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[nulliverse]

Who: Celeste Blackwell and the fleet
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Can be found sulking around the SS Golden kitchen
When: Feb 6, evening

[The last time this girl appeared on the network, she was in quite a hot rage, so it might be odd to see her looking quiet and pensive now. Sad, despite a slight smile, to those who really look closely.]

I've been away for awhile - don't ask, I don't quite understand it myself - but apparently I've come back just in time for Valentine's Day to be around the corner. And normally I'd be the last person to bring up something like this, but...

[But what? She doesn't say, just asks her question.]

... have you ever been in love? What were they like? What really made you think "My god, this is the one" when there are so many other people out there who might've been just as good? And I mean, if you're in love right now and you still want to answer, it needn't be past tense. I suppose - I just don't quite understand this either, I never have, but that doesn't stop it from happening.

[She appears to be at a loss for a moment, before shaking her head and chuckling to herself.]

My mates would laugh themselves sick if they could hear me now.

[And that's all.]

Comments

[nulliverse]

You're royalty? [She's duly surprised, and rather impressed.] That's two princesses I've met here, and not a single one in Eudio or at home. I'm quite surprised, though, you're both very down to earth - it's not what I'd expect from royals. Maybe it's only the English ones that are mad.

[Forgive her for that, but even someone who felt the keener side of stardom for herself can't resist the occasional tabloid.]

[imahologram]

[It's Leia's turn to laugh a little.]

Technically speaking--yes. But it's not all that relevant a galaxy away from my people. And most of my work lately has been a little more up close and personal than your average princess', anyway.

I didn't know there were any other princesses here. What's her name?

[nulliverse]

A lot of people in the fleet have said that. That what they are isn't relevant here, whatever it is they are. And it tends to be the sort of thing that someone could still be very arrogant and impossible about if they wanted to be, so I stand by what I said - people here really are down to earth.

[She pauses for a second.]

Although I suppose that's not really an apt expression in any way, speaking of irrelevance. I'll need to think of a new one.

Oh, the other is named Margaery Tyrell. She's much more formal than you, very how do you do, more poise than seems quite natural... but she's still very warm and friendly for all that. It seems like a lot of might be how she needs to be, rather than her pure nature.

[imahologram]

Fair enough. [Celeste never saw what kind of princess she was when Alderaan was more than a scattered diaspora of survivors--and admittedly, Leia can be pretty imperious when she needs to be.] And since we spend part of our time standing on the earth, you can probably keep the phrase.

[That "earth" brings to mind a specific planet is still a strange thought for her.]

Mm--I know who you mean. She's very polished. [That she was nobility, Leia had known, but they hadn't discussed royalty.] Nice girl, though.

[nulliverse]

I must admit, I may be biased by the sheer number of people I've met who'd take any excuse - the same excuse with different variants, really, which could make it better or worse - to hold themselves over others. But that's something my world suffers from in spades; it may not be so bad elsewhere.

[It takes her a moment to separate planet Earth from the idea of feet being planted on "earth," but she does get what Leia means. It was probably too much to hope for, the idea that they could touch down on Earth itself, or that it would be her Earth even if they did.]

Polished, yes, that's exactly it. But extraordinarily genuine for being so polished. She's quite unlike anyone I've met before.