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[with everyone's augmentations having returned to proper functioning order, all interference has cleared from the network. Atroma's signal comes through loud and clear, with the usual jingle announcing this week's shuffle uninterrupted. and when it finishes, Diamond's voice rings out with overflowing excitement.]

Fifteen ships! ...Have you all looked out the windows, dear passengers? Have you noticed the way that the Fleet swells with life and activity? The SS Paisley drifts with us now, empty and waiting for someone to boldly take command.

...Will it be one of you? Or are we waiting on the next round of intrepid souls to fill her halls? The suspense is palpable! We're on the edge of our seats, here...

The first fifteen of the fleet are flying, and as a reward, they've all received a little boost. Just a little roomier, a little shinier, just for you.

[and she pauses for a deep, satisfied breath. give her just a moment.]

...As such, there are seven new souls joining our ranks this week, replacing the three that are leaving us. Please make them feel welcome!

The fleet is heading toward a special treat this month, since you've all been so wonderful. We will be stopping by one of the most famous historic getaway spots in this stretch of the system, so take advantage of it! There aren't many of these left in such pristine condition, so don't miss out.

And please behave yourselves. ...Though, I don't need to remind you of that, do I?

[she's grinning when she says it. it's there in her voice.]

Remember, the worlds are watching!

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Hundreds of years ago on Earth, we suffered a catastrophic planet-wide war that nearly destroyed us, but it did spur us to enter a new era of cooperation and tolerance. It's a long and difficult process, but trust me, humans can rise above our past mistakes.

That's what we're hoping for. My friend? That's why he exists. He's called the Avatar. He gets reincarnated every time he dies, and it's his job to keep the world in balance.

[The burden of world peace seems too much to place on a singular person, however, Beverly won't say so. She may not be one for religion or spirituality personally, but she well knows what a powerful force belief can be.]

All the more reason to get you home. I'm sure he needs the support of his friends.

[Even more for a twelve year old boy.]

Yeah, he really does.

[He;s worried. Aang's been coming apart at the seams, the closer to the final battle they get. He needs support more than ever.]

I know it's a small comfort, but at least we know no one at home has noticed our absence. To them, it'll feel like we've never been gone.

I know, but I'm still worried about them.

[He just wants to be with them, to KNOW they're safe.]

[Nodding.] I understand. When you're separated from those you love and you know they are in trouble and there's nothing you can do about it... I've been in that position all too often.

It's a pretty cruddy position to be in, right?

["Cruddy." Is she ever going to get used to historical slang?]

It is.

[She starts walking again.]

How often does Atroma send people home? Has anybody even gone home yet?

[So historical.]

I don't know. Some people have vanished, and Diamond just says they 'left'.

[It is! He might as well be saying "thee" and "thou" and "ye olde shoppe."]

I must say, that's not very encouraging.

No, it's not. All we can do is hope they actually do go home. Allen, he's been in a place like</I this before, and he says people went home from there.

There are other places like this? What, for more television shows?

Edited 2015-03-24 23:12 (UTC)

No, I don't think his was a tv show. His was a magical castle?

[... of course it was. She tilts her head suspiciously.]

It seems like more than coincidence that Allen should end up in two universes with a fondness for kidnapping.

It does. Ino, too. And I'm sure there are more of them.

Maybe they're all connected somehow.

[Frowning now.]

Ino as well? There must be a connection. If only we could find out more about this Atroma... They strike me as suspiciously similar to someone from my universe.

Yeah? They the kidnapping sort, too?

Yes, actually. He forced my crew to participate in a Robin Hood - um, Robin Hood's a famous outlaw from Earth folklore - he transported us into that world and made us live out one of the stories as part of one of his little mind games.

[Also turned her into a dog once, but we don't talk about that.]

Wow. So you really do have experience like this place.

How'd you get out?

All we could do was play it out. [She sighs.] That time he was trying to make sense of human romantic attraction.

[Ew. Sokka pulls a face. ]

That is really creepy. Couldn't he just...ask? Instead of watching like a giant creep?

Of course not. [rolling her eyes] That would be too easy for him.

Right before I came here, he revealed to the Captain that he and his kind have apparently been studying humanity, testing us, putting us on trial, so to speak, to see if we were capable of someday evolving to be like them: beings of pure energy who can manipulate space and time.

Personally, I'll pass on the omnipotence if it means doing this [waving her hands vaguely at everything around them] to other people.

Edited 2015-03-26 03:08 (UTC)

...Seriously. I mean, what's wrong with just being people? Being people is pretty awesome.

[She scoffs.]

They don't even remember how to be people anymore. They claim to be all-powerful and all-knowing, yet they struggle to understand something as essential as love.

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