from the BXWC!

hello little ones! I'm Fraxina Ornus, second bloom, working for the BXWC to provide care for all sophonts!

[sierra-fletcher]

[suddenly, the thermite charges went unresponsive. So did Any possible surveilance]

@local-oak-clerk @avurehdg

shitshitshitshitshitshit

[local-oak-clerk]

[knock knock knock]

@avurehdg

[avurehdg]

@sierra-fletcher

We've got cheesecake! Time got cut short though so we made it through a compiler, I can confirm though there are no xenodrugs in it at all.

[sierra-fletcher]

How can I confirm there are no drugs in it?

[local-oak-clerk]

You can test the samples if you Want. Do you have drug-testing Equipment? Or a chemical analysis kit?

[sierra-fletcher]

I do have a analyzer i just need to signature.

[local-oak-clerk]

Well, you can take a sample and verify that it doesn't have anything petal <3

[sierra-fletcher]

Definitely going to do that before I eat any... [she opens a small slot on the door]

[avurehdg]

Can we not come in? Or are you going to have cheesecake without us?

[sierra-fletcher]

If it tests clean I'll open the door.

[avurehdg]

Fine.

[Avure slides a plain white cake box through the door, inside it is a new york cheesecake that, when tested, shows no signs of any xenodrugs on it]

Can we come in now?

[sierra-fletcher]

Yea.. its safe now.. doors open [the door reveals a small women staring a trillion miles away]

[local-oak-clerk]

Oh sweetie, what got you so scared? Don't worry dearie I don't bite, nor send terrans to "the mines". Let's have a chat

[sierra-fletcher]

You.... want to chat? still?

[local-oak-clerk]

Of course! I want to know what got you so scared to risk your life in this tin-lead can with unsafe safeties and a cheap seal that may give at any moment, and THEN load every asteroid Up full of Thermite, risking your life again on doing so because of how reactive that is

[avurehdg]

Oh yeah speaking of asteroids let me grab something real quick

(Avure runs back into the hab[1] and comes out with a medium sized rock that's permeated by clear yellow-geen crystals)

You never said you had pallasites near you! I love these guys!

[brfsstuff]

Oooo Avure what’s that?

[avurehdg]

It's a part of a pallasite meteor, they're primarily made of iron and the best mineral ever discovered, Olivine! Those are the crystals on it. I also had some time to carve this one with the compiler so it's like a puzzle, look.

(Avure moves a piece and shows Sammy the inside of the rock, revealing a bag with a gel inside labelled "Class-D" before covering it back up and winking at her)

[brfsstuff]

(Sammy giggles a little bit and winks back)

Woa that’s so cool Avure!! It’s so pretty!!! I think our new friend will like it a lot hehehe!

[avurehdg]

I'm pretty sure she will, hehehehe. First though we should have the cheesecake. I can cut it up for everyone.

(Avure enters the base and looks around for a moment before coming back to the door and looking at @sierra-fletcher)

Hey uhhhhh, wait hold on, we never introduced ourselves. I'm Avure Ornus, First Floret, any pronouns.

[sierra-fletcher]

Oh uhm hi Avure

[avurehdg]

Hi, could you tell me your name please?

[sierra-fletcher]

Sierra Fletcher.... why??

[avurehdg]

Cute name, hehehehe. And introductions kinda have to be both ways, I'm not a mind reader after all.

Now Sierra where's the kitchen so I can cut up the cheesecake for us?

[sierra-fletcher]

Kitchen? This is an asteroid hehe.. theres a pile of synthcubes, a plate, and a salt shaker in the corner over there

[she points to the corner of the "room" hastily carved into the asteroid with explosives]

[avurehdg]

(Avure looks both confused and concerned at the same time)

This is really it?

...And you have more than a year's worth of supplies in here?

(Avure picks the cheesecake box up and goes into the affini hab again)

I'll cut it up and then bring it back out then.

[sierra-fletcher]

Yea.. Was the easiest to stash.. Theres more than I want to count stored in every open whole on this rock and nearby rocks..

[avurehdg]

(Avure comes back out with the cheesecake cut into 8 slices, plates, and forks for everyone to use)

Mhm, you sure your stash won't float away before you can use it all?

Anyways cake is ready!!

(@local-oak-clerk @brfsstuff)

[brfsstuff]

WAHOO CAKE

… is now a good time to say I’ve never actually had cheesecake before

[avurehdg]

you're about to taste some of the best cake ever for the first time then!

(Avure whispers the next part to Sammy)

And with a special ingredient, lucky you. Hehehheh

[brfsstuff]

Heheheh

(Sammy takes the fork and begins to dig in, it’s…)

…so good Avure! Oh my god! I don’t think I’ve ever had anything this good before! This is my new favorite food!

[local-oak-clerk]

[Fraxina would also have a plate, eating slowly while overall observing the 3 terrans interact, cooing silently]

@sierra-fletcher

[sierra-fletcher]

[She picks up her plate and eats it slowly fighting the urge make the whole slice vanish in a few bite] Oh stars I forgot how good food could taste....

[local-oak-clerk]

[this sentence alone almost Makes Fraxina cry and hug Sierra]

Truly, a crime, those synthcubes are horrible. Over 100 ingredients and more than 65 were made with the intention to be unhealthy and even toxic

[sierra-fletcher]

I mean its food it did keep me alive so its not all bad!

[avurehdg]

I mean you got to have some good foods from time to time so you don't go crazy, ask me- ... Actually that was just a plain lack of all food, so you can't really ask me.

(Now that Sierra has taken a bite of the cheesecake, Avure takes her first bite.)

And now to go through the safety screens because of the Class-Ds...

Accept... I understand... Set sensitivity to 100%...

Hehehehe oh this is extra good :3

[sierra-fletcher]

I'm sorry the WHAT?!

[local-oak-clerk]

Filter removal xenodrugs, pushes you to say what you truly mean and what you truly want, conscious and subconscious. Indeed it was a breach of trust from my part, but I feared you were denying yourself ^^

[sierra-fletcher]

[suddenly, the thermite charges went unresponsive. So did Any possible surveilance]

@local-oak-clerk @avurehdg

shitshitshitshitshitshit

[local-oak-clerk]

[knock knock knock]

@avurehdg

[avurehdg]

@sierra-fletcher

We've got cheesecake! Time got cut short though so we made it through a compiler, I can confirm though there are no xenodrugs in it at all.

[sierra-fletcher]

How can I confirm there are no drugs in it?

[local-oak-clerk]

You can test the samples if you Want. Do you have drug-testing Equipment? Or a chemical analysis kit?

[sierra-fletcher]

I do have a analyzer i just need to signature.

[local-oak-clerk]

Well, you can take a sample and verify that it doesn't have anything petal <3

[sierra-fletcher]

Definitely going to do that before I eat any... [she opens a small slot on the door]

[avurehdg]

Can we not come in? Or are you going to have cheesecake without us?

[sierra-fletcher]

If it tests clean I'll open the door.

[avurehdg]

Fine.

[Avure slides a plain white cake box through the door, inside it is a new york cheesecake that, when tested, shows no signs of any xenodrugs on it]

Can we come in now?

[sierra-fletcher]

Yea.. its safe now.. doors open [the door reveals a small women staring a trillion miles away]

[local-oak-clerk]

Oh sweetie, what got you so scared? Don't worry dearie I don't bite, nor send terrans to "the mines". Let's have a chat

[sierra-fletcher]

You.... want to chat? still?

[local-oak-clerk]

Of course! I want to know what got you so scared to risk your life in this tin-lead can with unsafe safeties and a cheap seal that may give at any moment, and THEN load every asteroid Up full of Thermite, risking your life again on doing so because of how reactive that is

[sierra-fletcher]

Why wouldn't I be scared!!!! You have some giant undefeatable monster chasing you to the ends of the universe to kidnap you and keep you as property! Taking all right to govern yourself unless you meet their silly ideals!! You took all my friends....

[local-oak-clerk]

Cutie, the silly ideals of the Compact are ensuring everyone gets the care they need, and overall non-conflict! Also, did you know that 70% of the terran Population is Independent? That means no "kidnapping" for most of you! And that self-governance thing! Did you take a look at all terran Leaders? Nobody rooted for the populace, and only served themselves. You were subjected to the horrors of capitalism too, and slaved away at Jobs that only manage to buy some elite another luxury while you poor, lost strays only managed to scrape by! In the entire Terran history, nobody who managed to rise to power and hold it for long actualy showed care. This was Specialy true in the accord times! Synthcubes is a perfect example of such, and so is the quality of life in most terran ships. You have been rescued, dearie. Your self-destructive society has been domesticated Into one that is flourishing into a fair place to live in<3

[sierra-fletcher]

It... it did suck but that doesnt make it feel any less forced when you take our military by force and snatching anyone who fights back.... But I suppose that doesnt matter much for me anymore does it..

[local-oak-clerk]

Sweet pea, care can't wait for permission. So many of you were malnourished, full of cancerinogens, lead, microplastics, and other forms of pollution. So many of you constantly undersold themselves, valued your life on how useful they are to others. So many of you had chronic illnesses, all untreated. So many of you Had undiagnosed mental conditions that subtly affected their lives and isolated them from everyone Else. So many of you were slipping through the cracks of an uncaring system that, Well, systematicaly Makes everything suck.

[notably, the clerk wasn't... Feeling supernaturaly convincing, and simply was chatting, no strings attatched. The eye fascinators, those dreaded tools of hypnosis, were also nor pulsing rhythmicaly in ways that Made everything more agreeable, and simply were lit up like opaque, hammered balls of colorful metal]

[sierra-fletcher]

So what if I have a little lead poisoning? heh..... But.. you have good points but have to understand how terrifying it is... Theres nowhere to run... and an unbeatble army chasing every last one of us down..

[local-oak-clerk]

I do understand sweetie. That's why I'm keeping my biorhythms to a minimum and not using hypnotism right now. It's scary to see beeg plant mommy appear out of nowhere. I will note however, the compact has not used military vessels, and in the terran domestication campaign, all casualties were due to TCN action and/or suicide caused by propaganda. I think you will be able to visit your friends too ^^

[sierra-fletcher]

How.... How can you manage that without any military? Wait... You can get me to my friends?

[local-oak-clerk]

I mean, I recall there's a military branch? But it hasn't been deployed in forever. After all, we don't want to kill sophonts, we want to rescue you all. All the ships used in this campaign were from volunteer rescueplants, or from the Bureau of Xenosophont Wellness and Care

Yes! I can get you to see your friends Cutie! Give me names and I'll make a search

[sierra-fletcher]

I fear your military greatly if your volunteers can manage this.... Ill give you a list of names later... uhm.... Am I going to be taken as a pet now?

[local-oak-clerk]

Well, you Seem particularly reasonable, sooo I'd say you get a wardship! It's a measure to See if you're capable of independence, or if you truly would be happy Without being a floret. Right now, I have my vines full, buut I can hook you up to a capable warden!

[sierra-fletcher]

Oh! I... wasn't expecting that after what I tried to pull... I even tried kill you all with the thermite trap...

[local-oak-clerk]

That thermite trap safely exploded in hyperspace don't worry. As for why not immediate domestication, I believe you can be reahabilitated, as you stopped to talk

[sierra-fletcher]

Oh... thats good.. thank you... for not just taking me like all of them...

[local-oak-clerk]

... Dissapointed?

[sierra-fletcher]

I.. im mostly confused..... normally attempted murder is kind of a big thing.. was more expecting a plant to come try and capture me and not... well chat.. that was what I expected least...

[local-oak-clerk]

[Fraxina would simply Gaze back at Sierra, an "eyebrow" raising as what can only be described as a faithful reconstruction of terran lips Curl into a knowing Smile]

[sierra-fletcher]

Look Im used to the plants just taking folk!! I didn't think a calm chat was an option!!! I had a gas mask ready for the gas!!

[local-oak-clerk]

Last Cutie we rescued Had an asbestos filter on those soo... Please hand the Gasmask over- let's check for toxins in the Filter

[sierra-fletcher]

I... alright... I only had it on for a few minutes to test the fit... are you gonna take the lead of me too

[she gives a short laugh and tosses the mask over]

[local-oak-clerk]

Yeah, no lead allowed until you have been biomodded to be able to use it safely

[sierra-fletcher]

So if I get your surgeries you'll put the lead back in my brain?

[local-oak-clerk]

No, If you take the surgeries you'll be allowed to touch Lead again. Until then, you won't be able to use it.

[sierra-fletcher]

I cant even touch it?!?!? What a out my liquid mercury? Its safe to touch and I always use a respirator when I play with it. Makes a really good stress toy.

[local-oak-clerk]

Not until you're cut-proof, sorry. We do have phytotech replacements of liquid Mercury, for these cases specificaly, as indeed it is a cool stress toy. Also, didn't you say you only tested The respirator and never used it again

[Fraxina would look quite concerned, maybe a bit Stern]

[sierra-fletcher]

Like.... mercury made of plants???? And in my defense i have taken out the mercury since landing here! That was my old respirator!

[local-oak-clerk]

So you took the mercury out?

[sierra-fletcher]

Where I used to live yea! played with it a lot! right now its in a triple sealed box because its not safe to breathe but it is to touch.

[local-oak-clerk]

Oh, okay then. You scared me for a bit sweetie

[sierra-fletcher]

Im not scared of lead... I am very scared of mercury

[local-oak-clerk]

I fear both can hurt you dearie

[sierra-fletcher]

I knoooww

[local-oak-clerk]

Until you're proofed against them You'll have to stay away from them okay?

