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Who: Riley Matthews & Yooou
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Huntress...?!
When: Following the shuffle

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[HELLO, HUNTRESS. There's a not so tiny child trying to sneak onto your ship, which might not be so easy. Given that she's in a deep purple magical girl outfit and isn't very good at darting around sneakily at all. And she might be taking the time to decorate the ship with tiny handmade cut-outs of animals and little phrases about smiling and doing your best. And just smiley faces.

So the truth is she's really bad at this hiding thing, but she's definitely going to go hide in the room that says 'RILEY MATTHEWS' on the door and pops in and out from there.]

[VIDEO]

[A little while later and after more than a little bit of uncertainty, she decides to do broadcast.]

Hi. I arrived here a few weeks ago and I haven't really said anything yet. Sorry. I wanted to say thank you to everyone who took the time to help me. And to the Paisley, too, for being really nice to me. So, thank you.

I know there's a lot of other things going on, but I thought that was important.

It's nice to meet you. I'm Riley Matthews. [She pauses briefly to let out a breath.] Or I'm Rainbow Lark. Both names are important, so I don't mind either. Whatever name you call me, I want to help. Riley and Lark would like to. I don't have magic and I'm not really good at anything, but that's not important.

At least. That's what I've been told. So the only thing I can really do is be there for people. Which isn't that helpful against weird alien things, I know, but maybe a little bit of normal is okay to.

So. Hi. Again. I'm Riley. Or Lark. And I really look forward to being able to learn from everyone. I've learned a lot recently, and I want to learn more.

...And thanks.

[Again! But she seems very awkward and shy and not sure what she's wanting to say. Maybe what little she did say was too much, or maybe it wasn't. But it's enough for her so she smiles and waves and stops it there. Because she can't fight against anything out there and she knows that, but maybe that's okay here, too.]

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Oh! He's your father? Then you two will have each other, while you're here. That's wonderful.

[Not completely, because it also means they're both stuck here, but it's still pretty remarkable.]

You should meet Chris and Cole...and Elize and Cullen, perhaps.

Yeah, but I'm not sure that's such a good thing.

[ She's honest, but that makes her pause and give a tilt of her head. ]

Who are they?

They're others on this ship. Cole and Chris are father and son. Cullen and Elize are...they're not father and daughter by blood, but they certainly act like it.

[Which means a full three-quarters of their ship is direct family now, come to think of it. That's a lot of family.]

Oh... So it sounds like a lot of people have family here. What about you?

[WELL...that could go two ways, one of which is not the most appropriate for light conversation. Still, either way nobody from home is around here.]

No, they're not here right now. But that's all right.

...Oh. [ well, now she feels bad. ] It's sometimes better for them that way, too. So maybe it's a good thing. I can keep you company for now, too.

As I said, it's all right. They have things they need to do, too. But while we're here, I'd like it very much if we could be friends.

Then it's settled. From now on we're friends.

Good. Would you like me to show you around? Or did you have other business?

[Business of course meaning the tiny animals and inspirational quotes, which really are cute.]

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