01:00 | video

[netscreens]

Who: Cress
Broadcast: Video
Action: around Marsiva's hospitality deck
When: a day or two after the initial intro/arrivals

[ of course, for cress, the first few hours after waking up (after the initial oh my gosh what is happening where am i is this real life) had been spent poking around the curious little communicator they'd all been given. the type isn't something she's familiar with, but it's neither too archaic nor too advanced. it's strangely familiar enough that it doesn't take her very long to figure it out, inner workings and all, though it's tough to say how much of that is her natural skill and how much of that is thanks to the handy little communications augment currently nestled behind her left ear.

the point is that she'd snooped, which means she may or may not have heard all of your previous conversations. oops!

but anyway. sometime after that, cress will finally turn on the video function of her comm. she holds it at arm's length as she aimlessly wanders around the deck of marsiva, so her background may actually be quite familiar to most. she makes quite the sight — long, unruly mess of blond hair, large blue eyes, and a dress that is a touch too small with a few singe marks here and there. when she finally addresses the network, her eyes are wide wonder. ]

What did she mean "the worlds are watching"...?

[ #priorities. ]

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[heresyandlace]

[it takes such an effort of will not to laugh again. instead, he nods seriously and also lowers his voice.]

Right now.

They probably watched as you woke up.

[netscreens]

[ another sharp gasp, brows furrowing in worry now as she imagined what a fright she must have looked — what a fright she still looks like...

until she realizes something. ]

Wait, but that's not very interesting...

[heresyandlace]

You don't think so?

[really, by this point, he's been so utterly entertained by everything that has come out of her mouth, he's looking forward to hearing her opinions on anything]

[netscreens]

[ cress hasn't seemed to notice yet. ]

No? I mean I think I wake up like any normal person does. [ she pauses suddenly, then looks mildly guilty. ] Then again, I guess not everyone here is the same in that regards anymore... Oh, that was probably really insensitive of me.

[heresyandlace]

[okay, he has to laugh again. at least it doesn't sound quite so mean this time.]

See? Maybe you're extremely interesting to something that doesn't sleep, for instance.

[netscreens]

I guess that is true... [ she takes a moment to consider that.

then she turns back to him with even wider eyes, bright and full of curiosity. ]

Have you met anyone like that here?

[heresyandlace]

[ah, you know. as horrible as he can be, he's kind of a sucker for that look. curiosity is pretty great.]

I know someone who can stay awake for weeks on end... and then can fall asleep for even longer than that, if they choose.

So, total sleeplessness doesn't seem outrageous in comparison.

[netscreens]

[ she seems utterly fascinated, but then again, who wouldn't be after seven years of little to no interaction with anyone outside of one person of her supposed race. the universe outside her little satellite had always seems so huge, and she ached to explore every inch of it.

now here she was, with the very chance to. it's a good thing she's already on the floor, otherwise her knees would have surely buckled once more. ]

Are they here? Can I meet them?

[heresyandlace]

They are here.

[his grin gets downright conspiratorial then. oh no he's having too much petty fun...]

And do you want to know a surprise?

[netscreens]

[ her eyes widen a bit, breath catching. cress likes surprises, she thinks. ]

Yes, please.

[heresyandlace]

[he leans just a little closer to the screen. enough to emphasize the surprise, but hopefully not to startle her like before]

...You have already met them.

[netscreens]

[ a slow blink, the curiosity in her eyes slowly giving way to something uncertain. ]

I don't get it... Do you mean — [ a gasp. ] Do you mean it's you?

[heresyandlace]

You got it!

You're so clever.

[netscreens]

So when was the last time you had to sleep...?

[heresyandlace]

Sometime last week, I think.

[netscreens]

Do you dream when you sleep?

[heresyandlace]

Ah-- only very rarely, unfortunately.

That is one downside.