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Who: Erik Lehnsherr & anyone
Broadcast: Fleetwide video, unintentional
Action: The Marsiva
When: 26th Feb

[When the feed begins, Erik is already awake. Awake, but not yet moving from the bed. He's holding himself in the kind of intense stillness that preludes a burst of activity. And it comes shortly after, as he rolls swiftly to his feet and surveys the deck. This isn't the mansion, that much is clear. Nor is it part of any realm he's been in that he can tell. His brow furrows as he glares daggers into a featureless wall. While there is nothing of particular interest about it - it's just a wall - he seems to be observing something he finds off-putting about it.

He shakes his head abruptly, a quick jerk of the chin.] No. [With nothing further to say than that, he turns and stalks out of frame, with only a cursory glance at the communicator left behind.

Ten minutes pass, the feed holding on a truly exciting shot of that empty bed and floor.

But soon enough he re-enters the frame, wearing an expression somewhere between frustrated and resigned. This time, he does notice the communicator. After a considering pause, he walks over, reaching out ... and turns it with a finger, pointing the camera at the wall. His voice rings out clearly a moment later.]

If someone is watching, I'd appreciate an explanation. I haven't got much patience for these kinds of games anymore.

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[One person, then. That would explain the rosier view. Humanity as a whole tends to be disappointing at best.]

Even so, I'm finding a lot of negatives at this moment.

[Solemn, and hopefully not swerving into being patronizing, Kaworu nods his encouragement. So it goes, he thinks. But what he says is: ] Let's talk about them. Then maybe we can think of ways to utilize their time among us.

You want to talk about negatives, do you?

I want to hear what you have to say.

Well, then. Despite the helpful information I've received so far, there are some worrying gaps.

[Like who's behind it and what they are. And that's frustrating. There has to be a thread to follow to the source, somewhere. Something to pull and unravel.]

When you don't have all the information, it's painful. [More of that boundless sympathy, but Kaworu really does understand.]

It's dangerous, as well.

Fatal, at times.

Let's hope not.

[He says that mildly enough. Still. He's tired of getting killed. Let this be a place where it doesn't happen.]

[Kaworu's well past the point of being through with death, too. He manages to be mellow regardless.]

Hope, that's the important part. I think we all have a chance of doing well here.

[There's a brief pause, as Erik studies the image of the boy on his screen. He's not often confronted with this much positive talk, especially on first meeting.]

Well, I don't intend to do badly, at least.

What do you intend?

I intend to survive.

I suppose that most men do. [Though this isn't a criticism; he seems to approve.]

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