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[takeabow]

Who: anyone
Broadcast: video, fleet-wide
Action: First Breath
When: now!

[ The broadcast is short and to-the-point. Nova's not really one for belaboring something, but she's also bored and curious. For those who have met her before, she looks a little more well-rested than she has lately, her long hair in a neat braid ]

I know there are some people from Aather here, but I'm curious—I mean, if you want to talk about it—has anyone else had their memory... messed with? Taken away and given back? I guess you wouldn't know if it had just been taken away... Or, I don't know.

If you haven't had something like that, do you ever just get new information? I don't think I'm explaining this right.

[ she looks mildly annoyed and ends the video ]

Comments

[throwsdown]

It was, um... It was a big ship! It was called the Tranquility. I always had a real hard time trying to say that, but now I'm real good at it. [He stops and considers what to say. Hard, for someone his age, because the 'right things' are impossible to completely know.] It was a bad place. It had... monsters, and someone who wanted to hurt us. 'Cus he thought he was stronger and better. I tried to fight him, once. With my friends.

[takeabow]

....How did that go?

[throwsdown]

Ooooh, not very good... They stopped him but I broked my leg. And then -- then my friend Hoi Hoi, he... He didn't get out. We had to leave him. 'Cus the ship was gonna crash, and we had to get back where it was safe, or we'd --

[He slaps his hands together. Splat.]

[takeabow]

[ she looks... horrified.... ]

Oh.

[throwsdown]

[What? What's wrong?

— Oh.]

Sorry! That was real serious and scary.

We don't have to worry about getting smooshed here, so it's okay!

[takeabow]

How old are you?

[throwsdown]

I'm seven, Miss Kat—

[He stops himself, tries to smooth out the rest]

I'm from the Tranquility; it was a big ship in space, like the Marsiva...

[takeabow]

[ that stops her ]

You know me?

[throwsdown]

[He hesitates. Caught red-handed... Oh, no...!

But maybe it's not so bad. He just doesn't wanna upset her.]

Mhmm. I met you before. A-and your sister! You were both real nice to me.

We was on a ship kinda like the Marsiva.

[takeabow]

[ She's very still, trying not to react because she knows if she does, she'll react too much ]

...My sister?

[throwsdown]

[He nods, unsure if he should have said anything at all.]

Mhmm. She was there, a little bit. You and her... I don't think you were there when she was. That you came in after she left. B-but you both didn't stay as long as I did.