A prisoner's action

[stupidhonor]

[1]
[Sielje's cell is littered with books. Books that she was reading - because she made a promise to. And in the middle of it all, the knight standing stoically while pondering her available moves, another book in hand.]

Trapped in enemy territory, sworn not to cause trouble to my own captors as is required of a honorable prisoner... what may I do?

Earth is even more dangerous and tumultuous as a place than Ankaia. The planet has been ravaged by wars and invaders, even invaders out of this world.

I... I wish to see. It is too much to ask of a prisoner, but I wish to see how the ordinary people of Earth manage to exist. I find it impossible to believe that they can eke out a living with a constant threat of demise over their heads.

[She closes the book. It's written in ancient Greek. As a matter of fact, the books around the cell are written in all kinds of languages, presently used or classical.]

[2]

Hmm.

Hmm...

[The vending machine outside Sielje's cell roused her curiosity for a while now. As soon as she had a chance, she went out to pick up a few items it had available - probably certainly with assistance of others who needed to explain how it worked.

And now it's time to further inspect her rewards.]



This is Earth food, is it not? How do you... open yourself! Aah!

[She rips a bag of chips open, scattering most of them on the floor to her own surprise. Sielje pretends not to be embarassed about it at all.]

Such difficulty...

[She mutters while picking up a canned drink, then immediately puts it back down. Too hard to open - and the knight does not seem too impressed with the chips' taste upon carefully eating one.

Lastly, here comes the chocolate bar. The wrapping is easy enough for even someone like Sielje to remove on a second try. As for the taste...]





...!



It is sweet! How is it possible? How did they make the flavor so sweet?

Comments

2

[majestic_keiki]

[A random passer-by sends her a rather subdued, but still somewhat puzzled look.]

It's not that sweet.

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[reactorhead_russians]

Two large, burly people in matching leather jackets and skull rings, walk up to the cell bars and give them an experimental tap.

"You could apply for parole." The woman says in a thick, sonorous accent.

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[a_monetized_mind]

Well...It'd depend on if you're deemed a flight risk or not, but if you got someone to be the co-signer on a bail bond you could go out for a while...maybe.

That's criminal law though, and I guess you're more of a prisoner of war, right now...

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[caressthedarkness]

[Well instead of explaining how it works, the person you're with just lifted and shook the machine for some of those contents instead. She puts the proper number of coins in it later, though.]

That is something I wonder about as well...

...Do you like it?

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[abugslife]

You do not seem to be very proficient at operating sealed bags and cans. Make sure your hard-earned rewards do not escape from you.

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[in_over_his_head]

It might take a while but if a few people in the Unity Group can vouch for your good behavior and you're willing to lend your sword arm to protect people, I'm pretty sure the commanders will be willing to let you out. On guard at first maybe, but that'll just be a precaution.

[Calvin seems to be carrying a large bag with him, struggling a little before sitting in front of the cell.]

How are you doing?