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Who: Tadashi Hamada and everyone!
Broadcast: Fleet-wide.
Action: On Marsiva.
When: 3/10-3/14

[ it's probably unfortunate that the network is left open and broadcasting, because tadashi awakes with a jolt and a gasp and sits up fast in his bunk on the marsiva. he isn't sure where he is, but he knows this wasn't where he was, and it's clear there's some mental scrambling going on as he desperately tries to slot in place the very few pieces of the puzzle he has. ]

Professor Callaghan?

[ had something happened? was this the hospital? ]

Hiro? Guys - what's going on?

[ ACTION: ]

[ and until the shuffle, tadashi will be found... pretty much investigating everything he can about the marsiva. he might not have an engineer augment, but he still finds it all pretty ridiculously fascinating. if he's not too absorbed into whatever he's doing, he's equally likely to flag any friendly-looking faces down.

might as well get to know his fellow... space... travelers, right? (wow, that was gonna take some getting used to.) ]

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[ "Hiro"? Does this guy know Hiro?

They do look awfully similar ... ]

You're in space. Probably not where you were hoping to end up, but here we are.

Yeah.

[ he's trying not to let himself be a little shaken by hiro's reaction, but it's hard to go into Big Brother - to see hiro in what is clearly a lot of pain - and to be powerless to do anything about it.

there's a lot of adrenaline flowing, and tadashi has no idea what to do with any of it. ]

You seem to be... taking it well.

I've been here awhile.

[ And she's been in this type of situation before, but that's a whole other story for hopefully never. Either way, she remembers what it's like to be new ...

And she knows if this guy is anything like Hiro, he's going to want information ]

The gist is, we're on a reality show. The more interesting you are, the more your ratings go up, the more you get paid. They say if your ratings are good enough you'll get to go back home, but we have yet to see if they'd make good on their word or not.

So why would they bring me?

[ tadashi isn't quite lashing out - there's traditionally more anger associated with something like that. it's more exasperation, and the fact that he feels bristly and raw, like a cat aggressively rubbed against the grain of its fur. ]

I build robots. Nurse-bots.

[ as if this is the most boring possible thing in the world. he follows it up with: ]

I ride a moped!

[ why would a space reality show kidnap him?? ]

I'd say the most likely reason is your relation to Hiro, actually.

[ Family reuniting is sure to up the ratings, after all, and if the other comments are any indication ... ]

Not that that doesn't sound helpful. A lot of us are from places and times where robots aren't really a thing.

[ But anyways ... that information probably isn't as important as the following. Her expression is a bit more gentle, now, and fond -- it's clear she cares about the kid: ]

Don't worry. We've been taking good care of him.

[ tadashi takes a deep breath, even as something else in him seems to deflate. well, if hiro's here - ]

Someone has to.

[ it's not meant to imply that hiro can't take care of himself, but looking after hiro is what he does, and if he's not been there to do it? he's just glad that the spot hasn't been unfulfilled. ]

Thanks. I mean - thank you, seriously. I'm Tadashi.

[ Aww. What a good big bro. ]

Sorry you got stuck here, but -- at least you guys will have each other.

I'm Ino! Nice to meet you, Tadashi.

We always have. Don't see why now should be any different.

[ god tadashi you should probably just stop talking. ]

[ THIS IS GOING TO BE SO AWKWARD AFTER THE SHUFFLE. But, here, have a joke instead. (Or is it?) ]

I'm sure I and the rest of Hiro's friends will appreciate the wealth of embarrassing stories you have to share, too.

[ won't everything be tho. ]

I'd hate to embarrass him, but as his older brother, I am contractually obligated.

Well, if it's in the contract, then there's nothing that can be done about it, hmm~?

[ She laughs ]

In any case -- like I said, I've been here awhile, and I'm a captain of one of the ships in the fleet, so if you have any questions about how things work around here or what's going on ... I'll do my best to answer.

Well, he's obligated to be a pain in my neck, so it all works out.

[ # of words of that tadashi means: 0 ]

Captain, huh? Is it always this hard to get from ship to ship? Having to wait almost a week...

[ it's torture, ok. ]

No, once you get assigned a ship you're free to shuttle back and forth or hook the ships together however you like. It's just when you first arrive that you get the endless waiting.

But don't worry -- I'm sure even if you don't get assigned to the same ship as Hiro, I have a feeling you'll get manhandled into transferring over there anyways. You can put in an application for a permanent transfer at any time.

Manhandled?

[ your choice of phrasing cracks him up, ino, and he doesn't bother trying to hide that much. he's stressed as hell because of this whole Unknown factor with hiro, but he'll take relief from that where he can. ]

You make it sounds like I'm not gonna go willingly.

[ A grin. At least the jokes might help make everything seem a little more ... normal? ]

Just an expression. Are you sure you can handle a ship full of girls, though?

[ truth. ]

Hold on. Is Hiro on a ship full of girls right now?

Oh, yeah. He's quite the ladies man.

[ trying not to bust out laughing. but. it's hard. ]

[ he's not going to bother keeping the laughter back. ]

He's in over his head.

[ It's hard not to laugh when he does! So there's a few giggles before she continues. ]

I dunno about that. You didn't see him in the suit he bought for the gala.

[ uhhh. ]

Define "suit."

Oh, it was a real, actual suit! He looked very handsome.

[ She says that in a very mom way. ]

[ that? that gets tadashi to reach up and grip his shirt, right over his heart. ]

Please tell me there are pictures somewhere.

Uh, of course. One second~!

[ Give her a moment while she ... tries to figure out how to attach a damn picture. And encrypt it. Thank you, augment, for helping her out on that one.

Anyways, after a few moments, he'll receive 108478264.jpg -- a selfie taken by her of the two of them, all dressed up in their finest. Oh, and if you look behind them, they are very clearly sitting on the top of a VERY tall building, oops ]

[ okay, one: that's adorable.

two: ]

--where did you guys manage to find a skyscraper in outer space?

Oh, it was on one of the last moons we were docked at. They were all about the fancy, shiny, tall architecture.

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