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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

[nostraightlines]

His name's Rock, Meathead ran him over on the station and broke his leg... we kept him 'til he got better and then we just kept him.

[takingkarabusiness]

[ oh that's kind of sad ]

Well, I'm glad he took him in. Does he guard much?

[nostraightlines]

Mostly just his food, but I have the feeling if we had uninvited company he'd make his displeasure known. Just hasn't happened yet.

[takingkarabusiness]

Let's hope we don't find out anytime soon.

[nostraightlines]

I'd feel kinda responsible as security officer, if someone broke onto the ship and Rock got there first.

[takingkarabusiness]

I guess.

I feel like it'd be hard to break into the ships? But maybe that's naive.

[nostraightlines]

The docking bay only recognizes ships from our own fleet, right? It'd be tricky... probably it'd have to happen while we're at a space station. Have we ever had a stowaway situation?

[takingkarabusiness]

I wouldn't really know. I don't think so.

[nostraightlines]

...what about people leaving the fleet? By trying to stay behind on one of these worlds.

[ He's just very curious today. ]

[takingkarabusiness]

I don't know about that either, but you'd be stranded in the middle of nowhere space with an implant in your head. And I don't think it would feel great.

[nostraightlines]

Have they got a maximum distance before they short out or something?

[ He reaches up and touches his, disturbed once again by how little they know about the things. ]

[takingkarabusiness]

...Are you planning something?

[nostraightlines]

Running away from the fleet? No, I don't think that would help me get home. Maybe it would be a good plan if I didn't have anywhere I wanted to be, though. Besides 'away from the reality show.'

[takingkarabusiness]

I would also like to be away from it, but I feel like they'd find a way to short out our brains before the implant.

[nostraightlines]

Probably. Trying to remove them doesn't work out well, from what I hear.

[takingkarabusiness]

I've heard that too. Please don't do that.

[nostraightlines]

I only dig shit out of myself when it's necessary to live. The augment can stay for now.

[takingkarabusiness]

Same.

Why are you asking, anyway?

[nostraightlines]

I don't know. Sometimes my mind goes strange places.

Show me to this laundry pile? I can fold.

[takingkarabusiness]

Over here. You don't have to fold anything you don't want to.

[ because she's not the sort of person who separates her delicates ]

Thanks, though.

[nostraightlines]

Hey, I can fold. Maybe not the "right" way, but I can fold stuff.

[takingkarabusiness]

I just wouldn't want to offend your sensibilities, José.

[nostraightlines]

What sensibilities are those? I don't think I have any.

[takingkarabusiness]

[ hands up ]

I won't stop you. Please, do my chores for me.

[nostraightlines]

[ He grins like this is a victory, and lifts a shirt from the pile to fold. ]

I'll add laundry wench to my list of crew responsibilities.