It's all over but the crying

[ginger_firebird]

Who: Psycho Mantis and you.

Broadcast: Yes

Action: SS Bishop

When: Today

(Video – Fleetwide)

My god, it’s full of stars.

[He wandered around the ship in a bit of a daze. First came the larger ship, then the small celebration welcoming him to the second, and he is just as confused as he was when he first woke up. It’s been a long couple of days for him and he finds his way to the bridge of the ship. Stars. So many stars, He slumps in one of the many chairs nearest the window looking out onto space. There’s a cup of tea in his hand and his head turns between the feed he managed to open and the view.]

It’s a dream, isn’t it? It has to be. I remember what happened.

[He’s still dressed in his leathers, not quite trusting himself to wear the ship standards just yet. It’s so clinical. So real… He curls up more in the chair, lifting his mask a little out of the way to have a sip.]

This ship is called Bishop. Like the clergymen and the chess piece. If…anyone is out there, where is here?

(Action – Bishop)

[Still on the bridge of the ship, Mantis decides to make use of the music system to play something classical in the hopes of soothing some of his confusion. The tea doesn’t hurt either, and he sighs heavily as he tries to count the stars he can see. His malaise is such that someone could reasonably sneak up on him if they were so inclined. He is making good company with the chair he singled out.]

Comments

[ginger_firebird]

[Mantis knows a great deal of the human mind, but that doesn't stop him from being victim to classic gestures of phantom pains and remembering things he would rather not think about.]

Possibly the worst in the world- [He looks up and out into the stars.] In the entire universe.

[redatheart]

Overall, they're not particularly considerate.

[It seems too indelicate to travel along that path of inquiry, especially considering what Sayid thinks he knows. At a later date, maybe. He can think of other questions to ask.]

Forgive me if this seems rude, but your name is very unique. At least to me. Is it more common where you're from?

[Who knows about the naming conventions of mysterious other cultures.]

[ginger_firebird]

[Mantis knows full well he's not making a very good attempt at maintaining his indifference. Too much changed all at once, too much lost all at once.

So he shakes his head at the statement and then again at the question.]

A code name. My legal one is only that. The meaning of it was lost a long time ago, but my code name is who I am now.