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[ oh it's Ms. Handshakefulness. Great. Lucien is pacing the hallways, pointlessly, and in the process is spreading a really fun variety of emotions. Paranoia, like an animal pacing the bars of its cage, and an exhaustion so profound the freakin' walls are moving. Maybe someone should actually try sleeping in ... his room ... ? ]
Hi again, Lucien.
[ugh the emotion is that she hates saying his name but is trying not to be weird about it.]
Sorry, are you going to be pacing out here for a while? You're sort of generating a cloud of psychic malaise...
[ugh the emotion is that she hates saying his name but is trying not to be weird about it.]
Sorry, are you going to be pacing out here for a while? You're sort of generating a cloud of psychic malaise...
I guess not. I guess there's no option other than generating the worst vibes I've ever encountered right outside my door...
[she says this so good-naturedly though. like she's a little stressed out but she's not mad.]
You doing okay there?
[she says this so good-naturedly though. like she's a little stressed out but she's not mad.]
You doing okay there?
Never been better.
[ he is. he's mad. but it seems to be that kind of low-level mad at the world type of mad and not angry at being accused of absolutely fucking bodying the vibe, which he is probably actually aware he is doing. ]
Nowhere to go either, because there's always some lost child or needy altruist around every turn.
[ he is. he's mad. but it seems to be that kind of low-level mad at the world type of mad and not angry at being accused of absolutely fucking bodying the vibe, which he is probably actually aware he is doing. ]
Nowhere to go either, because there's always some lost child or needy altruist around every turn.
Yes, there are lost children everywhere you turn...
[boy.]
Have you ever tried meditation? I find that it helps.
[boy.]
Have you ever tried meditation? I find that it helps.
[well, that's the limit of her helpful suggestions, then.]
I need to get back, too. I get it.
I need to get back, too. I get it.
A lot of different powerful factions will converge to attack my ship sooner or later, and while it may sound inadvisable, I'd prefer to be on it when that happens.
My crew is capable enough, but it worries me.
My crew is capable enough, but it worries me.
Yes. The crew on my ship. We're small, but they're good people, and we have some big targets on our back. I don't want anything to happen to them while I'm not there to help.
[margaret can be found after the morning announcements in the lounge. she's horrified, but too in shock to be sad just yet.]
What the hell happened last night?
What the hell happened last night?
[she laughs, rubbing her temple, vaguely bordering on hysteria.]
Boring, huh? You didn't experience a sudden sharp pain that convinced everyone they were dying? Guess that was all from Luke.
Boring, huh? You didn't experience a sudden sharp pain that convinced everyone they were dying? Guess that was all from Luke.
He did. Right before we all went unconscious. I have no idea why.
Beans...
[did he eat a bean? she can't remember.]
But I think he was already hurt.
[did he eat a bean? she can't remember.]
But I think he was already hurt.
I ate one of the beans, too. In case you were hoping, you don't trip on them.
[the way charles talked about them, she really thought it was drugs.]
Anyway... he was feeling sick throughout the week. He told me it was just an old injury acting up. But some others noticed too, it was getting worse as the week went on. He got shocked a lot when he was investigating, too. If he had some kind of condition...
[the way charles talked about them, she really thought it was drugs.]
Anyway... he was feeling sick throughout the week. He told me it was just an old injury acting up. But some others noticed too, it was getting worse as the week went on. He got shocked a lot when he was investigating, too. If he had some kind of condition...
[yes hello welcome to the void. it's monday so she's probably wandering around the new locations, she has a new outfit and is getting ready to head out.]
...I see. What is it, then?
...I see. What is it, then?
[ the dedication to uncomfortable heels is what makes this outfit great and not just good. lucien is much less buttoned up, but he still has most of the tattoos covered at this point. ]
I said it at the trial. A splinter. Removeable, but perhaps needs a bit of work to fix. We're allowed to ask for non-monetary compensation here.
I said it at the trial. A splinter. Removeable, but perhaps needs a bit of work to fix. We're allowed to ask for non-monetary compensation here.
Ah. So you deliver some packages, and they take out your brain splinter?
[well, that's not such a bad bargain.]
I hate to be a pessimist, but seeing how well everything on this ship functions, you're sure you want them doing brain surgery?
[well, that's not such a bad bargain.]
I hate to be a pessimist, but seeing how well everything on this ship functions, you're sure you want them doing brain surgery?
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