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[truthreader]

How must you spell honey to make it catch lady-birds?

People kill for it, but it is worth nothing alone. All systems fail without maintenance. The physicality of it is arcane, filled with crowns that fit pockets-not-heads. And we thought this was a dream with standards.And now this system forces the subjects to maintain themselves. Time for

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[noruttinidea]

Hell, girl. Ain't your brother gonna take care o' you?

[truthreader]

It's a work in progress. And she's making some, or so the doctor tells her.

[noruttinidea]

Makin' some what?

[truthreader]

Progress towards working again.

[no_whore]

It seems the whole of the city frowns on my 'occupation', so I'm little good here.

[truthreader]

The accuracy of generalisations is slim.

...But the captain'll be pleased, at least.

[no_whore]

Slim, yes, but it's still there.

.... he won't notice, River.

[truthreader]

'Good' can be relative.

...He's not that blind.

[evrythingihave]

How many blackbirds do you think we could get for six indigo coins a month?

((OOC: He appears to be the sole breadwinner at this point in time, and that makes me giggle. A lot. XD))

[truthreader]

Twenty-four is an unrealistic expectation.

((ooc: It makes him sound so manly!))

[evrythingihave]

I don't know. These indigo ones are supposed to be worth a lot. We might even be able to get twenty-seven--then no one will have to fight Jayne for the leftovers.

[ritehereritenao]

People killing for anything isn't a good thing, at least to me.