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Who: opal, nightingale, and you
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Action: on the pathstone
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[When the feed turns on, it’s focused on... so many Christmas sweaters laying on a bed. There are more, hidden beneath those four and out of view of the camera; from what can be seen, it looks like there are at least three or four more. The camera swings around to two girls, one of whom has the most deadpan look on her face.]

I officially hate sponsor drops. I want none of this.

[The other one just looks kind of confused.]

I’m pretty sure this is another Earth reference or something that I’m missing here. What the fuck is wrong with Earth?

[It earns a snort out of Opal.]

There are many things wrong with Earth, and all of them are a long story. Don’t worry about it. Anyways, the point is that someone should come here and take these away because every single one is kind of the worst thing ever? Save us.

Either that or we can throw them out into space. That’s an option too. There’s a sun nearby to hurl these into, right?

[She sounds dead serious about this.]

...Maybe we should at least see if anyone wants them before we toss them into a sun? [But, she smiles.] I am totally saving shoving them out of an airlock as a plan B, though. Thank you for that.

[She glances back at the camera for a moment, though, giving the feed a Look.]

Seriously, though, get these far enough away that I never have to see them again.

[ooc: blue is opal, purple is nightingale!]

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Trust me, Santa isn't for all denominations and reindeer kind of goes with him. [Though it's true there are probably some more vague ones in the pile.]

[after a pause, she rifles through the pile before holding up one more]

Do you understand how much physical pain I am in?

[She tries to bite back a laugh but it doesn't fully work.] What if your crew mates take them and end up wearing them around your ship all the time? You should really revisit that sun idea.

I feel like Tony and Crowley would hate them as much as I do? Hopefully.

Anyways, if they do, I will absolutely break into their rooms and remove any unfortunate sweaters by force.

Seems fair. Though you're probably making your sponsors very sad right now. [Or very happy since this is probably what they expected.]

Oh no. How will our creepy space voyeurs go on, whatever have I done, et cetera, et cetera.

[the most deadpan]

[Smirking.] Are you sure you don't want to hold on to them? Maybe they are taking us to a festive frozen planet next.

Did they do that last year around the holidays? I got here in January, so I just missed it.

Then you have a whole month on me. I came in February. No idea if they've been to anything like that or not.

As long as it's less creepy than the last planet, I am honestly fine with anything at this point. Well, not anything, but you get it.

What's been your favorite so far? [Because most of them feel like they are trying to place for last place in her mind.]

were you there for the station where we had the weird cargo issue

that one

Yeah, that station wasn't bad. It was the first one I arrived on. It felt like we were there forever. [If she'd visited it now instead of then she probably would have liked it better but at the time she was mostly just wanting to get back to the people at her last prison.] I liked the hand-holding planet better.

That one would have been okay if I liked holding hands, or feelings in general.

[shrugs]

I think it was a favorite of a lot of people, though. It was better than the poison one, that's for sure.

Also helps if you can be intangible at will. [No unwanted grabbing of her parts.]

Yeah, not a huge fan of poison. The dance was nice though. [This girl loves her dances. It's also where she and Winn really became she and Winn.]

Man, I'm jealous. That must have come in handy back there.

Not a huge fan of poison or dances, unfortunately, but that one was nice enough.

I'd teach you, but it definitely doesn't work that way. [And if it actually did would she teach people all willy nilly?]

Well, separately, sure, but combine them into a poison dance and it's all kinds of fun. [She likes her non-poison dances.]

If only.

I mean, the poison still sucked, but the food was less awful than most of what was on that planet and I guess the company was okay.

Less awful food has become a big perk here. If I'd come straight from home this place would be great but I took a detour through some really great food.

Another one, huh? What was your detour like?

It was a prison that bore very little resemblance to anything you'd call a prison other than the part where we weren't free to leave like this place. We were in a small city under a dome under an ocean. It was also all virtual reality as it turned out.

So... Weird virtual reality ocean dome prison. That's a new one.

Seems like it. I haven't found anyone else here who remembers being there even if I recognize a few faces.

[There's some sympathy in her voice when she speaks.]

Man... That must suck. I mean, recognizing people who don't... You know. I'm sorry.

It's been people I barely knew for the most part. [And then Allen.] Could be worse. Could be ex-boyfriends.

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