1st Gunshot;; [Video & Action]

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Who: Carl Grimes & You!
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Marsiva & Red Fish
When: 10/28

The Marsiva
[ The broadcast opens up with a loud, echoed thump, followed by video at a strange angle. The camera faces the bottom of a bunk in the Hospitality Deck. A pair of legs swings over the side, feet touching the ground. After a moment, the communicator is picked up with another few seconds of noise and a young face comes into view. After a moment, the feed cuts of.


It comes back a few moments later from one of the other cameras aboard the ship. Carl is walking cautiously down the hall, his back to the wall and a broken piece of something in his hands. (Sorry, Marsiva.) It’s clear he’s expecting an attack from somewhere. Rounding the corner, he drops the broken piece of ship and the video picks up another person- a woman. ]


Maggie? [ Aw, hey, it looks like they know each other! The fans are going to like that, right? ]


The Red Fish;; Post-Shuffle
[ What up, Red Fish? You just acquired someone with a maintenance augment! Hey, that supply closet wasn’t there before, was it? How about those nifty little space roombas? Nice. Carl is still trying to adjust to this crazy new place after being in the walker-fied shitfest that has been his life has been the past two years. It’s weird being around unfamiliar people in an unfamiliar place- space aside. How is everyone okay with being kidnapped, going about normal business?


He just doesn’t get it.


Come meet the strange kid in the sheriff hat that’s stuck with you. Carl can be found in various spots on the Red Fish: the bunks, as empty as they are, it’s odd having his own room, but the bed is comfy enough, and the blankets are clean. The kitchen, investigating that weird protein and drink machine or chowing down on that weird congratulatory ‘pudding’. Shut up, it’s not...terrible. He can probably even be found roaming the halls, trying to get used to the ship. It’s not really working too well. Being cooped up like this is definitely new, and he misses fresh air already. ]

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[ Carl follows, still on the lookout even though they don't need to be. They're practically alone. Survival habits are the hardest to break. ]

Might be good.

[ Feeding their faces first is a must, though. Once they're in the kitchens, Carl's attention goes immediately to the odd dispenser-looking machine. There are bowls and plates nearby, so maybe that's the sign to start there. ]

[youdontneedapictureofme]

Alright. You're in charge of food, then. You pick somethin' for us to eat i'll get drinks and things.

[She's mostly teasing him, but still she's setting about getting something to drink from the machines while he explores on his own. Hot tea for her and probably soda for him would work, right? It's been some time since they had anything that good and easily accessible.]

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Food. Okay. I can do that. [ He nods, looking through cupboards. He finds a box of crackers, some brand called Flootscuits.. Weird. They kinda look like Ritz. There's nothing else substantial, mainly snacky items.

There's another one of those machines with a bunch of options. ]

Soft-solid or liquid-gel protein? Gross. It has flavors.

[youdontneedapictureofme]

Well, that sounds disgusting...

[Do they not even have eggs and bacon around here?? Come on...]

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[ He starts fiddling around with the protein options and finds a quick menu with a few previously chosen options. ]

Wheat solid and cheese-flavored gel.. It's.. kind of like mac and cheese? I guess?

[ He looks into the bowl that both had been dispensed in, holding it out to Maggie. ]

You try it, first.

[youdontneedapictureofme]

[She stares down at the bowl as he holds it out to her, sighing dejectedly.]

Well, I guess it's better than Daryl's possum or snake meat...

[She's going to take one for the team, she guesses. You owe her big time, Carl Grimes. Taking the bowl from him, she sits down and stirs the cheese-gel a bit, hoping it will help the flavor. Not long after, she forces down a bite.]

Not appetizing but it'll do. It's better than nothing.

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The possum isn't bad if you make him cook it first.. It's just weird.

[ A lot better to stomach than dog, for sure. But you've gotta do what you've gotta do, right?

He watches her intently, wrinkling his nose at Maggie's reaction to the concoction. ]

That's not encouraging. Think we should try others?

[youdontneedapictureofme]

Why, what else is there?

[Does she even want to know? Excuse her while she takes another bite of her "mac n cheese". Hey, she's hungry and food is food.]

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Asian chicken or peanut butter sandwich..

[ He'll put on a brave face and dispense some chicken protein solid and teriyaki gel. The vegetable solid on the side doesn't make it better.. ]

It..smells close. I guess? [ Taking a breath, Carl gathers a spoonful, shoveling it into his mouth. The texture is really weird, but the taste is pretty similar. ]

Better than possum.

[youdontneedapictureofme]

[Maggie laughs a bit, stirring the cheese gel and scooping another bite of her food as she watches him eat his food.]

This isn't so bad.

[Being here is what isn't so bad. She's still worried for Glenn and the others but having a moment to just do something normal is nice once in a while - as normal as eating fake food is, anyway.]

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[ Carl hops up so he can sit on the empty counter, digging into the weird box of crackers he found. Dumping a few in his bowl, he offers the box to Maggie. ]

Want some?

[ It's weird they can do this one, normal thing without threat of walkers invading, or other groups trying to screw things up.. ]

[youdontneedapictureofme]

Sure.

[Sticking her hand in the box, she grabs a handful and sets them on the counter beside her own bowl of food.]

Wonder if their dessert is just as weird. Find any in those machines?

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Peanut butter, chocolate, vanilla, and banana, looks like. I guess you could do peanut butter solid and chocolate gel and it be something like a reese's cup?

[ He uses one of the crackers as a scoop for his weird meal. It's not the worst thing they've probably eaten. ]

[youdontneedapictureofme]

Why is it even the normal sounding suggestions sound gross?

[She laughs a bit, shaking her head.]

I mean- this tastes normal enough but I don't know if I want to trust an almost-reese's cup.

[Also, yes. This is definitely not the worst thing they've eaten. Waaaay better than eating Daryl's home cooking. By miles.]

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Probably because it's protein and not actually the food you want.

[ Does mind over matter really work when the consistency is just wrong? ]

I'm kinda gonna miss the occasional stale candy. At least it was the real stuff.

[ He can get used to food being constantly available, though. That's a new concept. ]

[youdontneedapictureofme]

[She's still working on that mind over matter thing.]

Probably. Never thought I'd complain about food before - stale or no.

[There were times that food was incredibly hard to come by, but they made do with what they could. Above all - Carl and Judith ate before any of them. That had always been certain. They were kids, after all.]

I wonder if someone's found a way to make it less weird and more edible. Maybe we can ask.

[When they got through that whole 'we don't trust anyone' hurdle.]

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At least it's the texture that's weird more than the taste?

[ He offers his own bowl of protein so she can try it herself. ]

Yeah, maybe. Bound to be something else, right?

[youdontneedapictureofme]

[Maggie takes a tentative scoop with his spoon, still half wary. She's already slowly begun to get used to the weird synthetic taste.]

This is supposed to be chicken?

[It smelled like chicken but it didn't look like chicken. Would it even taste right?]

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I think it's what they think is supposed to be chicken, anyway.

[ It's not bad, though he'd prefer the real thing. Probably on-par with canned as far as flavor, though not in consistency. Hopefully they'd get access to actual food later on. ]