{i think you know too much, but the mind knows what the mouth wants}

[brokencopy]

Who: B; anyone who happens to be on the SS Heron
Broadcast: Nope.
Action: All over the Heron.
When: Januaryish ... all month, if you like.

{This is a ship mingle! Come get your socialization on.}

Comments

[reconstitution]

A weapon doesn't need to do anything but be a weapon.

[ He flips another card, putting it in the discard pile. ]

They put me to sleep when I wasn't on a mission.

[ Taking out details, but that's pretty much it.. ]

[survives]

A weapon?! Are you serious? But you're just...

[Okay, okay, never mind. Wherever he's from definitely has to be miles and miles worse than Aetersyl.

She frowns, shaking her head again.]

Can... Can I ask you what kind of place you're from?

[reconstitution]

I'm aware. They didn't care, I wasn't to them.

[ He pauses to look at her, that frown still firmly in place. ]

I'm from Earth.

[survives]

[There it is again. Earth. Sure are a lot of people on the Fleet from that world.]

Earth sounds terrible... [It's almost a mumble, and she's fully aware she has no room to talk about coming from somewhere bad, but...

Well.]

I'm... sorry. That shouldn't have happened.

[And... that was totally not what she wanted to say.]

[reconstitution]

I'm sure all of it isn't bad. I just didn't get to see much of the good.

[ He shakes his head. ]

It shouldn't have, but it did. [ ... ] I'd be dead if it hadn't; not sure which is better. If they hadn't had me, they would have found someone else.

[survives]

[Leanne breathes out a sigh, folding her hands together. Well, when he puts it that way...]

Dying or being with people like that isn't really much of a choice, huh? Especially if they just had other people...

[That's almost uncomfortably familiar. Not that she knows anything about being treated like he was, but...

Well. She shrugs a shoulder.] Anyway. Maybe you'll get to see more of Earth later.

[reconstitution]

It doesn't matter if I do right now. I'm seeing other places here.

[ For now, being stuck is fine. It's an even enough trade-off. ]

[survives]

[She smiles, just slightly.] I guess you've got a point. Seeing other planets has gotta be so much cooler than only seeing what's on your planet.

[reconstitution]

It's been interesting.

..I liked the moon a lot.

[survives]

[She grins.] Good! You're already seeing really awesome places.

I really liked it, too, though. It was a lot of fun, huh?

[reconstitution]

It was the first place I saw when I got here. It was nice.

[survives]

And it was a lot nicer than the inside of the ships, too, huh? I know I was so ready to go out the first time we went somewhere after I got here!

[reconstitution]

At the time, it didn't matter. Spent most of my time sitting on the hill overlooking the city.

...It was peaceful.

[survives]

That sounds really nice. [She means it. Really.] Maybe I should do something like that the next time we land near a city, too, huh?

[reconstitution]

It helped me clear my head. It may help.

[ But it may not, because she's not him. She probably has different demons. ]

[survives]

Maybe. [She agrees easily enough.

Yeah, that sounds like something good to do for a little while at least.]

I won't really know till I try, I guess. [A pause.] Thanks.

[reconstitution]

..It's what team mates do.

[ Right? Are they a team? Technically, they're crew mates, but.. ]

[survives]

Definitely! [She laughs.] You're definitely right about that. And you're a pretty great team mate!

[As far as she's concerned, they are so team mates, okay.]

[reconstitution]

Oh. Alright.

[ Yeah, he's not so sure about that 'pretty great teammate' thing, Leanne. He may be making a face that suggests it. ]