I talked to Rags about it just a little. I... know it's not great for you.
That's why I'm wondering if it might not be a bad idea for you to keep a sedative shot and someone who knows the drill with you, in case it hits you unexpectedly.
[He's slowly gathered that she keeps a lot of her mind in the bugs. Having that cut off all of a sudden must be like an ice pick through the eye. It's no wonder she wants to make sure she won't be enduring it conscious.]
Sounds like the risk is going to be limited term, but while we're in this weird-ass shortcut, it's also unpredictable.
[More quietly] I know. Neither will his little brother.
But they've got a slightly longer timescale on how long they can put up with it than you do. As long as it's not prolonged--
[He'd really prefer not to see Shen Wei coughing up blood as his energy-starved body rips itself apart ever again. But it beats Shen Wei being dead, which if they get caught might just be what happens. His lips press tight.]
This is a secret, but a few other people know. The closed room in the spa is mine, it’s my largest farm of edible bugs. It’s all contained, but if I’m down, it will need some management. Misty and Tim both know, and Tim can’t go inside. They need fed, and the hissing cockroaches will need removed before they eat everything.
Yeah. I use them to do the small labor in there, there's two or three hundred. Put them in something with a lid and a double-handful of the darkling beetles, they'll be good for a few weeks.
The mealworms can eat anything. Kitchen scraps, spare cloth, styrofoam, literally anything they can chew up. The darklings, those are the adults, they don't need to eat. Just let them die, I don't need them.
The lemon ants need carbs. I give them honey from the hives, mostly, and green prunings out of the garden. I have like 40 queens in one container, so if I go down they'll slaughter each other, but let it happen. One group will win and they'll go on fine.
I have moth and spider breedings in there too, but don't bother with them. Replaceable.
More in my cabin, 116. I keep a little breeding population of everything I have in there. My notes about what everything eats are in my notebook - if it's not on me when I drop, it'll be either in my room in 412, in the greenhouse shed, or on my desk in 116. Don't open the tank of gu in there - those are the ones I can't get socialized. Let- let them worry about themselves, it's not worth anyone getting bit to keep them alive. The rest of the gu are usually in the greenhouse or 412. I have six in the time-out tank, 41 more loose around the ship including Jane and Jaws, and two I've given to Hunter and Jon. Round up any you come across, especially the little ones.
Kill the loose wasps and hornets. Fire extinguishers work well. There's a large paper hive behind the vent outside my cabin. Leave the bees alone, and the big spiders in the greenhouse. Any butterfly chrysalises you find around, I'd appreciate if you stuck them in my fridge. There's a box in there for them, it's labelled.
Yeah. [He's giving her a deeply concerned look, but he's not pushing. They both know it's a huge deal, and making her talk about her feelings when they can't take any action that'll stop it from happening is... well, pretty useless.]
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I still live with Dad, so I’m not alone, at least. Thanks for the offer, though.
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[A long pause. He'd mostly been listening, not participating, when Shen Wei tried to convince her to leave the ship for her own safety, but--]
We'll get through this.
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That's why I'm wondering if it might not be a bad idea for you to keep a sedative shot and someone who knows the drill with you, in case it hits you unexpectedly.
[He's slowly gathered that she keeps a lot of her mind in the bugs. Having that cut off all of a sudden must be like an ice pick through the eye. It's no wonder she wants to make sure she won't be enduring it conscious.]
Sounds like the risk is going to be limited term, but while we're in this weird-ass shortcut, it's also unpredictable.
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Shen ge won’t be okay, either.
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But they've got a slightly longer timescale on how long they can put up with it than you do. As long as it's not prolonged--
[He'd really prefer not to see Shen Wei coughing up blood as his energy-starved body rips itself apart ever again. But it beats Shen Wei being dead, which if they get caught might just be what happens. His lips press tight.]
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Oh. Can I ask another favor?
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[He half grins, rummaging for a notepad, and then holds it up so the communicator camera can pick it up.]
Give me your care instructions and I'll make sure your bugs stay healthy until you're back on your feet. If anything happens.
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The mealworms can eat anything. Kitchen scraps, spare cloth, styrofoam, literally anything they can chew up. The darklings, those are the adults, they don't need to eat. Just let them die, I don't need them.
The lemon ants need carbs. I give them honey from the hives, mostly, and green prunings out of the garden. I have like 40 queens in one container, so if I go down they'll slaughter each other, but let it happen. One group will win and they'll go on fine.
I have moth and spider breedings in there too, but don't bother with them. Replaceable.
More in my cabin, 116. I keep a little breeding population of everything I have in there. My notes about what everything eats are in my notebook - if it's not on me when I drop, it'll be either in my room in 412, in the greenhouse shed, or on my desk in 116. Don't open the tank of gu in there - those are the ones I can't get socialized. Let- let them worry about themselves, it's not worth anyone getting bit to keep them alive. The rest of the gu are usually in the greenhouse or 412. I have six in the time-out tank, 41 more loose around the ship including Jane and Jaws, and two I've given to Hunter and Jon. Round up any you come across, especially the little ones.
Kill the loose wasps and hornets. Fire extinguishers work well. There's a large paper hive behind the vent outside my cabin. Leave the bees alone, and the big spiders in the greenhouse. Any butterfly chrysalises you find around, I'd appreciate if you stuck them in my fridge. There's a box in there for them, it's labelled.
I... think that's the important bits.
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All right. Is it okay if I share this with Shen Wei and Shen Jiye? I think I might need more than one person on some of these tasks.
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[He blinks at her.]
Well. Okay then. If they do, that'll save us a lot of having to deal with anything other than feeding your pets.
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I'll see if I can share with them what I do... I do a lot out of muscle memory these days.
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That sounds like a good plan to me. Assuming not everybody's powers get deactivated at the same time.
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[Concern is putting it lightly. Taylor looks full-on haunted by the idea.]
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Suppose I should get a medic alert bracelet. Help, my senses have shut down and I can't get up.
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[Maybe she should!]