002. telling the tale.

[imahologram]

Who: Leia Organa
Broadcast: Video; text
Action:
When: February 1

[Video]

Good afternoon.

[This feels so much more formal than her first, pretty much accidental broadcast. Leia's sitting at a table she found in a quiet corner of a Starlight restaurant, hands folded on the surface before her.]

I'm interested in any information you might have on past escapes from the Fleet, whether successful or not, or on people who have been sent away by the Atroma. If we pool our resources, my hope is that we'll have a better chance of finding ways to send home those Fleet members whose priorities lie elsewhere.

I've attached my own experiences below, in the interest of adding to our current knowledge base. Any intelligence you can offer, however small, has the potential to be of use.

Thank you.

[Text]

[It's the executive summary of a report, because of course it fucking is.]

Timeline: First three days docked at the FS Starlight
Location: FS Starlight, SS Lornlo
Contact: Leia Organa, Windrose

Mission goal: Begin journey home using local transport

Highlights:
‣ Made contact with beings (both human and alien) of various ships
‣ Demands from many for payment up front for
‣ Traded work for passage on the SS Lornlo
‣ Completed menial tasks aboard ship for Captain Graatix
‣ Duration of trip: several hours
‣ Transported back to the Fleet immediately upon leaving Fleet area of influence

Notes:
‣ Evidence in favor of the augment's primary role in tying beings to the Fleet
‣ Ship quality outside of the Fleet appears to be as good or better as within
‣ Multiple alien races present on the FS Starlight,
‣ No additional details on location gainned

Next steps:
‣ Investigation of potential for disabling augment
‣ Purchase of ship parts (local equivalent to hyperdrive?) to patch into existing Fleet systems
‣ Further questioning of locals for information regarding area
‣ Discuss experiences with Fleet members for further insight

[ooc: Interaction around/during said escape attempt can also happen here if you're interested.]

Comments

video;

[unbearablynaive]

Are you quite all right?

[Sorry, nothing useful as far as escape attempts from him.]

video;

[imahologram]

[THAT'S ALLOWED. Leia gives him a little smile.]

A little disappointed, but otherwise unharmed.

video;

[unbearablynaive]

That is a relief to hear.

The augment appears to be completely resistant to my abilities, but perhaps someone else will have something to offer.

Video

[passingthrough]

Leia? [Don't look now but it's someone on the Marsiva recognizing you. Kitty figures there's only a tiny chance that Leia recognizes her back, and even if she does the last time they spoke Leia was so angry she was hurling furniture around with her mind or the force or whatever. It looked telekinetic to Kitty. But she'd still be glad to see someone who remembered the prison too if she did. And if not it looks like their priorities align.]

Video

[imahologram]

That's correct. [Sorry, Kitty--there's no recognition in Leia's eyes, though she has a pleasant enough expression.] And who do I have the pleasure of speaking to?

audio;

[redactions]

Ma'am, if you try to stay behind, you get teleported back.

audio;

[imahologram]

I noticed.

And 'Leia' is fine.

video

[bryces_pup]

[Newbie here has nothing useful to offer, but she can't help but comment anyway.]

Bravo for making the attempt. I'm sorry it failed, though. Were you harmed?

video

[imahologram]

Thank you.

[She appreciates the answer, even if it doesn't hold particular insight.]

I wasn't--I'll edit that into the report later. As far as I can tell, it was the same thing that happens if one of the ships moves too far from the Marsiva.

video;

[firstrebel]

Well, there goes my plan to rent a ship and hightail it out of here.

Thanks for the info. Really - knowing that saves me some time. I wish I had much more to add, but all I can say so far is that an acquaintance and I tried to approach the Marsiva a couple of weeks back and it... didn't work. There's no conventional way to board her.

video;

[imahologram]

Any time, Hera. I wish it were better news--we both have places to be.

[Leia's smile is pretty humorless.]

And that's something. I wonder what we'd find there if we were able to get back in--now that we have a better idea of where we are and what's going on.

video

[percolates]

I suppose this is something of note, though I do not think it's necessarily new information: I possess abilities that would let me escape the fleet, or any place, if I so desired. Of course, something here is preventing them from working properly.

[Which might be good and bad.]

video

[imahologram]

Really? [That's...pretty unlike anything Leia's seen or heard of before.] How would they work, if they hadn't been tampered with?

video

[dancingmd]

[Oh Leia. Beverly's entirely sympathetic with her goals of course, and it's not that she herself has given up - never that, there's always Wesley, always home to strive towards - but after being here almost a year, it's impossible not to face the reality of how truly difficult it will be to escape Atroma. Nothing so simple as getting on a ship and leaving.

But first things first:]

You should know, Leia, that all attempts to disable or remove the augment have resulted in failure. Extremely painful failure.

video

[imahologram]

[And coming from a doctor, that sounds especially ominous.]

What happens when it's removed?

video

[helladoomed]

[Chloe just looks curious.]

So if you escape...where you gonna go, exactly?

video

[imahologram]

At this point, I'd take anywhere in my own galaxy. I have work to do at home.

video;

[discessum]

[ Most of the names (and terms) are unfamiliar to Alisaie though she finds her interest drawn in all the same. The manner in which the information is presented (willingly, without cost) makes this Leia Organa a person of interest. ]

Thank you for this report. [ She'll even dip her head in gratitude towards the screen. ]

Afraid I have very little to offer in return though if I am to make a discovery, you will be the first person I contact.

video;

[imahologram]

You're welcome--I'm glad it can be of some use.

And I'll keep an eye out for messages. [They can live in hope, right?] What's your name?

text.

[intelligently]

Do you know how many escape attempts there have been?

Re: text.

[imahologram]

I don't. I'm hoping that asking around will give all of us a better idea of what's been tried before.

Do you?

video

[experiencepoints]

Okay, I'd been planning on trying the same thing, so that's good to know. Do you mind if I ask you some details on this? I haven't heard of any other escape attempts, but I've been trying to keep a document on everything we know for the new people here.

video

[imahologram]

Of course. I'll probably have a full report written in a few days, but if I can answer some questions for you now, I'd like to help.

[Paperwork: one of the more interminable parts of war, but once you get in the habit of writing it, it sticks.]

[feathery]

trying to stay behind when the fleet moves on zaps you back too
fyi

[imahologram]

Thanks for letting me know.
Have you tried?