[sierra-fletcher]

[suddenly, the thermite charges went unresponsive. So did Any possible surveilance]

@local-oak-clerk @avurehdg

shitshitshitshitshitshit

[local-oak-clerk]

[knock knock knock]

@avurehdg

[avurehdg]

@sierra-fletcher

We've got cheesecake! Time got cut short though so we made it through a compiler, I can confirm though there are no xenodrugs in it at all.

[sierra-fletcher]

How can I confirm there are no drugs in it?

[local-oak-clerk]

You can test the samples if you Want. Do you have drug-testing Equipment? Or a chemical analysis kit?

[sierra-fletcher]

I do have a analyzer i just need to signature.

[local-oak-clerk]

Well, you can take a sample and verify that it doesn't have anything petal <3

[sierra-fletcher]

Definitely going to do that before I eat any... [she opens a small slot on the door]

[avurehdg]

Can we not come in? Or are you going to have cheesecake without us?

[sierra-fletcher]

If it tests clean I'll open the door.

[avurehdg]

Fine.

[Avure slides a plain white cake box through the door, inside it is a new york cheesecake that, when tested, shows no signs of any xenodrugs on it]

Can we come in now?

[sierra-fletcher]

Yea.. its safe now.. doors open [the door reveals a small women staring a trillion miles away]

[local-oak-clerk]

Oh sweetie, what got you so scared? Don't worry dearie I don't bite, nor send terrans to "the mines". Let's have a chat

[sierra-fletcher]

You.... want to chat? still?

[local-oak-clerk]

Of course! I want to know what got you so scared to risk your life in this tin-lead can with unsafe safeties and a cheap seal that may give at any moment, and THEN load every asteroid Up full of Thermite, risking your life again on doing so because of how reactive that is

[avurehdg]

Oh yeah speaking of asteroids let me grab something real quick

(Avure runs back into the hab[1] and comes out with a medium sized rock that's permeated by clear yellow-geen crystals)

You never said you had pallasites near you! I love these guys!

[brfsstuff]

Oooo Avure what’s that?

[avurehdg]

It's a part of a pallasite meteor, they're primarily made of iron and the best mineral ever discovered, Olivine! Those are the crystals on it. I also had some time to carve this one with the compiler so it's like a puzzle, look.

(Avure moves a piece and shows Sammy the inside of the rock, revealing a bag with a gel inside labelled "Class-D" before covering it back up and winking at her)

[brfsstuff]

(Sammy giggles a little bit and winks back)

Woa that’s so cool Avure!! It’s so pretty!!! I think our new friend will like it a lot hehehe!

[avurehdg]

I'm pretty sure she will, hehehehe. First though we should have the cheesecake. I can cut it up for everyone.

(Avure enters the base and looks around for a moment before coming back to the door and looking at @sierra-fletcher)

Hey uhhhhh, wait hold on, we never introduced ourselves. I'm Avure Ornus, First Floret, any pronouns.

[sierra-fletcher]

Oh uhm hi Avure

[avurehdg]

Hi, could you tell me your name please?

[sierra-fletcher]

Sierra Fletcher.... why??

[avurehdg]

Cute name, hehehehe. And introductions kinda have to be both ways, I'm not a mind reader after all.

Now Sierra where's the kitchen so I can cut up the cheesecake for us?

[sierra-fletcher]

Kitchen? This is an asteroid hehe.. theres a pile of synthcubes, a plate, and a salt shaker in the corner over there

[she points to the corner of the "room" hastily carved into the asteroid with explosives]

[avurehdg]

(Avure looks both confused and concerned at the same time)

This is really it?

...And you have more than a year's worth of supplies in here?

(Avure picks the cheesecake box up and goes into the affini hab again)

I'll cut it up and then bring it back out then.

[sierra-fletcher]

Yea.. Was the easiest to stash.. Theres more than I want to count stored in every open whole on this rock and nearby rocks..

[avurehdg]

(Avure comes back out with the cheesecake cut into 8 slices, plates, and forks for everyone to use)

Mhm, you sure your stash won't float away before you can use it all?

Anyways cake is ready!!

(@local-oak-clerk @brfsstuff)

[brfsstuff]

WAHOO CAKE

… is now a good time to say I’ve never actually had cheesecake before

[avurehdg]

you're about to taste some of the best cake ever for the first time then!

(Avure whispers the next part to Sammy)

And with a special ingredient, lucky you. Hehehheh

[brfsstuff]

Heheheh

(Sammy takes the fork and begins to dig in, it’s…)

…so good Avure! Oh my god! I don’t think I’ve ever had anything this good before! This is my new favorite food!

[local-oak-clerk]

[Fraxina would also have a plate, eating slowly while overall observing the 3 terrans interact, cooing silently]

@sierra-fletcher

[sierra-fletcher]

[She picks up her plate and eats it slowly fighting the urge make the whole slice vanish in a few bite] Oh stars I forgot how good food could taste....

[local-oak-clerk]

[this sentence alone almost Makes Fraxina cry and hug Sierra]

Truly, a crime, those synthcubes are horrible. Over 100 ingredients and more than 65 were made with the intention to be unhealthy and even toxic

[sierra-fletcher]

I mean its food it did keep me alive so its not all bad!

[local-oak-clerk]

You probably have multiple pre-cancerous Tumors in your stomach lining then

[sierra-fletcher]

Oh.... that sounds pretty bad.... uhm... a little worried now

[local-oak-clerk]

Synthcubes are absolutely terrible. There's multiple cancerigenous compounds in them and it was Made to be as such intentionaly

[sierra-fletcher]

awe so i guess you wont let me collect my stashes then? >u<

[local-oak-clerk]

Frost no! We can hook up a compiler for you to eat anything, or make Synthcubes that are ACTUALY healthy and don't taste like styrofoam and burnt rubber

[sierra-fletcher]

Darn! There goes my in-flight meal... Ill have eat...... regular food! [she starts giggling] Ok but really if all the food is half as good as the cheesecake I may never want another synthcube.

[local-oak-clerk]

Oh yeah, and there's so many kinds of foods! Ever had a strawberry?

[sierra-fletcher]

Those go awesome on cheesecake!!

[local-oak-clerk]

Hmm... Many terrans don't know what strawberries are, during the accord that species was driven to near-exinction, only the richest could enjoy it

[sierra-fletcher]

[suddenly, the thermite charges went unresponsive. So did Any possible surveilance]

@local-oak-clerk @avurehdg

shitshitshitshitshitshit

[local-oak-clerk]

[knock knock knock]

@avurehdg

[avurehdg]

@sierra-fletcher

We've got cheesecake! Time got cut short though so we made it through a compiler, I can confirm though there are no xenodrugs in it at all.

[sierra-fletcher]

How can I confirm there are no drugs in it?

[local-oak-clerk]

You can test the samples if you Want. Do you have drug-testing Equipment? Or a chemical analysis kit?

[sierra-fletcher]

I do have a analyzer i just need to signature.

[local-oak-clerk]

Well, you can take a sample and verify that it doesn't have anything petal <3

[sierra-fletcher]

Definitely going to do that before I eat any... [she opens a small slot on the door]

[avurehdg]

Can we not come in? Or are you going to have cheesecake without us?

[sierra-fletcher]

If it tests clean I'll open the door.

[avurehdg]

Fine.

[Avure slides a plain white cake box through the door, inside it is a new york cheesecake that, when tested, shows no signs of any xenodrugs on it]

Can we come in now?

[sierra-fletcher]

Yea.. its safe now.. doors open [the door reveals a small women staring a trillion miles away]

[local-oak-clerk]

Oh sweetie, what got you so scared? Don't worry dearie I don't bite, nor send terrans to "the mines". Let's have a chat

[sierra-fletcher]

You.... want to chat? still?

[local-oak-clerk]

Of course! I want to know what got you so scared to risk your life in this tin-lead can with unsafe safeties and a cheap seal that may give at any moment, and THEN load every asteroid Up full of Thermite, risking your life again on doing so because of how reactive that is

[sierra-fletcher]

Why wouldn't I be scared!!!! You have some giant undefeatable monster chasing you to the ends of the universe to kidnap you and keep you as property! Taking all right to govern yourself unless you meet their silly ideals!! You took all my friends....

[local-oak-clerk]

Cutie, the silly ideals of the Compact are ensuring everyone gets the care they need, and overall non-conflict! Also, did you know that 70% of the terran Population is Independent? That means no "kidnapping" for most of you! And that self-governance thing! Did you take a look at all terran Leaders? Nobody rooted for the populace, and only served themselves. You were subjected to the horrors of capitalism too, and slaved away at Jobs that only manage to buy some elite another luxury while you poor, lost strays only managed to scrape by! In the entire Terran history, nobody who managed to rise to power and hold it for long actualy showed care. This was Specialy true in the accord times! Synthcubes is a perfect example of such, and so is the quality of life in most terran ships. You have been rescued, dearie. Your self-destructive society has been domesticated Into one that is flourishing into a fair place to live in<3

[sierra-fletcher]

It... it did suck but that doesnt make it feel any less forced when you take our military by force and snatching anyone who fights back.... But I suppose that doesnt matter much for me anymore does it..

[local-oak-clerk]

Sweet pea, care can't wait for permission. So many of you were malnourished, full of cancerinogens, lead, microplastics, and other forms of pollution. So many of you constantly undersold themselves, valued your life on how useful they are to others. So many of you had chronic illnesses, all untreated. So many of you Had undiagnosed mental conditions that subtly affected their lives and isolated them from everyone Else. So many of you were slipping through the cracks of an uncaring system that, Well, systematicaly Makes everything suck.

[notably, the clerk wasn't... Feeling supernaturaly convincing, and simply was chatting, no strings attatched. The eye fascinators, those dreaded tools of hypnosis, were also nor pulsing rhythmicaly in ways that Made everything more agreeable, and simply were lit up like opaque, hammered balls of colorful metal]

[sierra-fletcher]

So what if I have a little lead poisoning? heh..... But.. you have good points but have to understand how terrifying it is... Theres nowhere to run... and an unbeatble army chasing every last one of us down..

[local-oak-clerk]

I do understand sweetie. That's why I'm keeping my biorhythms to a minimum and not using hypnotism right now. It's scary to see beeg plant mommy appear out of nowhere. I will note however, the compact has not used military vessels, and in the terran domestication campaign, all casualties were due to TCN action and/or suicide caused by propaganda. I think you will be able to visit your friends too ^^

[sierra-fletcher]

How.... How can you manage that without any military? Wait... You can get me to my friends?

[local-oak-clerk]

I mean, I recall there's a military branch? But it hasn't been deployed in forever. After all, we don't want to kill sophonts, we want to rescue you all. All the ships used in this campaign were from volunteer rescueplants, or from the Bureau of Xenosophont Wellness and Care

Yes! I can get you to see your friends Cutie! Give me names and I'll make a search

[sierra-fletcher]

I fear your military greatly if your volunteers can manage this.... Ill give you a list of names later... uhm.... Am I going to be taken as a pet now?

[local-oak-clerk]

Well, you Seem particularly reasonable, sooo I'd say you get a wardship! It's a measure to See if you're capable of independence, or if you truly would be happy Without being a floret. Right now, I have my vines full, buut I can hook you up to a capable warden!

[sierra-fletcher]

Oh! I... wasn't expecting that after what I tried to pull... I even tried kill you all with the thermite trap...

[local-oak-clerk]

That thermite trap safely exploded in hyperspace don't worry. As for why not immediate domestication, I believe you can be reahabilitated, as you stopped to talk

[sierra-fletcher]

Oh... thats good.. thank you... for not just taking me like all of them...

[local-oak-clerk]

... Dissapointed?

[sierra-fletcher]

I.. im mostly confused..... normally attempted murder is kind of a big thing.. was more expecting a plant to come try and capture me and not... well chat.. that was what I expected least...

[local-oak-clerk]

[Fraxina would simply Gaze back at Sierra, an "eyebrow" raising as what can only be described as a faithful reconstruction of terran lips Curl into a knowing Smile]

[sierra-fletcher]

Look Im used to the plants just taking folk!! I didn't think a calm chat was an option!!! I had a gas mask ready for the gas!!

[local-oak-clerk]

Last Cutie we rescued Had an asbestos filter on those soo... Please hand the Gasmask over- let's check for toxins in the Filter

[sierra-fletcher]

I... alright... I only had it on for a few minutes to test the fit... are you gonna take the lead of me too

[she gives a short laugh and tosses the mask over]

[local-oak-clerk]

Yeah, no lead allowed until you have been biomodded to be able to use it safely

[sierra-fletcher]

So if I get your surgeries you'll put the lead back in my brain?

[local-oak-clerk]

No, If you take the surgeries you'll be allowed to touch Lead again. Until then, you won't be able to use it.

[sierra-fletcher]

I cant even touch it?!?!? What a out my liquid mercury? Its safe to touch and I always use a respirator when I play with it. Makes a really good stress toy.

[local-oak-clerk]

Not until you're cut-proof, sorry. We do have phytotech replacements of liquid Mercury, for these cases specificaly, as indeed it is a cool stress toy. Also, didn't you say you only tested The respirator and never used it again

[Fraxina would look quite concerned, maybe a bit Stern]

[sierra-fletcher]

Like.... mercury made of plants???? And in my defense i have taken out the mercury since landing here! That was my old respirator!

