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Who: Sara
Broadcast: Video!
Action: On the Marsiva // The Twin Roses
When: Now!

[ The feed starts with Sara adjusting the camera and pursing her lips, then flashing a waxy smile that doesn't go anywhere near her eyes ]

Hi, so, I'm going to need you to go ahead and let me out of here and return me to my ship. I mean, we could do this the long way, but you really, really won't like that. It will be long. And painful. Possibly over days. The thing I'm going to assume you didn't realize about me before you decided to make this incredibly idiotic move is that I don't take kindly to cages. They're not really my thing, and I have a particular prejudice against the people who want to put me in them.

But hey.

[ She puts her hands up in a conciliatory manner ]

Maybe I'm reading this entire situation the wrong way. Just come and get me, we'll talk, and I won't even break your fingers for it. Promise.

Okay? Okay. Chop chop!

[ She rolls her eyes, sighs, and switches off the camera ]

****

[ some time later, Sara shows up in a burst of confetti on The Twin Roses. Hi friends! ]

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He's one of your well meaning idiots?

Yeah. He's a good guy, as far as bros go.

Sounds like they all are. I can't say the separation thing is easy.

I don't have a long history of being on a team, so I'm not too worried.

No? Kind of a loner?

Assassins don't regularly run in packs.

[Just leagues?]

I was part of a team, but the assassinations were usually solo, yeah.

Plus, everyone I knew from home thought I was dead, so.

I'd call it another similarity, but I really was dead.

I had that too, but it didn't stick.

Sorry to hear about you, though.

Didn't stick, huh? Immortal? [You wouldn't be the first on the ship if you were!]

And thanks. Technically I never died. I was abducted a few seconds before it happened. But it's what my teammate from the future remembers happening. [She has definitely still needed to deal with the concept of all this. But she's had time for that, so she smiles through the last bit.] I don't think it's what people mean by "can't go home again", but it's true in my case.

Nope. One time deal. I consider it my "get out of jail free with bloodlust" card.

The bloodlust has been taken care of, though.

[ her voice is sympathetic rather than its now-standard mildly sarcastic tone ]

That really does suck.

Good to hear about the bloodlust. It was a very short rollercoaster.

Mm, only gets worse if you know the details. [She opens up a door to one of the empty rooms.] This could all be yours. [Apparently not sharing the details. It's not that she wouldn't. "Overshare" is practically her middle name. She's trying to keep things lighter.]

Well, you know. In the interest of full disclosure.

[ she peeks in ]

It's got a bed. I'll take it.

You just keep those standards low, and you'll love it here. Let's see, we still have engineering and the bathroom or would you rather check out your space or more Q&A? What's your pleasure?

You have anything to drink in the kitchen?

Are you thinking tea or coffee or something harder?

I was thinking of starting with coffee and seeing where it goes from there.

If I had space credits for every time I've heard that line. [Kidding. She backs out to head back toward the kitchen.]

Some things are universal.

So, I take it there's no ship AI?

Hell no. [Okay, maybe that was too strong.]

Sorry, this is actually my second multidimensional abduction. The first one included AI wardens.]

That sounds like a real bummer.

I was thinking more like Gideon, the Waverider's AI. She's more like a disembodied person.

Sassy wardens who always wanted you to know they were better than us organics was not my favorite. But I've known AIs who were cool. [Thinking of the android variety like Data and Vision. Not that Vision isn't a little more complicated.]

They sound obnoxious regardless of artificiality.

A little bit. I mean it's bad enough to be in a prison. Is the taunting necessary?