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“Strike Your Fancy” by Arna Miller and Ravi Zupa

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What's the best kind of sauce for pasta?

Alfredo. Other answers are allowed.

Allowed to be wrong, that is.

I'll have spaghetti and meatballs.

You can't beat proper spag bol. With carrots and celery, milk and white -yes white - wine. The mince she be a 70-30 mix of beef and pork. If I'm honest, I go 65-35. Absolute king shit.

Typical that so many feel the need to put sauce on pasta. Like some sort of schola cafterium. Pasta should be wholegrain and served with oil and butter, garlic, onions, slivered anchovies and olives.

Like anyones going to find anchovies. Seriously, just put ketchup on it. Dice up some pieces of hotdog or spam into if you must.

That sounds beastly.

It's KD what do you want.

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Considering juvenats and other enhancements, is there a big age difference in any of the relationships on board? Anyone robbing the schola progenium?

Not yet she's not.

Hm?

Nevermind.

But I mean, I wanna say the few people I've seen hit on Colton probably don't know how old she is.

Not my fault. Not my problem. Besides, none of those guys are serious.

If you say so, dear. Oh, and Daneel has gotten with the Navigator, right? That's the biggest gap yet. Close to two centuries.

You wouldn't know it, I assure you.

Need a brandy and nice lie down after that particular gallop. Dear me.

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Daneel, has there ever been a partner of yours who, through miscommunication or misunderstanding, expected something out of your relations you were not able or willing to provide?

Rather.

It's not mine to go into details but I will say - before engaging with abhumans or...some planetary inhabitants that are close establish a safeword first.

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Question for Jacobi: since you said that if you could retire, you'd become a Rogue Trader, who would you like (or would have liked, if they are now in the Emperor's grace) to bring with you, either as capable crewmen or as companions?

Meyers, Colton, The Major, Boone, Raff and believe it or not, Commissar Mega.

No idea if they'd be any good as a crew but they're the people I hate. Except the Commissar. I just feel like she'd be useful.

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Also, since someone asked years ago? I archive-binged by selecting 'archive', going to the bottom, then right-click open tabbing EVERY SINGLE POST. Totally worth it, you are awesome.

[That is very very kind of you to say. I will have to do that some time. I could use a brush up]

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Dr. Colton, how effective are skin grafts? I see troopers who just go around covered in burns and scars, never getting any augmetics, so is the surgery ineffective, or is there some other reason?

There is a level of surgery that is just not offered to the rank and file. Even a semi-privileged unit like us doesn't really get the really clean stuff. We're still just troops at the end of the day.

Most of the jarheads in this outfit seem to want scars instead of getting patched up proper. Just as well. Better things to use out budget on. The commissar get's properly patched up sometimes. Full inquisition quality medical treatment. I don't know why and I don't care.

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So... how did Bobrovski handle Boddicker's death?

Poor guy lost his famous sense of humour and easy going nature. Just put everything into his work. You hate to see it.

Imagine getting so bent out of shape. [subject glances out the window and slowly exhales smoke]

Bent out of shape.

For a woman like that.

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Is there anything not even Firch would joke about, or does he have no standard?

It's a hard thing to gauge. There are lines he doesn't cross with me but he has crossed the exact same lines with other people. Not sure why. I guess he thinks we're friends? I dunno. His limit is what he thinks he can get away with and how hard the person he's dissing can hit. He never said anything about psykers to long tall Jonny or whatever but was always getting stuck into princess Boone.

At least, until she whooped the stuffings out of him.

That's pretty much the metric.

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I have a question. I know that Ordo Xenos fights the aliens, the enemy attacking the Imperium from the outside, while Ordo Hereticus fight the enemy from withing. But where the Genestealer cultist come in here? Does the Ordo Xenos take over the jurisdiction or Ordo Heretics, do they fall under both Ordos duties, is there a conflict of interests between them in that case?

