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[7livesleft]

[ The line opens to the sound of crackling tobacco followed by a long exhale, suggesting he's been smoking a cigar instead of his usual cigarette. His voice is a little more subdued than normal. ]

What are the odds of this thing picking up a radio station? It does everything but play music. Seems like kind of a waste of technology.

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[reallyjustagirl]

No music? That's not very user-friendly.

[7livesleft]

As far as I can tell. You'd think they could afford to put some entertainment in there while they were upgrading these things.

[reallyjustagirl]

They could even make it a mini-TV or something. To pass time.

I bet they have really cool gadgets and stuff in your time, right?

[7livesleft]

Might have helped.

Maybe. But you'd probably be a little disappointed, it's mostly the same recycled junk they've always had.

[reallyjustagirl]

It would have helped a lot.

You're completely destroying my fantasies of the future with your cynicism, I'll have you know.

[7livesleft]

I'll have to settle for listening to my little soap operas instead.

What were you expecting?

[reallyjustagirl]

Have fun with that. I would prefer those made-for-TV movies that are shown at two in the morning back home. There's some good content. Occasionally.

I don't know. Packets that turn into huge meals when you put them in the microwave? Or maybe hovercrafts and lasers.

[7livesleft]

I'm sure it'd beat anything you can get around here.

Well, I'd hate to spoil your imagination. I didn't really keep up with all the new gadgets, I'm an old fashioned kind of guy.

[reallyjustagirl]

This is very true. I wonder what you're supposed to do for fun around here. Or aren't you supposed to have any?

That's a real shame. You're disappointing nerds everywhere. But you did have a spaceship.

[7livesleft]

Depends on what you consider fun.

... Yeah. I do miss those. Even if it seemed like all my money went towards keeping them from falling apart. You don't get much more freedom than that.

[reallyjustagirl]

Well. There's no demons to kill. There is that monster thing, but who knows where it went. I haven't been able to find it.

It sounds awesome. You can't get cooler than that. Me? I failed my driving test, with the comment 'possible menace to society'.

[7livesleft]

How are you at poker?

Sounds like it was personal. You didn't run over his cat, did you?

[reallyjustagirl]

I've been taught how to play. I've never played with people who didn't cheat, though.

No. I ran into his letterbox. It's not the same thing.

[7livesleft]

Some people would say that's part of the skill of the game. It's not quite the same with two people, but it's a little better than solitaire.

Letterbox, huh? That is kind of a harsh comment if you didn't kill anything.

[reallyjustagirl]

It is, but - I can't cheat very well. It just gets messy. So maybe I'm bitter. I'm guessing you play well, then? You could teach me not to play so badly.

It's very harsh. Maybe he was fond of getting mail.

[7livesleft]

I'm not bad. I can show you what I know. And I don't cheat, so don't worry about keeping up. There's nothing to bet anyway.

That could have been it. Tough luck.