Send Me An Angel

[therewerefifty]

Who: Makie and you
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Caprine (or Marsiva if you find her hidden away)
When: Post shuffle!

[Marsiva]

[Honestly, this waking up on the Marsiva with a coughing fit thing is getting old.  Also confusing this time round, because she's pretty sure she didn't go home.  There's nothing to go home to.  When she checks the network, she finds she's been gone for months.

...where?

In light of feeling like death warmed up, she elects to pull the blankets up in the room she finds herself in and rest.  When she can hold a conversation without sounding so raw, she'll hit the network.  The last time this happened she hadn't been sure of her welcome.  This time, she knows.  People will have missed her.

Which is a good feeling.  She'll need to let them know she's all right.]

[Caprine]

[As it turns out, she's only on the Marsiva for a matter of hours, which is new.  The musical intro is what wakes her as she's dumped suddenly onto the bridge of an unfamiliar ship.  Instinctively, then, she shields her face, because the last thing she needs to do right now is inhale the confetti that comes raining down.  It would be a terrible first impression.

So... it's not the most graceful entrance she's ever done, that's for sure-- meet your new Tactical officer?  A thin, sickly woman in a kimono.  Hi. She'll do her best to introduce herself to the crew politely and then find a way to whichever room will be hers for the time being.  She'd like nothing more than to go back to sleep, but at this point it would be the height of rudeness not to alert people to her return.

So.]

[Video]

I don't understand why this has happened, but it seems I've... been gone for some time.  I am sorry.  Is... everyone still here?

[That's a pretty vague question, Makie.]

Comments

Video

[canofmanji]

Eh!? What? Should I have gone home? [Did he somehow miss his chance?] Why didn't I get sent home and you did! You already had a turn! [When confused; act angry instead.]

Video

[therewerefifty]

[Manji pls.]

I did not return home. I have no desire to return home. [You're welcome to it.]

[canofmanji]

[Something Makie may notice in the video feed is that he also now has both of his arms back since she was last here.]

What? You didn't? Then where'd ya go? [MANJI NO!]

[therewerefifty]

[At least it's not the worst question he could have asked. This one just leaves her confused, and she glances away in thought.]

...I don't know. No time has passed for me. But months have passed for you. Apparently, this has happened to others.

[canofmanji]

Huh. Weird. Guess I'd rather be awake and stuck on these ships then missing time.

[therewerefifty]

Mmm. [Noncommittal.]

It's been months. Have you improved?

[canofmanji]

I sure have! [He moves the camera to give her a good look at his newly returned arm.] I got my arm back! So I'm twice as good as I was before now!

[therewerefifty]

[She'd wondered if the Atroma would send it to him eventually. Yet she can't help raising an eyebrow.]

Oh? Truly, an impressive thing to claim. [She's fought you with both arms before, my guy.]

[canofmanji]

I've also been training still while stuck here. [Translation: I've been pissing people off and getting into regular fights.]

[therewerefifty]

Who have you trained with?

[canofmanji]

Plenty of people. Recently it's been this scrawny kid who like to wear a pillowcase on his head and calls himself Robin.

[therewerefifty]

...why does he wear a pillowcase?

[canofmanji]

I think he thinks that he is being sneaky. Or mysterious in some way. Says it's to hide his identity so his enemies won't hurt his loved ones or some crap like that. [So Manji did the mature thing and told him to stay out of the fight if he can't handle people going after his loved ones. Also, he called Robin an idiot.]

[therewerefifty]

[Sounds ninja-esque. Makie would just tell him it's easier to arm his loved ones, or have no loved ones at all. Aren't they just a sympathetic pair.]

I suppose that sort of thing may be common in his world. Though he sounds ridiculous.

[canofmanji]

I hope not because he did look ridiculous, but he's still just a kid. He's harmless. Heart's in the right place. He's just going to get himself hurt.

[permanentlyexhaustedbird]

Do you realise you're broadcasting and that I can hear you Manji?

It's not a pillowcase, it's a cape and cowl and yes they are common on my world.

[Well not uncommon]

[therewerefifty]

[She's about to retort that boy isn't Manji's problem but then there's a new person barging in on their conversation. The boy in question, she assumes.]

I meant no offense, sir. [Very mildly. You're showing your age there, Tim.]

[canofmanji]

I did. [Did he REALLY mean offense? Maybe not intentionally. He also forgets that conversations aren't exactly private on these things just because he's never bothered to spy on other people.]

Don't you know it's rude to butt into other people's conversations, brat? [Although Manji sounds more amused then upset.]

[permanentlyexhaustedbird]

Don't you know it's rude to talk about people behind their backs?

And no offence taken from you ma'am, this is on Manji.

[therewerefifty]

[Ah, well. She'll just. Leave them to it. Though make no mistake, she's listening.]

[canofmanji]

Maybe people wouldn't talk about you behind your back if you dressed like a normal person.

[permanentlyexhaustedbird]

[Ignoring you now Manji]

So, ma'am, I take it you're newly returned. Has Manji introduced you to his father?

He also has an adoptive brother now. Apparently, both of them have kicked his arse in a fight.

[therewerefifty]

[Her eyebrows raise. Manji's father? That doesn't seem right.]

They must be skilled swordsmen. [Manji's a dick, but she won't denigrate his skill.] How interesting to have family here.

[canofmanji]

Do ya remember Kogarasumaru? The kid means him. Apparently he seems to consider me a son or something. I've given up trying to get him to stop. [It's pretty embarrassing even if Koga was a total bad ass in a fight.]

[permanentlyexhaustedbird]

He was the one who encouraged and helped Manji get back his arm. From the last planet, we were on. There was a tree which you could reveal a secret or story to and it would sometimes reward you with something from home.