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[prizeneck]

[At the equivalent of 03:45 AM, you're getting a voice message because fuck your text feature. ]

Right, question.

Actually two.



First: Imagine you're being chased for a long time. You're unarmed, and yer injured. About to keel over. You can only carry one thing as you're running: a cell phone [a pause, and a rustle - he's waving his hand] or whatever you people use to communicate; or some food.

Which one do you take, and why?



Second question: who here can deal with high tech gadgets? I got a thing that needs checking before we head to the next mission.

Comments

[prizeneck]

[A rustle. He's shrugging.] It's just a survey o'sorts.

[mylawn]

Pretty specific. Why a cell phone?

[prizeneck]

See, this why I waved that off to something a little more adaptable. Apparently a cell phone is either too advanced or too old-fashioned.

[mylawn]

You meant to say that one of the choices is calling for backup. I read you.

[prizeneck]

Yeah, that's it.

[mylawn]

So what's this about, really?

[prizeneck]

Wanna know my fellow recruits better, is all. [surejan.jpg]

[mylawn]

Weird question to ask.

[prizeneck]

Why d'ya think that?

[mylawn]

You could've asked about hobbies, or favorites.

[prizeneck]

[Snort.] Where's the use in that?

[mylawn]

You said you wanted to get to know us better.

[prizeneck]

There's knowing what color they like best and there's knowing what their first instincts are when shit hits the fan. I prefer to know the latter...

[as an afterthought] it's not like I can see colors, anyway.

[mylawn]

I mean, it was pretty obvious you asked for tactical reasons.

[prizeneck]

I thought it would be. Been getting some replies that it sounds suspicious, for some reason.

[Does he sound like he blames them? Nope. He's actually amused.]

[mylawn]

It's because most of these recruits don't recognize an attempt to solicit information for tactical purposes. They just think you're weird.

[prizeneck]

Heh, think they already thought that before I sent this out.

[A tiny bit more serious:] But you're right, they don't. And they reply accordingly, too.

[mylawn]

Not unexpected.

[Considering.]

[prizeneck]

Which part?

[mylawn]

The part where they didn't realize you were doing this as a bid to gather information, and the part where they reply accordingly.

[prizeneck]

True. [There's a bit of a shuffle. He's rubbing his neck and the sound is close to the BCE to pick it up.] Then again I guess COST isn't really known for its penchant for expertise.

[mylawn]

I don't know if it's that. They just can't afford to be discerning.

[Which is, of course, a problem in its own right.]

[prizeneck]

[That's exactly what he's picking.] That makes us the same as the kids back in Gallipoli, then.

[mylawn]

Speak for yourself.

[prizeneck]

As you can see from this broadcast, I'm not.