001 ; video and action!!

[lightedsoul]

Who: Kate Fuller and YOU!!
Broadcast: video
Action: SS Golden ; that one moon
When: after the shuffle

[Fleetwide video]

Um, hi. I'm Kate, and I'm... new. That sounds dumb.

[And awkward as hell. This feels like her first day of high school all over again, only instead of introducing herself to a tiny class of teenagers she's got to say hello to an entire fleet of people from different worlds. Not a lot makes sense about it, but she's trying her best to roll with the punches. Kate's had a little bit of time to get used to things, to get a good idea what's in store for her here, but it's still left her with some questions.]

I guess you could probably tell. I was just wondering, though, because it seems like these ships have been around for awhile and everyone's so used to all this, and-

[She's rambling. She stops, shakes her head, tries again.]

I just wanted to know how long people have been here, that's all.

[The Golden]

[Okay, so all that pudding? That's definitely something Kate is interested in eating. She's even got a spoon she'd found after sorting through drawers, and it's been months since she had pudding, okay.

But is it for her? Can she just take it? If Seth were here he'd have pulled up a chair and put his feet up and told her to get to eating the entire stash, but Kate likes to think she's at least a little nicer than Seth is.

So she's just kind of standing there. Looking at the pudding. Hopefully.]

[Dusty Moon Place]

[Her first stop once she tries heading to the moon is what's very obviously a chapel. She's drawn to it like a moth to a flame and anyone who might head inside after her will find her sitting in the very front row, head tilted down and eyes closed as she prays. She has a lot to say to God, but more to ask, and it's mostly protection. For her family, Seth, even Richie. Her hands are clasped tightly in her lap, but if she hears someone approach she'll look up and give them a smile.]

Oh, hi. I didn't think anyone else was going to come in here.

Comments

[takeabow]

Yeah? I'm in one back home, but... well, it's complicated. Not exactly doing it of my own free will.

[lightedsoul]

Oh...

[That sound pretty freaking terrible, all things considered. Getting plucked out of one forced reality show only to be plopped into a new one? What kind of cruel joke is that?]

Is it like here? We're kind of forced to go along with it here because we can't exactly leave.

[takeabow]

Here is better, actually.

[ she doesn't really seem like she's going to elaborate on that ]

[lightedsoul]

[And Kate's not going to pry, but more than that she's really glad she didn't ask about the reality show this girl was from before now. It must have been terrible to cause that kind of unwillingness to talk about it.]

Then I'm glad you're here. What's your name?

[takeabow]

Nova. It's kind of a nickname, I guess. I was somewhere else before I was here, and I got it there.

You're Kate?

[lightedsoul]

Yeah. [And maybe she shouldn't ask, but-] Do you remember your name from before?

[takeabow]

Yeah. I didn't, when I got Nova, but it's Katniss. Katniss Everdeen.

[lightedsoul]

I'll stick to Nova, but Katniss is really pretty.

[And just to really awkwardly change the subject to try to talk about something a little more pleasant...]

What is there to do around here anyway? It seems like it could get pretty boring pretty fast.

[takeabow]

Thanks.

I'm still working that out. There's a gym on one of the ships? Talking to people, mostly.

[lightedsoul]

That kind of makes it sound like prison.

[She's assuming that's all there is to do in prison, talk to people and work out. And try not to get shived, if TV and Seth are to be believed.]

[takeabow]

Well. I mean. I don't think we're getting punished for anything. But yeah, I can see how it would look like that.