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[livesfastdiesung]

Who: Freyja and you!
Broadcast: Fleetwide.
Action: Marsiva.
When: Today!

[It takes a little bit before Freyja's face is all up in the camera, mostly because she's going through the motions of waking up in a weird place and freaking out. There's a yelp and a crash as she falls out of bed, and then a few more minutes of her exploring... until she realizes that something is broadcasting. And that's when she starts to address everyone. Maybe it'll get her in touch with the Delta Platoon or something?? There's a lot that's relatively similar to the technology she's used to, at least.

For some reason, the little heart-shaped hair... decoration? Is flickering just a little between being bright and being dim.]

Hiya! Does anyone got an idea on where we are? If there's anyone listening? There's gotta be someone listening somewhere, right? I'm Freyja. I really gotta be getting back to my friends, 'cause I can't be around here for too long. I don't think I've seen a place like this in the Macross, so maybe I just got lost or something.

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[bluediligence]

Hi, Freyja! It's, uhm … [ No, Aoko, do not say "it's nice to meet you." Not yet, anyway. She swallows back the reflexive words with difficulty. ] My name's Aoko.

There's a lot of people here to listen, but most of us are in the exact same boat.

[livesfastdiesung]

That's pretty unfortunate... [And a little alarming, but she doesn't feel like showing that even if that hair... decoration??? tinges to a blue color for a split second.] I guess there's no flights to any other ships, right? If there's so many people in the same boat.

[bluediligence]

Mmn! Tell me about it. [ Unfortunate is a mild word for their situation, although … well … it could be a lot worse, as Aoko well knows. ]

[ But, wait. Did that hair accessory just change color? Huh. Aoko's gaze lingers on it for a moment, before she catches herself and looks away. ]

I wish I had some better news for you. People have been trying to unravel the mysteries of this place for a long time now, from what I've heard. I've only been here for a couple of months myself.

[livesfastdiesung]

[She doesn't pay much mind to the eyes lingering on that—she's used to it, coming from a place where Windermereans are relatively rare thanks to how isolationist they are.]

I guess that means I'll have to make the most of it, then! It can't be all that bad if there's people like you around.

[bluediligence]

E-Eh? [ Oh no. Oh no. Aoko smiles, cheeks warming with a light blush. ] Well …! There's a lot of nice people here.

But hopefully we'll find a way to get everyone back to where they want to be soon. [ "Want" is the keyword, there. She knows that not everyone comes from a place they'd wish to go back to. ]

[livesfastdiesung]

It would be nice to get back Ragna sometime soon. They're probably looking for me everywhere! [Or will be, once she doesn't show up for helping out at the restaurant.] But even if it's not soon, that might be okay if everyone's nice.

[Even if it may be frustrating that she can't get back to her friends.]

[bluediligence]

Ah, about that …

[ She pauses, trying to pull her thoughts together. ]

You'd be better off talking to somebody who's been here longer than me, and I'm sure there are different theories – but there's a chance that you might not be "missing" there at all. It's kind of confusing.

[livesfastdiesung]

[There's a flash of confusion.]

I guess nothing's impossible, but that sounds really weird! How can I be here and there at the same time??

[And then there's another pause as she remembers all the cloning that happened back in Earth history or something, she didn't pay that much attention, but she knows that Earth repopulated itself with cloning.]

Am I a clone!?

[bluediligence]

No! No! That's not, uh … well, that is to say, we're probably not—

[ Aoko groans quietly, dropping her face into her hands. ]

Maybe not? L-Like I said, there's still a lot that we don't understand … [ She sighs, and when she lifts her head again, she's wearing a slightly lopsided smile. ] When I first got here, I found some friends of mine. They'd been here for almost a year, but to me ... I'd seen them yesterday.

[livesfastdiesung]

[This is not good, and it only serves to confuse her more.]

Ehhhh... I didn't think that kinda thing was possible. At least clones aren't as bad as messing around with time!

[bluediligence]

E-Ehehe … [ She rubs the back of her head, sheepish. ] Trust me, just a year or two ago I wouldn't have thought it was possible either.

I'm really sorry, it looks like I'm confusing you even worse.

[livesfastdiesung]

No, it's okay. It's just—! It's hard to make sense of at first, that's all!

[Though now she's wondering if she's even in the Milky Way anymore. Probably not, but... still. Weird.]