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[hedonistic]

ok listen up, this is actually legitimately important

if this is your first time getting locked up like this, you need to understand one main thing going forward: our lives are less than worthless to these people. every second we're still breathing is a second more than they needed to give us.

i can't promise that we're going to be okay. i don't know if ALASTAIR gives enough of a shit to come for us. but even though i'm not gonna be the guy who has a lot of pretty words to say to keep hope alive or whatever, i do know a few things about staying safe in here. surviving, if this is for the long haul

1) don't make a fuss or be a nuisance to the guards. don't draw attention. the more forgettable you are, the better off you'll be

2) try to avoid using your jewel comms as much as you can. if they realize we're communicating through these, they'll be confiscated

3) DON'T TRY TO BE A HERO. this is the most important point here so i'm gonna repeat it, DO NOT TRY TO BE A FUCKING HERO.

we're not in a fucking action movie, trying to escape or break everyone out will get you in deep ass shit, maybe even made an example out of. don't fucking do it.

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[fateality]

How many prisons you've broken out of, wile?

[hedonistic]

[Seriously? Seriously?]

none, because i'm not an idiot

[fateality]

Huh. I'm a little disappointed.

[hedonistic]

what, because i've never gone all rambo on a prison before, or because i don't actually want to die a stupid pointless death trying?

[fateality]

I'll assume "rambo" means "crazy".
But I find it interesting how someone like you is so scared of our situation.

Not my first jailbreak. Probably won't be my last.

[hedonistic]

[He doesn't bother to explain the reference, this time--frustration has taken hold, and he's slowly growing impatient.]

you guys just don't get it, do you
we're in outer space
there's no breaking out because we can't GO OUTSIDE
if we land somewhere then maybe we have a chance, maybe
assuming they didn't put some kind of remote kill switch in us along with these tattoos, anyway, and that's honestly a big damn assumption

so i guess someone like me is scared, because guess what, i've been through shit like that before! go figure, right?

[fateality]

Aw, you have feelings. It's kind of adorable.

[hedonistic]

yeah, just put me right in with a basket of puppies
nobody will be able to tell the difference

[fateality]

That's right.

Look, you aren't the only one who's ever been to prison. Sure, it's out in the stars, but we're a group of pretty ridiculous people.
No sense in losing your cool. We'll manage.

[hedonistic]

[He's so tired of this shit.]

i'm trying to give people advice on HOW to manage
because inevitably SOMEONE on this team's gonna get it in their head to try to save the day by themselves, and that person is probably gonna die and/or make everything worse for the rest of us

but no sense losing my cool!!! it's not like that kind of idealistic thinking hasn't actively almost gotten us all killed before!!!!!

[fateality]

Eh, if I started worrying about every moment in which I've almost died then I'd be a tired guy.

But if you really feel like being scared witless, that's your prerogative.

[hedonistic]

[Witless. Ha. He feels like one of the few who still has any wits about him at all, hasn't lost them in a sea of false bravado.]

sure
and if the rest of you want to make terrible decisions, i guess that's your prerogative too
i hope you get some great near-death experiences to add to your collection, uncle fate
send me a postcard from the infirmary, would you ♥