Lyra and Kasteu about cultural differences

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<avariceIncarnate> Lyra.
<avariceIncarnate> I've delivered the Blood to Ethnos.
<ruthlessProcureur> Excellent. Did she have to make a... payment of her own?
<avariceIncarnate> She did.
<avariceIncarnate> It's how I function, as the only link between Abberus and Terra.
<ruthlessProcureur> You play both sides of the transaction? Interesting.
<avariceIncarnate> Terra is such a more satisfying name than Earth.
<avariceIncarnate> I do.
<ruthlessProcureur> Despite your status as a fugitive, I find myself impressed with your business acumen.
<avariceIncarnate> I have lots of both Earthly and Abberant needs.
<avariceIncarnate> Thank you.
<avariceIncarnate> It's the only way to stay afloat.
<ruthlessProcureur> What do you tell people who question your appearance? That you are in costume?
<avariceIncarnate> I don't go out unless absolutely necessary.
<avariceIncarnate> Chuck handles those matters.
<ruthlessProcureur> Chuck? Another human? My my.
<ruthlessProcureur> I can see you have already assembled quite the little network.
<avariceIncarnate> I know a few people.
<ruthlessProcureur> Who all, in turn, know a few people.
<avariceIncarnate> And by a few people, I mean Lyra and Chuck.
<avariceIncarnate> Perhaps they do, but I don't talk to them.
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<ruthlessProcureur_> ((Aaand the network's down))
<avariceIncarnate> ((rip))
<ruthlessProcureur_> ((You'll have to pastebin. I can continue on my phone until the network's back up
<avariceIncarnate> ((yeah))
<avariceIncarnate> And by a few people, I mean Lyra and Chuck.
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<avariceIncarnate> Perhaps they do, but I don't talk to them.
<ruthlessProcureur> Hm. In any event.
<ruthlessProcureur> Eth should be sending me something.
<avariceIncarnate> Eth?
<ruthlessProcureur> Er
<ruthlessProcureur> Ethnos. Pardon. A slip of the finger.
<ruthlessProcureur> As I was in the middle of typing, I am willing to compensate you for the delivery of this parcel.
<avariceIncarnate> I didn't realize the two of you had developed such a relationship.
<avariceIncarnate> In any case.
<avariceIncarnate> I'm willing to negociate.
<ruthlessProcureur> Let me see, what was the price on the last delivery?
<avariceIncarnate> 10,000USD.
<avariceIncarnate> Same for this one.
<ruthlessProcureur> Plus other, nonmonetary forms of compensation.
<avariceIncarnate> Curious, what is the parcel .
<ruthlessProcureur> More blood.
<avariceIncarnate> Ah.
<avariceIncarnate> Of course.
<avariceIncarnate> In that case, 10,000 USD as is standard.
<avariceIncarnate> Feel free to send me an advance payment whenever you receive a parcel, my rates wont change.
<ruthlessProcureur> Hm. I think I shall pay as I go. I am hesitant to ask a person who goes as "avariceIncarnate" online for a refund.
<avariceIncarnate> Heh.
<avariceIncarnate> Perhaps.
<avariceIncarnate> I was different back then.
<ruthlessProcureur> Is that so?
<avariceIncarnate> I've changed since my flight.
<ruthlessProcureur> How long ago was this "flight"?
<avariceIncarnate> Several months.
<avariceIncarnate> Space travel makes it difficult to track the time.
<avariceIncarnate> My mind was mostly burnt out.
<ruthlessProcureur> Burnt out by what?
<avariceIncarnate> Psionics power the spaceships in Abberus.
<ruthlessProcureur> Ah. You are a psionic.
<avariceIncarnate> Indeed.
<ruthlessProcureur> Eth and I talked about this in detail.
<ruthlessProcureur> Ethnos! I meant Ethnos!
<avariceIncarnate> Hehe, I won't judge your relationship.
<avariceIncarnate> Cross species relationships could be interesting.
<avariceIncarnate> I'm afraid a face to face meeting will be... difficult.
<ruthlessProcureur> That sounds terribly improper, especially considering Eth will far outlive me.
<avariceIncarnate> True.
<ruthlessProcureur> You want a face to face meeting?
<avariceIncarnate> It's oddly damaging not seeing another of your species for so long.
<avariceIncarnate> I perhaps would.
<avariceIncarnate> But humans satisfy me for now.
