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[lunaes]

Who: Cress Darnel & everyone
Broadcast: fleetwide
Action: the marsiva
When: 2/25 super early in the morning

[ The first thing the Fleet gets from Cress is a shot of narrowed eyes and blonde curls as she kills the feed upon noticing the communicator. It's not terran or lunar tech, not the kind she's familiar with, but it's easy enough for her to navigate.

The second thing they get, some time later, comes from the viewing bay of the Marsiva, where Cress sits with her legs crossed as she hunches over the communicator, one hand continuously reaching up to fiddle with the ends of her hair and start to try to twine it around her wrist before she realizes it's not long enough for that, still. Not long enough in the way it used to be, at least.

Her hand drops, and she clears her throat. ]

I - [ She's listened in on some things and read others, watched entertainment feeds, but - ] Can someone talk to me? Please?

[ Her voice is very small and very fragile. She's trapped again, and there isn't even the familiar image of the Earth outside this viewport. It's a bigger cage than the last one, but her hands are shaky and her eyes dart around nervously, her unease clear. ]

About - about anything. Please. This is Cress - Crescent Moon - Crescent Moon Darnel. [ She has to keep correcting herself, not used to her full name, or her last name, and Cress flicks one hand, flustered. Then she tries for a smile, a little happier and more confident than she actually feels. ] We get to - um, go planetside? Am I understanding that right? This isn't -

[ Another vague sweeping hand gesture around the viewing bay, and her voice goes softer again. ]

- Nevermind. Do you have a favorite song? A favorite story? Anything. [ If the answer is "no" and she's stuck inside a spaceship without any breaks at all to that being a thing, she might actually cry, so she backtracks from the question. Without her noticing, she starts twirling some hair around one finger, biting her lip. ]

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[video]

[helladoomed]

[Chloe knows that anxiety, she felt it herself when she woke up on the Marvisa a...month ago? Was it already a month? Jesus. Still, she's not gonna leave the poor girl rambling into universe, so she flicks on her communicator and sits it on the table in her lab, offering it a wave and a grin.]

Wakin' up here's hella weird, huh? You alright?

[video]

[lunaes]

[ Cress seems to have excess anxiety, here. It's a thing that happens when you finally escape seven years trapped on a satellite in space, only to wake up trapped on a spaceship. In space.

Today utterly sucks for her. But she does manage to firm up her tentative smile at the sight of another person, smiling. Lunar? Not Lunar? ]

It's - yeah, it's just a little weird. I was definitely, definitely somewhere else, and then - bam! Or, well, not bam, since it was more like - [ A vague hand gesture to indicate waking up slowly ] - but. And I'm - I'm okay? I'm okay.

[ She's not okay, but it's easier to pretend when she's around other people, even in this form. ]

I'm Cress. I - I said that already, didn't I? Stars above.

[video]

[helladoomed]

[Chloe new forced smiles when she saw them but she wasn't gonna push, she would've cursed out anybody who'd gotten pushy on her when she showed up.]

Yeah. Worked that way for everybody.

[A little chuckle.]

Man, don't worry about it. I was a fuckin' mess when I was first over there, repeating yourself is practically acing it.

[And she'll give the girl a little mock salute.]

I'm Chloe.

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[revivo]

Hey.

[sara announces herself softly, offering a faint smile if cress should take a look upwards. she has two disposable cups in hand, clearly from the cafeteria, and gestures at the floor across from cress with one hand -- carefully.]

Mind if I join you?

[lunaes]

[ other people are awake, and there. that's - well, comforting, in a way, except that cress has no idea what to expect from any of them. in her usual way she wants to believe the best of everyone - however, that belief has been tested often enough in the past few days that she bites her lip, though she doesn't make any move to run away or anything of the sort. ]

No - I mean, no, I don't mind. [ Not "no, go away". ] I'm Cress? [ Why did that sound like a question... ] Cress Darnel.

[revivo]

[sara sleeps lightly as it is, but it's all the harder to relax in an unknown place, hurtling through space. through space. she can hardly believe any of this is real. she can hardly believe that this girl just appeared when she wasn't before, the way sara must've. talk about unthinkable.

her smile grows as she settles herself down, and as soon as she does she's holding out one of those cups to cress. steam curls out of the top.]