Ah. You know? It's never really come up. I feel like when it comes to such things, people arent really caught up in fine print and minutiae. Whoever gets rid of a cult - or any enemy- that's just a good thing. Like if you have a rat problem? You're not really fussed if its poison, traps or a cat that deal with them. You just want the rats gone.

can we be the cats?

Yes, we can be the cats.

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Aside from Augustine and Jacobi, are there any other odd/unexpected friendships?

Get better friends. Fucking hell.

Seriously.

Did you write this question, you walking penis metaphor? Cause we are not friends. I wouldn't piss on you if you were on fire.

I'd roll out of the way if you tried. I don't want anything from that desolate chasm getting into an open wound.

That and you'd try to charge me.

I absolutely would.

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What are some of the people who haven't answered questions in a while doing?

Meal prep and spice cultivation, mostly. Thanks for asking.

Oh. Just. Trying to help, you know? Get used to my new arm and new surroundings. Being grateful for a safer environment with nice people. I'm..trying to come to terms with being alive and not afraid and it being over a week since I was in agonising pain. I like it. But it's hard to relax.

I look after my little one. They don't always look after themselves. Mama worries so much.

I've been enjoying actually spending more time aboard the ship. Lovable old crate that is. I don't like spending too much time in one place usually. But this ship has much to explore. As do its occupants.

Hmmm?

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When you are wet, cold, tired, and just want to sleep. When you know that there is nothing but more of the same ahead of you for weeks and you're still expected to keep going. What do you tell yourself to make yourself put on your boots and do it all over again? Asking for a friend.

"Someone has to get tough or someone else is gonna cry."

"Even in death, he guides us with his light. His service never ends. You can do no less."

"What else are you gonna do?"

"Put on a uniform. Show 'em who's the boss."

"Our enemies remain."

“There are worlds out there where the sky is burning, where the sea's asleep and the rivers dream, people made of smoke and cities made of song. Somewhere there's danger, somewhere there's injustice and somewhere else the tea is getting cold. Come on, we've got work to do.”

"What makes you think you get to stop?"

"You are going to get so drunk after all this. Like, way more than usual."

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Does anyone actually like/tolerate Finch? I mean Firch?

Like? No, I don't think so. I mean, Nada seems to like everyone but Firch is terrified of her so I'm not sure that counts. He's not actually evil evil though. He's still a Cadian and though self important is legitimately good at his job so he can generally be found mingling with other Cadians or the easier going folks. Heck, if it post mission, he may even make horrible jokes about our actual enemies instead of us. Only until next tim, though.

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Is it wrong that the chocolate thing had me imagine a heretic building a giant chocolate bunny, and singing a song about how much he loves it?

Caramel Bunny.

Uhh what?

The voices. They were saying "Caramel Bunny".

I mean, they were saying a lot of other things too. But those words came up more than once from both of them.

The fuck you talking about.

Were you high?

I was on one of the lower decks and there was yelling and thumping and clattering coming from one of the storage rooms and there was absolutely a male voice and female voice and they definitely said "Caramel Bunny'. I would have taken a look but it was a keypad entry and I had two cheeseburgers in each hand. I wasn't gonna put them down.

So you were high.

Oh, very. But I am sure I heard..

No, I think you must be mistaken Ms Verity, sorry.

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So I must ask all of you, how many of you are talented in the legendary move from ancient Terra, the so called Slav squat?

I used to be able to, but between my time on Gunpoint and the time in the arbites...

For shame! You must practice, tovarish!

I don't see why I have t-

What would babushka think? You break her heart you shame your culture!

Look! Fine! I can still...ugh..hnn [subject, with considerable difficulty squats down on the balls of his feet and struggles to go flat footed]

You're getting weak, cousin! You need more cheburek in your life!!

Not your fucking cousin!!

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So, has Firch actually ever gotten anywhere with anyone?

Yo.

Agh. Really?!

I was on distraction duty, man. Had to do a bitch a solid and get him away from his buddy to free up the seat next to him.

Buddy? He just adheres to Jacobi at parties. Who would...?

Man, this conversation is boring. You're both boring. SHut up.