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[imahologram]

Who: Leia Organa & you (yes, you)
Action: The Marsiva. Up, down, and all around.
When: December 28th

[To suggest Leia is annoyed with her presence on the Marsiva is to commit gross understatement. After years of struggle, the Rebel Alliance has fatally crippled the Empire, and the Republic of old is within their grasp--and here she is, trapped in an enormous holo-serial untold light years away.

She could scream. She really could.

Her first thought, once she's aware of the communications network, is to seek information that way. Without more knowledge of this place and the 'Atroma' keeping them captive, however, it seems unwise to call quite that much attention to her initial inquiries if she can help it. Atroma (the Atroma?) is supposedly recording their every move, but she's not about to make it any easier for it (them?) to sort through hours of footage to find the interesting bits. Irritation is no excuse for carelessness.

So she swallows back her frustration for the moment and talks to the people she meets on deck. Smalltalk--how are you, have you been here long, so on and so forth. And sprinkled in occasionally, the big question:]

What do you think of the Fleet?

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[geonomy]

[Leia Leia Leia Leia LEIA - Okay, stay calm, fanboy. Never mind that LEIA IS AMAZING - Shush, fanboy.]

Hmm... It's kind of mixed, I guess? I've been wanting to go to space my whole life, and I was even just about to before I got here, so it works out for me. I get to explore way farther than I ever thought I would, and I'm discovering new things about this universe every day!

[He'd been smiling, but he frowns as he considers the cons of all this.] But I didn't really count on being here thanks to being kidnapped for a reality TV show, you know? And I hate the fact that they pull people here who don't want to be here.

[imahologram]

Was space travel expensive on your planet?

[It's difficult for her to imagine a world where interstellar flight is almost entirely non-existent--not simply pricy but out of reach for all but a tiny fraction of the population. Sorry, Clay.]

It seems like that happens quite a bit, kidnapping people who'd rather be where they were. They value their holo-serial over things that actually matter.

[geonomy]

Expensive, yeah, but also not possible for a lot of people. I was part of a small team of seven other people to go on a mission, and sending people to space doesn't happen too often! There's a lot of preparation and training that goes into it that most people just aren't cut out for in my world.

[And man, he wishes it was as easy as it looked in her world, where someone could just jump into a ship and go. That was the dream for him.]

Yeah... If a way ever comes up, I'd love to help everyone who wants to go back to where they came from back home again. All I can do right now is just reach out and be a friend to them.

[imahologram]

I'm sorry to hear it. Sometimes it can be a pain, but space travel opens up the galaxy to anyone who wants it.

[Being unable to leave one's planet seems depressing and parochial to her]

That's an admirable gesture on your part. [Leia has similar goals, though she does regard the potential of acquaintances with a slightly sharper eye.] I'm Leia Organa. It's a pleasure to meet you.

[geonomy]

And I definitely want it. My dream has always been to explore the galaxy and see everything that I can, explore the unknown, come back with a discovery that can change the very foundation of space travel in my world! If I could live long enough to see it become more easily accessible to those who want it, then that would make my entire life right there.

[His Earth still has a long way to go with that, but technology keeps getting improved and invented faster and faster, so maybe there's hope yet! And omgggg she said it's a pleasure, aaa]

Uh - I'm Clay Terran! It's - [A huge, huge honor - ] really nice to meet you, too!