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[takingkarabusiness]

Who: Kara & Friends (and future friends)
Broadcast: video / fleetwide
Action: The Tourist, kitchen or Kara's room
When: now!

[ In her broadcast, Kara is in her PJs, hair down and glasses off. She looks like she just woke up not too long ago and the overall vibe is very "confessional vlog". She doesn't seem distressed, just a little confused, and tired—though her eternal optimism is always there somewhere. ]

Hey, so, question: On a scale from "wow that's super weird we've never heard of something like that" to "it must be a Wednesday on the Fleet", how common is it to just like, get a bunch of "new" information from home? Which, now that I think about it, is kind of a dumb thing to ask because we have implants that give us job skills training. But I'm just wondering. Uh, in the abstract? Something like that.

Anyway, I'm going to go get some coffee and food because I'm starving. Who knew that sleeping was such hard work?

Comments

[takingkarabusiness]

Do you think we're missing at home? Like, do you think time is on hold, or that it's still going?

[beathach]

I - no. I think . . . time stops, when we're in places like this. And it only resumes once we're sent back, or - what happened to you.

[in some ways, he has to think of it like that]

[takingkarabusiness]

It's just confusing. And so much happened...

[ she clears her throat ]

Anyway. At least I know for sure at home that the multiverse exists.

[beathach]

I can only imagine. But -

Wait. You do?

[takingkarabusiness]

Yep. A hero from another Earth showed up, helped me out, and I helped him get back. There were a lot of similarities but some major differences.

[beathach]

. . . wow.

[it was one thing to know about it from being in places like this, but another entirely to experience it like that]

How did he end up in your world?

[takingkarabusiness]

He went really... really fast.

[beathach]

He - fast? Like, running?

[oh my god Kara do you know a Peter too]

[takingkarabusiness]

Yep! His name was Barry though. Or, the Flash.

[ they talked about Peter ]

[beathach]

[they did, but he's glad he doesn't have check. He still looks relieved, though. He doesn't want to picture Peter accidentally finding the multiverse]

Huh. Superhero name? Is he an alien as well?

[takingkarabusiness]

No, I think the term heh prefers is "metahuman".

[beathach]

. . . so he's - his world's version of a mutant.

[that's fascinating]

[takingkarabusiness]

Kind of? He said he got hit by lightning at the same time a... what did he call it? Oh! The same time a particle accelerator exploded.

[beathach]

[oh my god what]

That - . . . definitely falls under "kind of". [he says it a little weakly] Or it's something else entirely and - I'm stopping there because I want to figure it out.

[what a nerd] Sorry.

[takingkarabusiness]

If he shows up, I'll send him your direction.

[ LITTLE DO YOU KNOW, HANK, SOMEONE HERE CAN HELP YOU WITH FIGURING IT OUT. ]

[beathach]

Please do. I'd like to meet him - er, more than just because of that.

[IF ONLY HE KNEW]

[takingkarabusiness]

He's really cool. I'm kind of disappointed we're not in the same world. He'd make a great crimefighting partner.

[beathach]

It sounds like it. At least you got to meet him? And - maybe you'll get another chance to, one day. Uh - not that I'm wishing for more crime or anything.

[takingkarabusiness]

Well, I think that would be considered "wishing for more dimensional travel".

[beathach]

. . . it's not bad if it's for a good reason?

[takingkarabusiness]

Is that reason "science"?

[beathach]

. . .

Partly?

[takingkarabusiness]

Seems reasonable to me.

[beathach]

[a mock huff] Science is always a reason.

But . . . did you want to - talk about the other stuff you mentioned?

[takingkarabusiness]

Probably? I really don't know where to start.