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[bhag]

[This is one clever little newcomer who has quickly figured out the system. Well, the SFC system at least. He adjusts it slightly so he is looking straight into the camera. He is very obviously New Here. Mostly on account of being slightly wet and covered in towel.]

So. Yeah. Hey. I'm sure you get this all the time but I'm new here.

[pause, mumble]

Wow, that sounds like it is some kind of support group. "hi everybody, I'm the Once-ler and I'm stuck in a fishbowl."

Anyway, I was reading the pamphlets-- Great stuff really, very informative. I uh, think there were a few typos. And you might wanna hire a new illustrator, cause yikes, but really, thanks. It helped a lot. Wouldn't wanna be stuck in a kooky underwater magic fish bowl without some information, am I right? Haha.

[S i l e n c e.]


Anyway, I just got one question...

What is up with these towels?



[And he goes back to drying himself off again, muttering a little under his breath.]

Wow, a thneed would work so much better for this.

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[beyondstardom]

Hey there! Welcome to Vatheon, I'm Rise!

[She sort of wished she had bothered to find one of those pamphlets on arrival, would have been useful. Oh well, too late for that! It was time to greet someone new, now- something she hadn't gotten a chance to do yet.]

..What's up with the towels? Have you never used one before or something?
It's to dry off, of course! Everyone seems to arrive at this place soaked.

[bhag]

For your information, I understand about towels and their drying properties. Lets just get that out there first.

I was mostly wondering about them being, you know, free.

[beyondstardom]

[Well that reply was not what she was really expecting. Geez Once-ler, she just wanted to be helpful! Hmph.]

Well I wasn't instructing you how to use it, you know. Towels are common knowledge! You're the one who decided to ask half of their question, don't get grumpy at me for not knowing what you're asking for.

They are free, though. Everything in Vatheon is.
I thought you said you read a pamphlet, I'd figure it mentioned that much.

[bhag]

[What do you mean other people have feelings?]

I wasn't expecting anyone to think I didn't know how to use a towel. You know, with how I was using a towel and all.

It did say that and I dismissed it as some over the top weird advertising. Nothing in life is just free.

[beyondstardom]

What are you talking about? Plenty of things are free, have you never seen a free samples stand at the super market or something?

[Probably also doesn't help this is an idol talking, Rise's probably gotten free samples when there weren't really any..but, you know.]

I found it pretty hard to believe everything was free in Vatheon, too, but it's the truth. Even the housing!

[bhag]

Well, sure, but those aren't really free, you know. They still cost money, it just gets absorbed into the overhead. And the only reason they give you those is so you'll buy their stuff in the future. Which, well, doesn't happen here. It's weird.