<avariceIncarnate> I'll live for nearly 120...
<avariceIncarnate> Years?
<avariceIncarnate> Unsure.
<ruthlessProcureur> What is your caste?
<ruthlessProcureur> Burgundy? Bronze?
<avariceIncarnate> Goldblood.
<avariceIncarnate> Probably the only reason I survived raw spaceflight.
<ruthlessProcureur> Gold, hm? I think Eth spoke of your caste living about as long as the typical human does.
<avariceIncarnate> I was under the impression that humans live around that long?
<ruthlessProcureur> 120 years is not too far off the mark, given the average human's life expectancy is about 75 years
<avariceIncarnate> It's what I told Ethnos.
<avariceIncarnate> Ah.
<ruthlessProcureur> We spoke about that, too.
<ruthlessProcureur> Kasteu. Perhaps I could show you some things I have not shown Eth regarding human culture.
<avariceIncarnate> Hm?
<ruthlessProcureur> You must swear yourself to secrecy on this, however. I think Eth would be terribly cross with me if she found out I had showed you things I have not shown her.
<avariceIncarnate> Of course.
<avariceIncarnate> 100% confidentiality.
<ruthlessProcureur> Also it is... somewhat embarrassing for someone like me to listen to music like this.
<avariceIncarnate> Music.
<avariceIncarnate> Terran music.
<avariceIncarnate> How exciting.
<ruthlessProcureur> Yes. I will share with you some of the better and the worst parts of this genre of music.
<ruthlessProcureur> Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycxuhvahw9c
<avariceIncarnate> What genre is this?
<ruthlessProcureur> They call it "Rap Music" here on Earth.
<avariceIncarnate> Also, I have some questions about syntax and meaning of many words.
<ruthlessProcureur> Ask away.
<avariceIncarnate> First, who is Dracula?
<ruthlessProcureur> Dracula, in this song, is a number of things.
<ruthlessProcureur> He is the rapper, Tyler.
<avariceIncarnate> Symbolically?
<ruthlessProcureur> He is also a creature from a story.
<ruthlessProcureur> A seducer, and a predator.
<ruthlessProcureur> He would enchant females and drink their blood.
<avariceIncarnate> How...
<avariceIncarnate> Odd to call yourself.
<avariceIncarnate> Next.
<avariceIncarnate> "Dick"?
<avariceIncarnate> Context tells me it's some kind of genetalia
<ruthlessProcureur> Perhaps this wasn't the best idea.
<avariceIncarnate> But not anything I currently posess.
<ruthlessProcureur> Yes, "dick" is slang for male genitalia.
<avariceIncarnate> I see.
<avariceIncarnate> Third question.
<avariceIncarnate> Bitch, by definition I believe is a female dog, is it derogatory?
<ruthlessProcureur> A-A little, I think? I-i-it's a derogatory term for a human female.
<avariceIncarnate> Interesting.
<avariceIncarnate> Thank you for the interesting insight into Earth culture.
<avariceIncarnate> Do you have a compilation of songs I could analyze?
<ruthlessProcureur> That's not the entirety of it!
<ruthlessProcureur> Yes! Yes! Everything but rap! Just...
<ruthlessProcureur> Something more cultured.
<avariceIncarnate> Culured?
<avariceIncarnate> I see.
<ruthlessProcureur> Try this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udSHItTjWyQ
<avariceIncarnate> Initial question:
<avariceIncarnate> Doobie.
<ruthlessProcureur> Doobie can mean a number of things. Like, a form of funky music.
<avariceIncarnate> I see.
<ruthlessProcureur> It can also mean less wholesome things. Most of them pertaining to things I would prosecute you for.
<avariceIncarnate> Thats a bit to vague for my taste.
<avariceIncarnate> What exactly are you persecuting me for?
<ruthlessProcureur> PROsecuting. Not persecuting.
<ruthlessProcureur> PERsecuting implies, uh, "hatin'" on you for things you cannot change about yourself.
<avariceIncarnate> Yes, yes.
<avariceIncarnate> A typo.
<ruthlessProcureur> I would be prosecuting you for possession/distribution of contraband, and any crimes committed in relation to it.
<avariceIncarnate> So a "doobie" is some kind of contraband.
<avariceIncarnate> You're going to need to be more specific.
<ruthlessProcureur> It changes your brain state. To be frank, it is not as harmful as some other substances you could take, but it is still illegal.
