video; @s.carter

[whatsapineapple]

[It opens a bit too close on Sid's face as he frowns in concentration. His face brightens up as he realizes its working and he backs up, grins and waves.]

Greetings, fellow inmates! Or whatever we're calling ourselves. I'm Sid Carter and I have an announcement to make.

THIS!

[He holds up an unopened cigarette packet, and then brings it closer to the camera so that the price (and tax) are visible. The tax is pretty dang high. As he pulls it back, his face is almost comically grim.]

Is daylight robbery. And I won't stand for it. And if you won't stand for it, either, and wanna come talk to be about it, maybe get a solution, then you can-- [He pauses, and looks a bit confused, before going on.] Well, they said you can talk privately, too, on this thing. So you can do that.

Or you can come find me. I'm staying on the 12th floor and I'm working at the Fiery Chariot Car Service (Hell of a name, that).

[He grins broadly again.]

And that's that! Sid out.

[He ends the video.]

Comments

video, un: j.k.

[aeturnus]

[ Oh boy. ]

Have you considered that perhaps they don't really have all the components in easy supply? So they raise the price because of the rarity?

[whatsapineapple]

Wouldn't show up in the tax, would it? It'd show up in the price proper. Nah, this is government stuff.

[And he wants to sell loosies.]

[aeturnus]

Seems fair enough. Where I'm from, it's supposed to be a deterrent.

[whatsapineapple]

Deterrent to what? Having money?

[aeturnus]

[ There's a pause, his lips purse, then he lets out a low, short chuckle and shakes his head. ]

No. Disease, cancer. Tobacco's been linked to causing some pretty nasty stuff, and second-hand smoke can be just as bad so it's not always a personal choice thing.

video, @jb.barnes

[anotheroldsoldier]

They figured out sometime in recent years that those things give you cancer. [Who would have guessed? He used to sell black market cigarettes on base, and trade the cigarettes from his ration packs for chocolate and comics. With a modern perspective, the implications are a lot less nostalgic.]

Probably the reason for the tax.

[whatsapineapple]

Pff. Stupid reason for a tax.

Still, one man's tax is another man's opportunity! I mean, given they don't seem to sell them any way but by the packet.

[anotheroldsoldier]

I dunno, if you're going to be forcing your second-hand cancer on other people, you might as well be paying into the infrastructure.

You might not find much of a market for loosies, though. I haven't met very many smokers.

[whatsapineapple]

If I could leave this bloody sardine tin, they wouldn't have to worry about that, would they? Anyway, it's not like they're bleeding radioactive. I'm not goin' around breathing smoke down people's throats all day, am I?

video; un: d.dixon

[dirtyredneck]

Firey Chariot? You a taxi service or some shit?

Re: video; un: d.dixon

[whatsapineapple]

Car rental. I drive limos and Rollses and such.

[dirtyredneck]

Fancy taxis. Same shit, different pay grade.

[whatsapineapple]

I was a chauffeur at home. For a peer.

[He may be bragging a little.]

Anyway, it's the same thing. Only for more people. 'M not a cab driver.

ice.tigrrr » video;

[bespredel]

Or, here's a thought: Save your money and quit fucking smoking. Disgusting.

[ For emphasis, Yuri wrinkled his nose, and then mimed gagging. ]

[whatsapineapple]

You ten?

[bespredel]

You an idiot? [ Yuri snaps it back immediately, and easily, before rolling his eyes. ]

Try sixteen, jackass.

[whatsapineapple]

Maybe act it, then.

voice; (@ellie)

[pundemic]

[lmao what a fucking character. Ellie is probably laughing. She's probably not bothering to hide it.]

Holy shit, dude. Why don't you just make more money? It's not like it's hard here. They practically throw it at you.

still video, probably (it's super cool)

[whatsapineapple]

Yeah, well, I'd have more money if the fags was priced normal.

[pundemic]

[She has definitely never heard that word in that context before oop. It's lucky she has context clues to figure it out.]

That, my friend, is what we call greed.

[Then again, her opinion on excess has always been a little... skewed.]

[whatsapineapple]

Oh, I'm guilty of more deadlies than that.

@dodger/video

[smokedout]

Bitching about it ain't gonna do much. It is what it is, unless you wanna shell in some effort toward a revolution.

[Which is not... totally a joke. Dodger's an anarchist at heart.

And just to show he's a friendly entity, he's smoking up a cloud in his room while he speaks.]

Re: @dodger/video

[whatsapineapple]

I am doing something! Weren't you listening?

[This is where being subtle gets you.]

[smokedout]

And what exactly are you doing, writing strongly worded letters?

[whatsapineapple]

Walls have ears, mate.

[This place has apparently an abnormally high percentage of bluenoses and idiots]