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[youdontneedapictureofme]

[Maggie had been a bit preoccupied, to say the least, but now that she's finally starting to settle back into a somewhat normal - they aren't drifting, they've touched down a planet, things are less chaotic - she's decided to poke her head out onto the network.]

Hey, so I know everyone's busy with the new planet stuff but I was wondering if anyone could help me out with this girl?

[Maggie lifts the squirming pup into view of the feed.]

I picked her up on the last planet during the festival and haven't really had a chance to come with a name for her. If no one's interested in coming up with some ideas, I'm sure I'll think of something, but I thought I'd ask.

[A beat.]

While we're on the new planet - keep in mind to be safe, but should anyone need a Medical Officer for any excursions, let me know. If you don't know me already - my name is Maggie and I'm the First Mate of the SS Goldstone.

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[reluctantbastard]

His name is Anders. He wanted me to name my snow leopard after some poncy magister. That's not happening.

[Too much bad blood with Tevinter. Obviously.]

And I suppose Alistair won't do if we're talking about a bitch. Hm... Maybe Marian?

[And wouldn't Hawke be happy to hear that he's offering her name for a dog? Not a mabari, but they can't all be, right?]

[youdontneedapictureofme]

Ah. Well, I'll try to steer clear of him if I can. Until I have a name picked out.

[She grins, clearly amused.]

Marian? Okay. I'll add it to the list.

[It sounded a bit old fashioned, but sure why not.]

It's nice to meet you, Alistair. What ship are you on?

[reluctantbastard]

Really. Best ideal here.

[Anders is a menace when it comes to names. But, no one else is much better.]

I'm sure that Hawke would appreciate that.

[Look, most of the names in Ferelden would be considered old-fashioned to her.]

Oh, I'm Lab Support for the Blue Fish.

[youdontneedapictureofme]

Hm. Well, it's a close contender as far as names go. Still trying to decide.

[She has no idea who Hawke is, but she still smiles and nods along with his talking about her.]

I'm Lab Support over on my ship too. There's another technician on my ship, but it's nice to meet others who run the labs across the ships. I don't really... reach out as much as I should.

[It's hard to get close to people when you've lost so many, really.]

[reluctantbastard]

I mean, there are the normal, mundane choices of Spot, Muffins, Spike, Stripes and the like.

[But isn't it better to name pets after people? Maybe?]

There's a healer on my ship, but she's relatively new. If she wanted the job, I'd be happy to share it, but so far, it's all mine. [Lucky him.] I'm a little bad about reaching out as well, so you're not alone there.

[youdontneedapictureofme]

Those all sound like names people use for pets where I'm from, too. I guess we're all universal in our naming conventions, depending on where you're from.

[She shrugs, making a non-committal sound.]

Even with so many of us, the space seems vast, you know? Sometimes it's hard to remember that until we start talking on the network. At least, for me it is.

[reluctantbastard]

I'm glad that some things seem to remain the same, despite the differences in worlds.

[He nods her remarks.]

I will admit that it's taken me some getting used to with this whole network thing. Usually when one talks about networks where I'm from, it's in regards to spies and information chains.