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Even a surplus of suffering gets boring after a while, hmm? Funny...

Say, Captain. Next time let's stop at a beach or something. Or maybe you could make a driveby of Tokyo. I'd appreciate the chance for a shopping spree, here. My wardrobe hasn't had an infusion of new things in weeks. It's terrible.

[A put-upon little sigh.] Not to get my hopes up, is anyone around here up for a game?

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[zeitgeists]

Tell me, Rhade. How did arriving here change your views on life, the universe, and everything?

[He'll play holding action for now. He's more interested in the conversation.]

[truth_is_cold]

[He gives Joshua a strange look.] It didn't.

[He leans back in the chair slightly.] The Barge exists somewhere between an anarchist state and a collectivist utopia. It provides all necessary essentials, and you not only can survive on it, you're forced to. One cannot ascend in rank by their own will, but rather by the will of the Admiral.

The only thing the Barge did for me was redefine my parameters of self-interest, but I would credit my personal associations more for that than the ship.

[zeitgeists]

Did you believe in God?

[truth_is_cold]

[That's almost funny, considering what he is.] No.

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[Grinning a little, for a wonder.] Angels?

[truth_is_cold]

Just the ones here.

[He's willing to acknowledge them as sort of an energy based thing on the Barge.]

[plays]

You're a treasure, Rhade. [Still grinning, he goes back to the chess board. Seems he's content to concentrate on the game for now.]