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[kill_switch]

[Furiosa is, on one hand, relieved to be back on the First Breath. The Calibrations were exhausting, in their own ways, and it's good to be back on her familiar rig.]

[But there's one thing that's pulling at her; a certain absence. She should have made a greater push to find and watch over Nux when they were all on the Marsiva, but she was distracted and unfocused. Now, she can't ignore the niggling truth and decides to take it to the network. She is crisp and clean, fresh from the shower and without the harsh swath of black she'd taken to wearing for Nux's sake. This, she is asking as Furiosa, and not as Imperator.]

Has anyone seen Nux? Red Fish, can you confirm?

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action?

[takeabow]

((ooc let me know if that's cool /o/))

[ Nova knocks on the doorframe, holding two mugs of warm cocoa-like drink ]

Everything okay?

action!

[kill_switch]

[She looks up and offers Nova a somber sort of smile, and motions her in.]

My Warboy is missing. I don't know if I just didn't pay enough attention to his movements, or if he was able to get himself sent home. [which, honestly, wouldn't surprise her; Warboys were nothing if not the kind of attention hogs that were almost made for an entertainment industry. The thought that he had enough of the viewing audience 'witness' was, in its own way, comforting for who he was.]

[But it would mean that he was, truly and honestly, gone.]

[takeabow]

[ enters and just kind of sticks out her arm to offer her a mug, standing awkwardly ]

I don't know too much about this place yet, but if it's anything like Aather, it's not negligence. Sometimes it just happens without warning.

[kill_switch]

Well, I'll take that as a comfort then.

[She turns in her seat to take the mug, making another motion to the bed of Nova wants to take a seat there, but she won't push.] How are you doing, Nova?

[takeabow]

[ sits, though doesn't look relaxed ]

Fine. [ automatically. she pauses and recalculates ]

I'm not bad. Just... that whole thing was pretty weird.

[kill_switch]

It was weird. [She focuses on her cocoa for a moment, but she notices there's something off about Nova.] Did anything ... happen?

[takeabow]

I don't know if it's related.

[ looking at the wall for a bit ]

I'm getting more memories back.

[kill_switch]

[Furiosa watches her carefully.] What sort of memories?

[takeabow]

Stuff from home. That I didn't remember before.

[kill_switch]

[Furiosa leans forward and cradles the mug between her hands.] Do you want to talk about it?

[takeabow]

I...

[ yeah, maybe some of it. but she doesn't know how to articulate anything and she doesn't want to burden Furiosa ]

I don't know.

[kill_switch]

[She nods. She's no stranger to having a few dark secrets she prefers to keep to herself, but there's also a camaraderie, a vulnerability that brings tortured souls together. She's learning to open to others, other women particularly.]

If you do, I'll be here. [She leans back and takes a sip, deciding the change the subject and trying to figure out what to change it to.] It was interesting ... sharing the same ship with everyone.

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[steeledskin]

[ oh. it's that woman -- the one from the hard world that makes all things wild.

quietly: ] Who's Nux, my lady?

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[kill_switch]

He was my Warboy. We were from the same world, I was keeping an eye on him here.

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[steeledskin]

But you've lost him. [ it isn't a question. ]

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[kill_switch]

I have. [She's not denying it.]

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[steeledskin]

I'm sorry. [ she sighs. ] It must be very difficult.

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[kill_switch]

It'll be an adjustment.

[Even though they didn't talk much, it was still something of a connection she had with her own world. Now, she's starting to feel what it's like to be all alone.]

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[steeledskin]

Have you got anyone else from...from -- [ that place ] From your home?

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[kill_switch]

[She pauses, not to think - it's not a difficult question - but to reflect on what it really means.]

No. It's just me.

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[steeledskin]

More might come. In time.

[ it's her paltry way of trying to cheer the woman up. ] Isn't that right?

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[kill_switch]

Not sure if that's a comfort. [If Nux had been able to come back, would that mean it was possible for Immortan Joe to show up? Or his brothers or brood? It wasn't a thought she wanted to spend much time on.] I think I'd rather be a loner than risk a bad egg getting in if I'm looking for nostalgia.

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[steeledskin]

Are there no good eggs to hope for?

[ but deep down she admits (to herself) an understanding for this concern. ]

action;

[theshabbiestofmen]

I don't know a Nux, but--

[But here's your new communications officer, wandering around the First Breath, relieved to find someone else here. Remus is a tired-looking boy, twenty-one and with grey in his hair already. Scars litter his body-- small ones, but noticeable if you're observant.]

I can help you look?

action;

[kill_switch]

You wouldn't find him here, he was stationed on the Red Fish, but thanks for the offer.

[She turns to see the new face, taking a moment, noticing how he looks a little on the haggard side.]

You're new. [She stands and holds her hand out for an introduction.] Furiosa, I'm you're Captain.