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Who: Nova & U
Broadcast: fleet-wide; video
Action: On First Breath
When: August 14th, early morning

[ Nova looks... tired, especially if you saw her on her first day. She's sitting up on her bed and her space looks pretty immaculate and not at all lived-in. She looks a little anxious, and rebraids the bottom of her hair before speaking, visibly uncomfortable with the camera. ]

Uh. Hey. I guess. I hope I'm not waking anyone up. I'm new so... I don't know. I can't sleep. Does anyone have any tips? Or something? It's... well, it's not exactly quiet, because things make noise. But it's... sterile? It doesn't sound right, or smell right.

I don't really want to think about it too hard. Anyway. If you could tell me what you did when you were new...

[ She trails off, awkward and tired and lets the silence go on a little long ]

It's probably just a personal problem.

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They got the items from some room.

Oh, so like the Cats.

... That's starting to sound bizarrely familiar.

Yeah?

Yeah. What place were you at?

It's called Aather.

[Tilts her head...]

... Haven't heard of that one yet.

I guess there are a few...

There are quite a few. Some of them pretty similar. Castles seem weirdly common.

There was a castle when I showed up, but then we moved to the woods.

I kind of miss it. I didn't think I'd ever say that.

You moved? Is this your third go with interdimensional kidnapping?

I understand that. I got lucky and a couple from my team are here, but...

No, we moved to a different area of Aather. It's just something that happened.

I have someone from my team, too. Stiles.

... You had a team, too.

Okay, does the term "color-coded amnesia shithole" mean aything to you?

...Yeah.

Fuck.

[She sucks in a sharp breath, trying to calm down from immediate anger.]

... Let me introduce myself again, then. My name's Gray Nightingale. My team is called Takshaka.

I'm Nova.

[ a bit taken aback by her reaction, but also a little concerned that this is apparently a widespread thing ]

What was your place called?

Kyriakos.

In addition, I've confirmed the existence of two others- "Sabra la Tau", and "the library". The reasons and story vary, but they all work the same way. Teams, amnesia, games.

...That's really weird.

You're fond of understatement, aren't you?

Well, what am I supposed to say? Is it weirder than any other thing we've been through?

... I guess not, when you put it like that.

I wish I could be more surprised.

... Before you got here, did you get everything back?

I don't know.

[ sounds unsure, and a little nervous ]

You don't... know?

Well... okay, no. I mean, I got something with my memories in it but I haven't... done anything with it. It seems like too much.