text, @HTKRIZO 10:31PM

[hitokiller]

( it comes as video at first. the image of someone kicking a chair over in the cafeteria, the sound of "THE HELL?!!!" being screeched at a pitch even dogs can hear. there's a bottle and a half-filled glass on a flat table nearby.

maybe he didn't mean to send that. maybe he did. either way, there's a text immediately after. )

whaddya mean we can't
TASTE A DRINK NEITHER???
how long is this gonna last?
th... a week? a whole 'nother month?
where's that damn cure, huh?
how long's that gonna take?

( let the panic begin. )

... how're the rest of ya coping
with not bein' able to eat real food, or drink, or

( a pause. )

and don't say anything stupid
like i shoulda just not gotten bit

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[zauneyete]

Oh? Interested in a little contraband.

I can make that happen. Off base, of course.

[ in case LILITH if watching.]

[atonality]

Always.

There’s a great shadowed alley in Kabuki-cho that serves well for illicit meetings and the like.

[zauneyete]

I'm familiar.

Have any particular tastes I should be looking for?

[atonality]

I figured you would.

A beggar can’t be a chooser, so I’ll let your tastes dictate what’s available.

[ And let him have another glimpse into the tastes of an ornery old fuck. ]

[zauneyete]

Like to gamble, do you?

I might just choose something I would have liked. Be careful.

[atonality]

Life is a gamble, so yes.

If I wanted caution, I’d go pick up a productive hobby.

[zauneyete]

Then I will be more than happy to sate your curiosity. Just don't complain if you can't handle it, hm? Nothing here will be nearly as potent as I would prefer, but there's enough that's passable.

[atonality]

Now what would a sweet fellow like you consider to be potent?

[zauneyete]

Triple distilled toxic runoff and gasoline, perhaps?

[ That... might be a joke ]

Don't worry, it will at least not kill you if you drink it... at least as long as it's within some moderation.

[ Probably still could kill ]

[atonality]

[ He absolutely would not put it past Silco to have the liver of a man 200 years his senior. ]

I try not to go on too many benders before noon. I might just come out alive.

[zauneyete]

[ He exudes that decrepit warmed over refuse feeling, down to his very organs. ]

Good thing I can't leave base during the day, then, isn't it?

[hitokiller]

are you two makin' a deal on MY post
instead of givin' me sympathy???

[atonality]

Absolutely.

But if it’s sympathy you want I can cut you a very good deal on that too.

[zauneyete]

Oh? I didn't realize this was only a space for complaints.