STEVEN CATCHALL

[holeful]

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[holeful]

[This is all fine, Fukuda is unbothered.]

Well.... I'm fairly certain those would be popular locations in this time period too. Don't you think?

[kokytos]

For different audiences. Very different audiences.

[ He just shakes his head a little, dropping the brick and instruction manual back on the shelf. ]

You smoke?

[holeful]

...
[Are you a cop you have to tell him if you're a cop.]

I mean, I'm pretty sure opium is illegal.

[kokytos]

[ FUKUDA WE HAD A WHOLE CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW HE'S NOT A COP, JUST WORKS WITH THEM. ]

Yeah, but that doesn't stop people from doing it anyway. [ A wave of his hand. ] It's not like I can get you in trouble whether you tell me yes or no, though if you just don't want to say, then that's your prerogative.

It must be someone's indulgence.

[holeful]

[LISTEN.]

I assume so. It's not something I've ever tried, though. I mean, it's rather outdated, isn't it?

[kokytos]

You'd be surprised. There's a novelty in the older-fashioned ways that fascinate people. I don't do opium, but I've met or seen several who do.

...Granted, a good number of them tended to be on the more legally ambiguous side, if not straight up criminal.

[holeful]

Do you know a lot of criminals, Steven?
[He's just genuinely curious. Steven's job seems pretty wild.]

[kokytos]

Well... I guess I do.

One of my cyclical team members is one half a serial killer, after all.

[ Just half. ]

[holeful]

[Oh. Huh.]

How... how is he half a serial killer?

[kokytos]

Deldro is a serial killer who has a lifetime sentence in jail. His girlfriend at the time liquefied his body while keeping his conscience, and then exsanguinated another man who was more physically her type and replaced his blood with Deldro.

Dog's done nothing wrong.

[ What a whack ass world we live in. ]

[holeful]

[.....]

What?
[LIKE WHAT ELSE DOES HE SAY TO THAT?]

[kokytos]

Oh, you do react normally to some things.

Anyway, what brings you to the Opium Den. [ ANYWAY. ]

[holeful]

Well, before I met John Walker, my life was pretty normal, you know...


[Anyway.]

I just like to walk around, really. See who I can find to talk to. I thought this room might have something interesting happen in it.

[kokytos]

Colour me surprised.

[ Anyway... ] It'd be weird if something odd didn't happen here, huh. It seems too...

[ Well... you know. How would you describe an opium den...? ] ...I wonder if someone'll get addicted to this.

[holeful]

That would be bad. Maybe we should put up a warning sign?

[kokytos]

[




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Like one of those "Smoking Kills" warning labels on cigarette packets???

[holeful]

... Yeah! Like those.

[Finger guns at!]

[kokytos]

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I GUESS?

[ TECHNICALLY NOTHING BAD WOULD COME OUT OF WARNING PEOPLE ABOUT THE DANGERS OF OPIUM I GUESS?? ]

[holeful]

Great! Do you know what the dangerous side effects of opium are?

[This man is all plans no substance.]

[kokytos]

[ You know what. Sure. Why not. A little funny something to balance out all the bullshit he's been feeling this week, he wants to see what kind of funny note Fukuda will write. ]

Opium is a depressant, so it effectively slows the brain down. Slowed heart rate, slow thought process... lowered sex drive.

Oh, there's addiction and withdrawal. Withdrawal has consequences like emotional instability, physical instability, anxiety and the like.

[holeful]

[Prepare to be dissapointed because he's basically writing down what Steven says verbatim?

ATTENTION EVERYONE;

Opium can slow down your brain, heart, and sex drive.
It also has withdrawal symptoms like emotional and physical instabilty.

Please keep that in mine when deciding if you would like to indulge.]

Hows that?

[kokytos]

[ You know what, that is actually so legit and a respectful note, Steven doesn't even have anything bad to say about it. ]

That's actually pretty sincere. Why not, looks good to me.

[ Just love the descension from brain, heart, and then sex drive. If people aren't deterred by their brain or heart slowing down, maybe they'll deterred by becoming unable to fuck. ]

[holeful]

Why wouldn't it have been? I want everyone to indulge, but not so much they end up in trouble.

[The unable to fuck is the most important part.]

[kokytos]

You're just.

A really weird guy, Fukuda.

[ It's still Wednesday. ]

...Oddly sincere.

[ Come on, let's just stick this note to the wall. ]

[holeful]

[Yes, lets do this thing!]

What's odd about it?