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Who: Leanne
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: SS Heron or, briefly, the Marsiva, before being assigned her ship
When: Saturday, 4/26

[Okay, space? Being in the outside world? Pretty exciting!

She's definitely going to have to find some way to get Zephyr and Vashyron here (unless they're already here?), but in the meantime? Exciting!!]

Hey, everybody! [She waves, grinning brightly.] My name's Leanne and this is all so... awesome!

I've never been anywhere outside of... um, where I'm from before and this is really far! I don't think one of these could even land anywhere there!

[She laughs, shaking her head. Wow, wouldn't a spaceship in Basel be a sight? (Maybe not necessarily a good one either, but ohhhh boy.)]

But I guess I'm supposed to be in the... SS Heron here, huh?

[A pause.] Oh, yeah! If anyone meets two blond guys called Zephyr and Vashyron, tell them Leanne's looking for them and they better come find me already!

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[princessia]

[ Wow, you're really cheerful for being suddenly brought here. Very much unlike how Elize was. But you seem nice and... she's trying to get better at speaking to people. ]

My name's Elize Lutus. Hello. Umm... you sound really happy to be here.

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[survives]

[Oh! Oh man, she hadn't realized they'd brought kids here, too. She looks like she's doing all right though...]

Maybe a little. [Leanne winks at her, smiling. Then, after a moment's pause,] I've never been somewhere like this before! So it's pretty exciting.

You don't like it, Elize?

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[princessia]

I... uh...

[ She folds her hands in front of her, looking down shyly. She doesn't like it. Teepo isn't here. There are some upsides. ]

I like the friends I made here.

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[survives]

[She leans forward slightly. Okay, that's not really the same thing as liking being here, but...

It's a nice answer anyway, isn't it?]

So you've met a lot of nice people, huh? [She laughs.] That's really good! And you probably wouldn't have met them if you hadn't come here either, right?

[What does she know though. She's totally gonna be really missing her friends back home in a day or two.]

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[princessia]

[ Right. Elize only gives a quiet nod in response. It has only been a little less than a month since she joined the fleet, yet she's already missing Teepo, Jude, and everyone else a great deal. She knows a lot of people must feel the same too. ]

Are... Zephyr and Vashyron the names of your friends? [ She hasn't heard of anyone by those names, but she knows friends are very important. ] I'll try to keep an eye out for them.

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[survives]

[Oh... that's adorable... What a sweet kid.]

Yeah. Zephyr and Vashyron... They're my very best friends and I shouldn't leave them alone for too long anyway! They'll probably just get in trouble. So... [She chuckles, running a hand through her hair.] I'm really grateful. Thank you, Elize.

But, um. [Oh, but she can't just accept a kid's help like that!!! At least, not without at least asking...] But you're okay here, right?

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[princessia]

You're welcome. [ Best friends. They must be like Teepo then! Friends that are always together. It's terrible that Atroma forces many people to be alone. ]

I'm okay. [ She nods, looking down and swaying her arms. ] I have to be strong until I see my best friend again.

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[survives]

[Leanne looks away, just for a moment. She hadn't really given it that much thought, just a few minutes ago, but...

A little kid being here really doesn't mean their friends and family are with them, does it? It's really gotta be a lot harder for her than for the adults...]

Strong, huh? Well, that's good. Becaaauuse. I bet you're being really strong! And your best friend's probably gonna be really proud of you for it! [A pause.] After they're done being happy to see you.

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[princessia]

Y-yes. And I bet you're just as strong too! [ She stops swaying her arms, crossing them in front of her chest instead. This is her attempt to look tough. Leanne isn't the only one who assured her that she's a strong girl. ]

Just like me. I'm strong and I don't cry!

[ ...Anymore. She did cry though. A few times. ]

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[survives]

[No... she's too cute... How is Leanne supposed to answer that??

But it's a bit of a strange feeling, too. Telling herself she can't cry is... something she's done quite a bit in the past, after all. She really hopes Elize hasn't been crying, oops...]

That's right! No matter what happens... We can't cry. Neither of us!

Because... [Oh boy, oh boy, don't panic. What can you say to a kid??] We... We've gotta do lots of fun things to tell our best friends about! And we can't if we're not strong.

[She tried.]