Tha sin mar bhàs.

[hollystrike]

Who: Katie and you!
Broadcast: Yes!
Action: Planetside
When: Now-ish

[Amusement Park]

[So this is where she goes when she wants time to think, apparently.  The bunker is a place she won't enter; between the heavy aftermath of a mass death and the understandably stricken reactions of its visitors, the atmosphere is far too toxic.  But it doesn't mean she isn't grieving.  The deaths could not be helped and are god knows how far in the past, but the fact that these people have been forgotten - not acknowledged even by this automated town, let alone the rest of space - is something that sits very poorly.  She can't even change anything about the town to reflect its population's final days.

She's walking the rollercoaster tracks, very high up, thinking over the issue.  Don't ask how she got up that high.  And don't worry if you should be using the rollercoaster at the time; she can avoid you.  Might give you a bit of a scare, though, sorry.

Eventually, she puts a call through to Sam.]

[Outside of town]

[As far as she can go before she suspects (or hopes) she's outside the range of the city's replication science so her work isn't scrubbed.  She's not too far from the bunker; it would be pointless if she were too far away from it. 

She finds a rock face smooth enough, and between a thick blade and Kirito's lightsaber she carves a memorial.  Maybe nobody will ever see it, but if any other visitors come to this place, they should know what happened.  It's worth the extra headache.]

[And Broadcast]

I've decided to quit making dreamcatchers and move on to voodoo dolls instead.  It's more fun.  So if you'd like to take one before I end up throwing them all out, feel free.

[Just so you know.  Totally honest, as usual.  Less cheerful than normal.

If anyone wants her she'll be curled up in her office with Licorice on her lap.  She's so tired of these planets.]

Comments

[Amusement Park] 1/2

[canofmanji]

[Dot do do. Walking around. Minding my own business aaaaaaaaaand looking up.]

[Amusement Park] 2/2

[canofmanji]

[Da... fuck? Is that--] Oi! Is that really what that track is for!?

[Some kind of walkway with all the excitmenet of death that could come at any second?]

[hollystrike]

[Ho ho ho, you silly man. She's deep in thought on top of a rollercoaster, she's not gonna hear your squawking!

...she will notice him after a bit. What an odd man, wearing a bathrobe into an amusement park. She grins and waves down at him.

Yep, that's your response. Though if you yell now she might hear you.]

[tsunergy]

[hey, she sounds a little down! which, you know, it's Katie. hard to tell sometimes. so when you can tell, it isn't great.

there's a knock on her office door at some point, and after a few seconds Mikleo pokes his head in. a little spotted cat head peers in right next to his.]

Mind a visitor?

[hollystrike]

[Oh my goodness you have a cat. She perks up immediately.]

No. No visitors today. Come in and I'll explain why.

[...so yeah, come right in. And don't mind Licorice growling faintly at the new cat arrival before Katie taps her between the ears.] Don't fuss. Hospitality is a virtue.

[tsunergy]

[It's a sort-of-cat! Recognizing her answer as "typical Katie", Mikleo steps further in and tugs the little leopard kitten off his shoulders and down to the floor, where he immediately puffs up and eyeballs Licorice. More inquisitive than aggressive (because kittens are fearless apparently) he just wanders right over to try and catch a sniff.

Mikleo quirks a brow as he watches, shutting the door behind him so they don't end up having to chase cats all through the ship.]

He's going to get his nose clawed off if he's not careful.

[He also makes a mental note to self: try to stop asking questions. He's generally bad at this, because he always wants to ask a million of them.]

voice

[monolike]

Do they really catch dreams? Like, hold onto them and stuff?

voice

[hollystrike]

I suppose it depends on who makes them. Mine have never worked.

voice

[monolike]

Whoa, I didn't know that was even something that could happen! How cool...

-oh uh, sorry it doesn't work for you though.

outside of town

[angelofthevored]

[Non-humans aren't a rare thing in this Fleet, Cas is quickly discovering, so when he finds some kind of nature spirit in a mortal body carving up some rocks near the bunker he isn't too rattled.

