xistentia | 01 💻 text : anonymous

dude there ain't no money here, so
for a start you ain't purchasin anything

but like
do you mean like drugs and shit cause
tell a friend, man, i'd like to know too.

Well, dude, I'm sure there's probably some exchange of goods or services required. The good old barter system.
Haven't you heard the phrase 'you can't get something for nothing'?

Yes, that's exactly what I mean.
But I'm not just talking about a dime bag of chronic. These are more in the realm of ... pharmaceuticals.
Although, if I come across that, I'll ring you up.

[ Sharing is caring, right? ]

have YOU heard of a five finger discount? cause i gotta tell you, i been applying that to like, every single store here

but hey if you're that crazy to trade, i guess you should just find a whole shitload of other things to steal instead so you can trade it for your drugs
:) good luck with that

honestly though? if you're talking prescription drugs you should probably check the hospital
anything you find anywhere else is gonna have a heavy load of dodge

Of course I have, I don't come from under a rock.

Great plan, I'll get right on that.
But, one more question, just for shits and giggles. If I was just going to steal things to trade, wouldn't I just steal the things I want and cut out the middleman?
I'd rather work smarter, not harder.

The hospital?
I don't know.
Hospitals where I'm from don't just hand out the sort of things I'm looking for, they're real pricks about it.

um
duh
that's kind of my point???? you're talking about '''''purchase''''' but everything here is for free
that's exactly why i don't get this whole thing that you're doing

maybe you're new to this idk
i didn't mean you should ask them for it.
do we need to define what stealing is again cause
i mean
i got time

I think they call this 'networking'. Building personal connections, or whatever bullshit.

Besides, I like to always try doing things the legal red tape way before diving right into wreaking havoc.

[Please. When has she ever? ]

No, jerkoff, I don't need you to explain stealing, I think I've got a pretty good grasp on the term. I'm a seasoned veteran of larceny.
It's just a ballsy move to suggest to someone, most people aren't so nonchalant about robbing a hospital. They're usually pretty judgy about that kinda stuff.

But that also raises the question of what's considered a legal no-no here, if stealing isn't?

yeah well maybe most people never needed to get their hands on meds that a doctor didn't know about back home.

you're still acting like you're on regular old planet earth
with rules and laws and judges and jails and what the fuck ever
this is literally the land of no one gives a fuck
enjoy it while you can and quit making it harder on yourself. it's your prize for surviving the apocalypse, okay? fucking enjoy it.

Would probably be easier to find what youre looking for if you said what it was

( sorry he's just going to make sure no one's here to start shit. stalks post. )

Oh, you know, just the usual black market products.
Illicit substances, weird fruits and vegetables, weapons of mass destruction, wild jungle creatures, maybe a pair or two of totally authentic Jordans and Louis Vuittons.

[ This probably does not help to make her seem innocent. At all. ]

( not AT ALL. )

Don't you have other things to be doing than looking for counterfeit clothes and drugs or food? You probably already know youre not about to find weapons lying around

But I wanted to be the flyest in all the land, where else was I supposed to look?

Other things to do? Yes, but this one is at the very top of my list today.
Look at it like a good deed, I'm keeping a promise to a very dear friend.

You're in another world. Don't expect to find the same brands you'd have back where you're from.

A promise to track down drugs?

I'm sure there's a multiverse equivalent.
Louis Xuitton? Gixenchy? Balenxiaga?

Is that so hard to believe?

Yes. Why would you promise someone drugs? You're not helping them.

How do you know I'm not?

Trust me, babe, they'd be like an entirely different person without them.

[ Actually, they'd be literally an entirely different person without them. ]

Addiction doesnt help anyone

You might not find the kind you need, or as much as you need. they might need to go through withdrawal anyway so you might as well help them with that instead

( somewhat touchy subject. his sister's had some troubles. )

Sometimes it keeps much worse monsters at bay.

Tried the withdrawal thing once before, things ended up a hell of a lot worse.

[ Their entire plan going belly up kind of a lot worse. ]

What's your deal? Why are you so concerned with what someone else does?
I'm not helping out some junkie. Doesn't this whole Captain Righteous shtick extend to people who are important to you?

Its worse for a while, then it gets better

Im concerned because this place is small and under threat. Im concerned because someone with addiction issues could mean trouble for others

We're fighting the same fight here.

[ Sorta. If you squint. ]

Let me try to explain it a little better.

Say you know someone, someone you've known your entire life. Someone ultimately harmless.
Now, let's say that this person sometimes has moments where they become someone else. Moments they don't remember.
And sometimes this other person they become does somewhat questionable things. Like, very bad questionable things.
Now, what if there was a combination of drugs that could help this other person from taking over so often, maybe even ever?
Wouldn't providing them with it be the safest route to take?

That
Complicates things.

Is there no other way?

Tell me about it. Complicates things is the understatement of the year.

If there was another way, I'd be trying it.
Aside from letting himself become that other person entirely, this is the only method he's found that keeps things.... balanced.

The medicine here
It's a lot more advanced. Maybe they can do something to help.

I've heard the hospital is a good place to start. They might be willing to hand things over without too many questions.
Back home they're not too generous with the narcotics.

Maybe. I suppose I can ask, as long as they don't threaten to haul him away to some rehab.

[ She's not going to go any amount of time without her brother again. The near three months while he was locked away was already too long. ]

With good reason but this place is different. It usually gets us what we need within reason.

This entire city is currently in the seedy underbelly market. That is to say: this is a good start, but it is also exactly that, just a start.

Well what luck, they should really make that their tag line on the welcome pamphlet.

I have to start somewhere, don't I? Don't all great adventures begin with a single step, or some trite bullshit?

You do. We all do.

I doubt I have what you're looking for on this occasion, but if I did, how would we negotiate payment? A barter economy doesn't seem like it could account for the value of risky items.

Risky items are repayed in kind.
Back where I come from, you could say, I have skills that when used in a specific way can also be "risky".

[ Dismantle the system kind of risky. ]

But it also never hurts to have a favor in your back pocket.

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