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

[whatsapineapple]

There's plenty of bloody air! And I'm from bloody London, so anyone who complains can piss right off, 'cause they've got nothing to complain about!

[aeturnus]

What's London got to do with it? "My problems are bigger than your problems"?

[whatsapineapple]

Means if I survived the London air, than they can survive a piddling bit of tobacco smoke.

[aeturnus]

Just like you can survive some extra taxation.

[whatsapineapple]

I'd survive better with the money I bloody lost.

[Because, see, money can be exchanged for goods and services. Like food and clothing and housing (though apparently that's taken care of).]

[aeturnus]

Lost how?

[ Because if he means by spending it, Cain's going to continue to have no sympathy. ]

[whatsapineapple]

Stolen by the bloody government that's trapped me here.

[You idiot.]

[aeturnus]

... via taxes. Did they not offer you a job?

Also, it might just be the party line but you know they don't have control over that, right?

[whatsapineapple]

Unfair taxes.

And that's what they say, sure.

[aeturnus]

Disagree, but we've been over that.

And you don't know either way yourself.

[whatsapineapple]

Either way, it's picking on a man when he's down.

[aeturnus]

You're the one trying to stage some kind of coup over taxes. There's been studies proving that those taxes do actually work as a deterrent, too.

[whatsapineapple]

THERE IS NOTHING TO BLOODY DETER!

I'm so sorry.

[aeturnus]

Oh my god.

[ He's laughing now. ]

Ask around sometime. Read a book. Hell, read the pack you have. Right now. Bet it says what I've been saying.

He's ignoring him now!

[whatsapineapple]

[Forever. For now, anyway.]