Time to Play Bingo [Closed]

[concealingeyes]

Date & Time: April 4th, afternoon
Location: Around the market!
Characters: Jade, Kido, Kano
Summary: Jade is a bad person
Warnings: See above




[All things considered, their lives here at Exsilium have been very peaceful. So maybe it was inevitable that something would come and ruin that peace. Kido herself can't be too worried yet until she finds out what she needs but she is definitely guarded.

...Guarded because of what Kano said but also from how worried Kano was about this. She hopes things won't be too troublesome. As long as Kano behaves it'll be fine. Probably.

She spots Jade finally and waves at him.]

Oi, Jade! We need to talk!

Comments

[concealingeyes]

You might not believe it but I think I get it well enough...

[That sounds like atoms. She remembers those. So it's that quantum stuff basically, right? That's not hard (kinda). It makes vague enough sense if she doesn't think too deeply on it. Actually she's more interested in what he said.]

But, hm. Science is never good or bad...? I guess so but...

[She frowns.] Part of science usually means testing it on someone at some point, right? Isn't that pretty inevitable?

[clinical]

That depends on the science.

[As if changing the topic, he nods to the wires around her neck.]

May I ask what those are?

[concealingeyes]

Huh? Oh, uh...

[She reaches up and tugs her earbuds out. Taking her iPod out of her pocket, she holds them out for him.] This is an iPod. You can listen to music on it. It stores a ton and you can control the volume, too. I always have it with me. The music goes right in your ears, so it doesn't bother anyone else.

Ah, but I didn't have it on when we were talking. [She gets the feeling Jade would do some passive-aggressive lecture at her if she did.]

[clinical]

Are they naturally occurring in your world?

[duplicitoussight]

[Time for INTERRUPTING KANO]

Yep! They're related to apples, actually. They grow all over the place, just like flowers~!

[concealingeyes]

D-Did you seriously just make such a bad joke?!

[She feels like Jade needs to appreciate how stupid that joke was and turns the iPod over to show the logo.] It's the company that makes them. See? It's an apple. But they're not from a farm or something. That's just dumb...

[clinical]

[Jade smiles. That bad joke is the only thing Kano's done that Jade approves of.]

I see. What an awful joke. [no it was hilarious]

But in that case, these are products of scientific research. If your world is anything like mine, the technology involved came about through research development aimed both towards positive and negative ends. Some parts of it likely developed through military research on communication. Other parts may have come from civilian research for profit. Amateur research for the simple purpose of gaining knowledge or enjoying music may have filled in other parts of the scientific background necessary to produce this technology.

[concealingeyes]

[She pouts sulks thinks about it for a moment before sighing.]

"You guys act like science is evil when you're using it anyway." That's what I heard.

[clinical]

I'm glad I don't have to explain.

[He continues,] Any responsible government would have required that such a device be tested, first on animals and then on human subjects, before being produced on a mass scale and released to the general public.

[concealingeyes]

H-Huh? Animal testing...? Testing it on people...?

[She looks down at it.] I guess maybe... they would test the earbuds to make sure they're comfortable... and the volume levels... but that's about it! They wouldn't have to hurt anyone!

[duplicitoussight]

[Animals testing ipods...??? Kano starts to mutter to himself.]

... testing earbuds on animals... so... earbuds on... monkeys?

[A beat.

STIFLED LAUGHTER FROM THE PEANUT GALLERY]

[concealingeyes]

[She casually kicks him again.] It isn't funny!! What if it was a kitty?! N-Not like I like animals but geez!

[clinical]

[jade's not laughing at you

not out loud anyway]

[duplicitoussight]

[OW.]

A kitty wearing...?

[Despite the pain he's starts to laugh harder. Tears are happening.]

Hahahaha! No, no, that's impossible--hehe! Cats can't wear-- pfftahaha!

[concealingeyes]

Well maybe they would in an experiment! You don't know that! Tch- J-Just shut up! Stop laughing at it!

[She kicks him in the stomach. Look, they're from Malkuth.]

[duplicitoussight]

That's hilario-- agh--!!

[And for the second time today, Kano is down, ladies and gentlemen, repeat Kano is down.]

[concealingeyes]

[Kido nudges him with her foot before sighing.]

...Anyway. It's not like that's how they would really do it.

[clinical]

[oh you two kids. malkuth friends!]

I'm not certain what would be involved in the testing of those particular products. But if there is the possibility of something causing harm to human beings, then it would be irresponsible to release it to the general public without controlled testing first. Consider that in ethically conducted human trials, a small number of informed, consenting subjects are exposing themselves to a risk. Without those trials, a large number of uninformed individuals would be exposed to a risk of which they are unaware—by far, a greater ethical crime.

[concealingeyes]

Ah... Right... [She rubs the back of her neck, looking up.] That kind of thing is okay if it's consenting and people know what they're getting into. But there's the 'if' part, you know? I was just thinking about that mostly...

[duplicitoussight]

[He's starting to get up again when she says that. He blinks, still bent over.]

Well... as long as they keep the tests to people who want to be tested on, I don't have a problem with whatever science does.

[clinical]

[He was paying attention to Kido and her concerns, but now he looks to Kano with some surprise.]

Oh? I assumed that you and Kido would have similar views on scientific experimentation.

[duplicitoussight]

[He shrugs at that.]

Ah, we're friends, we're friends, but that doesn't mean we're exactly the same. Right?

[clinical]

Certainly. [Jade can compare his own approaches to Peony's, Nephry's, and Dist's and easily see why differences would occur.] Have you and Kido ever discussed your thoughts on the subject?

[duplicitoussight]

[He didn't mean to get into the conversation. Oops, thanks mouth.]

Yep! Just a little.

[concealingeyes]

[Kido, meanwhile, seems to have suddenly become very awkward, looking more at the ground.]

...Some, I guess.