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[sky_blue]

Hey, uh...

[A face fills the screen! Or rather an eye. Then there's a zoom-out, a head crowned with unruly, pulled back hair, some broad shoulders and-

And there's another zoom-in. Then a correction.]

Man, never thought I'd be on TV. This has gotta be like being on TV!

[A broad grin, a wound of white teeth against tanned skin.]

Wait, live? Uh, yeah! Okay, so!
I kind of wanted to know behind getting asked to go places to fix stuff every now and again, what do you guys do for... fun here? It's kind of...

[The camera's moving, up and down. One-armed squats. Yep.]

...dull.

Let me know, okay?
Man, I hope this works. I'm gonna lose my mind-

[Click.]

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[resurging]

what's a teevee?

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[sky_blue]

A TV! You put it on the wall, or on top of whatever, and it tells you important stuff. Like, monster reports, news, Gotta admit, most of its propaganda, And other stuff!
You know!

Like... uh, more news. More propaganda.

...Right?

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[resurging]

it's like a town crier, but for your home? it's an object? are there teevees here too?

show me what one looks like!

[schmisse]

It's really not like being on TV.

[ This guy is weird??? ]

If being here is dull for you, then I don't know what to say. There are so many things you can do. Go to the gym, take up a new hobby, spend time in the library, watch movies, get a job...

[sky_blue]

[It might be a few moments until there's a response. Because this dingus already closed off the stream. But, eventually! He's back, looking a little bashful about aforementioned stream-closing. And palming the back of his head.]

I don't know. This thingie's recording and broadcasting, right? And usually a TV appearance is the best way to get a ton of cute girls signing up to your fanclub.

[And he got the attention of a cute girl! Fanclub or no! (Dubious) interest or no! But more seriously, and mid-squat- a long groan.]

Uwaaaaaaargh.

[A throw up of his hands and his nose is in the air.]

So that's it? This whole city, and the choice is reading a ton of books or the gym?

[He's going to die of boredom. It's confirmed.]

[schmisse]

[ This guy is weird... Also, did he just insult her hobbies? What the hell! ]

Why?

[ Cute girl or not, she's a little offended, and it shows in her tone. ]

Are those not fun enough for you?

[ Trick question. Don't answer that. ]

[mingyues]

For fun? I was under the impression we were here for a reason. [ he knows what fun is, really! ]

[sky_blue]

well, yeah. There's saving the world, sure. But you know! Fun!

Like places to goof off or getting something to eat, or...

[Fun. Wait.
...What did he used to do for fun?]

...Uh.

You know! FUN.

[Please know, random person on a screen.]

[mingyues]

I see.

[ fun, he gets it...] You mean like a spar with a good friend or a pleasant night watching the stars?

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[anti_altruisms]

What? Sprouting animals features isn't good enough for you?

[sky_blue]

Uh, no?

...I mean, sure. It's about... an hour or so's worth of weird stuff when you've got antlers or whatever to see how much stuff you can fit on 'em but after that, it's kind of old.

[anti_altruisms]

[ He was being sarcastic, Zack, good lord. ]

If you aren't creative enough to find your own entertainment, I don't know what to tell you.

[ Nevermind the fact that he's bored as hell here most of the time himself - hypocrisy is just a thing he does. ]

What did you do before you arrived here?

[sky_blue]

[HEY he takes things at face value, okay.
...And evidently continues to.]

More like not being easily amused enough to play with animal parts all the time.

[But...
That's a question. The reticence in his voice immediately fades.]

Uh, missions.
A ton of them. You name it! Training with other guys, monster elimination, tons of battle simulations, treasure hunting, Materia hunting, exploration...

Man, there was always something to do.

[anti_altruisms]

A soldier, then.

[ Or something like it. He has not a clue what Materia is, but the rest of it is pretty self-explanatory. ]

The Moon Knights might be of interest to you, if you haven't already considered them.

