+ Shot 001

[whereivebeen]

Who: Tay Barnam and YOU!
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Marsiva
When: Now

[ the camera focuses on the form of a tall (very tall), teenage girl who has not yet woken up. She's sprawled on her stomach, one arm dangling down as though she rolled over and didn't quite manage to stay on the cot.

It pans down her back, where the tops of two rather nasty-looking scars are peeking out above her tank top. It's a ~very dramatic reveal~ that the viewers back home will probably be deeply intrigued by.

After a moment, she shifts and groans. She pushes herself up, finally awake, and freezes halfway up.

This is not the motel room she was expecting to be in.

Her free hand moves immediately to the small of her back, finding nothing, and then her ankle, finding nothing but army surplus cargo pants and combat boots. ]

Where the fuck are my guns?

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Action!

[puro]

[There's an angry girl shouting about guns. Do you:

A; keep as far away from her as possible, or:

B; go talk to her?

Manolo will always pick B. He'll wander over, waving a hand in greeting. ]

Our weapons have been taken from us.

Action!

[whereivebeen]

[ Congratulations, Manolo! You get to have some of that anger and shouting taken out on you! ]

Who the fuck are you, and where did your bosses take my guns?

[ Yes, Tay, just jump to the conclusion that this is his fault, and not that he's in the same boat as you.

Her fists are balled, and she's all snarls, but there's a flicker of fear in her eyes. She doesn't know where she is, how she got here, or where Nate is, and she's not even armed. ]

[puro]

[Manolo remains calm. Once you've been trained to face down thousands of pounds of angry, rampaging bull, people are easy. They're less likely to gore your face off, for a start. He raises his other hand to join the first in a placating gesture.]

Easy, senorita, they aren't my bosses. I'm trapped here, just like you are.

[Friendly smile. He's totally harmless, look how harmless he is. ]

I'm Manolo.

[whereivebeen]

[ Tay gives him a once-over ]

Yeah, and I'm not inclined to trust a guy who looks like he escaped from a mariachi band.

[puro]

[Well, that insult failed terribly, Manolo grins at the comparison, as if she just told him he could win the Coolest Guy in the Universe award, or something.]

You think I look like a mariachi?

[His smile softens. ]

Anyway, I have no reason to lie to you, besides, I've been told I'm terrible at it.

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[save_the_souls]

[oh hey yelling and swearing. Allen isn't the most outgoing of folks, but you know- it's hard not to notice the volume]

[Still, he replies back at a normal, calm volume]

If it's like anyone else's weapons, they've probably been taken by the people who brought us here.

Video

[whereivebeen]

[ What can she say? What she lacks in class, she makes up for in sheer volume! ]

Great! Fantastic. [ The sarcasm is strong with this one ] Where can I get them back?

Video

[save_the_souls]

No one knows, really.

Video

[whereivebeen]

Well you're just a whole lot of worthless, then, aren't you?

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[theboogieman]

[some text unhelpfully appears on the nearest network screen.]

gone.

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[whereivebeen]

wow i never woudve guessed that

u have truely shown me the lite

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[theboogieman]

they won't give them back

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[whereivebeen]

couldnt have led with that?

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[stopbleeding]

They replace 'em. Sometimes. Depends on what station you get. Stuff's probably not as good.

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[whereivebeen]

[ quiet growl ]

I liked my guns. And my knives. A couple'a them were gifts, from people I like even.

Fuckin... whoever it is took 'em, they will regret that sooner or later.

[stopbleeding]

Yeah? And I liked my swords. Join the Complaining about it won't get them closer to you. Welcome to the fun.

[There's a slight pause.]

People tell you to say cheese yet?

[whereivebeen]

...Why the hell would people tell me to say cheese?

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[devilsinthedetails]

Not here, but if you're lucky, you'll have the augment that gives you guns.

If not, then I guess you'll just have to be really nice.

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[whereivebeen]

[ Is that face supposed to be scary? ]

Yeaaaah, "really nice" ain't really how I do things.

What's up with the freak face?

[devilsinthedetails]

Then I guess you're out of luck.

[He shrugs. It's not like he's security.]

It's my face. One of them, anyway.

[whereivebeen]

Huh.

[ shrugs one shoulder ]

Sucks to be you, then. You look like ass.

[video]

[mysunnydisposition]

...you know, I don't actually feel like guns on a spaceship are the best idea ever.

[video]

[whereivebeen]

You know, Barbie, I don't think I care.

[mysunnydisposition]

Barbie? Are you freaking...

[ You know what? No. She's letting it go. ]

I mean, if slowly suffocating as all your air leaks out into space is your idea of fun, sure, go for it. There's no one to shoot anyway. Everyone on the Marsiva's as confused as you are.

[whereivebeen]

Look, sweetheart, I have no intention of shooting the place up, I just like to be armed when I go into an unfamiliar situation, and my guns and my knives are all gone, so I'm feeling a little exposed.

So why don't you lay off the fucking sarcasm and either offer me some helpful information or shut the hell up.