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Who: Wrath
Broadcast: To everyone!
Action: On the Windrose or the Iskaulit
When: Current

[On the broadcast, Wrath is a bit more sober than normal, which is to say not actively grinning. Her hands are smudged with ink; she rests her chin in one and gestures with the other.]

I've been thinking.

Back home in Proles, we have a thing called the Memorial of the Line. Or we just call it the Wall. It's in district 3, has this nice little park... but anyway, it's a big, long wall with all the names of the soldiers and civilians who died on the Line etched in to it.

I lost a lot of friends on the Line. So I like going there once a week. I take my kitten, we have ice cream, and we just... hang out with everyone.

People die and go away all the time. Hell... at least where I'm from, dying is better than going away, because you know nothing's going to hurt any more. But. That's not the point. It sucks, and it hurts to lose people, but all you can really do is keep on with the fight and stay positive, right?

So is there anything like a Wall here? I don't think people going away here is like... there isn't compliance here. And it's not like dying. But it still sucks and hurts and people feel sad. And it's good to remember everyone who was here, I think. Remembering things is... really important.

If we don't have a Wall, I think we should. We already have something for all the Nunnilis. There's still a lot of room on the Iskaulit and it's a ship for everyone. That way someone will always remember. They can take memories from you, but they can't take the things that are etched.

And I wouldn't mind taking care of it! I like doing stuff like that.

[Almost stops there. But... oh yeah!]

Even if people don't want a Wall, would anyone mind if I do a mural on one of the bulkhead walls in the Iskaulit? I found one that's just perfect and I have this awesome idea.

[Assuming there's no major objection, she's easy to find poking around in the Iskaulit, maybe prepping for some painting...

Otherwise, she's on the Windrose, doing her normal things.]

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[Rogue arrives on the Iskaulit in her workout gear - gloves and a charcoal gray jumpsuit over one of the cover-ups she'd purchased on the Blue planet. She pauses when she sees pink. Bright pink.

...oh right, what was her name again?]

Wrath, right?

Yep, that's me. And you're Rogue, right?

[Her memory sucks. Better to check these things.]

What's up?

[A nod at Wrath's question,] Yeah. [Then Rogue shrugs.] Not much. Headin' over ta the gym. What about you?

Oh, I'm just starting some work on a mural, since no one said I shouldn't. I think art should help with morale. At least I hope so!

Exercise is really important, though.

[Rogue was never overly concerned about checking the journals in Luceti, until something terrible had happened and she had forcibly changed that habit, but things were so quiet here, she'd forgotten to maintain that habit. She'd missed Wrath's announcement.]

Yeah, it is... what mural?

[And she is so perky! 'Help with morale,' really?]

Oh here, let me show you.

[She digs up some sketches. Wrath's style tends to the impressionistic, since she likes working with light. The mural itself is a landscape, rolling green hills and then a sky at sunset beyond, which fades up to a starscape cut with space ships and birds.

Feelings on the subject matter aside, she's a very good artist.]

Still debating on adding some people to it as well, but I don't want the people who aren't people-shaped to feel bad if I accidentally leave someone out.

[Rogue knows enough about art from her own sketching to appreciate the skill as well as the picture that Wrath presents.]

Oh, it's very nice! [Genuine enthusiasm and a small smile.] Where were ya thinkin' of puttin' it? On this wall here?

Thanks! And yeah, this wall looks about right to me. The different ways it gets shadowed should work pretty well with the landscape effect I think. [Have a bright smile back!]

It'll sure be different, anyway.

[The clearly 'designed by nonhuman' structure of this ship always edged at the back of Rogue's mind when she was on it.]

Make the place a little warmer, too. It's nice of ya.

Yeah, there doesn't seem to be a lot of art around, which is... weird, I think. There's a pretty big art scene back home, a lot of good experimental stuff.

It's important, this kind of stuff. I'm hoping more people get inspired.

[Rogue nods. That's a nice sentiment.]

Would cheer the place up some, I reckon. Guess I'd better leave ya to it.

You're not bothering me, it's okay. Want to help?

[Not really - she wasn't exactly open with her arts and crafts side, and she had come to work out...]

Nah. I mean, it's your mural.

[Why would she want the help if she had like... an artistic vision for the wall? It would feel intrusive to Rogue. (Honestly, what didn't feel intrusive to Rogue?)]

If I wanted it to be just mine, I'd be painting the wall of the Windrose's armory.

[She shrugs.]

But it's okay! Not everyone likes doing this kind of stuff.

I'm not really a big painter.

[Awkward shrug.]

Nothing wrong with that. It's supposed to just be a fun thing, and I don't have to have help. [Just, you know. She figured she'd offer in case Rogue was lonely or looking for something to do.] I don't think there's anyone else around that likes painting. I didn't know it was that rare of a thing for civilians.

[Rogue blinked at the designation.]

Uh, well. Maybe folks are just... insecure about it?

That's kind of a sad thought.

The only way to get better is to practice, make mistakes, and then make better mistakes.

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