Video

[passingthrough]

Who: Everyone
Broadcast: Yes
Action: Iskaulit
When: Broadcast: Feb. 1, Action: Anytime February

Welcome to my one-year anniversary. [Pause as she realizes maybe she should clarify that. Not a relationship thing.] Of being with the Fleet. Feels like it should come with a badge of some kind. Who hands those out? We're in a special club now, right? Secret handshake? Extra meal portions?

Anyway, I figured it was maybe time to try something different. So... Raise your hand if you'd be interested in attending a dance class if I taught one. And by raise your hand I mean call me back. I don't have surveillance set up in all the rooms yet. [She's kidding. She's probably kidding.] If anyone is in I'll set up a room for it on the Iskaulit. [Or maybe find the secret studio the previous Natasha had.]

[Kitty is poking around some of the empty spaces on the Iskaulit, but she might pop into some of the more established establishments too while she's there.]

Comments

[takingkarabusiness]

Right answer.

[passingthrough]

Naturally. And I assume Winn told you about the attack? Otherwise, that will be a much more awkward question.

[takingkarabusiness]

[ she sobers up ]

He did, yeah.

I'm so sorry I wasn't around for all of that. I should have been.

[passingthrough]

What are you doing being sorry? You had no control over that. Besides, only so much even powerful people can do in space battle. Luckily, the Tourist never got boarded anyway.

[takingkarabusiness]

Everyone keeps saying that.

So who did?

[passingthrough]

Then it must be true?

I think most ships did. The Windrose did.

[takingkarabusiness]

What did it entail?

[passingthrough]

Their offensive capabilities? They were armed. Laser guns mostly. Some were humanoid and some were droids. They were trained, but they didn't have any powers.

[takingkarabusiness]

No, Kitty. What happened to you guys?

[passingthrough]

Us? [Murder ship? You should really be asking if any of the boarders survived. Spoiler, just the one they were interrogating.] Khagar managed to bruise or break some ribs. He's new. Not sure if you've met.

[takingkarabusiness]

I haven't. Were you hurt?

[passingthrough]

Not a scratch. A little sore the next day, but close quarter fighting is my strength. We did a lot better boarded than being hit from space.

[takingkarabusiness]

So, you all made it out okay? Minus a few ribs?

[passingthrough]

We kept Castle safe in his room. The rest of us are...used to worse.

[takingkarabusiness]

That's not very heartening, you know.

[passingthrough]

Did you want heartening or honest?

[takingkarabusiness]

Definitely honest.

[passingthrough]

Then you got the better answer. Hey, Winn is beckoning me over to the Tourist for an in-person meeting. See you in a few?

[takingkarabusiness]

Oh, yeah, sure. I'll be in the kitchen?

[passingthrough]

Where the food is. Smart. [She smiles and signs off. It takes a little while before she actually makes it to the Tourist's kitchen because there was a Winn she had to be snuggly with first in the cargo bay. But finally here she is!]

Hey. Are we doing the hug thing?

[takingkarabusiness]

Of course we are.

[ she stands and hugs! bring it in, girl ]

It really doesn't feel like I was asleep for that long.

[passingthrough]

[She hugs back.] I think after 12 hours or so it would all just blend into something that was hard to recognize.

[takingkarabusiness]

Well, and the whole being unconscious thing.

[passingthrough]

[She pulls back with a smile.] That too. So, did it do that weird thing where you wake up tired after sleeping forever?

[takingkarabusiness]

Yeah, what is with that? It's totally unfair.