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Ella Watson ([personal profile] artofpersuasion) wrote in [community profile] outer_divide2012-08-03 08:51 pm

[Video | 001: Arrival]

Mom?

Dad?

[Closing her eyes, she forces herself to focus as she takes a calming breath.]

Think, Ella.

[The harder she tries to recall how she got here, the less she seems to remember. Why can't she remember? Her memory isn't something she usually has to worry about. Sighing, she slowly climbs to her feet, cautiously following the lights.

Sitting not far from the exit, she looks out over the destroyed city. She wonders what happened in this place, whether anyone had survived. More than anything, she wishes her parents were here to see it with her.

Finally turning her attention to the device, she studies it a moment before figuring out its basic functions. After a moment's hesitation, she activates the video feed, drawing her knees up to her chest.
]

I'm not supposed to be here.
relicrebellion: (Default)

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[personal profile] relicrebellion 2012-08-04 01:58 am (UTC)(link)
None of us is supposed to be here, although I do not think our abductors had anything hostile in mind.

You are still at the ship? Stay there, and I will come lead you down to the city. The path can be dangerous.
relicrebellion: (Friendly asari)

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[personal profile] relicrebellion 2012-08-05 06:48 pm (UTC)(link)
I am afraid the people responsible for bringing us here may not be alive to change their minds. This ship crashed many years ago. Finding a way back home - or a way to start anew - is up to us now.
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[personal profile] relicrebellion 2012-08-05 09:17 pm (UTC)(link)
No. While it may have at one point had a VI overseeing functions, it is currently far too damaged. You have been in the pod you awoke in for some time.
relicrebellion: (Awk. Ward.)

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[personal profile] relicrebellion 2012-08-08 04:10 am (UTC)(link)
That is the most likely explanation, yes. I...do not want to give you false hope, but it is possible others you recognize might be amongst those still sleeping. There are several groups here that all appear to have been taken from similar locations.
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[personal profile] relicrebellion 2012-08-10 06:40 am (UTC)(link)
There are some sedatives that make it difficult to remember the time directly surrounding their application - we must have been sedated in the pods, so that seems a likely explanation.

[She is aware enough of human maturation rates that she's not quite willing to broach the topic of forcible memory erasure with one who's clearly so young. Not when it makes her own stomach churn.]
relicrebellion: (Awk. Ward.)

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[personal profile] relicrebellion 2012-08-13 06:03 am (UTC)(link)
I do not know. I cannot imagine doing so - not with the entire galaxy at stake - but I find it equally difficult to imagine capture by an unknown species.
relicrebellion: (Necessary caution)

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[personal profile] relicrebellion 2012-08-16 04:07 pm (UTC)(link)
It is possible. Once we know more about the ship, or the people who built it, we may also know more about why we were aboard.
relicrebellion: (Consult my notes)

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[personal profile] relicrebellion 2012-08-18 05:03 am (UTC)(link)
Of course. If I discover that information, I have no intention of keeping it quiet.

[...For now. Depending on what it is, she may change her mind in the future.]
relicrebellion: (Taking lessons from drell)

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[personal profile] relicrebellion 2012-08-19 04:36 am (UTC)(link)
I believe that's something that is troubling most of us. Certainly most who have had the chance to consider the implications.
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[personal profile] relicrebellion 2012-08-21 04:09 am (UTC)(link)
That a great deal can be hidden even within a small gap in memory. That is all.
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[personal profile] relicrebellion 2012-08-21 06:14 pm (UTC)(link)
I believe that it is impossible to tell at this juncture. Preparing for the possibility is only prudent.
facilitating: (you can tell me the truth)

[personal profile] facilitating 2012-08-04 09:00 am (UTC)(link)
Join the club. [But she sounds a little sympathetic, despite the remark.

In all seriousness, though, this girl is probably incredibly disoriented and at least a little scared. So in a significantly more genuine voice:]


You said your name was Ella? I'm Chloe.
facilitating: (little bit proud)

[personal profile] facilitating 2012-08-05 08:35 am (UTC)(link)
You didn't mean to. [She's not sure why she says that--in theory, it's obvious that Ella didn't intend to leave her parents--but something tells Chloe that letting the girl know she didn't technically abandon them in their time of need might help a little.]

Hey, are you hungry? I have some extra food and can take a pretty good guess on where to find you. I can explain while you eat?
facilitating: (watchful)

[personal profile] facilitating 2012-08-06 09:00 pm (UTC)(link)
I didn't think so. I'll be there in a few minutes. [Long enough to tell the ragemonster she's babysitting that she'll brb, and to walk the distance to the ship. Luckily, at this point she was only a couple of miles off. Give her 20 minutes, and you'll hear her call down the corridors of pods:]

Ella?

[She'll find you either way, but it's easier with help.]
facilitating: (knows what she's talking about)

[personal profile] facilitating 2012-08-09 09:11 am (UTC)(link)
[She follows the voice until she's in sight, rounding the corner with a thermos in hand and a hint of a reassuring smile.

When she gets close enough:]
Hey. [And she offers out the thermos. It seems like there's some sort of soup inside, vaguely reminiscent of something with beef and veggies but not quite.] It's not exactly Campbells or Progresso, but it's not bad, either.
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[personal profile] abetterway 2012-08-04 09:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[Jocelyn's smile is weary but kind.]

No. But you are not alone.
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[personal profile] abetterway 2012-08-05 02:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[Her voice is gentle, but insistent.] Family, I have found, can be made anew.

[Slowly, she shakes her head.] I'm afraid we haven't found a way to leave. If we manage to get the ship running, however...
Edited 2012-08-05 14:51 (UTC)