[ Do the Moon Knights go on missions? Maybe, he doesn't find them particularly interesting himself. ]

Barring that, you could always look for sparring partners.

[sky_blue]

Kinda, yeah. Ex-SOLDIER.

[A-ah. Yeah, he's heard of that before. Makes him wonder how Cloud's getting on. ]

Those guys, huh. I don't know... Kind of made a promise to myself that I'd never put myself in that kind of situation again.

[...Or Cloud. But. He looks solemn for a moment, his eyes dropping, darkening somewhat as it seems he's giving something serious thought. Oh boy. Then- poor Archer- there's a loud groan. One that should come with a headphone warning.]

That kinda thing's pretty rough too. I mean- don't wanna actually hurt someone. It's kind of hard at times to hold back.

[anti_altruisms]

Is that so?

[ He can understand not wanting to tie yourself down, but it does limit options, so to speak.

As for not wanting to hurt somebody...well... ]

Do you have a preferred weapon, soldier?

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[healingraen]

[Hi face/eye, have another face! This one is surprised, and surprisingly appropriately zoomed.]

Dull? Really?

[No seriously, that's surprising. Then again, maybe he just has specific interests.]

I actually thought the opposite. I was nearly overwhelmed with all the variety of entertainment here. What sort of things do you normally do to alleviate your boredom?

[Surely they must have some form of it here?]

[sky_blue]

[Hi there, scalyface! Cue wide-eyed staring at said scales, and the horns. Because this guy's never seen an au ra before, go figure. He stares for perhaps a couple of seconds before his expression smooths into a smile. She's cute!]

Yeah? Got any tips for me?
I've ran laps around the city, challenged people to contests, hit up the gym a couple days, but everything's so. boring after you've done it a couple times. Not bad, just...

[Like home. And he couldn't handle that for long.]

So what do you do for fun?

[healingraen]

[Don't say that out loud or you'll embarrass her!

Also, gods above he sounds like someone she knows. The realization is enough to make her stop, blinking in surprise, before she lets out a laugh, short but heartfelt. He'll probably think her rude, she can't help it!]

Ah, I'm sorry. It's just that you sounded like someone that I know from back home just now.

[Her free hand hand comes up to wipe a small tear at the corner of her eye.]

As for tips... Why not try something outside of your wheelhouse? I'm primarily an adventurer back home, a traveling healer. I also find similar tasks to be a bit mundane after having done it for so long. Picking up a new discipline or trade could be a good way to keep yourself challenged and entertained?

[She pauses and smiles, maybe a little amused still.]

Failing that, there is an adventurers' guild that offers a variety of odd jobs, if you'd like to make a bit of coin while you alleviate your boredom.

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[decisiveconquest]

You're bored? (She is puzzled by that, Zack.) There are plenty of activities you can adopt as part of your routine.

[sky_blue]

[Wow, she's cute too. Is there anyone here that isn't?]

Got any ideas?

[decisiveconquest]

You look like you keep yourself in shape. (She is more than a little familiar with a warrior's body.) Do you like to spar?

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[taketheblame]

If you're bored, why not find someone to fight? That always helps me when I'm feeling restless.

[He did mention to one of the respondents that he used to be a soldier, right...?]

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[omkara]

(They just let any idiot on the network don't they?)

Evidently get on the network and pester everyone like a spoiled child.

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[angelshot]

lmao dude are you kidding there like so much to do???

find the line between legal and jailtime and ride it as far as itll go. dont puss out and youll find plenty of entertainment

[resenting]

What did you do for fun where you come from? You can't just do that here?

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[wingstosee]

oh hey. are you new here too?
if it's anything like the last place you can probably get away with just wandering around drinking, and trying to find people to moonlace with
duplicity had this drink that made it like... impossible to focus on anything??
and also, you got crazy horny
which was sort of inconvenient but it passed time between kidnappings and quotas at least

besides that though
have you checked if there are any games on the phone they gave us?
maybe you could pick up an mmo or something