001 - 1/27 midday - voice

[pathofstrength]

...kinda like a Pokegear.

[The communicator is being handled when it clicks on, muffled shuffs and fwups being broadcast as someone turns it over in their hands.]

So I guess ya'd just-

[It cuts off and is silent for a few seconds. When the audio resumes, it sounds a lot more intentional.]

I've never lived in a city before, an' I know I've not set foot in any town as big as this one. An'...well, it's big.

[also the sun and moon are fucking creepy just saying]

An' it all kinda...smells funny, so I ain't sure where ta go fer food. Where d'ya find somethin' like that?

Am I usin' this right? How d'ya know when it's turned on...

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[video]

[sineamore]

Hey. [He hasn't noticed any funny smells here, but he wouldn't put it past the sun and the moon to be doing something as creepy and disgusting as passing off gas above the city. For who knows what.] You're in Casualty Communal, right? There's a convenience store down the block.

[video]

[pathofstrength]

...what's a "convenience store"?

[video]

[sineamore]

Mmm... A place--well, a store or market--where you can buy a lot of the things you usually need for normal everyday activities. Like toothbrushes, soap, packed lunches, ice-cream... [He ticks them off on his fingers.] That's why it's convenient, get it?

[video]

[pathofstrength]

[Yeah, that makes sense.



...except that she never uses any of those things uh]

An' ya can get food at this one down the street?

[video]

[sineamore]

Yeah. It's not the freshest stuff, but it works. There's also a diner that'll serve you free dinners if you show them your Communicator.

[video]

[pathofstrength]

I heard about that when they showed us around. Guess we're somethin' like "guests of honor" here, huh?

[video]

[sineamore]

Kinda. I wouldn't go as far as to say they're relying on our help, but they seem like they need it anyway. And I guess we need theirs.

[video]

[pathofstrength]

I know I'll do everythin' I can ta help out, since tha's how it is. There's no reason not ta!

[video]

[sineamore]

[He blinks, ears twitching curiously. What a strange, strong girl.] Some people refuse to help anyway, so that's kind of you.

[video]

[pathofstrength]

If ya've got the power ta help people when others don't, ya should help. It ain't really "kindness"...

[video]

[sineamore]

I think it is. Most people have the ability to help, but it's those who want to do it--well, they're the ones who make a difference.

[video]

[pathofstrength]

["Most"? If he's talking about this war specifically, the straits seem dire for "most" people to have what it would take to help...

That's what Sapphire's thinking, anyway.

Ehhh.]

Sure, an' that's why I'll join in, ta make a difference! Th' name's Sapphire, by the way.