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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?

Comments

[ladybro]

Like I said -- your boss must be a piece of work.

[ but hopefully not also a scumbag with ties to organized crime and evil villain syndicates. that's a whole other barrel of monkeys. ]

[takingkarabusiness]

She is.

Is it your mom or dad?

[ladybro]

Dad, actually. Consider him a carbon copy of one of those male-domineers who probably tried to fire your boss in that hypothetical backstory you painted.

[ no love lost here. ]

[takingkarabusiness]

I can easily imagine that.

Sounds like a complicated situation.

[ladybro]

Families usually are. [ she picks up her spirits, however. ] But that's what teams are for, I guess. They're the family you choose.

[takingkarabusiness]

[ nods in agreement! ]

You're right. Found families are very important. And they're what make this place bearable.

[ladybro]

And for the record, I don't think it's that weird to want them here.

[takingkarabusiness]

Yeah.

Who would you have here?

[ladybro]

[ -- he's already here. the person who tops her list is already here, but she doesn't want to say so. not least of all because everything with clint is complex.

so: ] Teddy and Billy. Friends. Teammates, too. I can't pick just one, because they're pretty much attached at the hip. It'd be too cruel to take one without the other.

[takingkarabusiness]

In a cute way or in an obnoxious way?

[ladybro]

Depends on the day. You know how some couples can be. [ ... ] Wouldn't change them for the world, though.

[takingkarabusiness]

Well, I hope you get to see them soon, then.

[ladybro]

One way or another. But until then, I'll happily settle for meeting new people.

[takingkarabusiness]

Well, if we're any indication, that seems to be going well.

[ladybro]

Very. Even if I can't help you with your washer door shaped problems.

[takingkarabusiness]

I'm sure I could put my shoulder into it and figure it out.

[ladybro]

Just don't give it too much shoulder.

[takingkarabusiness]

I'm just glad it wasn't a handshake.

[ladybro]

Ever accidentally broken any fingers?

[takingkarabusiness]

Not accidentally, thankfully.

[ladybro]

Then I commend your self-control, Kara.

[takingkarabusiness]

I have gone through several alarm clocks, though.

[ladybro]

How many smartphones have you smashed?

[takingkarabusiness]

I don't make so much that I can afford to replace them all the time. I just don't use it as an alarm.

[ladybro]

Forget the alarms. Hell, if I had the kinda strength you seem to have? I'd crack my screen every time I jabbed 'send' on an angry text.