Sixth Gate [Video]

[forsometimenow]

Who: Jennifer Keller and you
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: N/A unless you really want to
When: September 10th

[Jennifer smiles shyly as she addresses the Fleet; leadership and interacting with people on a broad scale was something she'd grown into on Atlantis, but upon arriving on the Drift Fleet, she'd drawn back into her shell a lot. It was a defense mechanism, given that nobody was familiar here, and she wasn't in the position of leading an entire department as she had been back home.

But she was starting to get tired of hiding, too, and knew she had valuable skills to offer others. So, here she was.]

I see we've had a lot of new faces around here lately. I'd like to introduce myself- I'm Dr. Jennifer Keller of the Wonderduck, and my ship's medbay is always open for people who need it. And in that vein, I've decided I'm going to be offering some first aid lessons. I feel like it would be a big plus for people to learn, so in case there's another crisis, they can take care of themselves if need be- or at least put themselves together well enough for a trained medic to finish it up.

So please- if you're interested in learning, just let me know.

Comments

[forgetyourusedtobe]

You'd think Atroma would be a little more invested in keeping us in one piece.

[forsometimenow]

Yeah, you would think so- and the lack of a balanced crew for every ship lends credence to the idea that Atroma's not as in control of comings and goings as they want us to believe they are.

[forgetyourusedtobe]

I don't know if that makes me feel better or worse.

[forsometimenow]

A little bit of both? Better in that at least you can believe someone wasn't so cruel as to deliberately kidnap people to entertain their audience... but worse, because if it's not deliberate, then they found a way to profit. We lose either way.

[forgetyourusedtobe]

Not everyone from what I hear.

[Some people are very, very dead in their worlds. This may not be ideal, but they're alive, aren't they? That's gotta be better than nothing.]

[forsometimenow]

Mmm- from what I understand, some people do have a better time of it here than they did back home. It's a complicated situation, to be sure.

[forgetyourusedtobe]

To be honest, I'm still not sure how I feel about it.

[forsometimenow]

Me neither. They haven't outright tried to kill us yet, but the longer you're here, the fewer things surprise you. Everything is in pursuit of ratings, after all.

[forgetyourusedtobe]

That's what I'm worried about. How long until what we're doing isn't enough?

[forsometimenow]

It's a good question. From what I understand, this show's been going on for almost a year, so the audience is happy enough for now. But tastes change. Trends change. Back home, reality shows changed casts every season.

[forgetyourusedtobe]

Yeah, same here. Cycles of people just never lasted more than a year.

[forsometimenow]

But it doesn't look like it's going to be that way here, since new people are still arriving- it wouldn't make much sense to bring people in only to send them home at the finale. So I guess we'll have to wait and see what happens, as much as I hate doing that.

[forgetyourusedtobe]

It feels like putting trust in someone that hasn't earned it yet, doesn't it?

[forsometimenow]

Exactly- someone who hasn't earned it and doesn't seem concerned with earning it, since we don't have a choice but to follow along.