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8th Dusting

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[You know she almost, almost signed on for that one mission. A guard, surviving, she knew she could handle it. But then when she saw that "desert" thing. she has no idea what a desert is, so today she is at the library researching that, mostly because she really doesn't have much better to do today. She is clearly in a better mood though- all her earrings are in place (one of them she even thinks might be gold) and she she has a shiny nose stud in place. But... as she learns more and looks into these things more-

..Jesu.

She's gotten over being afraid of the sun (somewhat) in Luceti, mostly because of how dreary winter is, but that desert that... she flips open her journal]

Hey, Luceti. Talk to me 'bout the sun. Some of you got tales for it, right? Gotta.

[Feel free to answer her or see her in the library]

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Cancer... [A beat, and she racks her brains] Kinda like - wait, that's the mutates people got cen back, right? Before radies?

[...The hell is radies.]

It's a disease. Skin cancer is only one form of it. It's when your cells decide to stop working properly--and give you tumors and nasty things like that. Sun gives you skin cancer. That's why you always take your SPF 70 to the beach.

[She considers... no. she doesn't know that by name, but it doesn't sound foreign, either. She's heard about things like that. It's probably something they treat in the Uppers whereas people in the warrens just live with it or die]

Makes sense, not something you wanna deal with.

Exactly. Though it's curious--you don't ever hear about people in Luceti developing these kinds of diseases. Must be another one of the Malnosso's little tweaks to make us all better humans.

[Like how they fixed his palladium poisoning. It doesn't sit well with him.]

Or we're just lucky. Sun's safe her, people tell me.

Safe to people who would otherwise turn to dust if it hit them?

No. [But that's a good thing] Safe to people-people.

Well, it wouldn't make a whole lot of sense for the Malnosso to let us go getting skin cancer, would it? Strange they let us get sick at all.

Even if it gave us "cancer" - still better than the sun in Haddyn.

...That so? Is this going to be the part where you tell me what the sun on Haddyn is like?

[Because he's kind of curious.]

Mutates people. Little stuff like this hair I got, or big things like makin' people radies.

Radies. Radiation, I'm guessing. What happens?

What doesn't? In the warrens, you get used to a freakshow.

[He's going to pretend like he knows what that means.]

Uhuh, right. I'm sure you do.

[...A pause. She considers, and then drops her tone a little. Fine, she'll go in detail. Even if people should Get it]

Loo was born blind in one eye and without one of her arms. I was born with this spin hair tint. Gunther was born a rutting fish. Known other people that lose or grew fingers, had their eyes melt. Plenty've kids dying 'cus their organs didn't grow right too.

...Sounds pretty gruesome. Not the most appealing place to live in, I take it.

[Mm. There's a sound of agreement, but then she amends-] It's home.

Yeah, I bet. Mutations do sound so very endearing.

So's the murder an' water and the fish. Still home.

And I'm willing to bet you'll say you prefer that place to this one here.

[...He probably would, too.]

[A noise of confirmation] Don't matter if this place is better or not, home's home. I'd be there now.

Got something better waiting for you there? Or just something to get done? That seems to be the theme around here.

Got a home, a job, and a life I know. Maybe a little family. Like I said, home.

[She keeps stressing that because she just. Is floored that it doesn't explain everything]

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