.02 -Audio-

[ourlastbesthope]

[He definitely sounds like he just woke up. It's early and he's already exhausted.] Look, I have some multivitamins. Not anything good but for the doctors- I don't know who you are, but if you want them, I'll give them to you. You'd know what to do with them better than I would.

I just...[A long, long pause.] I'll be fine. I know some people might not be, so they need them.

Just tell me where to bring them.

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[ingrantitude]

Throwing yourself on your sword?

[Ward's not trying to be a dick actively. He just can't help it.]

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[ourlastbesthope]

Meaning what?

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[advising]

If you're offering, then I'll take them.

[ He has people he can give them to, especially when things start to get rough. ]

I have some fruit. Little on the brown side but still edible.

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[ourlastbesthope]

What will you do with them?

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[advising]

Scrounge them and save them for myself, not share.

[ the sarcasm is strong in that statement. ]

I have a... friend, from home. Let's just say she's expecting. [ It's worth a shot, in the very least, right? ]

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[ourlastbesthope]

Sure. You can have some. Keep the fruit. I don't want anything in return.

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[advising]

We don't know how long this is going to last. You should keep something for yourself.

[ because he's not sure who is accustomed to starvation and who isn't. not that anyone should be, of course, but in Panem it's the norm for most districts. ]

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[ourlastbesthope]

I'm keeping some of the vitamins. I'm used to most of it. She needs the fruit more.

[notafraidofyou]

...You okay?

[ourlastbesthope]

I'm alive. Are you okay?

[notafraidofyou]

Keeping on keeping on. I have some jelly beans to share, if you want some.

[ourlastbesthope]

I'm just fine. The more I sleep, the less energy I expend.

[notafraidofyou]

Yeah. I'm not all that great at sleeping long periods. Is that working for you?

[ourlastbesthope]

It's fine. I'm used to boredom. Not much to do on the ship.

[notafraidofyou]

I'm more used to the boredom that comes with being stuck at school day and and day out, but I usually make my own fun there.

Plus there's lunch.

[ourlastbesthope]

Don't think about what you don't have. It makes it harder.

[notafraidofyou]

Yeah.

So tell me more about space?

[Maybe distraction will help.]

[ourlastbesthope]

That's...broad. What do you want to know?

[notafraidofyou]

Got any good stories? From between the boring parts.

[ourlastbesthope]

I once got into a fight with the ship.

Not once. Maybe three or four times.

The lanyards we wear are...well, they're connected to the ship's AI. And she responds when we ask. I asked her to calculate something for me and I was sure she was incorrect. I think I argued with her for an hour before they sent me to the Earth room- basically a time out.

[A laugh.]

I don't know if that's good or not.

[notafraidofyou]

[Good or not, it actually gets Tim to laugh, despite their situation. Because he can totally see Capa arguing with a computer until someone puts him in time out.]

So, was she right, or were you right?

[ourlastbesthope]

I was, of course.

[No he wasn't.]

[notafraidofyou]

Heh. That's not usually what happens when I argue with computers.

[ourlastbesthope]

Do your computers argue back?

[notafraidofyou]

Not mine. I just have a PC that keeps on being right no matter how much I mutter at it. But there are some more advanced computers and AIs out there that would probably argue back.

[villainously]

Multivitamins.

( first protein, now multivitamins. food in this world is so strange. )

[ourlastbesthope]

Yes. They're just...something small.

[villainously]

Are you sure it's wise to take these things?

All things considered, our hosts don't seem to be very generous at all. Or considerate towards our welfare.

[ourlastbesthope]

The only thing we know is that they are unpredictable. I've tested them to the best of my ability- but I can't find anything wrong with them. At the worst, they're just sugar pills designed to just make us feel better mentally.

[villainously]

I'm not sure I'd trust it, at least at the moment, but it seems you've a few takers at the very least.

[ourlastbesthope]

I don't trust it to keep us alive, but I do trust it to not speed our deaths.

[villainously]

And a lovely middle ground that is, isn't it?

( his tone is what indicates that no, that's not a very lovely middle ground at all. )

[ourlastbesthope]

It's better than sitting around waiting.

[villainously]

Anything is better than that. Doesn't make the rest of it less shit.

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[cisskabob]

You need to keep something for yourself too, Capa.

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[ourlastbesthope]

I am. A bit.

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[cisskabob]

A bit? That's not very convincing. Have you eaten anything today?

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[ourlastbesthope]

No. But I did yesterday. Did you?

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[cisskabob]

Yeah, I still have candy left from Easter. Do you have anything for today?

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[ourlastbesthope]

I'll be fine today. [Gees, mom.] Why are you so worried? [He doesn't sound accusatory at all; he really doesn't know.]

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[cisskabob]

Because... we're friends? I worry about my friends.

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[ourlastbesthope]

Oh. [That's news to him...] You don't have to worry about me.

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[cisskabob]

Well, somebody should. [her tone is mostly teasing. Mostly.]

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[ourlastbesthope]

Then come and get some of these pills.

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[cisskabob]

...Wait, what?

[skaikru]

( wow she doesn't want to sit up and make herself look or sound presentable. turns out texting takes a lot of energy too, though. )

If you're interested in doling them out fairly, you can give them to me and I'll divide them up.

[ourlastbesthope]

I'll give you what I have left.