Calibration 39 [video]

[officer_garrus]

I've never seen these little candies before. Either they don't exist anymore in my time, or they're Earth exclusive.

I managed to get an ingredients list and they should be safe enough.

[He pops the candy into his mouth, and his face suddenly goes distant. He stays that way for a good minute.]

Woah... that was weird.

[ooc: He got Roxas' memory, FAKE]

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[oceantrauma]

[Was going to warn, but TOO LATE, so his expression goes from slight open mouth to a frown of sympathy.]

...where are you from if you're not from Earth? It might be both.

Yeah, they're very strange. I'm not sure how this is done.

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[officer_garrus]

I was born on Palaven, but I haven't seen these candies in the Citadel or Omega either.

Don't tell me you got hit with strange mental images too?

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[oceantrauma]

I've never heard of those places.... Are they on Earth? What year?

And yes, regrettably, I did.

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[officer_garrus]

They're planets and space stations within the Milkey Way Galaxy. Last time I was there it was the year 2185.

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[oceantrauma]

....

Yes, I imagine by then conversation hearts aren't very widely known. What kind of candy would you normally find then? If any?

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[officer_garrus]

Chocolate's popular, and so are the hard candies that taste like fruit.

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[oceantrauma]

Chocolate's still around? It's popular from the time I'm from as well. It's been popular for a while. Hard candy has been around a long time, too.

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[officer_garrus]

I prefer the hard candies myself, just because they can make those from fruits non-humans eat too.

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[oceantrauma]

What kind of fruit can non-humans not have? And why? Does it harm them?

And, considering this conversation, you're not human, are you? So what are you?

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[officer_garrus]

I don't think they have names in human tongue. Basically, some species are made of different amino acids, which are harmful to any species not based on those acids.

I'm a turian.

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[oceantrauma]

The amino acids I understand. Turian is a new one on me. Either that's only in the world you're from, or we have yet to meet your species on Earth in my world.

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[officer_garrus]

I think it might be the latter. Your race and mine don't make contact until you discover the lost technology on Mars that lets you travel through space.

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[oceantrauma]

I won't live that long to find out which it is, sadly.

[binarysky]

I don't know if they're just on earth. Candy's pretty common in a lot of worlds.

[officer_garrus]

I meant the Earth of my universe.

[binarysky]

Is it a lot different from other people's Earths? Sometimes when people talk about worlds they know, they sound a lot alike, even if they're not the same.

[officer_garrus]

Well, I've never been to the Earth of my universe, and Earth's history isn't exactly my best subject.

[binarysky]

Well, if they are Earth exclusive, at least you don't have to go all that way to try them.

[officer_garrus]

Honestly, it was too chalky for my taste. I don't think they'll be coming to Palaven anytime soon.

[binarysky]

At least they were free.

[officer_garrus]

Guess the best things in life aren't free after all.

[binarysky]

I think candy that doesn't make us see weird stuff is probably the best kind. But it could be worse, I guess.

[aperfectthird]

As they seem to be made of chalk, I suppose they are safe, but 'good' is another question entirely.

[officer_garrus]

I didn't care for it. In more ways than one...

[aperfectthird]

I presume you were party to someone's more - unpleasant events?

[officer_garrus]

You could say that.

[aperfectthird]

I'm sorry to hear that. It must have been a very uncomfortable experience.