109: The bootlegged radio FM of Dr. Death Defying's radio station
Adventure Passage: A giant roller coaster, moving as fast as a Zone roller coaster can.
Annieâs Cookbook: A nickname for the Anarchist Cookbook, usually owned by most, if not every, bomb-maker in Zone 5. Basically a manual for making bombs and drugs. "I heard they're making Annie's new recipe over at the station tomorrow"
Atomic twist: A candy guaranteed to have your face twisted because of the strong sour taste. Itâs become a challenge for âjoys to not show any reaction to it.
Baby carriage: That trusty olâ car thatâs been with you through heated firefights and freezing desert nights alike. Hitting the red line in that thing comes second nature and sleeping in the back seat feels like home. âA Moterbabyâs baby carriage is more loyal than most rebels, remember that.â
Batteries: What everything that isnât run on electricity runs on. Common commodity in the city, harder to get a hold of in certain Zones. Have a very long life span. Can be bought from vending machines.
Battery Acid: A killjoy term for city drugs that have been smuggled out to the Zones. âIf you want, I know a place where we can get some serious Battery Acid.â
Birch: A general term for any oral stimulant that replicates the act of eating food (such as chewing gum) âYo man, you got any birch?â
Black Banner: Something made to remember a dusted âjoy by, such as a patch on a jacket or graffiti on a car. It can also be something of theirs before they were dusted âI've got a banner for her. I can't forget her, she's too special.â
Blaster: Ray-gun. The BLi standard ones are white but Killjoys often paint or customise them to suit themselves.
Boxing Ring: A one-on-one firefight between two members of rival gangs. âYou gotta stop stepping into boxing rings man, youâre gonna get yourself killedâ
Carbons: Form of currency. Consist of flexible plastic bills and hard plastic coins. The currency of the city and its surrounding Zones. A carbon is equivalent to the value of a dollar.
Cherry Sip: A strong cherry-tasting alcoholic drink.
Colour Runners: Modified LSD, manufactured in the Zones. Highly addictive.
Crumblers: A milk chocolate which, true to its name, crumbles in your mouth when you try to eat it.
Crusade: A popular video game where you must infiltrate a base (very similar to Battery City) and kill enemies, including the leader, a character quite similar to Madame Director. No-one knows who created the game, or how, but some who have seen inside the City and Better Livingâs HQ find it very much like the game. Many hypothesise that the creator is trying to help those who want to take down the Industry.
Disco Bit: Colloquial term for a 10 Carbon coin.
Dr's Office: One of the many street names for Dr. Death Defyingâs radio station.
Dupe Goop: A medical lotion used in treatment for the Flash Rash
Dust trail: An urban legend. âDude, thatâs just a dumb ass dust trail. It ainât true or nothinââ
Dynamite: A video game where you try and blow up the other player and their base.
Fact News: A news program in Battery City.
Flash Rash: A mild infection probably caused by a mix of desert heat, guano rats, poor hygiene, and outdated Batt fat
Graffiti Bible: The Graffiti Bible is a collection of religious writings shared by androids of the city. The book tells of their belief in DESTROYA, who they believe will one day free them from the oppression of the city.
Gumdrop: Non-lethal or low-charge explosives. "You'll need all the gumdrops you can get if you plan on heading west."
Honey-lemon: A general term for natural remedies. âI got a bit of a stomach-ache, you got any honey-lemon in stock that might help?â
Howlers: The name of a spicy chocolate.
Individual: BL/indâs ray-guns, sold online via http://betterlivingindustries.jp (constantly sold-out.) Cost $14,999.99 or â15k carbonsâ.
Lemon drops: Chemical bombs used around the Fires of 2012, characterised by billowing clouds of colored smoke; in specific cases refers to the yellow-tinted variety of the weapon, recognizable by a strong burning smell akin that of the pre-war drink LimeAideâą
Light of Rainbows: A childrenâs book, written by Cherry Pop. Originally meant for her orphans but has been passed around the Zone parents.
Lord's Drink: A floral, steamy blend of milk and honey, perfect for those brisk Zone winters.
Medication: Also known as Battery Acid in the Zones. Better Living Industries urges its citizens to âcurl up next to a warm blaster, pop a capsule, and thank the heavens for the corporation who cares for youâŠin an affordable little bottle.â
Murder (magazine): A magazine meant for more mature readers.
