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GRAEYSTEEL

[getlonely]

[ from here ]

My problem is that I run out of normal smalltalk topics after about five minutes.

Re: GRAEYSTEEL

[holesomelanguage]

Why not keep talkin' 'bout the current topic?

MORAY

[getlonely]

[ from here ]

Well that's rude of th—

...Aphelion?

Re: MORAY

[liveindarkness]

[oh. shit. another one. what kind of face should he be making here. hmm.]

Oh, did you know him? I think you must be the third one I've met so far. I'm not Aphelion, though.

NETTLE

[getlonely]

[ from here ]

[ completely deadpan, no beat ]

It's my personality.

Re: NETTLE

[rugpull]

Okay.

NETTLE x 2 COMBO

[getlonely]

[ from here ]

...I guess that's kind of culinarily fashionable...? Hibiscus is in a lot of things these days, isn't it?

Re: NETTLE x 2 COMBO

[rugpull]

It is! Its a real tasty treat ya know!

ORE

[getlonely]

[ from here ]

Er, industrial era labor and environmental impact—around factory work and so on, which is... things I think it's good to be mindful of, since industry has grown exponentially since then but is considerably more abstracted from most people. It's also tied directly into a period of great innovation, though, which is the other side of the coin, and—

—but, um. Yes.

[throughbamboo]

[he looks genuinely interested as she starts explaining, nodding along.

Though he can't help but grin a little bit]

You won't hear me disagree 'bout being mindful.

MOONJELLY

[getlonely]

[ from here ]

So... same as usual, then.

You really sound like you need a vacation, though, so. Good?

Re: MOONJELLY

[shorcanado]

Yes.

[ and now she is going to touch her cheek. ]

You need a vacation, too.

HONEYGUIDE

[getlonely]

[ from here ]

...I guess.

Grinning might be a bit much, though. It's taking most of my effort to not try and jump overboard.

[ this might be a joke. she delivers it 100% straight-faced though. ]

Re: HONEYGUIDE

[71lines]

Is meeting new people that bad?

MAGPIE

[getlonely]

[ from here ]

Oh—that's an exciting one. I don't know much about it, but it seems difficult... so it makes sense it'd be satisfying to get good at.

I just do gardening and some hobby foraging.

SNOWDROP

[getlonely]

[ from here ]

Ah, like the concept of the pharmakon—unsurprisingly, the root of the modern word "pharmacy."

—ah, well, unsurprisingly, I have a lot of interest in the historical roots of things.

[ this conversation is going to be very funny to look back on at some point in the future for her for various reasons. ]

Re: SNOWDROP

[bondsofsuffering]

Would that make you a historian?

COQUETTE

[getlonely]

[ from here ]

Well, that's certainly—er—

I'm glad you enjoy it. I guess I—didn't expect you to be the outdoors type, somehow?

[thefirstpoem]

Nobody expects it, but yeah, I like a jog when the weather's good. Like to keep the body moving.

ALOE

[getlonely]

[ from here ]

H-hopefully?

Um—

[ mentally going through her small talk index cards— ]

What's your outdoor activity?

ASTER

[getlonely]

[ from here ]

Maybe this is just... a one-off sort of thing.

I just hate small talk. Tell me about what you do outdoors.

Re: ASTER

[audacity]

Fair.

I like hiking. I really love rock climbing, actually? I've mostly done it indoors, but it's way better outdoors. What about you?

AZALEA

[getlonely]

[ from here ]

.......honestly the most unlikely part of that is someone paying this much attention to me.

Re: AZALEA

[abaogenesis]

You'd be surprised what others will keep in mind, even if you haven't noticed.

LITHIUM

[getlonely]

[ from here ]

I-is that what liking someone sounds like...?

Is—something going on?

Re: LITHIUM

[subcutaneous]

Washroom- ah, Sesame no-

[Sesame flings a bit of churu into Corretto's face as Lithium opens the door, and engages the lock holding it open all the way.]

Put the carrier on the sink? [he's going to go get a bajillion wads of tissue paper.]

MIZUKI

[getlonely]

[ from here ]

You know, I have no idea? I don't know if there's a prize more... sought-after than being here in the first place.

Re: MIZUKI

[adorabrawler]

They could promise like, a nice dinner or something...

URIEL

[getlonely]

[ from here ]

If nothing else, I'd be a little worried I'd lose track of them. That'd be terrible, right? But I guess that's why I don't have pets. I'm worried enough about my houseplants being okay with the plant-sitter.

Re: URIEL

[custodire]

There is that. Because this is a ship, there's only so many places for it to go. But it's a large ship with plenty of small spaces and one wrong move can take you into the ocean.

[ For a cat, anyway. Hopefully a person will pay more attention. ]

I'm sure you've taken care of them well enough they'll be able to handle it. Surely we can't be on here for too long.

ORE X 2 COMBO

[getlonely]

[ from here ]

Oh, what kind of workshop? Or is it sort of all-purpose.

COMBO!!

[throughbamboo]

All purpose. We got a few people workin' there, they all got their specialties.

AOKO

[getlonely]

[ from here ]

Yeah... he must have brought all the cats?

I guess I know someone else with a cat named Sesame. I don't know if there's a food name that'd fit?