[local-oak-clerk]

So you took the mercury out?

[sierra-fletcher]

Where I used to live yea! played with it a lot! right now its in a triple sealed box because its not safe to breathe but it is to touch.

[local-oak-clerk]

Oh, okay then. You scared me for a bit sweetie

[sierra-fletcher]

Im not scared of lead... I am very scared of mercury

[local-oak-clerk]

I fear both can hurt you dearie

[sierra-fletcher]

[suddenly, the thermite charges went unresponsive. So did Any possible surveilance]

@local-oak-clerk @avurehdg

shitshitshitshitshitshit

[local-oak-clerk]

[knock knock knock]

@avurehdg

[avurehdg]

@sierra-fletcher

We've got cheesecake! Time got cut short though so we made it through a compiler, I can confirm though there are no xenodrugs in it at all.

[sierra-fletcher]

How can I confirm there are no drugs in it?

[local-oak-clerk]

You can test the samples if you Want. Do you have drug-testing Equipment? Or a chemical analysis kit?

[sierra-fletcher]

I do have a analyzer i just need to signature.

[local-oak-clerk]

Well, you can take a sample and verify that it doesn't have anything petal <3

[sierra-fletcher]

Definitely going to do that before I eat any... [she opens a small slot on the door]

[avurehdg]

Can we not come in? Or are you going to have cheesecake without us?

[sierra-fletcher]

If it tests clean I'll open the door.

[avurehdg]

Fine.

[Avure slides a plain white cake box through the door, inside it is a new york cheesecake that, when tested, shows no signs of any xenodrugs on it]

Can we come in now?

[sierra-fletcher]

Yea.. its safe now.. doors open [the door reveals a small women staring a trillion miles away]

[local-oak-clerk]

Oh sweetie, what got you so scared? Don't worry dearie I don't bite, nor send terrans to "the mines". Let's have a chat

[sierra-fletcher]

You.... want to chat? still?

[local-oak-clerk]

Of course! I want to know what got you so scared to risk your life in this tin-lead can with unsafe safeties and a cheap seal that may give at any moment, and THEN load every asteroid Up full of Thermite, risking your life again on doing so because of how reactive that is

[avurehdg]

Oh yeah speaking of asteroids let me grab something real quick

(Avure runs back into the hab[1] and comes out with a medium sized rock that's permeated by clear yellow-geen crystals)

You never said you had pallasites near you! I love these guys!

[brfsstuff]

Oooo Avure what’s that?

[avurehdg]

It's a part of a pallasite meteor, they're primarily made of iron and the best mineral ever discovered, Olivine! Those are the crystals on it. I also had some time to carve this one with the compiler so it's like a puzzle, look.

(Avure moves a piece and shows Sammy the inside of the rock, revealing a bag with a gel inside labelled "Class-D" before covering it back up and winking at her)

[brfsstuff]

(Sammy giggles a little bit and winks back)

Woa that’s so cool Avure!! It’s so pretty!!! I think our new friend will like it a lot hehehe!

[avurehdg]

I'm pretty sure she will, hehehehe. First though we should have the cheesecake. I can cut it up for everyone.

(Avure enters the base and looks around for a moment before coming back to the door and looking at @sierra-fletcher)

Hey uhhhhh, wait hold on, we never introduced ourselves. I'm Avure Ornus, First Floret, any pronouns.

[sierra-fletcher]

Oh uhm hi Avure

[avurehdg]

Hi, could you tell me your name please?

[sierra-fletcher]

Sierra Fletcher.... why??

[avurehdg]

Cute name, hehehehe. And introductions kinda have to be both ways, I'm not a mind reader after all.

Now Sierra where's the kitchen so I can cut up the cheesecake for us?

[sierra-fletcher]

Kitchen? This is an asteroid hehe.. theres a pile of synthcubes, a plate, and a salt shaker in the corner over there

[she points to the corner of the "room" hastily carved into the asteroid with explosives]

[avurehdg]

(Avure looks both confused and concerned at the same time)

This is really it?

...And you have more than a year's worth of supplies in here?

(Avure picks the cheesecake box up and goes into the affini hab again)

I'll cut it up and then bring it back out then.

[sierra-fletcher]

Yea.. Was the easiest to stash.. Theres more than I want to count stored in every open whole on this rock and nearby rocks..

[avurehdg]

(Avure comes back out with the cheesecake cut into 8 slices, plates, and forks for everyone to use)

Mhm, you sure your stash won't float away before you can use it all?

Anyways cake is ready!!

(@local-oak-clerk @brfsstuff)

[brfsstuff]

WAHOO CAKE

… is now a good time to say I’ve never actually had cheesecake before

[avurehdg]

you're about to taste some of the best cake ever for the first time then!

(Avure whispers the next part to Sammy)

And with a special ingredient, lucky you. Hehehheh

[brfsstuff]

Heheheh

(Sammy takes the fork and begins to dig in, it’s…)

…so good Avure! Oh my god! I don’t think I’ve ever had anything this good before! This is my new favorite food!

[local-oak-clerk]

[Fraxina would also have a plate, eating slowly while overall observing the 3 terrans interact, cooing silently]

@sierra-fletcher

[sierra-fletcher]

[She picks up her plate and eats it slowly fighting the urge make the whole slice vanish in a few bite] Oh stars I forgot how good food could taste....

[local-oak-clerk]

[this sentence alone almost Makes Fraxina cry and hug Sierra]

Truly, a crime, those synthcubes are horrible. Over 100 ingredients and more than 65 were made with the intention to be unhealthy and even toxic

[sierra-fletcher]

I mean its food it did keep me alive so its not all bad!

[local-oak-clerk]

You probably have multiple pre-cancerous Tumors in your stomach lining then

[sierra-fletcher]

Oh.... that sounds pretty bad.... uhm... a little worried now

[local-oak-clerk]

Synthcubes are absolutely terrible. There's multiple cancerigenous compounds in them and it was Made to be as such intentionaly

[sierra-fletcher]

awe so i guess you wont let me collect my stashes then? >u<

[local-oak-clerk]

Frost no! We can hook up a compiler for you to eat anything, or make Synthcubes that are ACTUALY healthy and don't taste like styrofoam and burnt rubber

[sierra-fletcher]

Darn! There goes my in-flight meal... Ill have eat...... regular food! [she starts giggling] Ok but really if all the food is half as good as the cheesecake I may never want another synthcube.

[local-oak-clerk]

Oh yeah, and there's so many kinds of foods! Ever had a strawberry?

[sierra-fletcher]

[suddenly, the thermite charges went unresponsive. So did Any possible surveilance]

@local-oak-clerk @avurehdg

shitshitshitshitshitshit

[local-oak-clerk]

[knock knock knock]

@avurehdg

[avurehdg]

@sierra-fletcher

We've got cheesecake! Time got cut short though so we made it through a compiler, I can confirm though there are no xenodrugs in it at all.

[sierra-fletcher]

How can I confirm there are no drugs in it?

[local-oak-clerk]

You can test the samples if you Want. Do you have drug-testing Equipment? Or a chemical analysis kit?

[sierra-fletcher]

I do have a analyzer i just need to signature.

[local-oak-clerk]

Well, you can take a sample and verify that it doesn't have anything petal <3

[sierra-fletcher]

Definitely going to do that before I eat any... [she opens a small slot on the door]

[avurehdg]

Can we not come in? Or are you going to have cheesecake without us?

[sierra-fletcher]

If it tests clean I'll open the door.

[avurehdg]

Fine.

[Avure slides a plain white cake box through the door, inside it is a new york cheesecake that, when tested, shows no signs of any xenodrugs on it]

Can we come in now?

[sierra-fletcher]

Yea.. its safe now.. doors open [the door reveals a small women staring a trillion miles away]

[local-oak-clerk]

Oh sweetie, what got you so scared? Don't worry dearie I don't bite, nor send terrans to "the mines". Let's have a chat

[sierra-fletcher]

You.... want to chat? still?

[local-oak-clerk]

Of course! I want to know what got you so scared to risk your life in this tin-lead can with unsafe safeties and a cheap seal that may give at any moment, and THEN load every asteroid Up full of Thermite, risking your life again on doing so because of how reactive that is

[sierra-fletcher]

Why wouldn't I be scared!!!! You have some giant undefeatable monster chasing you to the ends of the universe to kidnap you and keep you as property! Taking all right to govern yourself unless you meet their silly ideals!! You took all my friends....

[local-oak-clerk]

Cutie, the silly ideals of the Compact are ensuring everyone gets the care they need, and overall non-conflict! Also, did you know that 70% of the terran Population is Independent? That means no "kidnapping" for most of you! And that self-governance thing! Did you take a look at all terran Leaders? Nobody rooted for the populace, and only served themselves. You were subjected to the horrors of capitalism too, and slaved away at Jobs that only manage to buy some elite another luxury while you poor, lost strays only managed to scrape by! In the entire Terran history, nobody who managed to rise to power and hold it for long actualy showed care. This was Specialy true in the accord times! Synthcubes is a perfect example of such, and so is the quality of life in most terran ships. You have been rescued, dearie. Your self-destructive society has been domesticated Into one that is flourishing into a fair place to live in<3

[sierra-fletcher]

It... it did suck but that doesnt make it feel any less forced when you take our military by force and snatching anyone who fights back.... But I suppose that doesnt matter much for me anymore does it..

[local-oak-clerk]

Sweet pea, care can't wait for permission. So many of you were malnourished, full of cancerinogens, lead, microplastics, and other forms of pollution. So many of you constantly undersold themselves, valued your life on how useful they are to others. So many of you had chronic illnesses, all untreated. So many of you Had undiagnosed mental conditions that subtly affected their lives and isolated them from everyone Else. So many of you were slipping through the cracks of an uncaring system that, Well, systematicaly Makes everything suck.

[notably, the clerk wasn't... Feeling supernaturaly convincing, and simply was chatting, no strings attatched. The eye fascinators, those dreaded tools of hypnosis, were also nor pulsing rhythmicaly in ways that Made everything more agreeable, and simply were lit up like opaque, hammered balls of colorful metal]

[sierra-fletcher]

So what if I have a little lead poisoning? heh..... But.. you have good points but have to understand how terrifying it is... Theres nowhere to run... and an unbeatble army chasing every last one of us down..

[local-oak-clerk]

I do understand sweetie. That's why I'm keeping my biorhythms to a minimum and not using hypnotism right now. It's scary to see beeg plant mommy appear out of nowhere. I will note however, the compact has not used military vessels, and in the terran domestication campaign, all casualties were due to TCN action and/or suicide caused by propaganda. I think you will be able to visit your friends too ^^

[sierra-fletcher]

How.... How can you manage that without any military? Wait... You can get me to my friends?

[local-oak-clerk]

I mean, I recall there's a military branch? But it hasn't been deployed in forever. After all, we don't want to kill sophonts, we want to rescue you all. All the ships used in this campaign were from volunteer rescueplants, or from the Bureau of Xenosophont Wellness and Care

Yes! I can get you to see your friends Cutie! Give me names and I'll make a search

[sierra-fletcher]

I fear your military greatly if your volunteers can manage this.... Ill give you a list of names later... uhm.... Am I going to be taken as a pet now?

[local-oak-clerk]

Well, you Seem particularly reasonable, sooo I'd say you get a wardship! It's a measure to See if you're capable of independence, or if you truly would be happy Without being a floret. Right now, I have my vines full, buut I can hook you up to a capable warden!

[sierra-fletcher]

Oh! I... wasn't expecting that after what I tried to pull... I even tried kill you all with the thermite trap...

[local-oak-clerk]

That thermite trap safely exploded in hyperspace don't worry. As for why not immediate domestication, I believe you can be reahabilitated, as you stopped to talk

[sierra-fletcher]

Oh... thats good.. thank you... for not just taking me like all of them...

[local-oak-clerk]

... Dissapointed?

[sierra-fletcher]

I.. im mostly confused..... normally attempted murder is kind of a big thing.. was more expecting a plant to come try and capture me and not... well chat.. that was what I expected least...

[local-oak-clerk]

[Fraxina would simply Gaze back at Sierra, an "eyebrow" raising as what can only be described as a faithful reconstruction of terran lips Curl into a knowing Smile]

[sierra-fletcher]

Look Im used to the plants just taking folk!! I didn't think a calm chat was an option!!! I had a gas mask ready for the gas!!

[local-oak-clerk]

Last Cutie we rescued Had an asbestos filter on those soo... Please hand the Gasmask over- let's check for toxins in the Filter

[sierra-fletcher]

I... alright... I only had it on for a few minutes to test the fit... are you gonna take the lead of me too

[she gives a short laugh and tosses the mask over]

[local-oak-clerk]

Yeah, no lead allowed until you have been biomodded to be able to use it safely

[sierra-fletcher]

So if I get your surgeries you'll put the lead back in my brain?

[local-oak-clerk]

No, If you take the surgeries you'll be allowed to touch Lead again. Until then, you won't be able to use it.

[sierra-fletcher]

I cant even touch it?!?!? What a out my liquid mercury? Its safe to touch and I always use a respirator when I play with it. Makes a really good stress toy.

[local-oak-clerk]

Not until you're cut-proof, sorry. We do have phytotech replacements of liquid Mercury, for these cases specificaly, as indeed it is a cool stress toy. Also, didn't you say you only tested The respirator and never used it again

[Fraxina would look quite concerned, maybe a bit Stern]

[sierra-fletcher]

Like.... mercury made of plants???? And in my defense i have taken out the mercury since landing here! That was my old respirator!

