No, you really don't. In fact, no one does. I've known people who didn't work at this post for goddamn years and didn't get in any trouble.
You're not getting paid. You didn't accept this, you were goddamn kidnapped. This is slave labor. Sure, it's nice not to wallow in filth, but there's no stick to this carrot. If I trash the ship, they're not going to kick me off it.
Because I died. I died, in pain, terrified, having betrayed someone who was finally, finally giving me some grace. Some kindness. It was an accident, how I died.
But he saw. It was- I think? I think it was quick.
A little scrubbing here and there won't kill me. Getting rejected again and getting no resources? Would.
Leather armor - bracers, back and front, boots, and around my groin to protect the femoral artery. And the cape, which is a full ten pounds by itself. Used to be Dracula’s, it’s a beast to haul around but it repels knives and swords.
Two whips, one of them a solid chain. It actually acts more like a flail.
I’ve got about a dozen throwing knives. My lighter, came from a friend. A short sword, and my little light sword.
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Date: 2026-04-21 05:39 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2026-04-21 05:42 pm (UTC)Save some dirt for the rest of us.
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Date: 2026-04-21 06:01 pm (UTC)I've been wanting to wax them properly too.
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Date: 2026-04-21 06:03 pm (UTC)Seems a lot of work to put in only for me to come fuck it up.
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Date: 2026-04-21 06:29 pm (UTC)This way I won't be put in limbo or dead dead, or whatever.
So, they won't get rid of me too fast.
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Date: 2026-04-21 06:36 pm (UTC)Who said they were going to get rid of you?
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Date: 2026-04-21 06:47 pm (UTC)But it's free water, food, lodging. There ain't no such thing as a free ride.
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Date: 2026-04-21 06:53 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2026-04-21 07:02 pm (UTC)That's not the same for everyone else. So, gotta earn my keep, until the Barge breaks.
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Date: 2026-04-21 07:07 pm (UTC)You're not getting paid. You didn't accept this, you were goddamn kidnapped. This is slave labor. Sure, it's nice not to wallow in filth, but there's no stick to this carrot. If I trash the ship, they're not going to kick me off it.
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Date: 2026-04-21 07:27 pm (UTC)Because I died. I died, in pain, terrified, having betrayed someone who was finally, finally giving me some grace. Some kindness. It was an accident, how I died.
But he saw. It was- I think? I think it was quick.
A little scrubbing here and there won't kill me. Getting rejected again and getting no resources? Would.
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Date: 2026-04-21 07:29 pm (UTC)But he's not going to reject you for not washing the floors every two days. Don't go freaking yourself out over that.
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Date: 2026-04-21 07:38 pm (UTC)I rotate, thank you very much. Plus I clean other parts of the ship.
Like the bookshelves. And I try wiping down the Greenhouse windows. And wipe down the dining hall tables...
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Date: 2026-04-21 07:42 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2026-04-21 07:44 pm (UTC)Like a baby.
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Date: 2026-04-21 07:50 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2026-04-21 07:52 pm (UTC)What the hell weapons do you carry anyways? I just remember the sword.
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Date: 2026-04-21 08:00 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2026-04-21 08:02 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2026-04-21 08:09 pm (UTC)Two whips, one of them a solid chain. It actually acts more like a flail.
I’ve got about a dozen throwing knives. My lighter, came from a friend. A short sword, and my little light sword.
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Date: 2026-04-21 08:14 pm (UTC)Wait. Wait a fucking mintue.
Don't tell me you got yourself a real light saber.
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Date: 2026-04-21 08:19 pm (UTC)Why, is it rare?
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Date: 2026-04-21 08:58 pm (UTC)What color is it, when you get it to do its thing?
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Date: 2026-04-21 09:56 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2026-04-21 10:08 pm (UTC)Can I hold it?
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