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[takingkarabusiness]

Who: Kara & u
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: The Marsiva
When: Tonight

[ A blonde woman with glasses and her hair up in a ponytail appears on the screen. She squints momentarily and then brightens and waves genially ]

Hi, my name is Kara, and this is pretty exciting, huh? Being in space and stuff… It's really not an opportunity that people from Earth, of which I am one, get too often. I wonder, what's everyone's favorite part about being in space? I think mine is looking out into the expanse and wondering what else is out there and, like, what everyone calls the toast with the egg in the middle? Toad in a hole? Egg's nest? What if it's some really weird name like "cyclops wheat square"?

[ she laughs, snorting slightly ]

How strange would that be?

Anyway, let me know! I can't wait to hear!

[ she waves enthusiastically and turns off the video ]

Comments

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[grounds]

[For a long moment Octavia just stares at the feed, unsure of what was even going on.]

Are you... okay?

[takingkarabusiness]

Well, yeah, why wouldn't I be? This is weird but it could be a lot worse, you know?

[grounds]

Uh, sure. [But still very unsure.] Did you have regular instead of decaf by mistake or anything?

[takingkarabusiness]

You have coffee?

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[droprate]

Wow, someone's real happy about getting kidnapped.

[takingkarabusiness]

Well I wouldn't I wouldn't say that lol

its just a when life gives you lemons!

[droprate]

Except life didn't give you lemons

It gave you space goop.

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[heavenonearth]

[ damn girl, that's some heavy duty peppiness. ]

Cyclops wheat square, huh? Pretty creative. Better than the other options, I think.

[takingkarabusiness]

i haven't seen the goop yet

so far so good?

[takingkarabusiness]

Aww, egg-in-the-nest is probably my favorite. I'm not really a fan of thinking about toads when I'm eating though.

[droprate]

You will.

[ That probably seems a little foreboding, but whatever. ]

[takingkarabusiness]

um. OK!

but you didn't answer my question

[droprate]

Which one?

[takingkarabusiness]

do you like anything about being here?

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[imahologram]

[Such a skeptical look at the moment--but maybe somewhat inane commentary on food is howw some people cope with kidnapping.]

...I don't think we have toast with the egg in the middle where I'm from.

[droprate]

No.

[ Okay, that's a lie, but. Whatever. Whatever! ]

[takingkarabusiness]

Well then you are really missing out. I didn't have it growing up either, but once I was introduced, that was the beginning of the end.

[ right on the nose, princess ]

[takingkarabusiness]

ur really cheery huh

[imahologram]

I didn't realize toast aroused such strong feelings in people.

[She can tolerate this.

...For a short conversation, anyway.]

[droprate]

Blame whoever put me here. I was fine just minding my own business and being dead.

[takingkarabusiness]

They probably don't, but [ shrugs ]

Just trying to find something to talk about.

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[geonomy]

[Oh, he likes this girl. He grins in response to all that]

I just call that egg thing an egg in a basket, but as for space? My favorite thing about space is space. Everything about it is phenomenal!

[firstrebel]

[ Oh hey, Kara, it's an alien! The thing you absolutely are not. Hera's pretty open about it, though.

Also, she's a little amused. ]

Well, whatever keeps you going. I've never really eaten eggs, much.

[takingkarabusiness]

Yeah? You're the first enthusiastic response I got. Have you been here long?

[takingkarabusiness]

[ she's completely unfazed, naturally ]

Well, you really should if you're given a chance. Good amount of protein, and really good scrambled with like some cheese and chives.