driftfleet | 2nd Fairytale

Who: Jilly Coppercorn
Broadcast: A little bit of everything
Action: Blue Fish and Iskaulit
When: Mid-afternoon

|Network - Voice Only|

[Sometime mid-afternoon, the network picks up an accidental broadcast as Jilly stirs after a very long week.

It sounds almost like static at first, sheets rustling as she pushes them off, followed by a hoarse question that was probably just meant to be her talking to herself.]

…Just how long did I sleep?

|Network - Raylene - Locked|

[She's feeling pretty shaky after being off her feet so long, but a meal and about five glasses of water have her at least feeling human again. And there's plenty to catch up on, too... her crew. the planet. the sudden rush of new memories confusingly nestled in with her life in Newford. But when she does take a moment for herself again, she knows what she has to do.]

Raylene?

[it's tentative at first, but then slightly firmer as she gathers her determination (if not her confidence)] Can we talk?

|Network/Action - Blue Fish - Open|
[your resident painter and cook is back in action, Blue Fish! She missed you guys. Feel free to run into her in the kitchen for most of the day, though she'll be doing more eating and resting than cooking as she recovers from that ridiculously long nap]

We...have shuttles, right? How does that work? [there's something she needs to do.]

|Action - Iskaulit - Open|

[That night, Jilly makes her way to the Iskaulit for the first time since she'd arrived at the fleet. Between working and all of the options on the past waystation, she hadn't really been driven to find the Fleet's local bars. And it's not a drink she's looking for, now. She has a demon to find...though she'll be happy enough to say hi to any other friendly faces while she looks for Crowley.]

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[Well that's a person he hasn't seen in awhile. He breaks out into a smile as he steps into the kitchen]

Jilly, you're awake!

Allen.

[he gets a warm smile in return]

Finally, it seems.

Are you feeling alright?

[she tapped her water glass with a finger] Thirsty.

[a quick laugh] And...it's odd to say because sleep is the last thing I want to do right now, but...I'm a bit exhausted. But everything's okay, as far as I can tell. Nothing a few days and a lot of coffee won't fix.

[a small smile] I've been reading through the network, but I should ask...what'd I miss?

[He gives a chuckle] I can understand that feeling. Waking up and realising you have a lot to catch up on is exhausting.

Well, we reached an inhabited moon. Unfortunately, the entire place is covered in pollution. You'll have to wear a gas mask if you want to explore it. [Sucks man] But on the bright side, we have money again!

That's...awful.

[but fascinating. already, she's itching to know the histories behind that...but that's something that will just have to wait.

And Allen's happy declaration is a welcome distraction while her energy is still low.]

That's got to be a relief for you. [...you have a rather piercing scream, sir.]

[she, on the other hand, didn't have anything she hadn't earned on their last stop, so it's not really a revelation]

I guess we made our deliveries without too much of an issue, then? Or did they leave us with a whole lot of gum?

Mm. I'm hoping we can figure out something to do to help them, even if it's just a little.

[Since man, that seems like a hard life. As for the second part, he gives a nod]

Yeah, it is! And the gum's gone! The delivery went mostly smoothly. [Besides...Sokka kidnapping a robot, taking apart a robot, Beverly flipping out, Beverly flying the robot back. You know. Minor stuff]

[it's probably for the best that he leaves that part out. She likely wouldn't have been any more pleased than Beverly]

Do they have any records available? Information on how they got like this?

[she hesitates. She doubts the answer will be an affirmative (Ray certainly hadn't wanted anything to do with her when they'd parted ways after their last conversation), but she has to ask. She has to make sure that, if this sleep thing happens again (or, worse, she's sent home) someone knows to keep an eye out]

Also...no one has been asking for me over the past few days, right? From off the Blue Fish, I mean.

I haven't found any official records. The story I've heard is that something went wrong with the terraforming process a few centuries ago and it started producing toxic chemicals instead.

[Fun times. He blinks a little, slightly surprised at the question]

No one's asked me, at least....is there someone in particular you're thinking about?

[she hesitates, but she started this line of conversation for a reason. So, after a moment, she sighs and answers] Yes, actually. ...My sister. I'm not sure how long she's been here, but we ran into each other right before I...fell asleep.

[and hadn't bothered to mention it to anyone, which is obviously a healthy response]

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Your sister?! [YEP DEFINITELY SURPRISED] I didn't know you had a sister.

[her smile is small, but sad. It doesn't quite reach her eyes]

It's....been a long time. We hadn't seen each other since we were both little. And now she's here.

[...]

It's not a worry, really. Not like Azula and Zuko. And I'm not surprised she didn't try to reach out. We're not really--

[a sigh] It's complicated. [very complicated] But if she's still here, then I want to at least know that she's being looked after. [since it was unlikely she was going to let Jilly do it]

[The expression of surprise softens as he listens to her]

Ah...siblings often can be complicated.

[Not that he has any firsthand experience of it himself. But it's more...he gets it enough to know that it's not really his place to pry if she doesn't want to share.]

Are you planning to reach out to her?

We....talked.

[sort of] A little bit before I...fell asleep. And not at all after that. She has good reason to want nothing to do with me. But--

[her smile is crooked] It's silly, maybe. If this hadn't happened, I probably wouldn't be reaching out right now. But I've already missed being her big sister for so much of our lives. The least I can do is make sure, if I somehow leave this place before she does, that there will be good people looking out for her.

[there's a pause, and a short laugh] Which, I'm sure, would just make her more furious if she knew I'd just said that.

I don't think it's silly. Even if it'd pisses her off, that doesn't mean you shouldn't do it.

[There's a slight pause as he figures out how to say it, leaning against the counter as he does so and looking at the floor]

I don't have siblings, but I do have family in a sense. [As close as he can get to one, anyway] And there's one...he did a lot wrong. Things that really pissed me off. Some of them still piss me off.

Well...near the end of things, he tried to reach out. He tried to show that he did care about me, despite everything that happened. And I remember it...really made me angry. Too little, too late- you know? Who was he to act all sentimental when he had spent years shoving me away? He had left a message on my golem, and I had half the mind to delete it. Try to forget that he ever meant anything.

[He lets out a sigh and pushes a lock of hair behind his ear] ...That was over seven years ago. The message is still on Tim, and I even listen to it sometimes. Yes, there are things I'm still pissed about, but...there are things now that I appreciate. The things he did try to do for me, the things he taught me that I use today. I know that I wouldn't have made it this far without him.

[He looks over at Jilly]

So...I don't know you and your sister's history, but I'm very sure there's no way you did anything as bad as him. So if there's hope for that bastard not to be hated by me...

[He offers a smile]

Just give it a try. She might be pissed, but it's always better to try and deal with her anger than not try at all.

Thank you.

[at first, that's all she can manage. So much echoed Ray's words during their emotional confrontation.

"Who do you think you are?"

Hearing it from Allen, this way...it hurt and soothed at the same time.]

Maybe she'll feel the same.

[she manages a half-smile] Who knows? Maybe it won't even take seven years.

I'd be amazed if it did last that long. [He offers a little shrug] I mean...he's truly an arse, and I can be extremely stubborn when I want to be. You're much nicer.

[So. Yeah. Much more a severe of a situation going on there.]

Still, I'll wish you luck, okay?

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