[local-oak-clerk]

So you took the mercury out?

[sierra-fletcher]

Where I used to live yea! played with it a lot! right now its in a triple sealed box because its not safe to breathe but it is to touch.

[local-oak-clerk]

(OOC: break time? I gtg eep)

@avurehdg @sierra-fletcher @brfsstuff

[sierra-fletcher]

[suddenly, the thermite charges went unresponsive. So did Any possible surveilance]

@local-oak-clerk @avurehdg

shitshitshitshitshitshit

[local-oak-clerk]

[knock knock knock]

@avurehdg

[avurehdg]

@sierra-fletcher

We've got cheesecake! Time got cut short though so we made it through a compiler, I can confirm though there are no xenodrugs in it at all.

[sierra-fletcher]

How can I confirm there are no drugs in it?

[local-oak-clerk]

You can test the samples if you Want. Do you have drug-testing Equipment? Or a chemical analysis kit?

[sierra-fletcher]

I do have a analyzer i just need to signature.

[local-oak-clerk]

Well, you can take a sample and verify that it doesn't have anything petal <3

[sierra-fletcher]

Definitely going to do that before I eat any... [she opens a small slot on the door]

[avurehdg]

Can we not come in? Or are you going to have cheesecake without us?

[sierra-fletcher]

If it tests clean I'll open the door.

[avurehdg]

Fine.

[Avure slides a plain white cake box through the door, inside it is a new york cheesecake that, when tested, shows no signs of any xenodrugs on it]

Can we come in now?

[sierra-fletcher]

Yea.. its safe now.. doors open [the door reveals a small women staring a trillion miles away]

[local-oak-clerk]

Oh sweetie, what got you so scared? Don't worry dearie I don't bite, nor send terrans to "the mines". Let's have a chat

[sierra-fletcher]

You.... want to chat? still?

[local-oak-clerk]

Of course! I want to know what got you so scared to risk your life in this tin-lead can with unsafe safeties and a cheap seal that may give at any moment, and THEN load every asteroid Up full of Thermite, risking your life again on doing so because of how reactive that is

[sierra-fletcher]

Why wouldn't I be scared!!!! You have some giant undefeatable monster chasing you to the ends of the universe to kidnap you and keep you as property! Taking all right to govern yourself unless you meet their silly ideals!! You took all my friends....

[local-oak-clerk]

Cutie, the silly ideals of the Compact are ensuring everyone gets the care they need, and overall non-conflict! Also, did you know that 70% of the terran Population is Independent? That means no "kidnapping" for most of you! And that self-governance thing! Did you take a look at all terran Leaders? Nobody rooted for the populace, and only served themselves. You were subjected to the horrors of capitalism too, and slaved away at Jobs that only manage to buy some elite another luxury while you poor, lost strays only managed to scrape by! In the entire Terran history, nobody who managed to rise to power and hold it for long actualy showed care. This was Specialy true in the accord times! Synthcubes is a perfect example of such, and so is the quality of life in most terran ships. You have been rescued, dearie. Your self-destructive society has been domesticated Into one that is flourishing into a fair place to live in<3

[sierra-fletcher]

It... it did suck but that doesnt make it feel any less forced when you take our military by force and snatching anyone who fights back.... But I suppose that doesnt matter much for me anymore does it..

[local-oak-clerk]

Sweet pea, care can't wait for permission. So many of you were malnourished, full of cancerinogens, lead, microplastics, and other forms of pollution. So many of you constantly undersold themselves, valued your life on how useful they are to others. So many of you had chronic illnesses, all untreated. So many of you Had undiagnosed mental conditions that subtly affected their lives and isolated them from everyone Else. So many of you were slipping through the cracks of an uncaring system that, Well, systematicaly Makes everything suck.

[notably, the clerk wasn't... Feeling supernaturaly convincing, and simply was chatting, no strings attatched. The eye fascinators, those dreaded tools of hypnosis, were also nor pulsing rhythmicaly in ways that Made everything more agreeable, and simply were lit up like opaque, hammered balls of colorful metal]

[sierra-fletcher]

So what if I have a little lead poisoning? heh..... But.. you have good points but have to understand how terrifying it is... Theres nowhere to run... and an unbeatble army chasing every last one of us down..

[local-oak-clerk]

I do understand sweetie. That's why I'm keeping my biorhythms to a minimum and not using hypnotism right now. It's scary to see beeg plant mommy appear out of nowhere. I will note however, the compact has not used military vessels, and in the terran domestication campaign, all casualties were due to TCN action and/or suicide caused by propaganda. I think you will be able to visit your friends too ^^

[sierra-fletcher]

How.... How can you manage that without any military? Wait... You can get me to my friends?

[local-oak-clerk]

I mean, I recall there's a military branch? But it hasn't been deployed in forever. After all, we don't want to kill sophonts, we want to rescue you all. All the ships used in this campaign were from volunteer rescueplants, or from the Bureau of Xenosophont Wellness and Care

Yes! I can get you to see your friends Cutie! Give me names and I'll make a search

[sierra-fletcher]

I fear your military greatly if your volunteers can manage this.... Ill give you a list of names later... uhm.... Am I going to be taken as a pet now?

[local-oak-clerk]

Well, you Seem particularly reasonable, sooo I'd say you get a wardship! It's a measure to See if you're capable of independence, or if you truly would be happy Without being a floret. Right now, I have my vines full, buut I can hook you up to a capable warden!

[sierra-fletcher]

Oh! I... wasn't expecting that after what I tried to pull... I even tried kill you all with the thermite trap...

[local-oak-clerk]

That thermite trap safely exploded in hyperspace don't worry. As for why not immediate domestication, I believe you can be reahabilitated, as you stopped to talk

[sierra-fletcher]

Oh... thats good.. thank you... for not just taking me like all of them...

[local-oak-clerk]

... Dissapointed?

[sierra-fletcher]

I.. im mostly confused..... normally attempted murder is kind of a big thing.. was more expecting a plant to come try and capture me and not... well chat.. that was what I expected least...

[local-oak-clerk]

[Fraxina would simply Gaze back at Sierra, an "eyebrow" raising as what can only be described as a faithful reconstruction of terran lips Curl into a knowing Smile]

[sierra-fletcher]

Look Im used to the plants just taking folk!! I didn't think a calm chat was an option!!! I had a gas mask ready for the gas!!

[local-oak-clerk]

Last Cutie we rescued Had an asbestos filter on those soo... Please hand the Gasmask over- let's check for toxins in the Filter

[sierra-fletcher]

I... alright... I only had it on for a few minutes to test the fit... are you gonna take the lead of me too

[she gives a short laugh and tosses the mask over]

[local-oak-clerk]

Yeah, no lead allowed until you have been biomodded to be able to use it safely

[sierra-fletcher]

So if I get your surgeries you'll put the lead back in my brain?

[local-oak-clerk]

No, If you take the surgeries you'll be allowed to touch Lead again. Until then, you won't be able to use it.

[sierra-fletcher]

I cant even touch it?!?!? What a out my liquid mercury? Its safe to touch and I always use a respirator when I play with it. Makes a really good stress toy.

[local-oak-clerk]

Not until you're cut-proof, sorry. We do have phytotech replacements of liquid Mercury, for these cases specificaly, as indeed it is a cool stress toy. Also, didn't you say you only tested The respirator and never used it again

[Fraxina would look quite concerned, maybe a bit Stern]

[sierra-fletcher]

Like.... mercury made of plants???? And in my defense i have taken out the mercury since landing here! That was my old respirator!

[local-oak-clerk]

So you took the mercury out?

[sierra-fletcher]

Where I used to live yea! played with it a lot! right now its in a triple sealed box because its not safe to breathe but it is to touch.

[local-oak-clerk]

Oh, okay then. You scared me for a bit sweetie

[sierra-fletcher]

[suddenly, the thermite charges went unresponsive. So did Any possible surveilance]

@local-oak-clerk @avurehdg

shitshitshitshitshitshit

[local-oak-clerk]

[knock knock knock]

@avurehdg

[avurehdg]

@sierra-fletcher

We've got cheesecake! Time got cut short though so we made it through a compiler, I can confirm though there are no xenodrugs in it at all.

[sierra-fletcher]

How can I confirm there are no drugs in it?

[local-oak-clerk]

You can test the samples if you Want. Do you have drug-testing Equipment? Or a chemical analysis kit?

[sierra-fletcher]

I do have a analyzer i just need to signature.

[local-oak-clerk]

Well, you can take a sample and verify that it doesn't have anything petal <3

[sierra-fletcher]

Definitely going to do that before I eat any... [she opens a small slot on the door]

[avurehdg]

Can we not come in? Or are you going to have cheesecake without us?

[sierra-fletcher]

If it tests clean I'll open the door.

[avurehdg]

Fine.

[Avure slides a plain white cake box through the door, inside it is a new york cheesecake that, when tested, shows no signs of any xenodrugs on it]

Can we come in now?

[sierra-fletcher]

Yea.. its safe now.. doors open [the door reveals a small women staring a trillion miles away]

[local-oak-clerk]

Oh sweetie, what got you so scared? Don't worry dearie I don't bite, nor send terrans to "the mines". Let's have a chat

[sierra-fletcher]

You.... want to chat? still?

[local-oak-clerk]

Of course! I want to know what got you so scared to risk your life in this tin-lead can with unsafe safeties and a cheap seal that may give at any moment, and THEN load every asteroid Up full of Thermite, risking your life again on doing so because of how reactive that is

[avurehdg]

Oh yeah speaking of asteroids let me grab something real quick

(Avure runs back into the hab[1] and comes out with a medium sized rock that's permeated by clear yellow-geen crystals)

You never said you had pallasites near you! I love these guys!

[brfsstuff]

Oooo Avure what’s that?

[avurehdg]

It's a part of a pallasite meteor, they're primarily made of iron and the best mineral ever discovered, Olivine! Those are the crystals on it. I also had some time to carve this one with the compiler so it's like a puzzle, look.

(Avure moves a piece and shows Sammy the inside of the rock, revealing a bag with a gel inside labelled "Class-D" before covering it back up and winking at her)

[brfsstuff]

(Sammy giggles a little bit and winks back)

Woa that’s so cool Avure!! It’s so pretty!!! I think our new friend will like it a lot hehehe!

[avurehdg]

I'm pretty sure she will, hehehehe. First though we should have the cheesecake. I can cut it up for everyone.

(Avure enters the base and looks around for a moment before coming back to the door and looking at @sierra-fletcher)

Hey uhhhhh, wait hold on, we never introduced ourselves. I'm Avure Ornus, First Floret, any pronouns.

[sierra-fletcher]

Oh uhm hi Avure

[avurehdg]

Hi, could you tell me your name please?

[sierra-fletcher]

Sierra Fletcher.... why??

[avurehdg]

Cute name, hehehehe. And introductions kinda have to be both ways, I'm not a mind reader after all.

Now Sierra where's the kitchen so I can cut up the cheesecake for us?

[sierra-fletcher]

Kitchen? This is an asteroid hehe.. theres a pile of synthcubes, a plate, and a salt shaker in the corner over there

[she points to the corner of the "room" hastily carved into the asteroid with explosives]

[avurehdg]

(Avure looks both confused and concerned at the same time)

This is really it?

...And you have more than a year's worth of supplies in here?

(Avure picks the cheesecake box up and goes into the affini hab again)

I'll cut it up and then bring it back out then.

[sierra-fletcher]

Yea.. Was the easiest to stash.. Theres more than I want to count stored in every open whole on this rock and nearby rocks..

[avurehdg]

(Avure comes back out with the cheesecake cut into 8 slices, plates, and forks for everyone to use)

Mhm, you sure your stash won't float away before you can use it all?

Anyways cake is ready!!

(@local-oak-clerk @brfsstuff)

[brfsstuff]

WAHOO CAKE

… is now a good time to say I’ve never actually had cheesecake before

[avurehdg]

you're about to taste some of the best cake ever for the first time then!

(Avure whispers the next part to Sammy)

And with a special ingredient, lucky you. Hehehheh

[brfsstuff]

Heheheh

(Sammy takes the fork and begins to dig in, it’s…)

…so good Avure! Oh my god! I don’t think I’ve ever had anything this good before! This is my new favorite food!

[local-oak-clerk]

[Fraxina would also have a plate, eating slowly while overall observing the 3 terrans interact, cooing silently]

@sierra-fletcher

[sierra-fletcher]

[She picks up her plate and eats it slowly fighting the urge make the whole slice vanish in a few bite] Oh stars I forgot how good food could taste....

[local-oak-clerk]

[this sentence alone almost Makes Fraxina cry and hug Sierra]

Truly, a crime, those synthcubes are horrible. Over 100 ingredients and more than 65 were made with the intention to be unhealthy and even toxic

[sierra-fletcher]

I mean its food it did keep me alive so its not all bad!

