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[notzubats]

Who: Sora Niniji
Broadcast: Video
Action: Somewhere on the Iskaulit
When: Today

[From the video feed, it looks like Sora's stowed himself somewhere on the Iskaulit away from people. ]

Hey, um... [He rubs the back of his neck, trying to figure out how to say this]

Listen, I know lots of people have been having problems. You know, like trouble with the gravity or powers switching or water splashing, or...other stuff. People are saying it's the augments, but...

[He swallows] Truth is, it's me.

Something's up with my powers and they're setting off on their own. I'm working on getting them to stop, and I know anything that happens will probably wear off after awhile. I mean, it usually does! Not that it fixes anything or excuses it, but-

[He stops himself with a sigh. This is not what he wanted to say. He clears his throat and tries again]

I'm sorry. That's all what I wanted to say. I'm sorry. For all of it.

Sorry.

[And with that, he reaches over and turns off the feed

OOC: Augment glitch continues! Feel free to have your character affected either on the mingle or their own posts!]

a long, long time ago

[diplomacme]

Who: padmé amidala naberrie & you!
Broadcast: text
Action: everywhere!
When: right now

action

[ Padmé isn't sure when the smooth lines of the Queen's transport turned into the sharp utilitarian lines of an unfamiliar ship. She's dressed in an orange robe with the hood pulled forward to hide her face as much as possible. Padmé is trying to blend in, but without the other handmaidens, she sticks out. She forces herself to remember to be a handmaiden-- quiet and unobtrusive. In reality, she wants to stomp right up to the pirate captain (for surely this must be a pirate's doing-- they would be foolish enough to try to capture her ship).

She needs to find Sabé-- Amidala at the moment-- and ensure that she is safe. And, if needed, guide her through negotiations. Finding the Jedi master and his padawan is another priority. To that end, she'll be jumping from ship to ship as she can.

Padmé can be found in the cargo bay, assessing the surprisingly easy-to-access shuttles. She'll need an out if things go south and negotiations fail. She'll also poke around in the crew quarters, quietly and carefully opening any closed doors-- locked doors are especially suspicious but she won't be able to open them.

If she happens to open the door with someone in the room, she'll apologize to them in a quiet tone: ] I apologize, I was not aware anyone was in here. Please excuse me.

[ Eventually she'll find her way to the Iskaulit. Padmé has no experience with pirates but, given what she saw on Tatooine, they're not usually this thoughtful about their captives' well-being. The ships seem to have all of the necessities for each member of the crew and the Iskaulit has everything from a garden to an interfaith center.

But if it's not pirates, what is it?

As a last resort, she sends a message through the network: ]

text

Does anyone know our destination? I would like to know how warmly to dress. My former destination only required formal robes.

[ There. A carefully-coded message to Sabé and the others cased in a real question that could help her. All of those lessons in caution and patience are paying off.

Even if she still wants to scream-- she has an entire planet's worth of people who are relying on her and she's already wasted too much time! ]


(I grabbed her from the time between leaving Tatooine and arriving on Coruscant, so she'll be a little impatient, what with her people's safety hanging in the balance.)

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[scanninggaydis]

Who: Felix Gaeta
Broadcast: Yes
Action: SS Vanquish
When: Today!

[Felix's posture as he addresses the camera is a little stiff, a little formal. He's kind of in professional research mode, plus he's asking a favor of people so...this is the most comfortable thing. Formality. He's sitting down, with his hands clasped in front of him.]

I've noticed that at least a few other people here have encountered situations similar to this fleet and while I'm sure that someone, at some point, has made some attempt to collect data, it hasn't been public or recent.

[Translation: if it's happened at all (please tell him someone else has noticed this and done their research, come on guys) it's happened too far back for him to bother finding it in the logs of past broadcasts. Plus, he wants to ask his own questions anyway.]

So. If this isn't your first time being stuck in an interdimensional prison, essentially, I'd really appreciate it if you'd fill out the following survey for me. I promise it's short. Although I might want to ask follow up questions, if that's alright.

[There's a small pause, and then he drops the mask of professionalism just a smidge.]

And, I guess, if you want to know anything about an interdimesional prison masquerading as a summer camp, I can answer some questions. Even if you can't or don't feel like participating.

[Following the video, this text ends up on the network:]

1. What was the setting?
2. Was there a particular premise people were brought there under?
3. Was there an explanation of how people were brought there?
4. How long, to people's knowledge, had/have the abductions been taking place?
5. How long on average did people stay?
6. How long were you there?
7. How many transplantees were there at any one time, on average?
8. What kept people from leaving?
9. Did you notice any particular pattern in the type of people brought in?
10. Were there any particular quirks (i.e. augment malfunctions)?
11. Was there a resurrection system in place. If so, how did it function?
12. Additional remarks/anything of significance not covered?