Seeing her carve up a memorial for the humans presumably killed inside, though, does make him stop. He watches her for a moment, far off so as not to disturb her, watching until it seems like she's done before approaching. To thank her maybe, to pay his own respects; he's not sure yet.]

[hollystrike]

[Katie doesn't look up from her task until she's done. Or mostly done; there's a portion of the memorial that's for details, a count of how many people died here, she's yet to fill in. She's dreading it just a little, to be honest. For pooka reasons. So she stretches and turns, catching sight of Cas as he's on the approach.

Well, then. Her smile is cheerful enough. But when you get close enough, Cas, she's got a question for you.]

Why did you break Sam's mind?

[Also, hi.

She doesn't seem mad, though.]

video;

[dreamvour]

[dreamcatchers, eh]

I'll take the ones you don't throw out. They shouldn't go to waste.

[hollystrike]

[...okay then, mystery person.]

What would you do with so many dreamcatchers?

video.

[asphodels]

What's a voodoo doll?

[hollystrike]

[Aerith is not Sokka, and hence gets a much less terrorising answer.]

They're little dolls meant to represent the people you know. Protect the doll, protect the person, so goes the superstition.

[Lying through her teeth, but it's sort of technically true...]

Video

[alwayscomeback]

[He shouldn't say anything. HE SHOULDN'T. At least he learned from the Dream Catcher Incident- and doesn't openly scorn her weird magical bullshit. ]

Um. Question? What are you going to do with the voodoo dolls?

Video

[hollystrike]

I'm going to use them to break the arms of people who mock my magical abilities.

Voice.

[collegedropout]

[Your favorite research insomniac is here for your call, who needs sleep when you've got to organize and figuring up information regarding a giant fucking tomb. What a depressing month. Er. Among others, but this one sucks far worse, all things considered.

He's always more than happy to stop this miserable expedition to take a call from Katie.]

Hey, this is Sam.

Voice.

[hollystrike]

So formal of you.

[The words might be teasing, but they fall flat. Also, wherever she is, it's awfully windy. Katie hunkers closer to the comm so she can be heard without difficulty.]

Where are you at the moment?

Amusement Park

[ginger_firebird]

[He sees what you're doing and while he approves, really? There can only be so many show-offs in the Fleet. Naturally, Mantis takes a break from his ring toss to float up and inspect this distinct visitor to the amusement park.]

I thought I was the only one who cared that little for personal safety.

[hollystrike]

[She's not showing off, gosh, she's thinking! Well. She also likes high places in general. Must be the cat in her.

She doesn't look altogether surprised at the sudden figure that wafts up from the ground, though his outfit definitely gets a second glance.]

Oh, I'm all about personal safety. See? Both feet on the ground and everything.

[video]

[goldenglasses]

Hm, seeing as your vodo dolls aren't ready I suppose I'll take a dream catcher. [Maybe one from Katie will actually work.]

[video]

[hollystrike]

[Bet ur ass it will. For a couple of weeks, before the glamour evaporates.]

Well. Perhaps you'd best come visit me, then.

amusement park

[universal_charm]

<sub>[ As creepy as the amusement park was, after exploring it with Ulaz, it was less twitch making and he felt he could walk through it without looking over his shoulder at every corner and shadow.

He looks up and sees Katie walking the tracks. He watches her for a moment, sensing a melancholy, but was that so strange? Ever since the discovery of the people, of what had happened here, seemed melancholy was the order of the day. And with his own recent losses, more personal and close to him, it weighed heavy with him too.

He cupped his hands over his mouth to yell up to her. ]</sub>

See anything interesting up there?

[hollystrike]

[Katie glances down at the yell, head tilted. The words sink in after a moment-- it really is high up-- and she crouches by the edge of the line, yelling back.]

Only a passing pole dancer!