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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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[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.]

[have_hat_will_travel]

Would you rather have died in a thermonuclear explosion?

... Yeah, I thought not.

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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]

When they provide us with proper ones!

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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!

[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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[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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[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?

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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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[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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[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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[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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[eyecaptivating]

But you can still sleep on them!

[She pauses before continuing, letting out a huff.]

Then... Then that's why it's up to us to save them, right?! Because... Because we ran away with them! So we have to go back in time and do the missions and everything!

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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]

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

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[nobleminded]

[Ha...ha ha ha, yeah, maybe he'd be quieter if headphones existed in his world. But probably not.]

There might be worse things about this shack, but the beds are definitely an issue they should address!

[nobleminded]

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

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[vaccination]

You're a big goddamn baby if you have to scream like that.

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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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[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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[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!