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Well, combusting wasn an issue when I was testing the new PDCs a week ago. I guess I should have tried harder. ~~Or done more to put them through their paces~~

Anybody been to the nightclub and have a review of the place, or planning on going any time? I haven't gotten out there yet, so it can't hurt to ask for an opinion before I try. I can't even remember the last time I've unwound.

BARRY

So, I haven't seen you around and this just seems like the best way to reach out; I'm not going to beat around the bush just because I think that it'll be easier not to.

I remember being selected for a mission with you the other day, but beyond that...I can't remember a damn thing. Can you?

LYDIA

Hey, Lydia!

I know I haven't poked you much since talking about your soap and perfume, but I'm more than a little bit curious.... How exactly did you go about getting True Alpha started? You said you'd already done the testing for the soaps when you reached out for a focus group, but how did you start the process exactly? That's if you're allowed to actually say, anyway.

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You can't ever know when a "good" day is, honestly, but my suggestion is to aim earlier in the day, but not too early, and obviously when nothing crazy has been going on so far that day.

Uh, I would certainly be open to it. Maybe spin it like ill-fitting jumpsuits can be dangerous in some situations, like for the people that work with chemicals and explosives. Also, if people were allowed to individualize their outfits a little more, then it would be easier to correctly identify "commie traitors" because it'll be easier to pick them out of a crowd or remember what they look like if they don't look exactly like everybody else. That way, we can make Alpha Complex a safer place for everyone. That's how I'd do it, anyway.

Have I mentioned that you're one of my favorite people in this place yet? Because I feel like I need to say that. I'm going to take all of that into account. I want whatever positive marks I can get on my side when I do approach the computer.

I'm seriously considering waiting until after the charity ball too because if that goes well, then it might be a fairly good opening considering the dress-code for it according to Gracie.

I rest my case. The jumpsuits are hideous and I knew there had to be more. You're practically creating my pitch for me here, but that's probably the perfect way to put it, actually. I knew I couldn't just tell the Computer that some people hate them, pretty sure that wouldn't get me far, but safety, identification, and happiness all in tandem...definitely good reasoning. I really appreciate the help and advice, Lydia.

Izzy...a safe Citizen is a happy Citizen. And a happy Citizen is a loyal one. You just have to think like these hive-minded real world rejects for a second and it's easy to come up with a reason for pretty much anything.

I actually would agree with you whole heartedly on that. You can use that as your ah ha moment even though you've already had it. Friend Computer, I couldn't help noticing how much easier it was to find my friends and colleagues among the throngs of other Citizens and it got me to thinking...

This stuff writes itself, honey, you just have to let yourself think like an Alpha even though you aren't one. ;) No problem, now make pretty clothes happen for me, I miss them. I look like a disgusting blob in a jumpsuit, it's so unflattering.

That's going to be my new mantra going forward in this place, I swear. It'll probably get me further, I'm sure. I'm already having more ideas than I did before, actually.

It also gives the Computer more credit for the idea and flattery is probably going to get me places in this instance. I'm definitely going to wait until after because it'll be much better timing.

It really does now that you mentioned some of those things. Part of the problem is that I haven't been thinking like an Alpha here. I will definitely make pretty clothes (and hopefully shoes...god I miss my heels) happen. I don't think even the most gorgeous of women, like us, can make the jumpsuits look good. Not even Steve or anybody makes it work, even if he seems to not mind it.

Haha it's the sort of stupid thing they'd eat up around here, so I say go for it.

Exactly. The more credit the Computer thinks it's getting, the better off you'll probably be, so definitely hold off.

See? Get it together, drag down your IQ for a few minutes and think like a mindless moron and you're golden. Then you can kick it back up to eleven where you belong ;)

Also, not for nothing but my boyfriend makes his jumpsuit look good. They fit better when you get higher in clearance, I've noticed. Matt's ass is a beauty to behold in that green jumpsuit, like I'm not even going to lie.

...I've been here too long, damn...

Well if you insist!

This is definitely making planning all of this out a lot easier in my head. I didn't know that I'd actually run the possibility of getting a yes before, so you're sort of helping me hedge my bets here.

It's so hard to drag my IQ down and be mindless, but it's for the good of everyone in this case. Or at least the people that care what they're wearing, anyway. I just have to remind myself it'll be worth it, ultimately.

Another reason to try and climb the ladder here, then, I guess. I don't think I've met Matt, but I'll definitely take your word for it. I mean, Steve looks better in his uniform than some others I've seen in the red ones, after all. So, I can believe it.

It happens, Lydia, you're not part of the HIVE mind yet, at least. Just remember that; you're acclimated to the place, though, which isn't completely bad.

I mean I obviously can't guarantee a positive response, but if I can help you pad your chances, I'm so on it. I'm sick of looking like a convict.

Yeah, preaching to the choir, believe me, honey.

I used to have the biggest crush on Steve, like it was kind of ridiculous.

( Steve and Ray. Lydia loves Matt very much, but she absolutely used to pine over the other two, older men before she'd met Matt. )

Small favors, I guess. That which doesn't kill you makes you stronger.

I'm going to be positive about this all and say that your suggestions are definitely going to give me a bit of a leg up considering my approach before wouldn't have been quite as nuanced. I'm charming, but that really only gets me so far.

I don't think you're the only one, I'm pretty sure I know at least one other person who does have a crush on him still. I mean, there are much worse options to crush on here. And he is a sweetheart, so there's a lot there to like. I, sort of, made out with him when the coffee was roofied the other day.

Truer words have never been said.

Yeah you have to be charming and sink to kiss the Computer's ass a little, unfortunately.

Oh no I know at least one person who's into him still too, but like that's so funny to me to think about now, because I don't see him that way at all anymore. It's weird. He's a sweetheart, though. You're right about that. Haha whoops.

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