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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.

Comments

video;

[bolder]

It sounds like a personal problem to me.

[She's so helpful.]

video

[experiencepoints]

Not sleeping, when I can avoid it. Try tea?

video;

[takeabow]

[ look, even though she brought up the personal problem thing, it doesn't mean she actually wants to hear it ]

Wow, super helpful.

[ her tone says "no. no it's not" ]

Re: video

[takeabow]

To keep me up, or help me sleep?

I guess I don't really want to sleep, either.

[experiencepoints]

Either one. I had sleeping tea when I got here, but I ran out pretty quick.

[takeabow]

So, it's not easy to get?

video;

[bolder]

I know. It's what I do. [No ounce of humor in that tone. She sounds 100% serious.]

[experiencepoints]

No. Ino's trying to figure out how to make more, I think, but... Apparently, it's not easy to replicate shit you get from a dragon.

video;

[takeabow]

So, you don't have any suggestions, even if it's a personal problem?

[takeabow]

Yeah, I'd guess not.

[ sounds tired and a little defeated ]

The last place I lived, I had a magic... deal type thing to help.

[experiencepoints]

Not worth it. I use magic to sleep sometimes, but it's only a nap, and it doesn't really help.

[takeabow]

I don't really expect it to.

[experiencepoints]

Yeah. Do you not have your magic here?

[takeabow]

Oh, I don't have magic.

[experiencepoints]

... Oh. What was with the... deal thing, then? If I can ask.

[takeabow]

A... function of the world where I was before, I guess. I had to do tasks—well, it was called a quest—and in exchange I got this pillow thing that helped with stuff.

[experiencepoints]

Oh, questing... That's how I got the tea from Waldemar. Were your tasks bizarre bullshit, too?

[takeabow]

I don't know. It was like... asking people personal questions.

[experiencepoints]

[There's a snort of laughter.]

That's exactly the quest I got. What, were you questing from a big friendly dragon, too?

[takeabow]

No, a knight.

[experiencepoints]

... Knights with magic pillows?

[takeabow]

They got the items from some room.

[experiencepoints]

Oh, so like the Cats.

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

[takeabow]

Yeah?

[experiencepoints]

Yeah. What place were you at?