Four!

[tobeajedi]

Who: Vima Sunrider, waking up from hiatusy coldsleep.
Broadcast: Video
Action: On the Heron.
When: 12/2

[Vima rubs her face and groans, making a face because wow, did she brush her teeth last night? And then her eyes pop open wide. When did she get back on the ship? She looks around... something is different. It's warmer, for one thing.

And then she spots the flat, circular portrait holoprojector laying on the bunk... she picks it up and she's about to turn it on when she notices her comm is broadcasting. She makes another face--obviously Atroma wanted to see her emotional reaction--but she might as well make use of it.]

Hey, if anyone's picking this up.

Is everyone else back on their ships? Have our hosts said anything yet? [there's a pause as she goes back through a few posts... uh...] I think I overslept.

Comments

[pompous_today]

The very same we had before being stuck on the Marsiva. So yes, we're back to the same song and dance.

[tobeajedi]

Great, great.

Hey, did your ship change at all while we were away?

[pompous_today]

It did, yes- it was all aesthetics, though. It's not a wreck by any means, but it looks more bare and utalitarian.

[tobeajedi]

That's weird. It's good they didn't change anything important, but why?

[pompous_today]

Given the fact that we got gift baskets upon returning, I am going to guess that this is their way to try and make things up to us. Or else do something different to appeal to the audience.

[tobeajedi]

[She turns the holoprojector over in her hands.]

I think they're trying to get a reaction. Since--I'm guessing you got something from home, too, right? Unless that was just a ship to ship thing.

[pompous_today]

I got my best stethoscope, yes- so they are either attempting to please us or trying to provoke anger and resentment. Perhaps both- perhaps it is not what the reaction is that matters, as long as we have one.

[tobeajedi]

Maybe both. I'm still doing my best to disappoint them there. At least a stethoscope sounds practical.

[pompous_today]

Indeed- would that I could get everything else I was familiar with using, too. But I wouldn't dare ask for it- there would be some sort of string attached, no doubt.

[tobeajedi]

At the least they would slap product stickers all over it. [she is really not used to the advertising.]

[pompous_today]

And it would most likely not work correctly or be flimsy in some way. I'm reminded of that shipment of cola bottles from the sponsors- all of them had misspelled names or tasted strange.

[tobeajedi]

Of course it would be broken, that way you get dramatic tension when you have to devise a workaround out of tubes and wires.

When was this? I might have missed that.

[pompous_today]

It was shortly after we found the Iskaulit and visited the beach planet. And you're right- nothing like medical drama to keep the audience on the edge of their seats.