un: maine | @everyone (ota)

[bloodbathing]

Technology's archaic.

[ Well, that's one way to introduce oneself. Insult the technology. Like an asshole. ]

Year you're from? [ Then, as an afterthought: ] Mine's 2547.


[ private @ wash ]

[ Guess what, buddy? Maine's got the Best News Ever: ]

Found soap.

[ BEST. NEWS. EVER. ]

Comments

[bloodbathing]

[ 2018...? That's only one year off from what someone else told him. Which is probably significant — but Maine's not sure what to do with the information yet.

He's really not an intel guy. ]

How?

[ The space marine is trying to picture a place more low-tech than this, and he's failing. ]

[theyellowbird]

There could be zero electricity. We could have to build our own shelters instead of having houses here for us. Food could be scarce.

[bloodbathing]

[ Essentially establishing a base in a non-urban environment. He hadn't considered that. ]

Fair.

[ Though he's still having a tough time imagining lower-tech machines. ]

Adjusting easy?

[theyellowbird]

I've adjusted to worse. I can't say I don't miss the luxuries I'm use to, but I'll deal.

Are you?

[bloodbathing]

Fairly.

[ He's too honest to say otherwise. ]

Tech's not intuitive.

[ Meaning: he can't figure half this shit out. ]