[Action] Complaint #3, Referendum A1

[brothersboots]

Who: Edna and others
Broadcast: No
Action: The Blameless and the Iskaulit
When: 9/3-9/7

The Blameless, 9/3

[After so many months on the ship with her brother and the humans that seemed to come and go as they pleased, Edna's gotten used to people who can see her. She knows that she still doesn't show up well on the communicators because they just don't have any resonance, but that doesn't matter to her one bit. It's much more interesting to be the disembodied voice over the little machines in her opinion.

Since Calibrations, the fact that she's so far from Rayfalke after spending nearly her entire life on the mountainside has left her feeling listless. The last system didn't help with its distinct lack of anything truly natural on the planet's surface. Jobs on the farms with Sorey helped, but she's just not that easily satisfied. She never has been, if you ask Eizen or Zaveid.

Her slow-building irritation isn't helped by the disruption being put off by the newer system they approach. If anything, it's worsened. And where she would normally walk around silently, moving between her room with her small collection of things from her friends and the Atroma, the personnel office that makes up her "duties",and the ship's kitchen. As the days drag on, her footsteps grow heavier, shaking the ship's floor for yards around her.]

Move. You're in the way. [Manners are overrated. Sorry, shipmates.]

The Iskaulit, 9/4

[She can't stand the ships and the confinement and the lack of fresh air. And so she's taken a shuttle to the Iskaulit to find an area to stretch her legs. She'd offered to help that Hawke woman with her strange sage-like herb, but she hasn't started yet with the irritation in the air as of late.

She stops when she reaches an area that's open and bare. It's big enough for her to let out all of her frustration on. Honestly, it's perfect. She removes her communicator from the pouch she's taken to carrying and sends out two identical texts to Mikleo and Eizen. "I'm on the Iskaulit. Come to the big open area on the other side of the ship from Malum." Then she prepares to wait.]

The Iskaulit, 9/7

[Anyone visiting the large ship over the last three days will not have missed all of the noise coming from this previously abandoned area and should they arrive, they'll find the small Earth Seraph staring at the scene of chaos with a sort of half-pleased smile on her face.

Until she's interrupted by someone she doesn't immediately know.]

Do you need help with something?

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[padadin]

[The invisible people have been in the Blameless for a while now, and little by little, Shiro is starting to see what Keith means. It is just flashes at first, the whisper of a voice around the corner... but they're mostly corporeal now.

Which means she gets a raised eyebrow from Shiro when she makes her demand, but he doesn't move.]

Good morning-- Edna, right? Are you alright?

[brothersboots]

[The invisible people are strong and scary and the fact that the ship shakes when the tiny one moves shouldn't be comforting. Of course, she does enjoy discomfiting everyone just because she can.

When she's addressed by the bi-color haired barrier, she levels one of her best "don't fuck with me faces" at him. She knows he sees her.]

I would be fine if there wasn't a heap of flesh blocking the door to the kitchen.

[She doesn't have to eat, but she still likes to.]

[padadin]

[Indeed, he does see her, even if it's still kinda blurry at times, and he returns that look. Even if he wasn't captain of the ship, that's not the way to talk to your fellow crew member, and the shaking of the Blameless isn't appreciated either.]

Maybe your path will clear if you ask nicely.

iskaulit;

[tsunergy]

[Her text is awfully vague (the Iskaulit's huge) but there are only so many large areas that would fit the description, and fewer still in that section, so it's not a lengthy search when he finally makes his way to the ship. He finds the right area soon enough, poking his head in the door and glancing around.]

Edna? Is this the place?

[brothersboots]

[The area is the largest one she could find and it's really the most perfect sot ever. When Mikleo finally shows up, Edna is pacing around, parasol open and blocking most of the harsh, artificial lighting.]

It is.

[She finally stops and looks at him, dead serious.]

I want to build a mountain.

[tsunergy]

A mountain?

[Mikleo lifts a hand to shield his eyes from the lights as he peers up towards the ceiling. Hmm...]

It'd be more like a hill, don't you think?

iskaulit part two, electric boogaloo.

