[01 private domicile | video]

[theblowfish]

So uh, at first I thought this was just a temporary thing. You know, get dumped off in the ball pit while Mom and Dad eat a cheeseburger or whatever. But now I'm stuck here? [He's not sure if that's a statement or a question.]

What the fuck?

[The Welcome Center was nice and everything, but he didn't expect the change to be permanent.]

I got shit to do back home, yo. I never finished my stuffed crust or showed by baby bro Locomotive Breath or got to see Kanye flip his shit in concert. 

Just show me where the Greyhound station is and it's all good. 

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[theblowfish]

It's a bus. Not like, an actual greyhound.

Holy shit, sorry for that mental image.

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[directives]

[ greyhound buses went the way of the dinosaurs prior to wwiii. so yes, her mental image was that of a station full of dogs... ]

Well, if you're looking to hitch a ride out of this place, I regret to inform you that it's thus far impossible.

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[theblowfish]

Yeah, that's what I'm kinda finding out. I heard that it's best to settle in. That true?

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[directives]

Absolutely not.

[ five months in, she's still regarding the city as a temporary situation — of course, this is coming from the woman who, five years into being lost in the delta quadrant, still views that as a temporary situation. ]

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[theblowfish]

You're the first person to tell me that. And honestly it's kind of a damn relief. I mean, I guess it's good to make the most of your situation and whatever, but it's weird to just fucking accept that I'm stuck here forever.