uncomfortable questions + action

[takeabow]

Who: Nova + U
Broadcast: Video
Action: On SS First Breath or planetside
When: now

[ a video pops up. Nova is looking mmmmore rested than she has in previous videos, but thoughtful and slightly distant ]

I have a weird question... have you ever met someone in one of these places who's supposed to be dead? Or... I guess, are you? How do you know?

[ she's also available to be found just outside of town on the dusty moon, or back on her ship later ]

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[truthvalue]

Ah, OK. You sounded pretty hard on yourself, that's all.

[takeabow]

I think that's one of my talents. I'm not worried about other people being mad about it or anything, I just feel silly.

[truthvalue]

What are your other talents?

[takeabow]

Shooting things and staying alive?

[truthvalue]

[Which generates a quiet laugh from Souji.]

I think those sound like pretty good talents to have.

[takeabow]

I like to think so. Most of the time, anyway.

[truthvalue]

They've helped you get this far, haven't they?

[takeabow]

Yeah, they have.

[truthvalue]

Then they're useful.

[takeabow]

Sometimes they're exhausting.

[truthvalue]

[Souji nods, quietly murmuring a wordless sound of agreement. He can only imagine, from what she's told him about her world, how exhausting it is to survive, to stay alive.]

Do you know how to cook at all?

[takeabow]

Enough to stay alive, mostly.

[truthvalue]

Do you want to learn more? I can teach you, if you want.

[takeabow]

Sure. Couldn't hurt?

[ she doesn't sound entirely skeptical, and she's willing to give it a go ]

[truthvalue]

Have you ever had croquettes before?

[takeabow]

No. It sounds very fancy.

[truthvalue]

Not really. They're pretty easy to make, and you can add whatever you like.

[He motions for her to come a little closer as he moves about the kitchen, collecting mixing bowls and ingredients from the pantry and food machine.]

I think ... let's make chicken and curry flavored, to start.

[takeabow]

Okay.

[ will watch him as he does things ]

[truthvalue]

Do you want to try? [mixing some dried vegetables into the protein paste] It's OK if you just want to watch ... but some people learn better by doing.

[takeabow]

Oh, sure, I can give it a go.

[truthvalue]

[He hands over the bowl to let her try out mixing.]

Go ahead and just mix everything together until you think it looks even.

[Meanwhile, he's getting out one of the baking sheets from the cabinets where they're stored.]

[takeabow]

[ doing so ]

How did you learn to cook?

[truthvalue]

Trial and error, mostly. My parents work a lot, so I was usually home alone after school.

[So he had to fend for himself. Survival, in a manner of speaking.]

I had a lot of time to practice.

[takeabow]

Well, being left alone isn't nice but... it's good you could pick up the skills.

[truthvalue]

I didn't mind too much.

[He didn't know any different.]

The quiet was nice ... made it easy to study.