Code - 004 [Audio]

[whistlewhilstyouwork]

Alright, fellow Caveians. I've got three questions that are in order of decreasing relevance to our current situation as cave-prisoners. In fact the last one isn't relevant at all, just sort of a distraction from the fact that some people still seem a bit sore about losing during that last event.

Hey, nothing wrong with a bear or flowers. 

[Whistler managed to get chocolates so he's not complaining] 

Anyway - First Question: 

How many of you, prior to arriving in this Cave, had a profession that involved being armed or fighting on a regular basis. Now I know a lot of you can be touchy when anyone asks you well...anything... so the level of specifics you give me doesn't matter too much. Even "yes" or "no" will do.  I'll take it as a sign not to ask any follow up questions. 

[He may be a bit done with how 'not fun' a lot of you are] 

Second Question:

How many of you come from a place that is NOT some variation of Earth? 

And my third question: 

If you were told you could have any ONE thing you wanted. No questions asked. No tricks. What would you ask for? 

Comments

[hot_mes]

Meaning what, exactly? The answers are simple.

[whistlewhilstyouwork]

Just that you don't seem to be big on the whole sharing thing.

[hot_mes]

If I didn't want to share I wouldn't have answered at all.

If you'd like explanations, I have a few, but I'm also aware that sometimes the curious don't mean to ask for more than they can handle.

[whistlewhilstyouwork]

Well then I apologize for my misinterpretation. That's my bad.

It's just that people around here tend to be like talking to a room full of clams.

[hot_mes]

No need. It's not a mistake worth apologizing for.

...really? And here I was thinking more than a few were a bit too chatty for my usual tastes.

[whistlewhilstyouwork]

Oh they're chatty about the stuff that doesn't matter. Not about the stuff that's actually interesting

[hot_mes]

And this is what you find interesting? Asking about our homes.

[whistlewhilstyouwork]

Yeah. Let's say that.

[He doesn't think most people'd get it anyway]

[hot_mes]

[well, all right, then. He can reward that with a bit more information]

To me 'earth' is just a word for dry land. I don't know how my world compares to it, without being able to look at a map and compare islands. For all I know it is the same, but something tells me it's not.

[whistlewhilstyouwork]

So you've lived at sea for most of your life?

[hot_mes]

Yeah. Since I was about thirteen, and I'm... [oh shit calendar son] ...I'll be twenty-seven in a few days.

[whistlewhilstyouwork]

So I assume seasickness is not a problem for you...

Doesn't it ever get boring though?

[hot_mes]

Never has been, no.

I wouldn't say boring. Everyone has their own version of a day to day routine, mine just happens to be inside a ship on the water rather than some sleepy town on land.