Name tag: A term for the jacket connected to a killjoyâs identity. âI found a name tag over in Zone 4 last night. Feel bad for the poor soul who lost it, must feel naked without it.â
Nuclear Tournament: A lesser-known racing video game. It includes a time limit, influenced by the nuclear waste following the players as they try to beat each other in the game. The end is safety, where you get to see who got through to end. Supports up to five players on one screen.
Nuclear waste: The sourest candy in the Zones.
Planet Nowhere: A sci-fi horror novel, popular among readers in the desert. Only three copies remain in the Archives.
Plus: A battery replenisher used by androids. It is specifically designed to be addictive, inefficient, and weaken in power as price increases. Droids have been known to overdose on Plus.
Pocket watch: It's slang for a smiley chain. If you don't know, a smiley chain is a combo lock attached to a bike chain or another chain.
Poppies: Crushed up powder to induce insane hallucinations and eventually deep sleep. Originally used by BL/ind as torture, now a highly addictive drug in the Zones. Said to be made out of crushed poppy flowers.
Popsicles: A popular Zone drug; turns patches of skin orange for an amount of time, if not lips and eyes.
Power glove: A modified Nintendo power glove owned by Kobra Kid with the ability to kill. Likely by administering electrical shots to the victim by holding down the victim and pressing a few buttons.
Power-Pup: Pre-moistened kibble. Power Pup is official BL/ind canned dog food which serves as the main Killjoy source of food. Itâs the Killjoy meal of choice, which makes sense considering it probably keeps well without particular conditions and can be bought in large quantities. It tastes bad though, like real bad, top left.
Ray Gun/Laser Gun: A gun that shoots dangerous lasers. Common weapon, the weapon of choice for many draculoids, exterminators, and killjoys. Run on special batteries. Occasionally called a âzapâ. They shoot high-powered laser beams in different colours. Many rebel ray guns are specially customised.
Shiny (magazine): A robot porn magazine.
Slam Chasers: A type of drink, often made with cheap alcohol. Also âAcid Rainâ, âBust Headâ.
Sour Milk: The patch of wet sand where water has accidentally been spilled and wasted. âCould you believe the size of that sour milk? The bloke who fucked up that bad is definitely going thirsty till next week.â
Spy Flies: Tiny cameras used to spy on people by BL/ind which look like normal flies.
Squeaky: Someone who isn't on Better Living Industries radar, mostly neutrals or joys who have yet to commit a crime against battery city. âMust be great beinâ a Squeaky, at least then Iâd have those damn Pigs off my back.â
Static: Another word for sand, or the remote areas of the Zones, most commonly used on homemade maps and certain radio stations. Also sometimes used to refer to parts of a radio transmission that no-one wants to hear, mainly used to refer to BLi propaganda.
The Citizen Observer: A BLi online newspaper.
The Witchâs Necklace: A necklace with a golden Phoenix charm on it, covered in a variety of gems and other charms, though the Phoenix is the centrepiece. The necklace is said to be sacred and is known as a âgiftâ from the Witch. It is not to be touched by anyone, only those making sure it is being returned to its safe display in Zone 6 if it has been stolen.
Twinkleberries: Little candies held together like grapes covered in edible glitter.
Vend-A-Hack: A device used by the Killjoys to hack into a BL/ind Vending machine to steal supplies.
Vending Machine: These dispense a variety of city-approved items. These items include ray guns, batteries, ammo, âgood luckâ stickers, Mousekat stress toys, plus, and water.
Visco water: The sticky pulp inside certain cacti that if chewed, can replenish your body's water levels. (The term Visco derived from the word viscous which is used to describe thick or sticky liquids)
Wind chasing: A game young Killjoys like to play, where they follow spirals of sand and leaves that get picked up by gusts of wind.
Wisdom: A board game where you try to get as many points as possible by asking the other trivial questions, mostly about the Zones and their slang.
Witchâs Fungus: A fungus which supposedly grows in a Killjoys base or belongings when they have angered, offended, or annoyed the Phoenix Witch.
Wizard: A drug made of a sparkling dust-like substance. Itâs eaten like sherbet, and dissolves on the tongue. It makes the consumer delirious, wearing off in sleep over time.
WKIL 109 FMX: The pirate radio station manned by Dr. Death Defying.
Zaps/Zappers: Slang for ray-guns. Run on batteries.
Zine: A magazine, usually small, handmade ones.
Zoneweed: A drug popular with killjoys that is only grown in the Zones
