[fourteenth fragrance] backdated video; August 9th

[bauhinia]

[ Hong Kong has his comm set up for a completely intentional, confessional style video. He's not wandering around or flicking things into buckets of water or filming himself blowing something up. Well, he ought to do that eventually, but not today. ]

So, hey. I didn't realize it yesterday because of all the celebrating and stuff, but it looks like it's been a year since I got here. Doesn't really feel like it. I mean, I seriously never thought I was gonna be here for that long.

Even though it's not that long, I guess. Anyway, I'm just posting this because I kinda wanted to say thanks to everyone. I know this place is like, super ridiculous sometimes, but there's a lotta people who work hard to make it better for us.

So, thanks.

And don't laugh, okay? I'm being serious here.

[ With that, he looks aside, seeming kind of embarrassed. He then ends the feed. ]

Comments

[encoder]

Then which one would you recommend?

[bauhinia]

I've still got my chip in, [ this is a lie ] but I know a few names. Yuuko might be good, but she'll ask you to pay her somehow.

[encoder]

I thought cash was null here.

[said with much bitterness.]

[bauhinia]

She might want something else. I've drawn her stuff to pay for things before.

[encoder]

Oh... Huh.

[bauhinia]

I'm guessing you talked to Washu before. I dunno much about her, honestly.

[encoder]

I need to be less honest and think of better excuses beforehand.

[bauhinia]

Why's that? [ Not bothered, just wondering. ]

[encoder]

Because people don't like the truth.

[bauhinia]

No matter what it is?

[encoder]

Hmmm... no.

Only if it doesn't hurt them.

[bauhinia]

Okay, yeah, I gotcha. I guess it kinda makes sense.

[encoder]

Only 'kinda'?

[bauhinia]

There's exceptions to every rule, yeah?

[encoder]

There shouldn't be.

There's just rule-breaking.

[bauhinia]

So would that be rule-breaking?

[encoder]

Yes. A lot of the time it goes unpunished, too.

[bauhinia]

Yeah, there'd be a lotta punishment going around.

[encoder]

There's never any. It's pointless to even have rules at this rate.

[bauhinia]

So, what, anarchy for everyone?

[encoder]

That would be interesting...

But I'm referring more to social rules, of course.

[bauhinia]

No social order is the same thing as anarchy to some people.

[encoder]

Dumb.

[bauhinia]

Yeah? Some people really do believe it.

[encoder]

Why would they want to?