[local-oak-clerk]

You probably have multiple pre-cancerous Tumors in your stomach lining then

[sierra-fletcher]

Oh.... that sounds pretty bad.... uhm... a little worried now

[local-oak-clerk]

Synthcubes are absolutely terrible. There's multiple cancerigenous compounds in them and it was Made to be as such intentionaly

[sierra-fletcher]

awe so i guess you wont let me collect my stashes then? >u<

[local-oak-clerk]

Frost no! We can hook up a compiler for you to eat anything, or make Synthcubes that are ACTUALY healthy and don't taste like styrofoam and burnt rubber

[sierra-fletcher]

[suddenly, the thermite charges went unresponsive. So did Any possible surveilance]

@local-oak-clerk @avurehdg

shitshitshitshitshitshit

[local-oak-clerk]

[knock knock knock]

@avurehdg

[avurehdg]

@sierra-fletcher

We've got cheesecake! Time got cut short though so we made it through a compiler, I can confirm though there are no xenodrugs in it at all.

[sierra-fletcher]

How can I confirm there are no drugs in it?

[local-oak-clerk]

You can test the samples if you Want. Do you have drug-testing Equipment? Or a chemical analysis kit?

[sierra-fletcher]

I do have a analyzer i just need to signature.

[local-oak-clerk]

Well, you can take a sample and verify that it doesn't have anything petal <3

[sierra-fletcher]

Definitely going to do that before I eat any... [she opens a small slot on the door]

[avurehdg]

Can we not come in? Or are you going to have cheesecake without us?

[sierra-fletcher]

If it tests clean I'll open the door.

[avurehdg]

Fine.

[Avure slides a plain white cake box through the door, inside it is a new york cheesecake that, when tested, shows no signs of any xenodrugs on it]

Can we come in now?

[sierra-fletcher]

Yea.. its safe now.. doors open [the door reveals a small women staring a trillion miles away]

[local-oak-clerk]

Oh sweetie, what got you so scared? Don't worry dearie I don't bite, nor send terrans to "the mines". Let's have a chat

[sierra-fletcher]

You.... want to chat? still?

[local-oak-clerk]

Of course! I want to know what got you so scared to risk your life in this tin-lead can with unsafe safeties and a cheap seal that may give at any moment, and THEN load every asteroid Up full of Thermite, risking your life again on doing so because of how reactive that is

[sierra-fletcher]

Why wouldn't I be scared!!!! You have some giant undefeatable monster chasing you to the ends of the universe to kidnap you and keep you as property! Taking all right to govern yourself unless you meet their silly ideals!! You took all my friends....

[local-oak-clerk]

Cutie, the silly ideals of the Compact are ensuring everyone gets the care they need, and overall non-conflict! Also, did you know that 70% of the terran Population is Independent? That means no "kidnapping" for most of you! And that self-governance thing! Did you take a look at all terran Leaders? Nobody rooted for the populace, and only served themselves. You were subjected to the horrors of capitalism too, and slaved away at Jobs that only manage to buy some elite another luxury while you poor, lost strays only managed to scrape by! In the entire Terran history, nobody who managed to rise to power and hold it for long actualy showed care. This was Specialy true in the accord times! Synthcubes is a perfect example of such, and so is the quality of life in most terran ships. You have been rescued, dearie. Your self-destructive society has been domesticated Into one that is flourishing into a fair place to live in<3

[sierra-fletcher]

It... it did suck but that doesnt make it feel any less forced when you take our military by force and snatching anyone who fights back.... But I suppose that doesnt matter much for me anymore does it..

[local-oak-clerk]

Sweet pea, care can't wait for permission. So many of you were malnourished, full of cancerinogens, lead, microplastics, and other forms of pollution. So many of you constantly undersold themselves, valued your life on how useful they are to others. So many of you had chronic illnesses, all untreated. So many of you Had undiagnosed mental conditions that subtly affected their lives and isolated them from everyone Else. So many of you were slipping through the cracks of an uncaring system that, Well, systematicaly Makes everything suck.

[notably, the clerk wasn't... Feeling supernaturaly convincing, and simply was chatting, no strings attatched. The eye fascinators, those dreaded tools of hypnosis, were also nor pulsing rhythmicaly in ways that Made everything more agreeable, and simply were lit up like opaque, hammered balls of colorful metal]

[sierra-fletcher]

So what if I have a little lead poisoning? heh..... But.. you have good points but have to understand how terrifying it is... Theres nowhere to run... and an unbeatble army chasing every last one of us down..

[local-oak-clerk]

I do understand sweetie. That's why I'm keeping my biorhythms to a minimum and not using hypnotism right now. It's scary to see beeg plant mommy appear out of nowhere. I will note however, the compact has not used military vessels, and in the terran domestication campaign, all casualties were due to TCN action and/or suicide caused by propaganda. I think you will be able to visit your friends too ^^

[sierra-fletcher]

How.... How can you manage that without any military? Wait... You can get me to my friends?

[local-oak-clerk]

I mean, I recall there's a military branch? But it hasn't been deployed in forever. After all, we don't want to kill sophonts, we want to rescue you all. All the ships used in this campaign were from volunteer rescueplants, or from the Bureau of Xenosophont Wellness and Care

Yes! I can get you to see your friends Cutie! Give me names and I'll make a search

[sierra-fletcher]

I fear your military greatly if your volunteers can manage this.... Ill give you a list of names later... uhm.... Am I going to be taken as a pet now?

[local-oak-clerk]

Well, you Seem particularly reasonable, sooo I'd say you get a wardship! It's a measure to See if you're capable of independence, or if you truly would be happy Without being a floret. Right now, I have my vines full, buut I can hook you up to a capable warden!

[sierra-fletcher]

Oh! I... wasn't expecting that after what I tried to pull... I even tried kill you all with the thermite trap...

[local-oak-clerk]

That thermite trap safely exploded in hyperspace don't worry. As for why not immediate domestication, I believe you can be reahabilitated, as you stopped to talk

[sierra-fletcher]

Oh... thats good.. thank you... for not just taking me like all of them...

[local-oak-clerk]

... Dissapointed?

[sierra-fletcher]

I.. im mostly confused..... normally attempted murder is kind of a big thing.. was more expecting a plant to come try and capture me and not... well chat.. that was what I expected least...

[local-oak-clerk]

[Fraxina would simply Gaze back at Sierra, an "eyebrow" raising as what can only be described as a faithful reconstruction of terran lips Curl into a knowing Smile]

[sierra-fletcher]

Look Im used to the plants just taking folk!! I didn't think a calm chat was an option!!! I had a gas mask ready for the gas!!

[local-oak-clerk]

Last Cutie we rescued Had an asbestos filter on those soo... Please hand the Gasmask over- let's check for toxins in the Filter

[sierra-fletcher]

I... alright... I only had it on for a few minutes to test the fit... are you gonna take the lead of me too

[she gives a short laugh and tosses the mask over]

[local-oak-clerk]

Yeah, no lead allowed until you have been biomodded to be able to use it safely

[sierra-fletcher]

So if I get your surgeries you'll put the lead back in my brain?

[local-oak-clerk]

No, If you take the surgeries you'll be allowed to touch Lead again. Until then, you won't be able to use it.

[sierra-fletcher]

I cant even touch it?!?!? What a out my liquid mercury? Its safe to touch and I always use a respirator when I play with it. Makes a really good stress toy.

[local-oak-clerk]

Not until you're cut-proof, sorry. We do have phytotech replacements of liquid Mercury, for these cases specificaly, as indeed it is a cool stress toy. Also, didn't you say you only tested The respirator and never used it again

[Fraxina would look quite concerned, maybe a bit Stern]

[sierra-fletcher]

Like.... mercury made of plants???? And in my defense i have taken out the mercury since landing here! That was my old respirator!

[local-oak-clerk]

So you took the mercury out?

[sierra-fletcher]

[suddenly, the thermite charges went unresponsive. So did Any possible surveilance]

@local-oak-clerk @avurehdg

shitshitshitshitshitshit

[local-oak-clerk]

[knock knock knock]

@avurehdg

[avurehdg]

@sierra-fletcher

We've got cheesecake! Time got cut short though so we made it through a compiler, I can confirm though there are no xenodrugs in it at all.

[sierra-fletcher]

How can I confirm there are no drugs in it?

[local-oak-clerk]

You can test the samples if you Want. Do you have drug-testing Equipment? Or a chemical analysis kit?

[sierra-fletcher]

I do have a analyzer i just need to signature.

[local-oak-clerk]

Well, you can take a sample and verify that it doesn't have anything petal <3

[sierra-fletcher]

Definitely going to do that before I eat any... [she opens a small slot on the door]

[avurehdg]

Can we not come in? Or are you going to have cheesecake without us?

[sierra-fletcher]

If it tests clean I'll open the door.

[avurehdg]

Fine.

[Avure slides a plain white cake box through the door, inside it is a new york cheesecake that, when tested, shows no signs of any xenodrugs on it]

Can we come in now?

[sierra-fletcher]

Yea.. its safe now.. doors open [the door reveals a small women staring a trillion miles away]

[local-oak-clerk]

Oh sweetie, what got you so scared? Don't worry dearie I don't bite, nor send terrans to "the mines". Let's have a chat

[sierra-fletcher]

You.... want to chat? still?

[local-oak-clerk]

Of course! I want to know what got you so scared to risk your life in this tin-lead can with unsafe safeties and a cheap seal that may give at any moment, and THEN load every asteroid Up full of Thermite, risking your life again on doing so because of how reactive that is

[avurehdg]

Oh yeah speaking of asteroids let me grab something real quick

(Avure runs back into the hab[1] and comes out with a medium sized rock that's permeated by clear yellow-geen crystals)

You never said you had pallasites near you! I love these guys!

[brfsstuff]

Oooo Avure what’s that?

[avurehdg]

It's a part of a pallasite meteor, they're primarily made of iron and the best mineral ever discovered, Olivine! Those are the crystals on it. I also had some time to carve this one with the compiler so it's like a puzzle, look.

(Avure moves a piece and shows Sammy the inside of the rock, revealing a bag with a gel inside labelled "Class-D" before covering it back up and winking at her)

[brfsstuff]

(Sammy giggles a little bit and winks back)

Woa that’s so cool Avure!! It’s so pretty!!! I think our new friend will like it a lot hehehe!

[avurehdg]

I'm pretty sure she will, hehehehe. First though we should have the cheesecake. I can cut it up for everyone.

(Avure enters the base and looks around for a moment before coming back to the door and looking at @sierra-fletcher)

Hey uhhhhh, wait hold on, we never introduced ourselves. I'm Avure Ornus, First Floret, any pronouns.

[sierra-fletcher]

Oh uhm hi Avure

[avurehdg]

Hi, could you tell me your name please?

[sierra-fletcher]

Sierra Fletcher.... why??

[avurehdg]

Cute name, hehehehe. And introductions kinda have to be both ways, I'm not a mind reader after all.

Now Sierra where's the kitchen so I can cut up the cheesecake for us?

[sierra-fletcher]

Kitchen? This is an asteroid hehe.. theres a pile of synthcubes, a plate, and a salt shaker in the corner over there

[she points to the corner of the "room" hastily carved into the asteroid with explosives]

[avurehdg]

(Avure looks both confused and concerned at the same time)

This is really it?

...And you have more than a year's worth of supplies in here?

(Avure picks the cheesecake box up and goes into the affini hab again)

I'll cut it up and then bring it back out then.

[sierra-fletcher]

Yea.. Was the easiest to stash.. Theres more than I want to count stored in every open whole on this rock and nearby rocks..

[avurehdg]

(Avure comes back out with the cheesecake cut into 8 slices, plates, and forks for everyone to use)

Mhm, you sure your stash won't float away before you can use it all?

Anyways cake is ready!!

(@local-oak-clerk @brfsstuff)

[brfsstuff]

WAHOO CAKE

… is now a good time to say I’ve never actually had cheesecake before

[avurehdg]

you're about to taste some of the best cake ever for the first time then!

(Avure whispers the next part to Sammy)

And with a special ingredient, lucky you. Hehehheh

[brfsstuff]

Heheheh

(Sammy takes the fork and begins to dig in, it’s…)

…so good Avure! Oh my god! I don’t think I’ve ever had anything this good before! This is my new favorite food!

[local-oak-clerk]

[Fraxina would also have a plate, eating slowly while overall observing the 3 terrans interact, cooing silently]

@sierra-fletcher

[sierra-fletcher]

[She picks up her plate and eats it slowly fighting the urge make the whole slice vanish in a few bite] Oh stars I forgot how good food could taste....

[local-oak-clerk]

[this sentence alone almost Makes Fraxina cry and hug Sierra]

Truly, a crime, those synthcubes are horrible. Over 100 ingredients and more than 65 were made with the intention to be unhealthy and even toxic

[sierra-fletcher]

I mean its food it did keep me alive so its not all bad!

[local-oak-clerk]

You probably have multiple pre-cancerous Tumors in your stomach lining then

[sierra-fletcher]

Oh.... that sounds pretty bad.... uhm... a little worried now

[local-oak-clerk]

Synthcubes are absolutely terrible. There's multiple cancerigenous compounds in them and it was Made to be as such intentionaly

[sierra-fletcher]

[suddenly, the thermite charges went unresponsive. So did Any possible surveilance]

@local-oak-clerk @avurehdg

shitshitshitshitshitshit

[local-oak-clerk]

[knock knock knock]

@avurehdg

[avurehdg]

@sierra-fletcher

We've got cheesecake! Time got cut short though so we made it through a compiler, I can confirm though there are no xenodrugs in it at all.

[sierra-fletcher]

How can I confirm there are no drugs in it?

[local-oak-clerk]

You can test the samples if you Want. Do you have drug-testing Equipment? Or a chemical analysis kit?

[sierra-fletcher]

I do have a analyzer i just need to signature.

