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[takingkarabusiness]

Who: Kara & co
Broadcast: fleet-wide
Action: S.S. Tourist
When: now! and whenever

[ In her video transmission, Kara has her blonde hair up in a messy topknot, wearing standard-issue clothes. She pushes her glasses up the bridge of her nose and looks a little sheepish ]

Um. Hi! Sorry to send this to everyone... Well, I had a question I wanted to pose to everyone but then another thing came up and...

Does anyone know how to reattach a door to a washing machine? I had a little mishap... and I still have a lot of laundry to get done. Anyway, it'd be awful if I didn't at least ask how to put it back the way it was.

The second thing is completely unrelated. Does anyone else feel really weird about wanting friends or family to show up? I don't think I'd wish this experience on anyone against their will, but as long as we're going to be here... it'd be nice to have familiar faces, don't you think? How do you deal with the conflict?

And is there any way to request they bring crullers with them?

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[sandhate]

Hey, I'm Anakin from Paisley. I don't think we've met but if you need a hand with fixing your washer still, give me a shout.

And... Having family here doesn't always give you the best experience. You might want them to show up but ... I don't want to go into it. In the end, it depends on your situation.

[takingkarabusiness]

Thanks, Anakin. I'm Kara.

I'll see if the Engineer on my ship ever shows up but I'd be happy to invite you over if they can't make it work. It's... a little busted. [ sheepish ]

And... that sounds like the statement of someone who has a complicated situation going on currently.

[sandhate]

Thankfully, you don't need an engineering chip to know how to weld but... [ A beat. A squint. ] How busted is a little busted?

You could say that. Are you expecting people from your own world?

[takingkarabusiness]

...Pretty busted.

[ that's useful right ]

I have a friend here. I'm not expecting anyone else... I don't know how I'd know to do that. But I miss them.

[sandhate]

Pretty busted. [ he repeats, incredulous ] Well, aren't you lucky. What did the washer do to you?

[ he hasn't had anything broken on this ship but there was that one time the heaters broke... ]

In my opinion, it's better to miss them. It's not necessarily dangerous here but it's not home. I wouldn't want to take anyone from it for my own comfort, even if I miss them.

[takingkarabusiness]

[ let's just ignore the washer for now ]

What if they're dead?

[sandhate]

[ he doesn't know how to answer that for a moment. and it shows on his face. ]

What-- [ his eyes narrow ] What do you mean?

[takingkarabusiness]

People who are dead at home can come here, alive.

[sandhate]

Is that something you want? To see someone from you past alive again?

[takingkarabusiness]

I think a lot of people would.

[sandhate]

[ a beat ]

You think that. But seeing the dead isn't as thrilling as it sounds.

For instance, there are... things you can't say. Probably.

[takingkarabusiness]

Well, currently what I have to work with is a hologram that looks and sounds like my mother but can't answer any of my actual questions.

I think I'd work it out.

[sandhate]

Is that who you want here then? Your mother?

[takingkarabusiness]

Maybe. It was an example.

[sandhate]

It's an oddly specific one. You wouldn't have mentioned it unless you thought of her.

[takingkarabusiness]

Well, I miss her.

[sandhate]

Would you want your mother here then?

[takingkarabusiness]

I don't know. It would lead to a lot of probably uncomfortable conversations.

[sandhate]

Most likely. That's why I think it's not always a good thing.

If my mother showed up, I wouldn't know what to say to her.