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[deshabille]

Who: Mal
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: SS Caprine
When: After the shuffle!


[The first thing she did once she got a good handle on exactly what was going on - which, for the record, she did not need help with, she is a perfectly capable and independent adult vampire, it's fine - was dive into the engine room and begin to pull things apart. There is knowledge brimming out of her mind that she has no origin for or control over, it's chaotic and it's mad and she loves it.]

[She broadcasts from the engine room, looking at a wrench admiringly. She's messy and a little greasy, but it's a suave sort of messy and greasy. Gods only know how she manages this.]

I'd be interested to know how many people are actually upset about this. Being here. Because I know all sorts of things now that I never could have known before, and that's worth something, I think.

Also, have there ever been any riots here? I think I could do with a good riot sometime soon.

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[principality]

[And here is Aziraphale, peeking his head around the corner and holding a mug of cocoa.]

Umm????

[Which is as good as hello, and then he looks at the wrench.]

...are you new? Or are you, er, just disassembling for fun? N-not that I'd stop your fun but, umm, I'd have rather you asked.

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[deshabille]

[It is the least commanding series of words Mal has ever heard. She peers around a pipe and drops the wrench to the floor with a deliberately loud clatter, giving Aziraphale a piercing look.]

You didn't ask me to ask. So I didn't ask.

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[principality]

[He jumps at the wrench being dropped. It's a thing. He is a wee lamb.]

Er. Oh, perhaps I should have. Good point.

[And then he nods a little.]

I'm Captain Ziraphale. And you are...?

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[forcemageure]

No riots - to my knowledge - but you did just miss a load of exploding things.

[ Tragedy face :{ ]

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[deshabille]

[A noise of utter disgust!]

The one time arriving fashionably late has failed me.

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[onlyanapple]

Personally, I find it less miserable than a soul-eating castle, and less tedious than my actual life. [Discounting the last week. Which was not tedious. At all.]

No good ones.

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[deshabille]

There was a soul-eating castle in space? I can't imagine where you'd put it.

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[child_of_bhaal]

Do you think learning a new skill is worth your freedom though?

[She's not hostile at all, she's just honestly curious.]

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[deshabille]

Probably not. I'll get angry about it later. Just you wait.

Although I have to point out it's not technically learning if the information is just dumped into your head like this.

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[volatilise]

Count me in. For being upset, but also for rioting, if you need it.

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[deshabille]

As the first person to volunteer for the riot, you can be the captain of the opposite team. Pick your people and meet me in the depths of space.

[She's. Probably joking.]

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[grabthecheese]

We wouldn't have had a use for it before, either.

[Because what use would the Borogravian military have for a space ship engineer-- Well, they could have waged war on other planets, too.]

Which ship are you on?

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[deshabille]

[They could have waged such amazing war. Mal will definitely never tell anyone about this if she manages to get home. That said: technically she doesn't need to get home now, since Polly's here.]

The Caprine. Welcome to space, sergeant, have you taken charge of your ship yet?

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[invigorates]

I cannot say I am entirely displeased with the knowledge I have gained in this venture, [ she is actually pretty excited about it! but... ] Most here seem more annoyed by the fact that they have been forcefully pulled from their homes. I believe that is a reasonable response.

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[deshabille]

[She doesn't disagree; it's just that home, to her, is people rather than places, and at least one of her people is already here. She is significantly less afraid - significantly less angry - than she could be. And she realizes she's lucky, of course. But she'll never say it.]

[Instead:] It's not a fair trade, obviously. Knowledge for kidnapping. It's just worth something. Perhaps more for some than others.

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[detectivewonder]

No. No riots.

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[deshabille]

Aren't you a spoilsport.

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[noctiphile]

Finally, someone gets it! Thank you. You'd think more people would be happy to live among the stars. Most just gripe. Sometimes there's a fit. It's all starting to get very dull.

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[deshabille]

I don't plan to have any kind of fit, if that soothes your obviously troubled soul any.

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[got_it_memorized]

There was a bit of a peasant uprising at the last planet we were on, if that counts, but rotten fruit does not a riot make, I'd say.

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[deshabille]

Rotten fruit is to torches and pitchforks as a human baby is to a troll. They're simply not even in the same category. Nice try, though. Points for effort.

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[birdsbirdsbirds]

[a suave mess? admiration towards engineering tools? RIOTS?]

Hi, you're my new favorite. [this guy grins lazily at the camera.] Have you gotten into the actual engine core yet? Thing's a nightmare to pick apart, but the trip is worth it.

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[deshabille]

Of course I am. [Breezy as spring. As to the question-- well, she brightens up considerably from her already-bright state, glancing towards the bowels of the engine with a curious look.]

I think I'm. Sort of getting there. What should I be looking for, exactly?

[hellofist]

You want riots? They're usually bad...

[But you look awesome so maybe you know something Cass does not know.]

[deshabille]

They're more fun than quiet.