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[girlworthfighting]

[Mulan meant for this to be voice but she hit the wrong button by accident, and now is too tired to either notice or care what setting she's on. Possibly both.

She's sitting on the end of her bed, long hair lank and messy, face wan and exhausted. Her voice is weary when she speaks.]

I am grow tired of seemingly always making these calls for the same reason.

[She pauses, sighing and catching her breath.]

But here we stand once again in the aftermath of a calamity. At least I hope it is the aftermath. After these last few days, it's hard to imagine it could be getting any worse.

I want to check on my allies. Some of you I know were injured, or put into harm's way. Others I have not heard from at all. Please. Talk to me.

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[Video]

[colonialcopy]

[Sharon's reply comes later, the feed filled with birdsong, sunlight, and a view of the downed Raptor. Grease-smudges, messy hair, and sweatstains down her cheeks mark the Cylon as someone who's clearly been roughing it for the last week, but her reply is steady and unbothered.]

I'm fine, Mulan. I wasn't in town when...whatever it was...went down, and I couldn't get back in. I've been sleeping in my ship.

What the frak happened?

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[girlworthfighting]

I'm so glad to hear you were safe. I know you can take care of yourself, but... [She trails off. Her worry goes unsaid but probably not unheard.]

Unrest happened. Rioting, and fire. People here are unhappy and they blame the arrivals from the ship for it. The 'outsiders'.

They burned down the Flop, and they tried attacking some of us. And that's just what I know about.

[Video]

[colonialcopy]

Ah. [A pause, and she looks off into the distant, eyes going out of focus for a minute as she remembers the riots that'd accompanied her admittance into the Colonial Fleet.]

Well, that...frak. That's not good. Are you okay?

[Video]

[girlworthfighting]

I could do with some bandages and about a week's worth of sleep. But I'm fine. I'll live. Hopefully, most everyone else is about as lucky.

[Video]

[colonialcopy]

Heh, glad I state late to work that night then. If you wanna get a drink later, let me know. I'll be heading to my place soon, assuming it's still there.

[Video]

[girlworthfighting]

So long as it wasn't part of the Flop or too close by...then again, I don't know what else caught on fire. I don't know how far some of those fires spread.

I do hope though that you still have a home to come home to.

[Video]

[colonialcopy]

Arson, probably. Riots tend to go hand in hand with them.

And no, thankfully. My place is closer to the city's edge. Near the ship.

[Video]

[girlworthfighting]

Yes. Arson. Though I would much rather they were simply accidents.

Good then. All should be well. If it isn't though...let me know if there's anything I can do.