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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?

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[winn]

[ winn catches the broadcast - and drops what he was working on to head straight for the kitchen where he grabs the first thing he can get his hands on - and then to kara's room. he knocks on the door. ]

Room service -

[takingkarabusiness]

[ she was already up, so she'll open the door for him ]

Hey, Winn. You're going to spoil me.

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[passingthrough]

[This is not what she wanted to wake up to and it feels like a punch to the gut. It's just too close to home. Too close to the person she never wants this to happen to. It's one of the reasons she was afraid to get close to Winn in the first place. That he might wake up someday and realize he's in love with someone else back home. It might have already happened. Maybe it's something Kara knows about now.

But this isn't about her or her relationship right now. It's about Kara. Her friend just had a surprising, maybe difficult thing happen, so she initiates a call. She doesn't do video because she doesn't trust her expressions right now.]

It happens here. I checked into it. [Because of course she did.]

[takingkarabusiness]

Thanks for doing the legwork for me, Kitty. I appreciate it.

[ she thinks the audio-only is a little strange. they're friends, right? and her voice... ]

Everything okay?

[winn]

Let's -- see what it is before you say that.

[ because he has no earthly idea what he grabbed to go along with the coffee. he steps inside and offers her the plate and cup, taking a seat without waiting for an invitation. ]

I've heard about -- that sort of thing happening before. What...do you remember? [ is she up to his time? she doesn't seem mad, that he hadn't told her - but she could still be processing?

has she passed him? is what she remembers the truth - or is the wiring to their brain feeding her false memories? he really doesn't think it's likely that she remembers anything that should concern him about his relationship with kitty - but considering both of their lucks he can't completely rule it out either -

what does he worry about first? ]

[passingthrough]

[She probably should have gone with text, but since she never chooses to text that would probably have been even more suspicious. Of course she's not answering her.]

That should be my question. How much new time was it?

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[beathach]

[she doesn't look distressed, so he reigns in the immediate worry he has] I think I've heard mention of it? Uh - not much, but - that it happens.

Are you alright?

[takingkarabusiness]

[ she sits next to him after she takes the offerings. it'll do. ]

Well. First of all, I remember what you mentioned. The Black Mercy?

And also a lot more. Stuff that came after that.

[takingkarabusiness]

A lot, actually. Months?

And can I just say, you and Winn make a great couple. Especially with all the new information I got. This is such an improvement.

[takingkarabusiness]

I am... it's just... it's really weird, you know?

[beathach]

It sounds really weird, yeah. Uh - how much did you remember?

[passingthrough]

[Months doesn't seem too bad, but it depends on what happened during those months. She said it was a long time, so probably busy months. The second part though... There's a long pause.]

What does that mean?

[takingkarabusiness]

[ she feels like she can actually... show more emotion to Hank than with Winn or Kitty, so she's a little somber about the whole situation ]

A few weeks extra? Like, a month or two. It's kind of hard to sort through what I knew before and what I know now, I just also know that it's new to me.

[winn]

[ so at least that part -- is either real, or a consistent implanted memory. he puts a gentle hand on hers; he'll never get the sight of her pain and fury out of his head, nor the fear and fury he felt while she was under. ]

If you need to talk about it - [ whatever it is that comes next - it doesn't matter that he can't do anything about it back home because he couldn't do anything about it anyway. he can be there for her now. ]

[takingkarabusiness]

[ squeezes his hand ]

Thanks. It's... you know. Not nothing? But a lot happens between that and the last thing I remember.

[takingkarabusiness]

I probably shouldn't talk about it... he doesn't even know this stuff I think.

[winn]

Good stuff?

[ he can hope, right! hope is what they're all about. ]

It's ok, I don't mind the spoilers. On -- this particular occasion. [ never ok with spoilers for his shows. even from kara. what do you mean his priorities are off? ]

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[grounds]

Wednesday. Happened to me last month.

[passingthrough]

[Yeah, that's not making her feel better and Kara probably shouldn't be telling her, but she started it and now Kitty can't hold back the question.]

What am I an improvement over? [Voice a little strained.]

[takingkarabusiness]

I mean, it's just a lot of stuff...

And it feels weird? You're sure you're okay with me telling you stuff?

[takingkarabusiness]

[ SIGH ]

That time he dated my work nemesis who turned into my superhero nemesis?

[takingkarabusiness]

Yeah?

How... was it? For you?

[beathach]

[he tilts his head, brows furrowing in concern]

It sounds like you're going to give yourself a headache trying.

[winn]

You said it, Kara - what's the point of being on the same ship with my best friend if I can't be there for her?

[ that sounds like he has something to worry about. he's already worrying about it. he may as well worry about the right thing. ]

[takingkarabusiness]

Yeah. I should probably not worry about it too much.