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[hollystrike]

Who: Katie McCoy and you.
Broadcast: Most definitely.
Action: ...the planet Lyuku, if you come looking, I guess?
When: Sept 7

[The problem with the investigations Katie's been doing over the past week is they've delivered her answers that she's reasonably sure nobody else will have. Which dilemma she probably should have expected if worst came to worst, but she's never been particularly good at planning ahead. Probably why she'll never get promoted, back home. (You know, apart from her general lack of reliability, but...)

The other problem is rock formations and trees and landmasses in general have no human sense of time, so the terrified message this world gives her could happen next year. Or it could happen in half an hour. She can't get enough coherency for specifics.

The other other problem is that every time she's tried to impart information to the Fleet it's been largely missed amidst the chaff she has to surround it with. Mikleo picked up one point last time. Edna and Sam also know, but that is too small a pool of people, and two of them have issues being noticed by most everyone else. This time, she can't afford anyone to not understand how very important this is.

In short, this is going to suck.]

URGENT

Singing planet sent the dreams. [One.]

Planet is terrified [Two.]

What we saw is coming to ths planet in the near fture [...three. Usually a limit.]

marsva sent us here ergo it will happenw hile wer'e here
ratings

evactuate peope
back la



[We're sorry. The pooka you're trying to talk to has passed out. Leave a message?  She's... kind of in the middle of nowhere if anyone has a way to track her down, sprawled under some pretty huge and old trees.  A geas to lie sucks.]

((Seriously, she won't be back to respond for at least a day. So feel free to threadjack others in this post and make her warning not be in vain.))

Comments

[padadin]

[...well, damn.]

Are you sure? How do you know? It won't be easy to make the natives just leave their homes based on our word.

[tempredmental]

i think she passed out

pidge should be able to track her location

[padadin]

Passed out? You think "it" has already started?

[tempredmental]

i dont know

[By now, he had met up with the other in the Huntress shuttle bay.]

mikleo got a ping on her location

were going to get her

[hollystrike]

[Sorry, Shiro. A reply will come nearly three days later, in reasonably subdued tones.]

It never is, is it? Do you still want an answer to those questions? [She saw Sam hit the network.]

[padadin]

[He doesn't mind, considering the circumstances. In face, he appreciates the fact she still returns to the messages after what happened.]

If it's alright with you. I don't want to make you pass out again, but this is important information. Are you feeling better?

[hollystrike]

Hundred per cent. [Well, she's vastly improved. She'll take it.]

First of all, I suppose I should ask-- do you have any knowledge of the singing planets?

[tsunergy]

[that sounds... honest. Is that bad? that might be bad.

the way her typing trailed off looks pretty bad.]

Hey- are you okay? Do you need some help?

[It may be a question but whether she answers honestly or not, he'll probably know.]

[hollystrike]

[How do you feel about a response offff nothing at all? Her communicator is still on, but it's not broadcasting anything. Leave a message after the beep?]

[tsunergy]

[oh dear, did she pass out? she probably passed out. that's really not good at all. it's not like he has a magic locating arte or something.

there's not much else he can do, so he takes a deep breath, leans in, and-]

KATIE!

[he'll just have to keep yelling for her until he knows how to find her, sorry for your ears]

[private]

[collegedropout]

[Sam is going to just check in here, since Mikleo is a familiar face; it sounds like he's got a proper group already making their way toward Katie's location by the time he's chiming in, which is more than fine with him. Thank god the GPS thing came together in time.]

Hey, Katie's a close friend of mine; let me know when you get to her, and I can meet you on her ship, if that sounds alright. I'm not sure what damage the honesty might've done to her.

[He's very worried, alright. With Katie, most things that happen are new terrain.]

[private]

[tsunergy]

Got it. We'll make sure she's stable before we head back, but it would be better if she can rest in her own bed.

I'll keep you updated when we know more.

voice

[tempredmental]

[Keith's eyes widened at the message, and the way it trailed off at the end. That wasn't a good sign. He flipped on voice.]

Katie? Katie!

[The lack of response was bad, too. He cursed just before closing the channel again.]

voice.

[collegedropout]

Katie? Hey!

You there?

... Shit.

[Dammit, Katie, you know he's already touchy about his friends going radio silent on him in life. Especially you, because he's already seen you in mortal danger before, and nobody needs to be in said mortal danger, cool? He's hoping she'd just - fainted, that the strain of telling the truth got to her.

Which... hey. He had his concerns about that. Never knew outright, but he supposes he can put two and two together now. He's going to try to pinpoint with that GPS function, but you know, it doesn't do much good if you pass out before you hit said button - Did you push that button, or is he out of luck?]

voice.

[hollystrike]

[Sorry, Sam, you are shit out of luck.

At least for a minute or two, when the GPS suddenly switches on without explanation. There's no response otherwise. Given how Mikleo's shrieking at her, though, he can probably work out what happened.]

[collegedropout]

[That works for him; he's going to keep track of that rescue now, thank you.]

[humene]

Evacuate? Why? What's coming?

[hollystrike]

[And days later:]

Sorry for the wait, I fell down a hole. Did you get an answer to that question already?

[humene]

[It's not that Eleanor is more worried because the response comes days later, it's that she's just as worried as she would have been anyway.]

No, and I'm starting to get nervous. It's clear that something is about to happen to this system, but we don't know what it is, and we don't know how to prevent it.

audio

[bi_otic]

Whoa. Hey. Wait a second. What do you mean the planet sent the dreams?

[This doesn't make any sense and also he is really concerned. Not just for her, obviously]

audio

[hollystrike]

[Annnd two days later:]

Did I say that? I suppose planets can dream the same as anyone else.

[For such a coy response, her tone is only weary.]

audio

[bi_otic]

[Considering she passed out, he's hardly surprised she's maybe not feeling well.]

Can they? Planets are mostly just collections of rock and dust. If they dream it's new to me.

[Now that time is passes Kaidan himself seems less overtly alarmed, his concern still there but softer and more focused.]

Are you...feeling ok?

[From Text to Audio then Action!]

[goldenglasses]

Katie are you-- [Nope. Screw typing as her writing gets even more erratic.]

KATIE!? Are you there?! Kaite!? Where are you!?

[Of course, Vash won't get an answer. He will, however, find out from other people that she was found "safe" and is being taken care of.

He'll still check on her over the next few days. So he stops by a little while after she's woken up again.]

Hey there, "kid". Feeling better?

[So busy!]

[hollystrike]

[He'll find Katie out of bed, folding a couple of spare blankets and standing easily enough, despite the paleness and dark circles that still remain under her eyes. And she tilts her head to give him a small grin.]

Never better, really. Did I worry you?

[goldenglasses]

[Vash crosses his arms and gives a lopsided smile.] Who me? No way! I didn't care at all!

[He can lie a lot too!]