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∞ 002

Who: Yosuke Hanamura
Broadcast: Fleetwide - audio
Action: SS Starstruck! If you feel like it~
When: 7/6 (aka after the shuffle)

[ No video this time - just audio. At least, for now. ]

Hey. I get that people around here leave sometimes, but... I just want to make absolutely sure before... I-I don't know. I just want to make sure.

[ There's a slightly long pause here. ]

... Has anyone seen Chie Satonaka lately? She was on the SS Paisley.

[ He'll leave communications completely open. While he's waiting for an answer, he'll just sit here and beat himself up and maybe revisit a particular conversation he had earlier with a particular drunk dude about particularly very related things. ]

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( hey partner. :<

this is the first news he's heard of this - so he'll be able to hear the clear confusion and distress in yu's voice the second he opens his mouth. )

... She's missing?

She's not on the roster, her private contact's not available, nothing. ... I think she's gone, Yu.

[ Good thing the video's not on, because he might be sitting there with one knee drawn up to his chest, staring gloomily at the floor. Just saying. ]

( it doesn't matter that he can't see his face -- he can hear it in the tone of his voice, can picture it vividly in his mind.

and it's at that moment that he hates that they're on separate ships. if only because he can't just reach out to his partner and reassure him. )

How could she just disappear like that?

I don't know. But looking at the records... this kind of thing happens a lot. It's just something the fleet does.

[ And boy, does he hate that answer. ]

( there's a small pause before his next response, because he isn't sure what he's supposed to say to evidence like that.

so, he asks the only thing he can think to ask. )

Are you okay?

I just...

[ He sighs. It's clear he's not really sure how to put words to what he's thinking right now, but he's trying, at least. ]

... I hope she got to go back home. I mean, otherwise...

I'm sure she did. And if she didn't, she's strong enough that she can take care of herself.

( he's trying to sound supportive, reassuring, but he can't keep from worrying for her. she's their friend, of course they're going to be concerned for her whereabouts if she's not in the immediate vicinity.

he wishes he could keep them all around him, just so he could make sure they were all safe. )

Do you want me to come over?

( just like old times, huh? how many have they asked one another that very same question? )

[ He closes his eyes while Yu answers, finds himself nodding, even though he knows Yu can't even see him right now. ]

Yeah. You're right, she is. Heh, she'd dropkick anything that tried to start something with her, huh?

[ It's weak, sure, but a little humor is good... right? ]

Yeah. Come on over, if it's cool with your crew, or... however any of that works.

[ Yeah. Just like old times. They both need this, he's sure. ]

Yeah, she got sent back home.

[And Alex doesn't sound too happy about it, though that's more to do with losing their captain. She never really got to know Chie.]

So that's a thing that happens, huh?

[ Sigh. Then, after a small pause... ]

You're sure she's back home?

Like, all the time. And I guess we can't know for sure. Could just be sending them to other places like this. That's what happened to me.

Edited 2015-07-12 18:11 (UTC)

Yeah. Same here, sort of. That's what I'm afraid of, I guess.

[ The Plane isn't exactly like the other places he's been hearing about, but... it's similar enough.

... Topic change! He hopes. To get his mind off the serious stuff. ]

So uh, where were you before this? If you don't mind my asking.

Being held captive by a super fun demonic castle.

[ GIVE HIM A SECOND TO PROCESS... ]

You're totally serious, aren't you?

Oh yeah, as the grave.

Edited 2015-07-14 00:52 (UTC)

That sounds completely insane. How the hell does something like that even work?

[ There's not an ounce of disbelief in his tone - just awe. ]

Same way as this place. It kidnaps you from your home world and won't let you leave. At least, not till it decides to spit you out onto a space ship in the middle of nowhere.

[some guy answers... he's a stranger, but at least he sounds calm and sympathetic.]

A communications officer would know better than me, but I can't find anyone by that name on the ship registries... So, yeah. She's probably not on the Fleet anymore.

[ ... Sigh. ]

Okay. But, uh... "not on the Fleet" means she's back home, right?

If she's not on the registry, that means she's gone. Sorry.

Thanks. [ Beat. ] I'm a little afraid to ask, but... gone where? Do we know? Like, beyond a doubt? Because if she didn't just go home...

[ He's pretty worried about that right now, even though he knows there's absolutely zero, zip, nada he can do about it. ]

[He's certain that another shipmate's delivered the news, so Stefan's not keen on retreading that ground. Instead, as sympathetically as possible:]

I haven't seen her around the Paisley, sorry - but you know, if you still want me to give you a late rundown, you could always drop by the ship.

[ He remembers that! And while he's grateful, he's also pretty sure he's not gonna be the best company right now. Too much going on in his head. ]

Hey, that offer won't go bad anytime soon, will it? I don't think I can get away right now, but... maybe some other time? Sorry.

[ Or maybe yanking him out of thinking himself to death would be the better route to take? Who knows. ]

Hm... would you mind if I came to you, then?

