In like a Tourist, out like a lamb

[takingkarabusiness]

Who: Tourists and visitors!
Broadcast: nah
Action: S.S. Tourist
When: March!

[ What are you up to this month, Tourists? Living up to your ship name on the station? Well, share your spoils with the rest of the crew! Or maybe you've been engaging in ahem illicit pursuits? We promise not to tell! ]

Comments

[passingthrough]

You've been here longer than me. But as far as I can tell the laws of physics are more or less in place.

[takingkarabusiness]

I wasn't sure if you'd heard anything.

[passingthrough]

As far as I know we're safe. I don't feel good about the augments though. I could see those being used for all kinds of things.

[takingkarabusiness]

[ shudders slightly ]

I really don't like being altered.

[passingthrough]

You and me both. [You know, unless she's choosing to drink, but at least she gets to make the call.] They don't come out though. [She says it a bit heavily. She's speaking from personal experience now.]

[takingkarabusiness]

And I really don't want to know how they got them in.

[passingthrough]

Also a good question. Have you tried? [Pryde, that isn't obvious to all people not in your brain.] Taking it out I mean.

[takingkarabusiness]

No, I haven't. I won't heal up as fast like this.

[passingthrough]

It triggers something when you do. Even if you try taking someone else's out.

[takingkarabusiness]

Triggers something? Like what?

[passingthrough]

...Fear. [It's not something she feels a lot of.] Overwhelming fear and dread.

[takingkarabusiness]

How long does it last?

[passingthrough]

As long as it needs to I think. It wore off when I stopped trying. [Though she still felt shaken for a few minutes.]

[takingkarabusiness]

That sounds awful.

[passingthrough]

Oh, it got awfuler.

[takingkarabusiness]

Really? How?

[passingthrough]

There was a stabbing.

[takingkarabusiness]

What? How? What happened?

[passingthrough]

I think the fear just triggered intense survival instincts. [Which she knows is probably more of a Logan thing than an anyone thing, but she wouldn't be surprised if everyone went into fight or flight mode.] Not in me. [And she's going to skip naming names for the others.] Things got out of control before we got a handle on it. [She should have been standing between Logan and Leia. If the chains had just held a little longer or if she'd let Laura drop or anything...]

[takingkarabusiness]

Who stabbed who?

[passingthrough]

My honesty tends to cut off right around the time for talking about other people's business. Everyone is okay now or getting there.

[takingkarabusiness]

Oh. Right. Sorry.

Still, that sounds terrible. All from trying to get the implant out?

[passingthrough]

[Nodding.] I wouldn't have been able to go without trying it, but... We should have researched more. Planned better. [20/20 post-game vision.]

[takingkarabusiness]

Sometimes there's no accounting for stuff like that.

But thanks for the warning.

[passingthrough]

Yeah. I guess not. [She always accepted a certain amount of risk just existing at home. This feels like such a controlled environment comparatively, but that doesn't mean it isn't still...life. Things happen.] So, that's what I've been up to. What about you?