This is the closest thing to hot chocolate I could find around here. It's not too bad. [and:] I'm Sara.

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[faithfulwisdom]

[Finrod offers a soft, sympathetic smile and a little nod of greeting. He gets the need for distraction, he really does, and he's happy to oblige.]

I find it difficult to choose a favorite song. It seems to vary according to my mood and what I need to express at the time. At the moment, I think I favor a hymn to the Lady Varda.

Do you have a favorite song?

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[lunaes]

I've never heard any hymns like that - I mean, could you maybe - well, do you sing?

[ Not everyone likes to. She does smile a little at the question. ]

My favorite song is the one I was named for. It's a lullaby, on Luna? I...don't know if you've heard it.

[faithfulwisdom]

I haven't heard it, I'm afraid, but I would like to- if you sing, that is. Perhaps we might have an exchange of sorts?

Music is something of a hobby of mine. [And a source of magic, but that's neither here nor there. Give him a second and he'll produce a harp for backup and, eventually, something similar to this. Except, you know. He's one guy and not a choir.]

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[dancingmd]

[Seeing this girl so anxious and scared immediately tugs at Beverly's heartstrings, so of course, she's going to do what she can to help. When she speaks, her voice is soft, gentle, as soothing as she can make it.]

Hello, Cress. I'm Beverly. [Let's cut out the formalities, this time.] I'm here, and you're going to be okay. I know this is all very alarming, but you'll get to leave your ship at the end of the week, don't worry.

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[lunaes]

Really? [ oh, thank the stars. for that matter, thank the earth, the moon, and every planet in the universe. ]

I - that's - [ she's not trapped for years on end again, so that's - ] - that's wonderful to hear. Thank you. I was - concerned.

[ to say the least. ]

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[dancingmd]

You're very welcome. And I'm happy to answer any other questions you might have. This can certainly be... overwhelming.

Or if you just still need someone to talk to, that's all right too.

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[214rampion]

[ Wandering, Thorne happens across the viewing bay. It takes him a moment to spot the small blonde. Oh, aces finally a familiar face. (And now he can stop worrying that everyone's dead, because it was a minor concern of his.) He casually approaches, smiling. ]

There you are. [ He says it as if he's just been looking for her at some normal place, instead of some random place they've both just woken up on. ] What have you been up to?

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[lunaes]

[ Okay. That was a perfectly normal reaction to have to finding a friend in a strange place, Thorne, and a very measured one.

Cress's reaction? Her reaction is more to drop her communicator on the ground and throw herself at him, arms going around his neck as she buries her face in his shirt. ]

Captain! [ She was so, so, so terrified. He knows why, has to - Cress Darnel spent seven years trapped on a satellite in space, and there doesn't seem to be a way off this ship at all. She's shaking, just a little bit. ]

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[214rampion]

[ Somehow, Thorne didn't see this coming. After a moment, he gently pats her on the back. Not a bro pat, but a "there there, you frightened rabbit" pat. ]

Nice to see you, too. I take it you just woke up here, same as I did?

[ That ooooor everyone else is dead, either or. ]

[avaricious]

Really? No one else is going to say it?

Crescent Moon Darnel? Seriously? And people act like my name is weird.

[lunaes]

What's your name?

[ BUT. Wait, wait, wait. ]

And it's - it's a really common name on Luna! The first part, I mean. The second part is - that's my family name, it's...my family has it. Not everyone?

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[paraclete]

[Kaworu spends a lot of time in the laundry facilities of the Heron. It's not even his assigned ship, but he's really in that laundry room a lot. He's there now, too, during this early hour, when many others are sleeping.

At any rate, he recognizes fright when he sees it. And, he's someone who sympathizes deeply with this sort of thing. It's customary for him to use a soft voice, to speak gently, but he's extra sure to do that now, for this rattled girl.]

