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[whatchoice]

[ the video feed comes to life with a young woman slumped against the counter of what looks like brooklyn's finest water bar. behind her is a blue sign that says 'the HYDRAtion station', but the lights on HYDRA seem to be broken because they're currently not lit up.

she looks vaguely unamused, ribbons of red energy swirling idly around her finger tips as they drum against the counter. ]

I'm taking suggestions for a new name for this... water bar. [ she gestures back to the sign, red energy following the motion like the tail of a comet, her thick vaguely eastern european accent not thick enough to disguise her disdain. ] English is not my native language, I'm afraid my puns will not do it justice.

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[whatchoice]

I would hate for someone to try to park their boat inside.

[genice]

I'd love to see that! For one, to see how they'd manage to get it that far with the way streets are designed in here. Imagine the chaos!

[whatchoice]

Maybe the name should be Water You Doing? in that case

[ BABY'S FIRST PUN, HER BROTHER WOULD BE SO PROUD. CLINT WOULD BE SO PROUD. ]

[genice]

( he ends up laughing on his end, sending back a reply fairly swiftly: )

Wow, I love it! What a great name! You should definitely go with that one. ♥!

[whatchoice]

Perhaps I will.

[ it's an option, at least, and she writes it down. ]

[genice]

Either way, keep us updated! Though I'll admit I've never been to a water bar before. I had no idea one was on board!

[whatchoice]

It is not worth visiting even to alleviate my boredom. It is the same water that comes from the tap in the bathroom.

But is artisanal and expensive.

[genice]

Ah, but that word, artisanal, must clearly make the difference!

Marketing is such a curious thing.

[whatchoice]

I don't see why water can be this expensive. It's water.

[genice]

Water that now sounds exclusive, therefore to have some is to have a kind of water that not everyone can have!

It's silly. Also effective.

[whatchoice]

I suppose it doesn't make much of a difference here anyway.

[genice]

When all the water is recycled? No, not really. Oh! I think I read you can mine water from asteroids! I wonder if the Eluvio does that, too?

[whatchoice]

Maybe the mine it from the planets we pass.

[genice]

Is that considered mining or seizing foreign resources?

[whatchoice]

Depends on which party is speaking about it.

[genice]

Or if there's another party to speak.

[whatchoice]

Exactly.

[ :( ]

[genice]

This got depressing faster than I expected.