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Who: Koala and you.
Broadcast: Fleetwide.
Action: N/A unless you want to do ship stuff idk.
When: Today!! Or something.

~~[Hello everyone it's your fave weird smiling 11-year-old.]~~

I... just wanted to say — I did it, Mr. Greed! I finally got Top 10 in pinball, sir, just like you requested! [It's true, ~~thanks to Han~~ she's completely overtaken the scoreboards; hallelujah.] I, um, got all top 10 spots, too! Just in case you wanted me to have all ten... I'm sorry, my memory's a little fuzzy... I'm very sorry! But I did it. I'm glad I can finally move on to my next chore on my to-do list... I keep hearing these distant pinball machine noises in my head, b-but then I realize I'm just tired.

I didn't know games would be so hard! It was very frustrating... I almost frowned through it...

[She chucks very faintly, smiling wide.]

It's too bad that we're no longer near a planet. I-I think my crew would be very happy to have more games on board, like pinball. Or maybe better smelling clothing detergent. I like the kind that smells like flowers. I'll remember for the next place we stop by!

[AH, RIGHT. ANYWAY.]

Actually, I was... going to come on here for a request. If that's okay.

Ah. Well.

....

We need a new blender on the Huntress.

...

A-and if anyone has any spare table cloths, we could trade for those as well. There are large holes in the table currently.

...

And if anyone has something to help remove scorch marks...

[This ship is a f$%*ing mess.]

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I... No, but...

Why do you not want a blender replaced so badly, sir?

Because it can be handled internally.

[Well... Hera said she could ask 'why' about things...

So she might as well employ more questioning.]

But couldn't we simply ask others for their help?

We're all trapped together... I-I'm sure someone wouldn't mind helping find a new one.

I think I may have found a solution already, sir!

[ There it is again, the word 'help'. Not his favorite thing to request by any means. ]

If you're already doing something, see it through. I told you already to be honest, and you're doing that.

[That does seem to bother you just a little, don't it.]

Oh. Okay!

[She stares at him for a moment. Very intently.]

Do you not like asking for help, either? I'm trying it, but it's hard sometimes...

Edited 2016-01-22 06:12 (UTC)

I am not having this conversation with a facetious child. [ How quick and how rude. ]

[She seems puzzled by that.]

I don't understand... I was being very honest, sir. I thought that's what you...

[Is she not supposed to be now? Did we change the rules?

Adults are difficult.]

Sharing an aspect of your life honestly with me doesn't cause me to instantaneously trust you.

Whether it were a personal topic or not, it's also just not one I want to discuss.

[She.... still looks utterly puzzled.

Trust is honesty, is it...?]

If you say so, sir. I will silence myself immediately!

[She's assuming you don't want to talk. Kinda? You talked first, but.

She really wants to clean right about now, to avoid this confusing topic.]

[ There is a pattern emerging from their threads.

... he's so bad at communicating, and even worse with children. Damn. ]

I'm not giving you an order. Do what you want to do.

[Darn it, Sasuke, that's the problem. She has no clue what she wants to do. She's still trying to get over the fact that she can do that — and it's been a few years since she's even been a slave officially.]

... Yes, sir.

What I want to do... Ah! I'll — [reclean the bathrooms, rearrange the pantry by color and size and substance, re-wash the oven top—] I'll practice my exercises. Miss Ahsoka is showing me ways to build muscle and get stronger.

[She's a runt, really, for her age. And though she's got pretty good endurance, she's also... a noodle girl. Still scrawny from years of running on little to nothing.]

[ That actually gets his attention to the point that he looks her over, always seeming so damn critical in that simple stare. Almost like he's seeing more than everyone else is. ]

It's not just physical training that you need. You'll need to adjust your diet as well.

If you don't support your muscle growth through sustenance then you'll just end up hurting yourself.

[She sits a little straighter under the stare. It's habit.]

Adjust my diet? What should I do, Mr. Sasuke?

[ ... 'Mr. Sasuke', oh boy. ]

You're actually serious about this?

I think so, yes...! After all, I need to be able to handle more. I have good endurance for cleaning, but if I gain more strength and stamina I would be less of a liability aboard the ship!

... it's a good goal, but I don't go easy on those that I train or regulate.

State again that you're committed, without just saying 'I think'.

[Don't go easy? Well... That sounds scary.]

Yes, sir. I'll commit, sir!

[ You brave child. ]

Very well. As one of the cooks it'll be easy for me to monitor your diet. You'll eat everything I give you and nothing else.

Oh, yes! I can do that, Mr. Sasuke.

If it will help me become stronger and more capable for my crew, it won't be a problem.

[She was a slave at Mariejois, food control is probs hardly something to bat an eye at.]

[ Sure, he finds obsequiousness obnoxious but if she's working towards a genuine goal then he can accept that, used to having his orders followed anyway. ]

Do you have any diseases or have you received drugs or been the subject of any extensive alteration or experimentation? [ uh. just checking. ]

[Aaaahm... Is there.... anything....]

Alteration? Um. I have a very large burn scar on my back, sir! A brand.

But I haven't been given drugs in a very long time, though, because I learned how to listen to orders very well.

Edited 2016-01-24 09:29 (UTC)

[ That quiets him for a moment, still remaining largely expressionless but he focuses on her for a few seconds. ]

... I see. Neither of those should affect you now, so that's what you should keep in mind. Those things are in the past.

You're becoming something else, now.

[She nods.]

Yes, sir! I understand.

[She has no clue what 'something else' will mean later, but she's still at least set on working hard and becoming a better crewmate.]

[ It's Sasuke, so it means he's going to try to make her better and probably end up making her worse. ]

Don't say you understand if you don't. [ Just as an aside. ]

... you're far behind for someone as old as you are, in a lot of ways.

I understand!

[nice try sasuke but she'll say it forever]

I'll do my best to catch up and do well on behalf of the crew! And the fleet.

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