[Audio - midday, Sunday, Week 39 - closed to Tony, Shepard, and Haruka]

[djinnigenie]

[Elissa's voice is as neutral and relaxed as she can manage it when she speaks.]

This is Elissa Cousland.

I have procured a ring to protect from mental influence from another who woke in the star vessel. I have spoken to Inara who seemed to have some understanding of mental influences. Thor has easily forgiven me as he suffered no true harm except to miss out on battling the creature once he was through the rift. I have made peace with Chime who is now my friend.

I tell you these things in order to ask for the return of my weapons, so that I might be of use on the expedition to locate the fallen object. Twill be difficult to protect people from wildlife or other threats with nothing more than a hatchet and an awl from our current building project.

Humbly, I request the return of my longsword and dagger, if only for the duration of the expedition. Allow me to prove myself to you. I will gladly return them to you once the expedition has ended, should you still lack trust in me.

Comments

[Audio]

[nodavinci]

And we're just supposed to believe your "magic ring" works?

[He sounds beyond dubious. Because fuck magic, seriously.]

I'm more interested in seeing people are protected from you.

[audio]

[galacticheroine]

I'm inclined to agree with Stark. I've seen people's minds manipulated by outside forces before, it's not something that just... goes away.

We have no way of knowing what might set you off again.