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[pummelling]

[With the chaos of the fire over and the smoke cleared (literally and figuratively, really), Jin's settled into hanging around the Audentes campsite. He's helping teammates set up and maintain their camps, aiding townspeople in rebuilding, eavesdropping on all of your gossip, brainstorming wildly on how to deal with the Yeerks Taraxa, the like.

He's got a way more important thing to share with the 'net today, though.]

Um.

[Jin's sitting somewhere in the camp in front of someone's tent, looking a little sheepish-- and holding a mess of dark, unruly hair out of his face.

Help.]

Can I borrow a hair tie? None of the ones the Qorral sell are strong enough. [pause.] I've still got a lot of the ALASTAIR stipend, I'll pay you back with something from the trading post-- I just need something.

[#thickhairproblems]

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[pummelling]

That's the most practical impractical suggestion I've heard so far, thanks.

[at least it isnt a rubber band lookin @ u polnareff]

I think I've used my uniform coat all of once, though. You have a point.

1/2

[pummelling]

[th

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2/2

[pummelling]

[oh my god save him it took him a second he needs to stop hanging out with asher fuckboy millstone]

They're in short supply of leather-- they're using most of it for saddles and other things for the horses, not to mention we've bought up a lot of it for this little camping trip we're on.

[better than hanzo's silk, at least.]

People have offered already, but I think that's my next best bet.

[selfimage]

[ his voice is still smooth, faintly incredulous at the connection. ]

Of course I'm that Loki. [ who else would name themselves Loki, Jin. really, who. ] What other Loki would I be?

Regardless, the realm eternal makes its own demands. All right would be a way to put it.

[pummelling]

[ramir please

brushing his hair out of his eyes:] I appreciate it, but I'm looking out for my greater good. That includes keeping my visibility.

[heavyhitter]

Man, kinda selfish of you.

[pummelling]

Sorry. Only the first one's free.

[scarredhorns]

[One would think that Nyuu would be used to this by now, but she found it hard to believe that Lucy hadn't killed any crew members yet, after overhearing Nana describe how Lucy laid waste to thousands of lives. While it's a relief to hear no news of someone from Audentes being found dead, she still worried about the possibility of Lucy going on a rampage someday.

Nyuu hangs her head slightly.]

You probably do if you've met the "other me" already. [Then she hesitantly asks.] She didn't hurt you, did she?

[heavyhitter]

Oh, yeah? What's your rate? [ and can you make a living off of flipping around your long beautiful hair, inquiring minds want to know ]

[pummelling]

No sale. Limited time offer, members only. Juuust missed that window.

[that double entendre was not intentional oocly or icly, but both me and jin have decided it's better to leave it at that]

You're gonna have to stick around for the next time my last hair tie breaks.

[slushfund]

I always have a point, people simply don't listen when they should.

(and polnareff should just be ashamed of himself........ but the real reason he approached this is, of course, "stipends".)

Does ALASTAIR pay well? I got here three days ago and I've been poring over most of the boring details, but I want an opinion from someone in our position.

[heelies]

[Think not such impure thoughts, Jin...]

Surely you can find some scrap or another of leather which at present has not been put toward other purposes. So small a scrap would scarce be missed, I should I think. I have but the band with which I myself must tie back my hair, or else I would share with you, stranger.

[pummelling]

[...

bitch are you forreal]

You've been dragged into an alternate universe and you're worrying about the stipend? You sure have your ducks in a row. [snort.] That said, they give you what you need.

[slushfund]

Buying things is essential, even here where there's little to buy. Warmer clothing, shelter, weaponry...

(fingers together, looking smug.)

Money is a universal constant, headgear.

@shirogane

[racking]

Has someone come up with a solution for you?

[pummelling]

Money's a means to survival and we've got enough for it. We're here to help the people on this planet-- not to make a profit off them. Or did you want to join the Qorral mining this planet hollow?

[narrows eyes.]

My name's Jin.

[dbag]

But why, though.

[ WHY DO YOU LOVE YOURSELF!!! YOU'RE GROSS!!! Just kidding, he doesn't actually mean it (much), he's not that awful. ]

Is this like, a thing? Does everyone have big lion manes where you're from?

[respired]

[ He's still keeping himself largely away from the team, but helping out like this, even through the smallest favor--that's something useful, isn't it? That's some drop towards atonement. ]

Tell me where you're staying, and I will leave them for you.

[ Don't even gotta interact. ]

1/3...

[slushfund]

You want the half-baked, friendly, kiss-ass lie, or my actual answer?

(it doesn't matter, you're getting the actual answer anyway.)

2/3

[slushfund]

Well, Jin, here's my two cents.

We're here to investigate the fundamentalists, stop all mining efforts, and clean up the records of ALASTAIR's fuck up — right? None of those mission directives involve helping Qorral themselves; they're actually who we're here to stop. We're opposing them in order to preserve the valuable natural resources and so we are, in fact, making a profit off of them. You may care and that's nice of you, but do you really think our bosses give a fuck about what happens to these people?

Newsflash: Did they give a shit when the Reverend was decapitated? Pretty sure the file Abbott and Costello sent out with the transcribed conversation had with our team's Taraxa member had "oops... that sucks!" written all over it. Will they care if more of this population is killed? Would they care if someone shot up this whole backwater city?

No.

They wanna put a stopper in the impending threat to the timeline and aaall the rest of us are expendable, so is there any problem with the added cushion of having some money set aside for when they decide that beaming us home is a waste of precious resources? I don't fucking think so.

3/3

[slushfund]

I'm Hiruma, by the way.

[pummelling]

My family's pretty traditional, so a handful of men in my family wear their hair long too. Unless they're actively serving, in which case... they're bald.

Also, the thickness is in the genes. It's a thing.

[the kung 'great hair' gene passed down for centuries]

video;

[pummelling]

Way ahead of you.

[guess who is too lazy to wait and switch to text!!!! it's jin, and he's pulling his hair back with a tie bummed off Koltira.]

[pummelling]

Not happening. [It's almost long enough, to be fair, but not quite.] I'll take my chances with the generosity of my teammates, thanks.

[pummelling]

Again: no.

[HE HAD TO DEAL WITH HAVING A WEIRD BALD HEAD FOR YEARS LET HIM H A V E T HI S]

You don't know how long it took to get it this long, I'm not hacking it off for that.