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Who: ~~A BLAST FROM THE PAST~~ Wrath
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: The Paisley
When: Right this very minute, until the shuffle happens

[Action]
[She wakes up all at once, disoriented, because this isn't her familiar bunk on the Windrose, and the comfortable, warm weights of Jellybean and Officer Snuggles are missing. It also, thank fuck, doesn't look like any place she knows in Proles. Wrath staggers around the room for a circuit, tries the door, oh shit it's locked, and--

It takes a second for her never-quite-the-same memory to identify where the hell she's ended up: she's on the Marsiva.

...again?

It's a little disquieting, because everything is arranged exactly how she remembered before. But she knows what's going on this time, right?

Right?

And just as she's gathering her thoughts to try to speak coherently for a broadcast... BANG. A little spray of confetti--she remembers this part, kind of--and she's on the bridge of a ship, but it's not her ship, and she's even more confused. She whips around, trying to figure out where the hell she even is.]

...what the fuck is even going on?

[Broadcast]
[She is still so very, very confused.]

Um. Hi everyone! It's me. Wrath. First officer of the Windrose.

[This is dumb. Everyone already knows who you are, Wrath.]

I mean. You know that already. But. Um. Does anyone know why I was on the Marsiva and then... still not on my ship? Did I get my ass killed or something?

Um. And Captain Vision, sorry. For whatever I did to end up here. I didn't mean it. Unless I did mean it at the time, and then I'm just really, really sorry and I'll be even sorrier as soon as I can remember.

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Maybe? Might mean the show isn't as popular as it used to be or something. I guess maybe there's more hope people will get to go home, then.

[She wrinkles her nose.] Though I don't really want to get sent back to mine.

Is it bad I kind of hope they'll be bringing people back? [She already misses Beverly.]

I don't think it's bad. It's natural. Especially if you don't see yourself going home.

[A shrug, nonjudgmental.]

Most people want to see their friends again.

I've had so many good friends here, too.

Too bad we can't decide where we get to go when all this is done. At least I don't think that's how it works.

Who knows? Maybe they don't see a reason to send us back when this is all done? [It's a fear of Natasha's, but to someone who doesn't want to go back, it might be a comfort.]

That might not be too bad. I mean, we've gone some really interesting places. And it's easy to find work if you punch people.

There's always a market for that, at least f you're good at it. That being the case, I imagine you're set.

Yeah! I've got a good skill set. I guess some stuff just never changes as long as there are people around.

Huh. Captain Vision is gone. So I'm going to have to figure out the money thing.

Was he taking care of the money thing before?

Yeah, he was holding onto my money for me. And he told me if I could buy shoes or not! Stuff like that. He was really good with numbers.

He would be. [Natasha opts not to ask why she'd need someone to do that for her. If she does, then there's a reason for it.] You still have other friends around, right? I imagine someone would help you out. Someone on your new ship?

[Wrath's happy to not have to explain this little quirk.] A few, yeah. I just need to check and see who's like... good at understanding money and wouldn't mind it.

If someone's good with money, can't imagine it would be too much of a problem.

[She pauses just a beat, then adds:] What kind of shoes were you interested in?

It's just hard to ask for things sometimes, because anyone can get hit with hurfdurf when they least expect it.

Oh! Lots of shoes. Like. I haven't been shopping yet, but. Um. Wow. I had this pair of shoes here that were like... seven inch glittery unicorn heels, and those were the best. Like the coolest thing about Beverly fixing my back, I mean other than that I can kick the shit out of people again, is that I can wear awesome shoes! I also had this really awesome pair of titanium spikes that were this really sexy black patent leather...

Oh, I like it. We should see if those are still around. It'd be a shame if you lost them.

Oh, I hope so! I'm trying not to get my hopes up too much, though. I figure if the shoes are gone, I'll just have to try to find new ones that are just as fun.

Hm. I'm sure there are some out there, though it's hard to top unicorn heels.