<ruthlessProcureur> Let us try another song.
<avariceIncarnate> So it's an illegal substance. Some kind of drug.
<avariceIncarnate> Similar to amphetamiens?
<avariceIncarnate> Amphetamines*
<ruthlessProcureur> Amphetamines? Not even close.
<avariceIncarnate> Ah.
<ruthlessProcureur> They are practically on opposite ends of the scale.
<avariceIncarnate> Then I have no experience with it.
<ruthlessProcureur> Try this song, while I ponder the troublesome possibility that you may be hopped up on amphetamines all the time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMokMQ8Bu7Y
<avariceIncarnate> We would not be speaking if I were on my... particular brand of amphetamines.
<avariceIncarnate> Besides, I don't recieve the "high" humans do.
<ruthlessProcureur> Ah. An "Abberant" custom.
<avariceIncarnate> I receive other, more destructive effects.
<avariceIncarnate> Not Abberant.
<avariceIncarnate> Well, Half and Half perhaps.
<ruthlessProcureur> That song is rather boring. No lyrics to put me in the hot seat over. Would you care to listen to another?
<avariceIncarnate> I quite like the sound.
<avariceIncarnate> But sure.
<avariceIncarnate> What genre would this be?
<ruthlessProcureur> This one is from a genre we call "New Wave" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djV11Xbc914
<avariceIncarnate> An odd video.
<avariceIncarnate> Very upbeat.
<ruthlessProcureur> The effect you see is called "Roto-scoping". It was quite revolutionary for the time.
<avariceIncarnate> Interesting.
<avariceIncarnate> I still need to adjust to the 200~ year gap between human and Abberant technology levels.
<avariceIncarnate> But from your history it seems like you progress fast.
<ruthlessProcureur> We are working on it. We have some nifty little gadgets in the works.
<ruthlessProcureur> Like a robot that has "solved" the game "Seven Minutes In Heaven" in a fashion akin to the way computers have "solved" chess.
<avariceIncarnate> Good.
<avariceIncarnate> AI is usually a good benchmark for science in most cases.
<avariceIncarnate> I assume.
<ruthlessProcureur> Well, there is a certain degree of paranoia surrounding artificial intelligence.
<avariceIncarnate> Paranoia?
<ruthlessProcureur> Fear. Many movies, books, and video games portray AI as harbingers of destruction that create apocalyptic scenarios.
<ruthlessProcureur> Nuclear destruction, plagues, pollution, and other means of destruction of life on Earth.
<avariceIncarnate> I know the meaning of paranoia of course, but the source is what I wanted to know.
<avariceIncarnate> But it seems you as a species have a quite active imagination.
<avariceIncarnate> And... What is seven minutes in heaven.
<avariceIncarnate> Chess is familiar to me.
<ruthlessProcureur> I see. Well... Hm.
<avariceIncarnate> This isnt.
<ruthlessProcureur> Hm. I
<ruthlessProcureur> I am not certain I am prepared to explain this.
<avariceIncarnate> Prepared?
<avariceIncarnate> Is it particularly gruesome or troubling?
<ruthlessProcureur> Here. Perhaps this will do it without causing me to die of embarrassment.
<ruthlessProcureur> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_minutes_in_heaven
<avariceIncarnate> ...
<avariceIncarnate> You go in a closet and engage in various, presumably sexual activities.
<avariceIncarnate> How is this beata-
<ruthlessProcureur> Not always!
<avariceIncarnate> Excellent joke Lyra.
<avariceIncarnate> Keep in mind our cultural differences though.
<ruthlessProcureur> That joke backfired.
<avariceIncarnate> Indeed.
<avariceIncarnate> Continuing on.
<avariceIncarnate> Thanks to Ethnos, I can infact acquire you any kind of Abberant supplies.
<avariceIncarnate> If you need anything, tell me.
<avariceIncarnate> We can make a deal.
<ruthlessProcureur> I am... not certain what I need, but I will be certain to come to you in the future.
<ruthlessProcureur> And, perhaps, keep these conversations... brief, with fewer embarrassing exchanges of culture.
<avariceIncarnate> Perhaps.
<avariceIncarnate> I don't particularly mind it, but for your comfort.
<avariceIncarnate> Feel free.
<ruthlessProcureur> Very well. Thank you once more, Kasteu. The money has been wired. I shall expect my parcel shortly.
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