[local-oak-clerk]

Well, you can take a sample and verify that it doesn't have anything petal <3

[sierra-fletcher]

Definitely going to do that before I eat any... [she opens a small slot on the door]

[avurehdg]

Can we not come in? Or are you going to have cheesecake without us?

[sierra-fletcher]

If it tests clean I'll open the door.

[avurehdg]

Fine.

[Avure slides a plain white cake box through the door, inside it is a new york cheesecake that, when tested, shows no signs of any xenodrugs on it]

Can we come in now?

[sierra-fletcher]

Yea.. its safe now.. doors open [the door reveals a small women staring a trillion miles away]

[local-oak-clerk]

Oh sweetie, what got you so scared? Don't worry dearie I don't bite, nor send terrans to "the mines". Let's have a chat

[sierra-fletcher]

You.... want to chat? still?

[local-oak-clerk]

Of course! I want to know what got you so scared to risk your life in this tin-lead can with unsafe safeties and a cheap seal that may give at any moment, and THEN load every asteroid Up full of Thermite, risking your life again on doing so because of how reactive that is

[sierra-fletcher]

Why wouldn't I be scared!!!! You have some giant undefeatable monster chasing you to the ends of the universe to kidnap you and keep you as property! Taking all right to govern yourself unless you meet their silly ideals!! You took all my friends....

[local-oak-clerk]

Cutie, the silly ideals of the Compact are ensuring everyone gets the care they need, and overall non-conflict! Also, did you know that 70% of the terran Population is Independent? That means no "kidnapping" for most of you! And that self-governance thing! Did you take a look at all terran Leaders? Nobody rooted for the populace, and only served themselves. You were subjected to the horrors of capitalism too, and slaved away at Jobs that only manage to buy some elite another luxury while you poor, lost strays only managed to scrape by! In the entire Terran history, nobody who managed to rise to power and hold it for long actualy showed care. This was Specialy true in the accord times! Synthcubes is a perfect example of such, and so is the quality of life in most terran ships. You have been rescued, dearie. Your self-destructive society has been domesticated Into one that is flourishing into a fair place to live in<3

[sierra-fletcher]

It... it did suck but that doesnt make it feel any less forced when you take our military by force and snatching anyone who fights back.... But I suppose that doesnt matter much for me anymore does it..

[local-oak-clerk]

Sweet pea, care can't wait for permission. So many of you were malnourished, full of cancerinogens, lead, microplastics, and other forms of pollution. So many of you constantly undersold themselves, valued your life on how useful they are to others. So many of you had chronic illnesses, all untreated. So many of you Had undiagnosed mental conditions that subtly affected their lives and isolated them from everyone Else. So many of you were slipping through the cracks of an uncaring system that, Well, systematicaly Makes everything suck.

[notably, the clerk wasn't... Feeling supernaturaly convincing, and simply was chatting, no strings attatched. The eye fascinators, those dreaded tools of hypnosis, were also nor pulsing rhythmicaly in ways that Made everything more agreeable, and simply were lit up like opaque, hammered balls of colorful metal]

[sierra-fletcher]

So what if I have a little lead poisoning? heh..... But.. you have good points but have to understand how terrifying it is... Theres nowhere to run... and an unbeatble army chasing every last one of us down..

[local-oak-clerk]

I do understand sweetie. That's why I'm keeping my biorhythms to a minimum and not using hypnotism right now. It's scary to see beeg plant mommy appear out of nowhere. I will note however, the compact has not used military vessels, and in the terran domestication campaign, all casualties were due to TCN action and/or suicide caused by propaganda. I think you will be able to visit your friends too ^^

[sierra-fletcher]

How.... How can you manage that without any military? Wait... You can get me to my friends?

[local-oak-clerk]

I mean, I recall there's a military branch? But it hasn't been deployed in forever. After all, we don't want to kill sophonts, we want to rescue you all. All the ships used in this campaign were from volunteer rescueplants, or from the Bureau of Xenosophont Wellness and Care

Yes! I can get you to see your friends Cutie! Give me names and I'll make a search

[sierra-fletcher]

I fear your military greatly if your volunteers can manage this.... Ill give you a list of names later... uhm.... Am I going to be taken as a pet now?

[local-oak-clerk]

Well, you Seem particularly reasonable, sooo I'd say you get a wardship! It's a measure to See if you're capable of independence, or if you truly would be happy Without being a floret. Right now, I have my vines full, buut I can hook you up to a capable warden!

[sierra-fletcher]

Oh! I... wasn't expecting that after what I tried to pull... I even tried kill you all with the thermite trap...

[local-oak-clerk]

That thermite trap safely exploded in hyperspace don't worry. As for why not immediate domestication, I believe you can be reahabilitated, as you stopped to talk

[sierra-fletcher]

Oh... thats good.. thank you... for not just taking me like all of them...

[local-oak-clerk]

... Dissapointed?

[sierra-fletcher]

I.. im mostly confused..... normally attempted murder is kind of a big thing.. was more expecting a plant to come try and capture me and not... well chat.. that was what I expected least...

[local-oak-clerk]

[Fraxina would simply Gaze back at Sierra, an "eyebrow" raising as what can only be described as a faithful reconstruction of terran lips Curl into a knowing Smile]

[sierra-fletcher]

Look Im used to the plants just taking folk!! I didn't think a calm chat was an option!!! I had a gas mask ready for the gas!!

[local-oak-clerk]

Last Cutie we rescued Had an asbestos filter on those soo... Please hand the Gasmask over- let's check for toxins in the Filter

[sierra-fletcher]

I... alright... I only had it on for a few minutes to test the fit... are you gonna take the lead of me too

[she gives a short laugh and tosses the mask over]

[local-oak-clerk]

Yeah, no lead allowed until you have been biomodded to be able to use it safely

[sierra-fletcher]

So if I get your surgeries you'll put the lead back in my brain?

[local-oak-clerk]

No, If you take the surgeries you'll be allowed to touch Lead again. Until then, you won't be able to use it.

[sierra-fletcher]

I cant even touch it?!?!? What a out my liquid mercury? Its safe to touch and I always use a respirator when I play with it. Makes a really good stress toy.

[local-oak-clerk]

Not until you're cut-proof, sorry. We do have phytotech replacements of liquid Mercury, for these cases specificaly, as indeed it is a cool stress toy. Also, didn't you say you only tested The respirator and never used it again

[Fraxina would look quite concerned, maybe a bit Stern]

[sierra-fletcher]

[suddenly, the thermite charges went unresponsive. So did Any possible surveilance]

@local-oak-clerk @avurehdg

shitshitshitshitshitshit

[local-oak-clerk]

[knock knock knock]

@avurehdg

[avurehdg]

@sierra-fletcher

We've got cheesecake! Time got cut short though so we made it through a compiler, I can confirm though there are no xenodrugs in it at all.

[sierra-fletcher]

How can I confirm there are no drugs in it?

[local-oak-clerk]

You can test the samples if you Want. Do you have drug-testing Equipment? Or a chemical analysis kit?

[sierra-fletcher]

I do have a analyzer i just need to signature.

[local-oak-clerk]

Well, you can take a sample and verify that it doesn't have anything petal <3

[sierra-fletcher]

Definitely going to do that before I eat any... [she opens a small slot on the door]

[avurehdg]

Can we not come in? Or are you going to have cheesecake without us?

[sierra-fletcher]

If it tests clean I'll open the door.

[avurehdg]

Fine.

[Avure slides a plain white cake box through the door, inside it is a new york cheesecake that, when tested, shows no signs of any xenodrugs on it]

Can we come in now?

[sierra-fletcher]

Yea.. its safe now.. doors open [the door reveals a small women staring a trillion miles away]

[local-oak-clerk]

Oh sweetie, what got you so scared? Don't worry dearie I don't bite, nor send terrans to "the mines". Let's have a chat

[sierra-fletcher]

You.... want to chat? still?

[local-oak-clerk]

Of course! I want to know what got you so scared to risk your life in this tin-lead can with unsafe safeties and a cheap seal that may give at any moment, and THEN load every asteroid Up full of Thermite, risking your life again on doing so because of how reactive that is

[avurehdg]

Oh yeah speaking of asteroids let me grab something real quick

(Avure runs back into the hab[1] and comes out with a medium sized rock that's permeated by clear yellow-geen crystals)

You never said you had pallasites near you! I love these guys!

[brfsstuff]

Oooo Avure what’s that?

[avurehdg]

It's a part of a pallasite meteor, they're primarily made of iron and the best mineral ever discovered, Olivine! Those are the crystals on it. I also had some time to carve this one with the compiler so it's like a puzzle, look.

(Avure moves a piece and shows Sammy the inside of the rock, revealing a bag with a gel inside labelled "Class-D" before covering it back up and winking at her)

[brfsstuff]

(Sammy giggles a little bit and winks back)

Woa that’s so cool Avure!! It’s so pretty!!! I think our new friend will like it a lot hehehe!

[avurehdg]

I'm pretty sure she will, hehehehe. First though we should have the cheesecake. I can cut it up for everyone.

(Avure enters the base and looks around for a moment before coming back to the door and looking at @sierra-fletcher)

Hey uhhhhh, wait hold on, we never introduced ourselves. I'm Avure Ornus, First Floret, any pronouns.

[sierra-fletcher]

Oh uhm hi Avure

[avurehdg]

Hi, could you tell me your name please?

[sierra-fletcher]

Sierra Fletcher.... why??

[avurehdg]

Cute name, hehehehe. And introductions kinda have to be both ways, I'm not a mind reader after all.

Now Sierra where's the kitchen so I can cut up the cheesecake for us?

[sierra-fletcher]

Kitchen? This is an asteroid hehe.. theres a pile of synthcubes, a plate, and a salt shaker in the corner over there

[she points to the corner of the "room" hastily carved into the asteroid with explosives]

[avurehdg]

(Avure looks both confused and concerned at the same time)

This is really it?

...And you have more than a year's worth of supplies in here?

(Avure picks the cheesecake box up and goes into the affini hab again)

I'll cut it up and then bring it back out then.

[sierra-fletcher]

Yea.. Was the easiest to stash.. Theres more than I want to count stored in every open whole on this rock and nearby rocks..

[avurehdg]

(Avure comes back out with the cheesecake cut into 8 slices, plates, and forks for everyone to use)

Mhm, you sure your stash won't float away before you can use it all?

Anyways cake is ready!!

(@local-oak-clerk @brfsstuff)

[brfsstuff]

WAHOO CAKE

… is now a good time to say I’ve never actually had cheesecake before

[avurehdg]

you're about to taste some of the best cake ever for the first time then!

(Avure whispers the next part to Sammy)

And with a special ingredient, lucky you. Hehehheh

[brfsstuff]

Heheheh

(Sammy takes the fork and begins to dig in, it’s…)

…so good Avure! Oh my god! I don’t think I’ve ever had anything this good before! This is my new favorite food!

[local-oak-clerk]

[Fraxina would also have a plate, eating slowly while overall observing the 3 terrans interact, cooing silently]

@sierra-fletcher

[sierra-fletcher]

[She picks up her plate and eats it slowly fighting the urge make the whole slice vanish in a few bite] Oh stars I forgot how good food could taste....

[local-oak-clerk]

[this sentence alone almost Makes Fraxina cry and hug Sierra]

Truly, a crime, those synthcubes are horrible. Over 100 ingredients and more than 65 were made with the intention to be unhealthy and even toxic

[sierra-fletcher]

I mean its food it did keep me alive so its not all bad!

[local-oak-clerk]

You probably have multiple pre-cancerous Tumors in your stomach lining then

[sierra-fletcher]

[suddenly, the thermite charges went unresponsive. So did Any possible surveilance]

@local-oak-clerk @avurehdg

shitshitshitshitshitshit

[local-oak-clerk]

[knock knock knock]

@avurehdg

[avurehdg]

@sierra-fletcher

We've got cheesecake! Time got cut short though so we made it through a compiler, I can confirm though there are no xenodrugs in it at all.

[sierra-fletcher]

How can I confirm there are no drugs in it?

[local-oak-clerk]

You can test the samples if you Want. Do you have drug-testing Equipment? Or a chemical analysis kit?

[sierra-fletcher]

I do have a analyzer i just need to signature.

[local-oak-clerk]

Well, you can take a sample and verify that it doesn't have anything petal <3

[sierra-fletcher]

Definitely going to do that before I eat any... [she opens a small slot on the door]

[avurehdg]

Can we not come in? Or are you going to have cheesecake without us?

[sierra-fletcher]

If it tests clean I'll open the door.

[avurehdg]

Fine.

[Avure slides a plain white cake box through the door, inside it is a new york cheesecake that, when tested, shows no signs of any xenodrugs on it]

Can we come in now?

[sierra-fletcher]

Yea.. its safe now.. doors open [the door reveals a small women staring a trillion miles away]

[local-oak-clerk]

Oh sweetie, what got you so scared? Don't worry dearie I don't bite, nor send terrans to "the mines". Let's have a chat

[sierra-fletcher]

You.... want to chat? still?

[local-oak-clerk]

Of course! I want to know what got you so scared to risk your life in this tin-lead can with unsafe safeties and a cheap seal that may give at any moment, and THEN load every asteroid Up full of Thermite, risking your life again on doing so because of how reactive that is

[sierra-fletcher]

Why wouldn't I be scared!!!! You have some giant undefeatable monster chasing you to the ends of the universe to kidnap you and keep you as property! Taking all right to govern yourself unless you meet their silly ideals!! You took all my friends....

