Thirty-Second Hope [video]

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[The feed comes on to show Hope with his pet joey Kai curled up in his lap, one hand absently scratching the little guy behind the ear. He's trying to appear casual and relaxed, but it's hard to ignore the solemn look in his eyes.]Um... hey. I kind of have a question. I kind of lost track of how many parks and gardens this ship has, and there seems

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Re: video;

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[Have a scowl, Harry. Though it's not exactly directed at you.]

Not real ones. Atleast I don't think so anyway. The Mermaid Lagoon is a stupid nightclub I got stuck working at this month. There are people there who dress up as mermaids to... entertain the guests. That's what my job is.

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[Hope doesn't care how odd it seems to be fairly honest. If you had to dress up in a shell bra for your job, you would ask people to stay the fuck away too. :|]

No.

[Said with so much intensity. Though he stops scowling. He knows it's not your fault Harry, so he shouldn't try to blame you.]

The guide screws up sometimes and signs people up for a job other than the one they signed up for. I... can't even remember how many times that's happened to me.

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[Back to scowling, though this time it's clearly directed at his presently absent employers.]

I did. They don't care. They just care that I did sign up for the job, not how.

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I can't. My girlfriend got signed up for the same job. There's no way I'm leaving her alone in a job like that.

Besides, I need the money for my planet, and even though the job sucks, it pays really good.

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[We should form a club of awkward yet fiercely protective boyfriends.]

They say there's a planet out there and the people who live there can rebuild worlds. It just costs a lot.... obviously.

You... haven't heard that yet?

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I don't really know. They have some kind of machine that does it.

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Yeah. That's why I can't just quit.