01. video

[kotatsu]

Who: Nanako Dojima
Broadcast: video (fleetwide)
Action: Marsiva
When: Oct. 29th, before bedtime

[ it's late and nanako can't sleep. it's been hard to since she woke up on the hospitality deck, and she'd spent a lot of time wandering around to try and get her bearings. she was scared and confused (still is, if she's being honest with herself), but this isn't the tv world and there's no dark shadows waiting to grab her without a moment's notice. this is at least a little better than that.

but back to the present. there's a young girl on the video feed with dark circles around her eyes, but she tries a brief smile anyway. ]

Um... hello, my name is Nanako Dojima and I'm new here. I'm sorry for not saying anything sooner.

[ doesn't that introduction sound a little familiar? maybe. ]

I've read some of the stuff on this... [ internet? network? ] network? So, I kind of know what's going on. But I have a question and if you have time, maybe you can help me?

[ she takes a deeper breath, mustering up the courage to continue. ]

At school, I read a book about a brother and a sister who went to live with a family friend because their parents had to go to war. One day, when they were playing hide and seek, they found a closet in the attic that took them to a magical world where animals could talk. They stayed there for a long time, until they became grown ups. When they decided to back through the closet, they turned back into kids again and it's like they never left at all.

So, I was wondering if this is like the story I read. Will my Dad know that I'm not at home right now? When we find our way back, will it be like I never left? He's a detective and works really late most of the time, so I don't want him to worry about me.

But, um, thank you for listening... Oh! I was assigned to the SS Three Twins! It's nice to meet you and I'll do my best in lab support.

Comments

[notmutantbutmiracle]

[Wanda raises her eyebrows in surprise. She had clearly underestimated this little girl. What a resourceful child she was.]

That was a smart move. I do not think I had quite so level a head when I first arrived.

[Wanda's smile grows a little bigger as she giggles a little at her own self-deprecating comment. Well, it was certainly true, and she figures the compliment and joke might help but the girl a little more at ease.]

It is all rather weird, yes. Though it is often quite easy to forget that everything is being televised at all. But we do receive a few reminders from time to time.

[Wanda's tone stays calm and reassuring, but it does grow a little more serious.]

Are you truly not frightened by any of this? It is okay to be. If you have questions, I would be happy to answer them.

[kotatsu]

[ it's what happens when you have a detective for a dad. you pick up on some things. that, and the fact that she might have watched one too many episodes of crime drama shows on tv.

but nanako nods a little at her question. ]

... I am scared. I miss my Dad and I want to go home. But we still have to find a way back, right?

[notmutantbutmiracle]

[Wanda nods her head understanding. She gives Nanako a sympathetic smile.]

It is okay to be scared. You have been very brave already. Your Dad would be proud. And yes, we will find a way back. There are many in the fleet who are working on figuring out a way to get us all home.

[kotatsu]

Okay. I'll help too, so we can all go home sooner!

[ hell yeah, teamwork. she sticks out a hand towards wanda. ]

Oh, I'm Nanako Dojima! It's nice to meet you.

[notmutantbutmiracle]

That is a very generous offer, thank you.

[Wanda extends her own hand, accepting Nanako's.]

It is nice to meet you Nanako. My name is Wanda.

[Wanda's smile dips a little. There's something about this girl's name... She knows she's heard it before, but she's not sure at the moment where she did. She pushes the thought aside for now.]

[kotatsu]

Wanda! That's a really pretty name.

[ just like wanda herself... heh. ]

Have you been here for a long time, Miss Wanda?

[notmutantbutmiracle]

["Miss Wanda?" She giggles a little at the sound of that. This would be the first time anyone had called her "Miss" anything.]

Just Wanda is fine.

I have been here for a while, yes. [She looks around at the spaceship interior, a surrounding that had become normal to her, when at first it had all seemed to strange and uncomfortable.] You get used it. All this.

[kotatsu]

[ she makes a thoughtful sound, nodding. ]

I hope I can get used to it too. Oh! What ship are you on? Are you on the Three Twins too?

[notmutantbutmiracle]

[Wanda shakes her head.]

My ship is the Starstruck. But I do know someone on the Three Twins. Her name is Ino, and I am sure she will be happy to have you.

[She gives the girl a reassuring smile.]