driftfleet

Who: Katie and anyone!
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Marsiva
When: 1st December

[Oh. Well, this is new.

The bunks are comfy enough, and it's not exactly the first time Katie has found herself in an unfamiliar place. (Is it Thursday?) But it is the first time she's woken up in one for a long time, and so she squints at the door for a long moment trying to remember what she was last doing.

Then she peels off the bunk, blanket and all, and shuffles her way out to explore. She's not particularly worried, and most confusion goes right out the window when she see the giant windows that let her see out into space because seriously. She rockets over, face smooshed against the glass. That's probably where anyone on the Marsiva can find her for a long time, because space. Spaaace. This is the best accidental visit ever.

Much later, she'll actually think to check the comms, and only when she goes looking for the one she's meant to have. She turns up on the feed still with the sheet half draped over her curls and her nose still a little red from her mushed space-watching, and addresses the network cheerfully in a British accent.]

I think I took a left turn. Are we really in space? That's not just a clever painting or something, is it? Does that mean there are spacesuits? Can I go out in it? Is anyone here that I know? And what buttons do I push to leave again? Not that I didn't turn up here on purpose, because I've always wanted to see space and I really can't jump that far. Oh, but I should probably make sure, so if you could help I'd be much obliged.

...oh, I need a sword, too. Mine ran away.

[Hello, I am nine and full of questions and lies. But genuinely, she is curious. Something is afoot.

(But space.)]

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[Joseph makes a face.]

Is there supposed to be a difference between those two things?

[So that would be a no. Not yet.]

I suppose it depends on what country you're from. In England they call it Star Wars and in America it's Star Trek. It's just like there are Hero Turtles and Ninja Turtles.

[She may have realised she can troll the fuck out of you I'm so sorry]

But Wars and a Trek are two totally different things!

[He could at least see Hero and Ninja. Maybe. There's at least a concept sorta mutually holding them together. But...wait. Hang on a second. Waaaaaaiiiiit. Joseph's suspicions are immediately raised.]

Hold on, why would they call it something different in England versus America? We speak English in both. We still call him Superman in England just like they do in America. It's not like they have to translate the name or something.

Why are they hero turtles in England and ninja turtles in America? They mean two different things too! [I feel very strongly about this.]

I think it's just that Americans are afraid of anything with a war in it. Which is very silly, because Star Wars has all the best characters.

[Wait a second! Joseph frowns.]

Now hang on a minute! You just implied that Star Wars and Star Trek were the same thing, just different names. They wouldn't have different characters if that were true.

If you know they have different characters, why didn't you know there was a difference between the two?

[Though given how shifty-eyed she says that...]

Edited ("shirty"...) 2015-12-25 04:52 (UTC)

What are you talking about? You just said one had better characters over the other. I'm not an idiot, you know. You're obviously making this up.

[Opening her mouth. And shutting it. Uh.

WELP. Guess she blew that one. After a moment, she grins.]

Well, of course I am. I haven't seen either one. I just know lots of people like both of them.

Well why not say that instead of making shit up?

[Because having to lie about everything is very hard. She may as well get some fun out of it, gosh.]

I was just testing you!

For what?

[Joseph remains thoroughly unimpressed now.]

[Do you not know any brats.]

To see if you were smart! There's no point talking to stupid people.

[You're talking to the king of brats tbh.]

Oh because that's really fair...

[Oh well, then. They'll either get along swimmingly or hate each other's guts. 8|a]

Life isn't fair. Anyone who says differently is selling something.

[Hee.]

And let me guess, next you're going to try and tell me you just came up with that, huh?

Don't be silly! I would never dream of it. It's a quote from my favourite movie. Doesn't mean it's wrong.

Whatever. [Whatever.] The point is people come from different time periods and even completely different worlds. You can't go asking questions like that as a way of testing if people are smart or not.