[local-oak-clerk]

Cutie, the silly ideals of the Compact are ensuring everyone gets the care they need, and overall non-conflict! Also, did you know that 70% of the terran Population is Independent? That means no "kidnapping" for most of you! And that self-governance thing! Did you take a look at all terran Leaders? Nobody rooted for the populace, and only served themselves. You were subjected to the horrors of capitalism too, and slaved away at Jobs that only manage to buy some elite another luxury while you poor, lost strays only managed to scrape by! In the entire Terran history, nobody who managed to rise to power and hold it for long actualy showed care. This was Specialy true in the accord times! Synthcubes is a perfect example of such, and so is the quality of life in most terran ships. You have been rescued, dearie. Your self-destructive society has been domesticated Into one that is flourishing into a fair place to live in<3

[sierra-fletcher]

It... it did suck but that doesnt make it feel any less forced when you take our military by force and snatching anyone who fights back.... But I suppose that doesnt matter much for me anymore does it..

[local-oak-clerk]

Sweet pea, care can't wait for permission. So many of you were malnourished, full of cancerinogens, lead, microplastics, and other forms of pollution. So many of you constantly undersold themselves, valued your life on how useful they are to others. So many of you had chronic illnesses, all untreated. So many of you Had undiagnosed mental conditions that subtly affected their lives and isolated them from everyone Else. So many of you were slipping through the cracks of an uncaring system that, Well, systematicaly Makes everything suck.

[notably, the clerk wasn't... Feeling supernaturaly convincing, and simply was chatting, no strings attatched. The eye fascinators, those dreaded tools of hypnosis, were also nor pulsing rhythmicaly in ways that Made everything more agreeable, and simply were lit up like opaque, hammered balls of colorful metal]

[sierra-fletcher]

So what if I have a little lead poisoning? heh..... But.. you have good points but have to understand how terrifying it is... Theres nowhere to run... and an unbeatble army chasing every last one of us down..

[local-oak-clerk]

I do understand sweetie. That's why I'm keeping my biorhythms to a minimum and not using hypnotism right now. It's scary to see beeg plant mommy appear out of nowhere. I will note however, the compact has not used military vessels, and in the terran domestication campaign, all casualties were due to TCN action and/or suicide caused by propaganda. I think you will be able to visit your friends too ^^

[sierra-fletcher]

How.... How can you manage that without any military? Wait... You can get me to my friends?

[local-oak-clerk]

I mean, I recall there's a military branch? But it hasn't been deployed in forever. After all, we don't want to kill sophonts, we want to rescue you all. All the ships used in this campaign were from volunteer rescueplants, or from the Bureau of Xenosophont Wellness and Care

Yes! I can get you to see your friends Cutie! Give me names and I'll make a search

[sierra-fletcher]

I fear your military greatly if your volunteers can manage this.... Ill give you a list of names later... uhm.... Am I going to be taken as a pet now?

[local-oak-clerk]

Well, you Seem particularly reasonable, sooo I'd say you get a wardship! It's a measure to See if you're capable of independence, or if you truly would be happy Without being a floret. Right now, I have my vines full, buut I can hook you up to a capable warden!

[sierra-fletcher]

Oh! I... wasn't expecting that after what I tried to pull... I even tried kill you all with the thermite trap...

[local-oak-clerk]

That thermite trap safely exploded in hyperspace don't worry. As for why not immediate domestication, I believe you can be reahabilitated, as you stopped to talk

[sierra-fletcher]

Oh... thats good.. thank you... for not just taking me like all of them...

[local-oak-clerk]

... Dissapointed?

[sierra-fletcher]

I.. im mostly confused..... normally attempted murder is kind of a big thing.. was more expecting a plant to come try and capture me and not... well chat.. that was what I expected least...

[local-oak-clerk]

[Fraxina would simply Gaze back at Sierra, an "eyebrow" raising as what can only be described as a faithful reconstruction of terran lips Curl into a knowing Smile]

[sierra-fletcher]

Look Im used to the plants just taking folk!! I didn't think a calm chat was an option!!! I had a gas mask ready for the gas!!

[local-oak-clerk]

Last Cutie we rescued Had an asbestos filter on those soo... Please hand the Gasmask over- let's check for toxins in the Filter

[sierra-fletcher]

I... alright... I only had it on for a few minutes to test the fit... are you gonna take the lead of me too

[she gives a short laugh and tosses the mask over]

[local-oak-clerk]

Yeah, no lead allowed until you have been biomodded to be able to use it safely

[sierra-fletcher]

So if I get your surgeries you'll put the lead back in my brain?

[local-oak-clerk]

No, If you take the surgeries you'll be allowed to touch Lead again. Until then, you won't be able to use it.

[sierra-fletcher]

[suddenly, the thermite charges went unresponsive. So did Any possible surveilance]

@local-oak-clerk @avurehdg

shitshitshitshitshitshit

[local-oak-clerk]

[knock knock knock]

@avurehdg

[avurehdg]

@sierra-fletcher

We've got cheesecake! Time got cut short though so we made it through a compiler, I can confirm though there are no xenodrugs in it at all.

[sierra-fletcher]

How can I confirm there are no drugs in it?

[local-oak-clerk]

You can test the samples if you Want. Do you have drug-testing Equipment? Or a chemical analysis kit?

[sierra-fletcher]

I do have a analyzer i just need to signature.

[local-oak-clerk]

Well, you can take a sample and verify that it doesn't have anything petal <3

[sierra-fletcher]

Definitely going to do that before I eat any... [she opens a small slot on the door]

[avurehdg]

Can we not come in? Or are you going to have cheesecake without us?

[sierra-fletcher]

If it tests clean I'll open the door.

[avurehdg]

Fine.

[Avure slides a plain white cake box through the door, inside it is a new york cheesecake that, when tested, shows no signs of any xenodrugs on it]

Can we come in now?

[sierra-fletcher]

Yea.. its safe now.. doors open [the door reveals a small women staring a trillion miles away]

[local-oak-clerk]

Oh sweetie, what got you so scared? Don't worry dearie I don't bite, nor send terrans to "the mines". Let's have a chat

[sierra-fletcher]

You.... want to chat? still?

[local-oak-clerk]

Of course! I want to know what got you so scared to risk your life in this tin-lead can with unsafe safeties and a cheap seal that may give at any moment, and THEN load every asteroid Up full of Thermite, risking your life again on doing so because of how reactive that is

[avurehdg]

Oh yeah speaking of asteroids let me grab something real quick

(Avure runs back into the hab[1] and comes out with a medium sized rock that's permeated by clear yellow-geen crystals)

You never said you had pallasites near you! I love these guys!

[brfsstuff]

Oooo Avure what’s that?

[avurehdg]

It's a part of a pallasite meteor, they're primarily made of iron and the best mineral ever discovered, Olivine! Those are the crystals on it. I also had some time to carve this one with the compiler so it's like a puzzle, look.

(Avure moves a piece and shows Sammy the inside of the rock, revealing a bag with a gel inside labelled "Class-D" before covering it back up and winking at her)

[brfsstuff]

(Sammy giggles a little bit and winks back)

Woa that’s so cool Avure!! It’s so pretty!!! I think our new friend will like it a lot hehehe!

[avurehdg]

I'm pretty sure she will, hehehehe. First though we should have the cheesecake. I can cut it up for everyone.

(Avure enters the base and looks around for a moment before coming back to the door and looking at @sierra-fletcher)

Hey uhhhhh, wait hold on, we never introduced ourselves. I'm Avure Ornus, First Floret, any pronouns.

[sierra-fletcher]

Oh uhm hi Avure

[avurehdg]

Hi, could you tell me your name please?

[sierra-fletcher]

Sierra Fletcher.... why??

[avurehdg]

Cute name, hehehehe. And introductions kinda have to be both ways, I'm not a mind reader after all.

Now Sierra where's the kitchen so I can cut up the cheesecake for us?

[sierra-fletcher]

Kitchen? This is an asteroid hehe.. theres a pile of synthcubes, a plate, and a salt shaker in the corner over there

[she points to the corner of the "room" hastily carved into the asteroid with explosives]

[avurehdg]

(Avure looks both confused and concerned at the same time)

This is really it?

...And you have more than a year's worth of supplies in here?

(Avure picks the cheesecake box up and goes into the affini hab again)

I'll cut it up and then bring it back out then.

[sierra-fletcher]

Yea.. Was the easiest to stash.. Theres more than I want to count stored in every open whole on this rock and nearby rocks..

[avurehdg]

(Avure comes back out with the cheesecake cut into 8 slices, plates, and forks for everyone to use)

Mhm, you sure your stash won't float away before you can use it all?

Anyways cake is ready!!

(@local-oak-clerk @brfsstuff)

[brfsstuff]

WAHOO CAKE

… is now a good time to say I’ve never actually had cheesecake before

[avurehdg]

you're about to taste some of the best cake ever for the first time then!

(Avure whispers the next part to Sammy)

And with a special ingredient, lucky you. Hehehheh

[brfsstuff]

Heheheh

(Sammy takes the fork and begins to dig in, it’s…)

…so good Avure! Oh my god! I don’t think I’ve ever had anything this good before! This is my new favorite food!

[local-oak-clerk]

[Fraxina would also have a plate, eating slowly while overall observing the 3 terrans interact, cooing silently]

@sierra-fletcher

[sierra-fletcher]

[She picks up her plate and eats it slowly fighting the urge make the whole slice vanish in a few bite] Oh stars I forgot how good food could taste....

[local-oak-clerk]

[this sentence alone almost Makes Fraxina cry and hug Sierra]

Truly, a crime, those synthcubes are horrible. Over 100 ingredients and more than 65 were made with the intention to be unhealthy and even toxic

[sierra-fletcher]

[suddenly, the thermite charges went unresponsive. So did Any possible surveilance]

@local-oak-clerk @avurehdg

shitshitshitshitshitshit

[local-oak-clerk]

[knock knock knock]

@avurehdg

[avurehdg]

@sierra-fletcher

We've got cheesecake! Time got cut short though so we made it through a compiler, I can confirm though there are no xenodrugs in it at all.

[sierra-fletcher]

How can I confirm there are no drugs in it?

[local-oak-clerk]

You can test the samples if you Want. Do you have drug-testing Equipment? Or a chemical analysis kit?

[sierra-fletcher]

I do have a analyzer i just need to signature.

[local-oak-clerk]

Well, you can take a sample and verify that it doesn't have anything petal <3

[sierra-fletcher]

Definitely going to do that before I eat any... [she opens a small slot on the door]

[avurehdg]

Can we not come in? Or are you going to have cheesecake without us?

[sierra-fletcher]

If it tests clean I'll open the door.

[avurehdg]

Fine.

[Avure slides a plain white cake box through the door, inside it is a new york cheesecake that, when tested, shows no signs of any xenodrugs on it]

Can we come in now?

[sierra-fletcher]

Yea.. its safe now.. doors open [the door reveals a small women staring a trillion miles away]

[local-oak-clerk]

Oh sweetie, what got you so scared? Don't worry dearie I don't bite, nor send terrans to "the mines". Let's have a chat

[sierra-fletcher]

You.... want to chat? still?

[local-oak-clerk]

Of course! I want to know what got you so scared to risk your life in this tin-lead can with unsafe safeties and a cheap seal that may give at any moment, and THEN load every asteroid Up full of Thermite, risking your life again on doing so because of how reactive that is

[sierra-fletcher]

Why wouldn't I be scared!!!! You have some giant undefeatable monster chasing you to the ends of the universe to kidnap you and keep you as property! Taking all right to govern yourself unless you meet their silly ideals!! You took all my friends....

[local-oak-clerk]

Cutie, the silly ideals of the Compact are ensuring everyone gets the care they need, and overall non-conflict! Also, did you know that 70% of the terran Population is Independent? That means no "kidnapping" for most of you! And that self-governance thing! Did you take a look at all terran Leaders? Nobody rooted for the populace, and only served themselves. You were subjected to the horrors of capitalism too, and slaved away at Jobs that only manage to buy some elite another luxury while you poor, lost strays only managed to scrape by! In the entire Terran history, nobody who managed to rise to power and hold it for long actualy showed care. This was Specialy true in the accord times! Synthcubes is a perfect example of such, and so is the quality of life in most terran ships. You have been rescued, dearie. Your self-destructive society has been domesticated Into one that is flourishing into a fair place to live in<3

[sierra-fletcher]

It... it did suck but that doesnt make it feel any less forced when you take our military by force and snatching anyone who fights back.... But I suppose that doesnt matter much for me anymore does it..

[local-oak-clerk]

Sweet pea, care can't wait for permission. So many of you were malnourished, full of cancerinogens, lead, microplastics, and other forms of pollution. So many of you constantly undersold themselves, valued your life on how useful they are to others. So many of you had chronic illnesses, all untreated. So many of you Had undiagnosed mental conditions that subtly affected their lives and isolated them from everyone Else. So many of you were slipping through the cracks of an uncaring system that, Well, systematicaly Makes everything suck.

[notably, the clerk wasn't... Feeling supernaturaly convincing, and simply was chatting, no strings attatched. The eye fascinators, those dreaded tools of hypnosis, were also nor pulsing rhythmicaly in ways that Made everything more agreeable, and simply were lit up like opaque, hammered balls of colorful metal]

[sierra-fletcher]

So what if I have a little lead poisoning? heh..... But.. you have good points but have to understand how terrifying it is... Theres nowhere to run... and an unbeatble army chasing every last one of us down..

