001 — Text — UN: SHINIGAMI

[mikoshi]

[ Text only from the guy who hates calls and/or being recorded. ]

Got it — that gold-red fern that only opens up during the day? Tobacco like.

Gives you a headache first time you smoke it, but afterwards? Smooth sailing.

Bring me samples of the leaves, drier the better. Found rolling papers.

Or don't. I'm not your mom.

[ Yet despite saying that, attached comes a picture of the aforementioned plant (Sun's Lace), two samples in view: one healthy, the other dried up. ] So you gonks don't poison yourselves toking up the wrong herb.

You're welcome ᝰ🚬

Comments

[blyat]

uh
?
what's that mean

[mikoshi]

Oh shit, is the translator not working for ya?

Means 'no problem'.

Sorry. Was on a different keyboard, didn't want to switch back. Thought the translator would handle it

[blyat]

nah, i had it disabled
my bad
it was pissing me off

what language is that

[rebelsamurai]

”This is Kurt Hansen, and my only contribution to society is being a bullet bag.”

Heh, I couldn’t help myself.

Maybe it’s a good thing we aren’t hurling through space on a glorified crotch rocket with a bunch of jarheads. Our Hosts probably don’t intend on us doing much fighting. If that’s the case, we’re golden.

However, we both know that’s bullshit…

So yeah, I’m a little worried.

[mikoshi]

It's fine. Autocorrect pisses me off
No, it's not ducking. Know what I'm about
Pissing you off? How so?

Japanese

[shredder]

[ Children being put to work in every universe, it seems! That's probably not a good thing, but needs must, etc... ]

you sound just like my copilot man
but dw i'll mask up
and when i find these plants of yours i'll come running
good call on the color btw
so much tan around here i'm going blind

[justamobster]

Prob'ly an acquired taste, yeah? [ Says the guy who eats charcoal. ] Gal who works for me's always smokin' clove and mint. Think she grows it herself.

[ Probably not a risky assumption about a dryad. ]

[mikoshi]

Not bad

I'm sure there's other heavy hitters besides us. But I ain't holding my breath for Security

[mikoshi]

Copilot?
If lungs weren't swappable more nomads would be dead from silicosis, s'all I'm saying
It's called 'safety orange' back home
Complementary contrast with the blue sky
Can see me and my ship over ten miles away

[mikoshi]

Not sure about that. Had it a bunch, hated it every time

Clove and mint, nothing else? No tobacco, just those two plants?

[flavourtown]

Admittedly, I was thinking of doing exactly the same. I have a little experiment of my own going, trying to distill alcohol from the cactus species here. If it turns out well, I might just have to figure out how to transplant a few of the cactuses into a growbed here.

[justamobster]

Just the two. Think she just likes the scent, yeah?

[rebelsamurai]

There has to be or else we’re fucked. As much as I trust you, Vince, I know we can’t handle this bullshit solo.

Fuck, neither of us even know where we are. We’re just hurling through space with a thought and a prayer.

But enough about that, I’m kind worried about that hole in your head.

[mikoshi]

Which hole? Be specific

[rebelsamurai]

The one where "I" used to reside. Are you completely healed or something?

I have a brand new body, but you haven’t had a proper checkup since we arrived.

[mikoshi]

That

[ No point in lying to Johnny, is there? ] Didn't want to think about it. Accepted still only got half a year worth of gas in the tank

[rebelsamurai]

Shit.

[Well, that explains some things. Vince isn’t even sure if he’ll live to see tomorrow, nevertheless a year. This is really fucked.]

Yeah, fuck all this other bullshit. We need to get you to a doctor. A real one, not some fucking ripperdoc but an actual doctor.

[mikoshi]

I'll go with you — but not these other shitheels [ Doesn't need the judgment, nor the pity. ] Just us

[rebelsamurai]

Don’t worry, I’m not letting anyone work on you without your consent and my permission. I don’t trust most people.

But we definitely need to start looking for a doctor. I’m going to ask around. There has to be at least one competent doc somewhere on this ship.

In the meanwhile, ease up on the new smokes? Yeah, yeah, I fuckin’ said it.

[mikoshi]

Sure hope so [ Trying not to sound too dejected, but he's exhausted, emotionally and physically. Hiding his symptoms hasn't been easy. ]

Fuck Johnny, seriously? Only thing keeping me sane right now

[blyat]

cause it keeps translating shit i don't want translated

japanese? think i've heard of that before, but never met anyone who spoke it
an earth place, right? ... uhh japan?

[mikoshi]

Know what you mean [ Too many things lost in translation.]

Happy to be your first then
Yeah, Japan. Never been. But my dad was from there [ And that's as far as he's going with that. Lesson learned. ]

[rebelsamurai]

Do you think I’m joking? Hell, I’ll even stop smoking if that means getting you happy and healthy.

We’re a two for one deal, Vinny. If you go, so do I. That’s just how it is, so let’s try to avoid that.

[mikoshi]

Then find me something else that takes off the edge. [ Vincent won't admit it, but he's tired of being in pain. Or at least, this kind of pain, which doesn't drive him towards anything but rotting in bed. Ends up the Berserk OS and the rest of the chrome were doing a lot of heavy lifting to keep his mind (and body) off the fact it was falling apart around him. ] Otherwise? No deal

[mikoshi]

Couldn't she just make a bundle to burn, like a palo santo stick? [ Smoking it is... weird. ]