[torsion]

[ She takes to wandering, sometimes. Familiarization, boredom, company -- take your pick. Those are the excuses she dishes out and more when it comes to the Iskaulit, especially when there are other places to be. The truth of it is perhaps all three since she has no specific reason to be there this day or a plan to go with her arrival, but after a jog around she finds herself bored enough that she's taking more of a stroll as she attempts to mentally map the place for herself.

Just in case. If it's needed. (When it's needed.)

Undisturbed thus far, she's a little surprised when she finally is. Someone familiar. Sort of? ]

Hm? Oh, no, sorry. This your area of the ship? Just was wandering around, don't really know what belongs to who still...

[brothersboots]

[Edna's sort of seen her. She's been around the ships the last few months or so, but she's another Earth Dweller and therefore Edna's not exactly killing herself to get to know her. Or really anyone new.

This time, it's absolutely nothing personal.

The fact that she can be seen shouldn't surprise her, but it still does. It's been a thousand years since the last time and this place is just weird and taking longer than she'd like to admit to get used to with all of its quirks.]

It's mine now. Who're you?

[torsion]

[ You get a sense of who belongs to the Fleet and who doesn't. Even if you've never spoken, there's a blur of faces in the distance on the Iskaulit or people posting short videos of questions and various inconsequential things. Sometimes you don't watch the entire thing, sometimes you just skim.

Jill luckily has a pretty good memory for names and faces. Too many filed away, but they're still there. This one is more immediately recalled. ]

Not interested in trying to overthrow you, so yours it remains. [ It edges into an almost-laugh. ] Jill. You going to introduce yourself or are you going to make me come up with a name for you? I suck at it, by the way, so choose wisely.

iskaulit;

[sylphystia]

[Dezel works on the Iskaulit, so no, he does not miss the noise. After the second day he decides to make his way over to see what that infernal racket could be about. He is not expecting half of a mountain.

He takes it in for a moment, just making sure he's actually sensing what he thinks he's sensing, and then he sends up a nice gust of wind all along the sides. It clears the dust from the air.

He's not surprised by random mountain at all, really. But which seraph is it?]

... Edna?

[50/50 chance.]

[brothersboots]

[It was only a matter of time before one of the Wind Seraph finally showed up. The fact that it's Dezel doesn't surprise her, considering he does spent a great deal of time at the bar run by that Crowley person.

He might be blind, but there's absolutely nothing wrong with his senses of smell and hearing.

She closes her eyes against the soft breeze, having missed the feel of true wind on these ships. And since she's enjoying the whole "nature" aspect of everything, she takes a minute to respond.]

Where you expecting Lailah on a mountainside?

[Although, he did face off against her on Rayfalke, so that's not too outside the realm of possibility.]

[sylphystia]

[He snorts at that.]

No. I thought it could be your brother.

[Curious fellow, that Eizen. Dezel learned through calibrations and speaking with others that Eizen is cursed, but it seems to be a similar-yet-different sort of thing... He's still not sure how he feels about the seraph. Acknowledging their similarity might also mean acknowledging that without Rose, Dezel might've become a dragon himself.]

Not sure I can do anything for your hill. [But it's an offer, if she wants.]

Iskaulit

[deviances]

[ Eithan spends a rather decent amount of time on the Iskaulit, between visiting friends, hitting up the bars, practicing magic or music... So it's no surprise that he's around when all that crazy commotion is going on. He's curious, sure, but figures it's none of his business and tries not to be a nosy busybody. But now it's day three and he cant fight off the curiosity anymore.

He follows the noise, and when he finds the mountain, his jaw drops. Seriously, dude, that's insane, and now it's just here. ]

Whoa. ... That's pretty cool.

[ He kinda snaps out of whatever awe he's in when someone speaks - someone short, apparently. He blinks down at her. ]

Ah, sorry, just followin' the noise. Got curious. This yours?

[brothersboots]

[Edna's eyes narrow as she takes in the human. Skinny, funny looking, and overly curious for his own good. Suddenly, she's reminded of a certain nerd of her acquaintance and she's less likely to bark at and push him away.]

