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

[imahologram]

I couldn't say whether there was a delay or not. I don't know when exactly we hit the point of no return.

[experiencepoints]

That's a good point.... It might be worth repeating the experiment to check on that, if there's the funds for it. But at least it felt instant?

[imahologram]

For all intents and purposes, we were on the Lornlo one moment and back on the Windrose the next.

[experiencepoints]

It definitely merits repeating, then, to determine the exact range on that. A teleportation spell of that caliber would require intense amounts of power... Maybe we can use this to start draining the Atroma's resources. Make them a little less untouchable.

[imahologram]

It's worth a try, though I'm not convinced it's magic behind what they're doing. [Let's be real, "magic" is almost never Leia's go-to explanation.] It's nice to meet another person interested in figuring this out. What's your name?

[experiencepoints]

Magic is my expertise, so if it's not, I may not be useful, but...

Nightingale. Gray Nightingale from Takshaka, if the full thing means anything. Nice to meet you.... Leia Organa, wasn't it?

[imahologram]

Whatever's going on around here probably isn't any of our expertise. You've been here a while--that makes you useful.

Leia Organa, that's right. I haven't heard of Takshaka--was that your planet?

[experiencepoints]

If that's all you need, this is my second interdimensional shithole. I'd think I'm kind of an expert in that part by now.

No. Takshaka was my team from that last shithole. My name came from there too. I don't remember if my world had a name at all.

[imahologram]

I'm sorry. One of these places is more than enough for one lifetime.

[experiencepoints]

[She shrugs.]

Believe it or not, this place is actually way better than the last one I was at. I mean, I hate the Atroma, but this place doesn't actually feel that bad comparatively.