Man I'm Just Trying To Shop For My Kid Here

[therewerefifty]

Who: Otono-somethingsomething Makie and you
Broadcast: fleetwide audio.
Action: Junkstation
When: Soon after the events of this post.

[Audio]

There are slavers aboard the waystation who are actively seeking cargo.  [The mildly courteous tone Makie is known for is absent, though she doesn't sound angry.  Inflectionless.  Possibly a little strained, if anyone knows her well enough.] 

This is the second time I know of they've attempted to take someone, and this time they've succeeded.  His name is... Max.  He's a crew member of the Starstruck.

We know where he is.  [Thanks to polite inquiries made of a survivor.  Very polite inquiries.]  We need assistance to retrieve him. 

...and a doctor, also.  Thank you.

[...totally asking for Tempest on that last one, okay.]

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[therewerefifty]

Being able to help people off the ship could be very useful. [With that reaction, Makie doesn't really want to force a girl to go into a fight where there's, uh. Likely to be a lot more blood, given the way she fights. But she's not lying; there's probably more than Max on board that ship.]

You could help protect those who can't protect themselves. Can you make it to the waystation?

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[willynilly]

I can! I can get there right away!

[She needs to grab her boots first, maybe some medical supplies, but that's about it.]

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[therewerefifty]

[She still has reserves about dragging a fresh-faced girl into this mess, but she stows them because she'd be a hypocrite to say anything.]

Thank you. We're in the shuttle bay. My name is Makie.

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[willynilly]

I'm Ochako! It's nice to-

[Okay... timing, maybe.]

...I-I mean, I hope we can meet one day under better circumstances...

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[therewerefifty]

I'd like that, Ochako.

...are you Japanese?

[With a name and an (amended) greeting like that, she has to ask.]

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[willynilly]

Ah... yes, I am.

[She'd been in such a hurry, she hadn't even introduced herself properly, good grief. She's really a mess today.]

Uraraka Ochako. Does that mean, you too...?

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[therewerefifty]

Otono-Tachibana Makie. [Well, she didn't give a full introduction either. She'd kind of stopped in recent weeks.] And yes. I'm from Edo-- Tokyo in future times, I believe.

[She smiles wryly.] Conversation for another time, perhaps.

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[willynilly]

[Oh wow, wow. That's. Edo. Really old.

She's right, though, so Ochako shakes it off and nods hastily.]

Yes, sorry! I'll be going, now!

[File this away for next time, when things are far less emergency-related.]

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[therewerefifty]

We'll see you soon.

[But it's nice meeting other Japanese people anyway.]