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[takeabow]

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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[lord_wizard]

[Felix appears on the screen, though he's facing mostly off camera, to a book that's just below frame]

It can be hard to sleep when there is no day cycle to measure anything by. Clocks don't mean much in that regard...

You could try something to wear yourself out?

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[takeabow]

[ responds wryly, not actually expecting any sort of real answer ]

Know of any good big game hunting?

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[lord_wizard]

[He eyes the camera in equally wry amusement]

There's always some of the other people in the fleet, but I'd advise against that. It tends to not go over well.

[takeabow]

[ yeah that line of joking didn't last long ]

Not exactly what I meant.

[lord_wizard]

[Felix Harrowgate: professional buzzkill]

I didn't think you did. But, in truth, no - unless we're lucky enough to land on a planet with any.

[He sets the book aside]

I was thinking something more like exercise.

[takeabow]

That mostly is my exercise.

[lord_wizard]

I'm sure there's something you can do on the ship.

[takeabow]

What do you do?

[lord_wizard]

[The horizontal tango]

Me? I read, mostly, until I can't do it anymore. Or I meditate. I'm not the type to do sprints up and down the halls.

[takeabow]

I'm not really the reading or meditating type.

[lord_wizard]

I gathered not. But there I'm sure there is something you enjoy that could occupy you - physically if not mentally.