[local-oak-clerk]

I do understand sweetie. That's why I'm keeping my biorhythms to a minimum and not using hypnotism right now. It's scary to see beeg plant mommy appear out of nowhere. I will note however, the compact has not used military vessels, and in the terran domestication campaign, all casualties were due to TCN action and/or suicide caused by propaganda. I think you will be able to visit your friends too ^^

[sierra-fletcher]

How.... How can you manage that without any military? Wait... You can get me to my friends?

[local-oak-clerk]

I mean, I recall there's a military branch? But it hasn't been deployed in forever. After all, we don't want to kill sophonts, we want to rescue you all. All the ships used in this campaign were from volunteer rescueplants, or from the Bureau of Xenosophont Wellness and Care

Yes! I can get you to see your friends Cutie! Give me names and I'll make a search

[sierra-fletcher]

I fear your military greatly if your volunteers can manage this.... Ill give you a list of names later... uhm.... Am I going to be taken as a pet now?

[local-oak-clerk]

Well, you Seem particularly reasonable, sooo I'd say you get a wardship! It's a measure to See if you're capable of independence, or if you truly would be happy Without being a floret. Right now, I have my vines full, buut I can hook you up to a capable warden!

[sierra-fletcher]

Oh! I... wasn't expecting that after what I tried to pull... I even tried kill you all with the thermite trap...

[local-oak-clerk]

That thermite trap safely exploded in hyperspace don't worry. As for why not immediate domestication, I believe you can be reahabilitated, as you stopped to talk

[sierra-fletcher]

Oh... thats good.. thank you... for not just taking me like all of them...

[local-oak-clerk]

... Dissapointed?

[sierra-fletcher]

I.. im mostly confused..... normally attempted murder is kind of a big thing.. was more expecting a plant to come try and capture me and not... well chat.. that was what I expected least...

[local-oak-clerk]

[Fraxina would simply Gaze back at Sierra, an "eyebrow" raising as what can only be described as a faithful reconstruction of terran lips Curl into a knowing Smile]

[sierra-fletcher]

Look Im used to the plants just taking folk!! I didn't think a calm chat was an option!!! I had a gas mask ready for the gas!!

[local-oak-clerk]

Last Cutie we rescued Had an asbestos filter on those soo... Please hand the Gasmask over- let's check for toxins in the Filter

[sierra-fletcher]

I... alright... I only had it on for a few minutes to test the fit... are you gonna take the lead of me too

[she gives a short laugh and tosses the mask over]

[local-oak-clerk]

Yeah, no lead allowed until you have been biomodded to be able to use it safely

[sierra-fletcher]

[suddenly, the thermite charges went unresponsive. So did Any possible surveilance]

@local-oak-clerk @avurehdg

shitshitshitshitshitshit

[local-oak-clerk]

[knock knock knock]

@avurehdg

[avurehdg]

@sierra-fletcher

We've got cheesecake! Time got cut short though so we made it through a compiler, I can confirm though there are no xenodrugs in it at all.

[sierra-fletcher]

How can I confirm there are no drugs in it?

[local-oak-clerk]

You can test the samples if you Want. Do you have drug-testing Equipment? Or a chemical analysis kit?

[sierra-fletcher]

I do have a analyzer i just need to signature.

[local-oak-clerk]

Well, you can take a sample and verify that it doesn't have anything petal <3

[sierra-fletcher]

Definitely going to do that before I eat any... [she opens a small slot on the door]

[avurehdg]

Can we not come in? Or are you going to have cheesecake without us?

[sierra-fletcher]

If it tests clean I'll open the door.

[avurehdg]

Fine.

[Avure slides a plain white cake box through the door, inside it is a new york cheesecake that, when tested, shows no signs of any xenodrugs on it]

Can we come in now?

[sierra-fletcher]

Yea.. its safe now.. doors open [the door reveals a small women staring a trillion miles away]

[local-oak-clerk]

Oh sweetie, what got you so scared? Don't worry dearie I don't bite, nor send terrans to "the mines". Let's have a chat

[sierra-fletcher]

You.... want to chat? still?

[local-oak-clerk]

Of course! I want to know what got you so scared to risk your life in this tin-lead can with unsafe safeties and a cheap seal that may give at any moment, and THEN load every asteroid Up full of Thermite, risking your life again on doing so because of how reactive that is

[avurehdg]

Oh yeah speaking of asteroids let me grab something real quick

(Avure runs back into the hab[1] and comes out with a medium sized rock that's permeated by clear yellow-geen crystals)

You never said you had pallasites near you! I love these guys!

[brfsstuff]

Oooo Avure what’s that?

[avurehdg]

It's a part of a pallasite meteor, they're primarily made of iron and the best mineral ever discovered, Olivine! Those are the crystals on it. I also had some time to carve this one with the compiler so it's like a puzzle, look.

(Avure moves a piece and shows Sammy the inside of the rock, revealing a bag with a gel inside labelled "Class-D" before covering it back up and winking at her)

[brfsstuff]

(Sammy giggles a little bit and winks back)

Woa that’s so cool Avure!! It’s so pretty!!! I think our new friend will like it a lot hehehe!

[avurehdg]

I'm pretty sure she will, hehehehe. First though we should have the cheesecake. I can cut it up for everyone.

(Avure enters the base and looks around for a moment before coming back to the door and looking at @sierra-fletcher)

Hey uhhhhh, wait hold on, we never introduced ourselves. I'm Avure Ornus, First Floret, any pronouns.

[sierra-fletcher]

Oh uhm hi Avure

[avurehdg]

Hi, could you tell me your name please?

[sierra-fletcher]

Sierra Fletcher.... why??

[avurehdg]

Cute name, hehehehe. And introductions kinda have to be both ways, I'm not a mind reader after all.

Now Sierra where's the kitchen so I can cut up the cheesecake for us?

[sierra-fletcher]

Kitchen? This is an asteroid hehe.. theres a pile of synthcubes, a plate, and a salt shaker in the corner over there

[she points to the corner of the "room" hastily carved into the asteroid with explosives]

[avurehdg]

(Avure looks both confused and concerned at the same time)

This is really it?

...And you have more than a year's worth of supplies in here?

(Avure picks the cheesecake box up and goes into the affini hab again)

I'll cut it up and then bring it back out then.

[sierra-fletcher]

Yea.. Was the easiest to stash.. Theres more than I want to count stored in every open whole on this rock and nearby rocks..

[avurehdg]

(Avure comes back out with the cheesecake cut into 8 slices, plates, and forks for everyone to use)

Mhm, you sure your stash won't float away before you can use it all?

Anyways cake is ready!!

(@local-oak-clerk @brfsstuff)

[brfsstuff]

WAHOO CAKE

… is now a good time to say I’ve never actually had cheesecake before

[avurehdg]

you're about to taste some of the best cake ever for the first time then!

(Avure whispers the next part to Sammy)

And with a special ingredient, lucky you. Hehehheh

[brfsstuff]

Heheheh

(Sammy takes the fork and begins to dig in, it’s…)

…so good Avure! Oh my god! I don’t think I’ve ever had anything this good before! This is my new favorite food!

[local-oak-clerk]

[Fraxina would also have a plate, eating slowly while overall observing the 3 terrans interact, cooing silently]

@sierra-fletcher

[sierra-fletcher]

[suddenly, the thermite charges went unresponsive. So did Any possible surveilance]

@local-oak-clerk @avurehdg

shitshitshitshitshitshit

[local-oak-clerk]

[knock knock knock]

@avurehdg

[avurehdg]

@sierra-fletcher

We've got cheesecake! Time got cut short though so we made it through a compiler, I can confirm though there are no xenodrugs in it at all.

[sierra-fletcher]

How can I confirm there are no drugs in it?

[local-oak-clerk]

You can test the samples if you Want. Do you have drug-testing Equipment? Or a chemical analysis kit?

[sierra-fletcher]

I do have a analyzer i just need to signature.

[local-oak-clerk]

Well, you can take a sample and verify that it doesn't have anything petal <3

[sierra-fletcher]

Definitely going to do that before I eat any... [she opens a small slot on the door]

[avurehdg]

Can we not come in? Or are you going to have cheesecake without us?

[sierra-fletcher]

If it tests clean I'll open the door.

[avurehdg]

Fine.

[Avure slides a plain white cake box through the door, inside it is a new york cheesecake that, when tested, shows no signs of any xenodrugs on it]

Can we come in now?

[sierra-fletcher]

Yea.. its safe now.. doors open [the door reveals a small women staring a trillion miles away]

[local-oak-clerk]

Oh sweetie, what got you so scared? Don't worry dearie I don't bite, nor send terrans to "the mines". Let's have a chat

[sierra-fletcher]

You.... want to chat? still?

[local-oak-clerk]

Of course! I want to know what got you so scared to risk your life in this tin-lead can with unsafe safeties and a cheap seal that may give at any moment, and THEN load every asteroid Up full of Thermite, risking your life again on doing so because of how reactive that is

[sierra-fletcher]

Why wouldn't I be scared!!!! You have some giant undefeatable monster chasing you to the ends of the universe to kidnap you and keep you as property! Taking all right to govern yourself unless you meet their silly ideals!! You took all my friends....

[local-oak-clerk]

Cutie, the silly ideals of the Compact are ensuring everyone gets the care they need, and overall non-conflict! Also, did you know that 70% of the terran Population is Independent? That means no "kidnapping" for most of you! And that self-governance thing! Did you take a look at all terran Leaders? Nobody rooted for the populace, and only served themselves. You were subjected to the horrors of capitalism too, and slaved away at Jobs that only manage to buy some elite another luxury while you poor, lost strays only managed to scrape by! In the entire Terran history, nobody who managed to rise to power and hold it for long actualy showed care. This was Specialy true in the accord times! Synthcubes is a perfect example of such, and so is the quality of life in most terran ships. You have been rescued, dearie. Your self-destructive society has been domesticated Into one that is flourishing into a fair place to live in<3

[sierra-fletcher]

It... it did suck but that doesnt make it feel any less forced when you take our military by force and snatching anyone who fights back.... But I suppose that doesnt matter much for me anymore does it..

[local-oak-clerk]

Sweet pea, care can't wait for permission. So many of you were malnourished, full of cancerinogens, lead, microplastics, and other forms of pollution. So many of you constantly undersold themselves, valued your life on how useful they are to others. So many of you had chronic illnesses, all untreated. So many of you Had undiagnosed mental conditions that subtly affected their lives and isolated them from everyone Else. So many of you were slipping through the cracks of an uncaring system that, Well, systematicaly Makes everything suck.

[notably, the clerk wasn't... Feeling supernaturaly convincing, and simply was chatting, no strings attatched. The eye fascinators, those dreaded tools of hypnosis, were also nor pulsing rhythmicaly in ways that Made everything more agreeable, and simply were lit up like opaque, hammered balls of colorful metal]

[sierra-fletcher]

So what if I have a little lead poisoning? heh..... But.. you have good points but have to understand how terrifying it is... Theres nowhere to run... and an unbeatble army chasing every last one of us down..

[local-oak-clerk]

I do understand sweetie. That's why I'm keeping my biorhythms to a minimum and not using hypnotism right now. It's scary to see beeg plant mommy appear out of nowhere. I will note however, the compact has not used military vessels, and in the terran domestication campaign, all casualties were due to TCN action and/or suicide caused by propaganda. I think you will be able to visit your friends too ^^

[sierra-fletcher]

How.... How can you manage that without any military? Wait... You can get me to my friends?

[local-oak-clerk]

I mean, I recall there's a military branch? But it hasn't been deployed in forever. After all, we don't want to kill sophonts, we want to rescue you all. All the ships used in this campaign were from volunteer rescueplants, or from the Bureau of Xenosophont Wellness and Care

Yes! I can get you to see your friends Cutie! Give me names and I'll make a search

[sierra-fletcher]

I fear your military greatly if your volunteers can manage this.... Ill give you a list of names later... uhm.... Am I going to be taken as a pet now?

[local-oak-clerk]

Well, you Seem particularly reasonable, sooo I'd say you get a wardship! It's a measure to See if you're capable of independence, or if you truly would be happy Without being a floret. Right now, I have my vines full, buut I can hook you up to a capable warden!

[sierra-fletcher]

Oh! I... wasn't expecting that after what I tried to pull... I even tried kill you all with the thermite trap...

[local-oak-clerk]

That thermite trap safely exploded in hyperspace don't worry. As for why not immediate domestication, I believe you can be reahabilitated, as you stopped to talk

[sierra-fletcher]

Oh... thats good.. thank you... for not just taking me like all of them...

[local-oak-clerk]

... Dissapointed?

[sierra-fletcher]

I.. im mostly confused..... normally attempted murder is kind of a big thing.. was more expecting a plant to come try and capture me and not... well chat.. that was what I expected least...

[local-oak-clerk]

[Fraxina would simply Gaze back at Sierra, an "eyebrow" raising as what can only be described as a faithful reconstruction of terran lips Curl into a knowing Smile]

[sierra-fletcher]

Look Im used to the plants just taking folk!! I didn't think a calm chat was an option!!! I had a gas mask ready for the gas!!

[local-oak-clerk]

Last Cutie we rescued Had an asbestos filter on those soo... Please hand the Gasmask over- let's check for toxins in the Filter