It's really nice to meet you, Crescent Moon Darnel. [He's smiling, pale and pretty, someone who wants to put her at ease.] You know, there are so many songs that I don't know if I could say I love one above all others. There's one I've been thinking about a lot lately, though. I first heard it when I was much younger than I am now. It's called 'All You Need Is Love'.

video.

[lunaes]

[ Someone smiling and speaking calmly to her really does help. It's not like anyone smiled at her back in her life on Luna. And off it. Only rarely, and never...calmly, not like this. ]

All You Need Is Love? I think I've...that's by the Beatles, isn't it?

[ Second Era music, but they had been important and some music lasts a very, very long time. ]

[video]

[princessia]

[ When the video switches on the other side, it shows a young girl about eleven or twelve with fluffy blonde hair. Elize is shy and normally avoid broadcasting with video, but noticing the nervousness in the newcomer, she makes this an exception.

She thinks the new fleet member is at least doing a better job than when she first arrived. Elize cried for everyone to see... ]

Hello. [ Her greeting is awkward and a little shaky to strangers, but she's trying to be helpful. ] My name's Elize. We can talk!

Um... my favorite song is... [ It doesn't really have a name. ] a song about my doll. Wanna hear it?

[video]

[lunaes]

[ The sight of a child - even if she's only five or six years Cress's junior, really - does help calm her nerves a little. Elize is probably not out to get her. Probably. And it isn't as though the awkward and shaky thing bothers Cress in the least.

She's terrible with people by virtue of never really having had to interact with them for seven long years. She's...learning, but. ]

I'm Cress. Like I said, and - and, yes? If you don't mind? Does your doll have a name? You wrote the song?

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[sandhate]

We're not always on the ships. From what I've experienced so far, we travel a bit then eventually, orbit a planet. That seems to happen nearly every standard month. We can explore, pick up supplies, play by the rules. [ A small smile ] Or not.

It's... unusual and no one really likes being stuck here that much. But you get used to it. [ A beat; not sure if that helped... ] There are old stories the kids used to pass around where I'm from, if you're interested in those.

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[lunaes]

We do? [ Oh thank the stars. And the planets. And the...asteroids, meteors, the everything. The entire universe. ] That's - that's wonderful.

[ Breathe, Cress. You're not stuck in space forever. Not again. ]

I'm interested! I'm so very, very...very interested. If you - if you really don't mind? I just need to - [ Think about something else. Anything else. ]

[video]

[geonomy]

[She sounds so scared, like she's on the verge of a nervous breakdown... So Clay smiles for her, then stands up to say his story. He gestures as he does so, moreso than he usually would to entertain her.]

When I was a kid, my mom took me to go see an unmanned rocket fly into space. It was going to be my first time seeing it, so she wanted me to see it all! Now, see, my mom's usually a careful driver. Didn't really like to pass anybody if she could help it, preferred to take the slow lane, stuff like that.

But for this? She floored it. I'd never seen that kind of road rage in her before! I was pressed back against my seat - It felt like I was in a rocket myself!

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[monolike]

Oh man, I've got some great stories.

Ummm okay. Okay, there's this one that's always fun. One time me and my friend Mikleo were exploring the ruins near our village, and it was a really well-preserved trap room. All the ropes had already rotted away but a lot of the switches were still largely in working condition.

So I was looking around trying to find the trigger mechanism for this door we were trying to get through? And I press down on this block like, trying to lean closer to get a look because I'm tiny. But it turns out to be set on a pressure plate and the floor just drops out from beneath my friend. And I'm freaking out because I'm like oh gods I just killed my best friend, I'm in so much trouble, but he's climbing up through another hole behind me so he's fine. I can't see him and having a crisis and I end up triggering another switch that starts dropping blocks from the ceiling, which we're both running around dodging. And I see another switch and I'm like okay, this has to turn it off so I go press it and another hole opens up and he falls in that one.

It was just like one after another, and he's screaming like, "Sorey! Are you trying to kill me!" He was so mad while it was going on but then when he saw a block about to crush me he tackled me out of the way.

And we started laughing after that, because mostly I think the only other option would've been like, screaming, but it was kind of funny after the fact. Y'know, since we weren't maimed or dead.

And then I threw up.