[He's not trying to be pushy here, so he amends:] I won't stay long, promise - but it's kind of hard to find a decent partner for card games.

[ There's a pause, but it isn't too long. ]

Card games, huh? Sure, why not? Come on over.

Sure. I'll be over soon. Um, I'm still getting used to the registries, but you're on... [give him a few seconds, he's a bit inept with technology, but he gets it eventually!] the Starstruck?

[That's Elena's ship. Stefan furrows his brows, trying not to think about it - he's going for Yosuke's sake, not to visit his ex-girlfriend.

True to his word, though, he arrives on the bridge soon, with his trusty messenger bag (and his deck of cards). It doesn't hit him until he's craning his head, trying to find a guy who looks like his mental image of Yosuke - he's yet to see this guy on video.

It can't be that hard to find a (hopefully Japanese) guy on this ship, right?]

[ Oh yeah, whoops, he's got no clue what this guy looks like! Crap. But he answers anyway - yeah, it's the Starstruck, and see you in a bit - and then all he can really do is... wait. Whoops?

But someone he doesn't immediately recognize pops onto the bridge, and he figures, must be him. So with a small smile, he waves. ]

Yo. Stefan, right?

Edited (wow, thanks, enter key. :|) 2015-07-14 00:54 (UTC)

Right - and you must be Yosuke. [Stefan lets out a sigh of relief as he approaches Yosuke and holds out his hand.] It's nice to finally meet you in person.

[He laughs, though his embarrassment's pretty clear.] Normally, I'm way better about asking for things like "what do you look like."

[ He laughs, too, and shakes his hand. ] Ehh, it's not really like it came up at any point. It's cool - we figured it out, right?

I think I would've narrowed it down eventually. Maybe not immediately, but you know... [He shrugs, almost nonchalantly.]

So would you want to play cards here, or should we move somewhere else?

Well, there's more room in the kitchen. And a table. [ ... Sigh. ] Unfortunately, nowhere's really all that comfortable. We're pretty cramped here. Is it like that on your ship, or did I just draw the short straw?

[ Either way, he's starting toward the kitchen, gesturing for Stefan to follow. ]

Nope, my ship's worse. It's more on the cramped side, and impossibly so. [He follows after Yosuke, gesturing towards the hallways.]

You know they did it on purpose too, just to manufacture drama because we can't easily get away from each other.

That sucks. It's hard to imagine worse than this.

Yeah, there's no way this wasn't on purpose. Just great for a TV show! [ He rolls his eyes. ] I hope it goes bust and we can all go back home.

A guy can dream. In the meantime, I figure playing with the system'll work.

You know you can upgrade your ship, right? Not sure how much more comfortable it'll get, but I've been pooling my credits towards a better kitchen.

[Julian didn't answer the broadcast, because he had no idea who they were talking about, but he has at least moved into the ship, rather than hanging out with Beverly or Wrath.

But he has started learning how the engines work and that involves visiting the bridge, to try and work out how it all connects.]

[ Yosuke's sitting in the comm's officer's chair with one knee pulled up to his chest and his chin resting atop there - absolutely informal, and more importantly, completely bummed out.

But he sits up a little straighter when he hears someone come in - he doesn't actually want to make anyone worry about him, he just... thinks this whole situation sucks right now. He looks up, manages a small nod. ]

Oh, hey. Didn't think anyone else was really around right now.

Sorry. I didn't mean to disturb you.

[He moves into the bridge, looking around.]

It's not like any bridge I'm used to.

Nah, it's cool.

[ He manages a smile, latches onto the subject change and rolls with it. ]

You're used to a bridge at all? Wow. This is all completely new to me...

I've been on a lot of space ships. This one is a lot smaller than most of them.

I lived on a space station. Deep Space Nine.

Seriously? Whoa. That's not even really a possibility where I'm from - not yet, at least. [ As far as he knows. Doot. ] What's it like?

[ Careful, Dr. Bashir, he might start getting starry-eyed. ]

It's...

Well, we're there as an assisting force to the locals, so while Starfleet is the military force, it's not part of the Federation. We work with the locals to run the place and keep Bajor protected while it rebuilds.

It's very different from being in a Federation world.

[ A little while after the broadcast, Zee runs into Yosuke. Let's say in the kitchen? And he isn't sure how to ask this it, but... ]

Did you locate your friend?

[ Kitchen, it is! Yosuke just sighs in answer, shakes his head as he pretty much stares straight down into the glass of water in his hand. ]

No. Everyone's saying she's left the fleet, or whatever. Apparently that happens a lot?

It does, people will just vanish. It's... disconcerting.

[ He comes to sit across from Yosuke. ] We've turned over most of this ship the past month, actually.

That's a word for it. [ He winces a little, sighs... But he tries to let it go, because sitting around and feeling all guilty isn't going to fix anything. ]

Seriously? [ He lets out a low whistle. ] Most of the ship vanished and got replaced, just like that? That's... actually kinda creepy.

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