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[ well, that's quite the mental update. while ishmael isn't reeling from the download's sappy effects, she is in the mood to yap and gossip -- which is typically unlike her at all. and so, while they're all still waiting for the download to finish, she's got this to ask on their shared network. ]

Looks like this is going to take a while. And I know that most of us here were haunted by certain dreams a while back, me included. It's something I've already gone through back home so I'm not too bothered with it now, but I'm going to go ahead and ask anyway.

What are some of your happier memories?

That's probably easier said than done, though. You don't even have to think too far back and just share whatever made you happy since coming here. It's corny, sure, but we could definitely need some cheering up after all that on top of this horribly hot weather.

Of course, if you're too shy to share them to everyone in the class, I get it. I know I am. You can just tell me privately if you trust me that much, or you don't have to say anything at all and just read or react to everyone's contributions instead. Also if anyone's gonna come here to say shit like "Oh I'm not gonna share anything :/" then do us all a favor and not waste our time. Thanks. 👍

[ ish is too embarrassed to share hers right now, if anyone's wondering 🧍‍♂️ of course, feel free to threadjack if needed. happy yapping!! ]

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Oh? And what did yours do?

Everything requires luck, but especially those projects that come with a certain amount of risk. Not a casino, no -- a galactic organization tasked with creating and upholding the galactic economy. The Strategic Investment Department is in charge of managing and acquiring various resources and planets throughout the galaxy, in particular the debts caused by something we call the Cancer of All Worlds.

That... doesn't matter anymore. I already quit ages ago.

[ the corpo life ain't for her :/

but SHEESH. right, she does remember him mention bits and pieces before. he really does sound like some executive from a wing back home... ]

The Cancer of all Worlds? Are we talking about a concept or is it actually... physically cancerous?

Oh? Dare I ask why?

( he's nosy! )

Neither, it's a physical thing that creates disaster and chaos wherever they land. But they spread like cancer does, and the cost of their existence on the planets where they land is astronomical. We deal with those debts incurred

I just grew exhausted of the rat race, is all. Why stay at a job that pays decently if you get no growth from it, right?

[ or so she says. but really, she quit her job purely on a whim - and for a deeper reason than that. ]

And your Wing - er, corporation, can help these planets thrive again at a cost. I imagine that they don't come cheap, so what happens if they can't pay?

Spoken like a true member of any grand corporation.

( she catches on quick. if this conversation was in-person, aventurine would grin, sharp and calculating. )

Well now, that depends. Perhaps they'd send in Topaz of Debt Retrieval. Or perhaps Jade of Credit. Or, just maybe, they'd call in Aventurine of Stratagems. It all depends on how they want to handle the situation.

[ this guy sure has lofty thoughts for corpos... he's probably treated well compared to the myriad of offices she went through back home. ]

I'd ask for more details, but none of that matters anymore while we're here, doesn't it?

Oh, I don't know. All of what we've been through has a hold on us in some way, wouldn't you agree? It might not matter rank wise, but I've already put to use some of my skills to great effect

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