the Initiative would've let their last hopes disappear like that. Was it really so bad back there? The moon base is all I've experienced.

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[nobleminded]

[Oh hey, he comes from a family of dog people. Just ignore his poor kitty wandering around the tiny room. Since she only followed him home. And then to the moon.]

If you're using clothing as a mattress and a dog for a pillow, I think that proves my point!

Before we came here, it was one of the worst places I've seen! The housing arrangements there were more livable than this mess.

[Him being from a rich family is just a moot point here...]

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[blondtactician]

I didn't think the beds were so bad. At least there aren't fleas or bedbugs here, nor is it too damp. The temperature isn't so bad either.

[A pause.] You don't understand the meaning of a tactical retreat? We knew where we were going to be hit, it couldn't be avoided. The smart thing to do was to make sure we weren't there to receive it.

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[nobleminded]

These beds may as well be infected with parasites.

Generally tactical retreats don't include letting people die and then trying to do things so you can pretend it never happened!

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[owlbrain]

But, sometimes running away is a good strategy. [....does that help elliot]

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[nobleminded]

If it doesn't cost so many lives! And now they're trying to "change" things so they can act like it never happened!