etraya | un: Accelerator; text

Hey, listen up.

[He hates doing announcements. Even as Board Chairman he tried to avoid them whenever possible and let his city's communications department handle disseminating notices. Unfortunately, there isn't anyone else here like that who can do this, so the responsibility falls to him. Besides, it's a distraction from certain thoughts that keep invading his head — events in San Francisco, certain Etrayans disappearing, his ribs still aching.]

A while ago this brat and I were using Ramsay Farm as a space for kids. Most of them are gone now, but since kids still show up sometimes I'm opening it back up for that. The fridge is stocked, there are a couple of bedrooms, and a security system's been installed. There are some farm animals the bots have been taking care of, too.

If you're 15, 16 or 17 you can hang out, but only if you're willing to help out around the place. Cleaning, guard duty or whatever, I don't care as long as you're pulling your weight and not being a leech. Anyone younger can just hang out.

If you're 18 or older then you can come do work, and only if someone under 18 vouches for you not being a creepy shithead. You're not allowed to be a loafer. If you've got an age that doesn't line up with modern human legalities then go by your cognitive development and stick yourself into one of these categories: kid, teenager, adult. Then apply the rules based on where you fall.

If any teens or adults break any rules or if anyone messes the farm up, including the gravestone on property, I'll beat the shit out of you. This is your one warning.

[He isn't sure if he'll ever get used to giving warnings, but he knows it's better than the alternative of just attacking someone out of nowhere because they broke a rule. Violence is the easy answer for him, and he's making a concentrated effort not to take the easy way out.]

There aren't really places around here just for kids, and adults are usually really shitty, so getting a break from them can help.

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( he will be SURE to do that! mental notes made. )

ok! 👍 i'll see what they've been up to and take it from there maybe. 😁

oh hi i'm superboy. 👋 nice to meet you??

Okay, fine. If you need to spend points on something, I've got extra.

That a superhero name or some shit?

[Seems like a kid superhero name, anyways.]

( oh. right. damian's dad had informed about the whole points thing. he's gotta remember to keep track of those! )

yeah. 😁 i mean if that's ok??

Yeah, if that's what you want to go by. It's not like I'm using my real name around here.

yeah you've got to be careful. internet safety and all.

[Pfft, that's kind of funny.]

Are there enough people around here that that could be a problem?

better safe than sorry you know?

I guess it can't hurt.

exactly yeah! i'm guessing since it's a farm the place has a barn or something?

Yeah, and a shed with stuff in it.

I don't know if there's any specifics about barns and sheds you need to know about. I'm from the city, we don't do this rural shit.

it's ok! i can take a look at it and if it needs a bit of remodeling or some touch ups i can handle it. 👍

You're starting to sound like a whole goddamned handyman, you know.

[Chickens, chicken coop, barn... it's a lot more than Accelerator can manage. #citylife]

You're not under any obligation to do all of this. You get that, right?

( close! he's grown up on a farm. )

duh. but i'm probably better at knowing what chickens and even a goat need to be properly taken care of than a bot does.

Yeah, probably. None of them are very old, and I'm not sure where Aurora has gotten the data for their programming. Ice never asked.

i'll take a look at them and make sure they're healthy. if anything, i can ask my dad to help.

[.... Hmmm.]

Is your dad Superman?

well there's a few of those around here so i'm told. do you know them?

There is no Superman where I'm from. I was told about one of them by a brat here.

[When Damian asked him to be a contingency plan against a Superman, so this is a bit awkward.]

( "by a brat" huh? sure narrows it down for him. )

does this brat wear a mask and cape?

Sometimes. I take it you know him?

yeah. 😌 are you a friend of his?

No. I don't have friends, and we barely know each other.

[He isn't even sure if this Damian is the same as the older one he knew.

...... He is, however, pretty sure Damian would object to apparently having a friend too, but he keeps that to himself.]

( "i don't have friends" he says. geez. are there TWO damian's around here? he didn't think that was possible. )

you mean to tell me you don't have a single friend here at all?

I don't, no. Anyone who claims to be my friend is either mistaking or fucking lying.

( ...so yeah. he's like damian. ok then. he knows how to handle that at least. )

i won't believe a word then. 👍

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