It's nowhere near as impressive as the one I grew up on.

[Of course, Rayfalke is...creepy now too.]

And, yeah, I suppose it is mine. It was just a big open space before.

[deviances]

[ Enh, not human, but not that it matters. He's certainly still skinny and funny-looking. ]

Well yeah, I'm willin' to bet that one wasn't stuck in a ship in space. [ He smiles a bit. ] It's awesome. I'm guessin' you made it yourself?

[ He can definitely sense her magic, after all. Wouldn't be much of a stretch. ]

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[ladybro]

[ it's impossible to miss those quivers in the floor. kate pauses -- mid-stir of something that it looks like it might be passably edible.

with a shiver up her spine, she glances over her shoulder. ]

Edna? Is that you?

[ disembodied voices and half-touches and the ship's roster are all she has to go on, some days. ]

[brothersboots]

[Well, she's pretty impressive with her ability to make things shake and quake with her footsteps. The only problem is that when she's doing that it's because she's angry and ready to hit anything in her way. Human, Seraph, inorganic, doesn't matter in the end. If it's in her way, she's going to wreck it.]

Who else would it be? Were you hoping it was some monster?

[Not that she'd be far off with how bad Edna's temper is right now.]

[ladybro]

Depends. [ kate's undaunted. ] Do monsters eat? Because then I might just manage to invite it to dinner instead.

Iskaulit, post-mountain

[monolike]

[Okay, Sorey had suggested that Edna make a place for herself but he never imagined something on this scale. It's so much more than the garden; it's more- it's natural, less like the carefully cultivated trees and plants and more like the mountains and hillsides from home.

Sorey turns in a slow circle as he tries to take it all in, eyes wide.] Edna, this is...incredible.

[brothersboots]

[Why make a molehill when you can make the whole mountain? She is sort of like a drama queen and so when Sorey suggests a project, she goes big because she can't go home.

Besides, this is what she wanted to make. So she made it.]

Eizen and Mikleo helped.

[Of course she's sitting at her table. Because why not.]

Sit down.

[monolike]

[Ah, that stream is definitely Mikleo's touch. It looks so amazing; Sorey's grown so accustomed to the carefully cultivated flora and landscapes of the stations and asteroids, even with the natural planets they've seen, that it's odd to see something so real with the hum of the ship still around them.

He takes a seat at her table when she asks (commands?), still craning his neck to try and see everything.] Now at least I know how you choose to keep yourself busy. Are you going to let anybody else climb on this?

[hollystrike]

[Katie comes through here super late, stretching her legs after a petulant stay in bed. She still has dark circles under her eyes, but more or less she's feeling fine. She's... actually poking through the Iskaulit's rooms for a completely logical reason instead of just because, which is her usual MO, but the sight of a brand new mini-mountain gives her pause.]

...were you always here?

[Yes, she's addressing the rock.]

[brothersboots]

[Katie looks, to be honest, awful. Of course, nearly killing oneself to deliver a message to the dense population of the Fleet will do that to you. And isn't there some saying about curiosity and cats not being healthy?

Katie's just racking up all those points in the "should be in bed" category, but Edna is her friend, not her keeper. Not that the Earth Seraph is going to say they're friends either. She has a reputaion to maintain, after all.]

Do you really expect it to talk back to you? If so, then we're going to have a problem.

[Hey, cat, behind you.]

iskaulit, not at all a million years late

[rockily]

[ He doesn't reply for there is no need to, she knows he'll come the moment she calls no matter what it is he is doing which currently is practically nothing. The trips between worlds and stations can be awfully dull so he welcomes her message, picking himself up to go to the place she described.

Only after a couple of wrong turns does he actually make it, hands sliding into the pockets of his pants as inspects the area. ]

Looks big enough.

Never late~

[brothersboots]

[It's almost sad how happy she is to see him. Sure, they've been together for months now, but seeing him every day hasn't really sunk in. Not really.]

I want a mountain.

[He's probably the only other person in the entire Fleet who understand what that means, what it feels like.]

Everything here is too cold.