this is the part where prison is more or less dave and busters

[saklas]

Passengers: Everyone who wants to come see what the weird vending machine is about for the first time it is open to them! This is an open mingle/party style log.
Location: "a corner," the location of the Commissary
Date: February 1 - 7 on year one of our cool and sexy journey
Summary: 14 space idiots squint at the ATM that can supposedly make elk meat and clown shoes for them
Warnings: Will add as needed! I'm 90% sure someone's going to ask for drugs or blades, just as a weather forecast

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[lessandmorethanhuman]

"Those can be faked and hacked." Alex pointed out. "How old are you?" She looked young, maybe late teens? Hard to tell.

[expectaspectre]

"I turn 24 in October. Why?" A wry little smile crosses her face. "Because I'm too young to do my job and nobody's gonna take me seriously? I promise you I've already told myself all that stuff. Doesn't change much."

[lessandmorethanhuman]

Alex shrugged and inclined his head her way. She said it, not him. "Also that you seem kind of naïve. All bright-eyed and believing in the best of everything and all that crap."

[expectaspectre]

Grace huffs, mildly frustrated. "Why does everyone think that it's such a detriment to genuinely want to help? I know it's going to be hard. And I know people are going to try to take advantage of whatever kindness they get. I've been hurt before. I get it. But it's not going to change who I am. I'm not going to give up just because everybody underestimates me."

Hmmph. She hugs her arms to her chest. Guess that was kind of a button-push, there.

[lessandmorethanhuman]

It was clearly a button push and Alex wasn't sorry at all. "Don't expect me to be supportive and be all 'You clearly know who you are and that's a strength' or anything." He shrugged. "Expect to get hurt again while here. Expect that kindness to get taken advantage of. That's how you'll survive probably."

Quiet again for a few moments, before he huffed to himself. "Far as I can tell, so far this place is better than actual prison though. In people, not just surroundings."

[expectaspectre]

Grace peers back at Alex. "Were you in prison before you came here?"

She's never been, herself. But she's helped put a lot of people there.

[lessandmorethanhuman]

"Nope." He had memories of it though--some of the people he'd consumed. It was how he had a LOT of skills and knowledge (and memories) that he probably shouldn't. "I came here from flying a nuke out to the ocean so Manhattan wouldn't get blown up."

[expectaspectre]

Her eyes widen-- kind of a feat, since they're already notably huge and dark. The effect is slightly unsettling.

"Wow. That definitely didn't happen where I'm from. Thank you?"

[lessandmorethanhuman]

Alex just blinked at her. "You're welcome?"