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[squanderlust]

Gawds! What is with everybody lately?

[seemingly oblivious to the general mood of the place, Severa's decided to lodge a complaint with the network. she looks pretty much the same as usual. maybe a bit grumpier. it seems like she's missed the general message of "keep your head down". or she just doesn't care.]

It's not like we blew up that shuttle! We can't even figure out a way through the relay, never mind how we even got here in the first place. Some of us don't even know what half the words in that last sentence were! So why is everyone pinning the blame on us? Is it just because we're outsiders? Because I don't remember being asked to come to this spinning death rock.

[she makes a sharp noise of disgust.]

This is completely unfair.

Comments

[forgetyourusedtobe]

So you're just going to give up?

[squanderlust]

No, I'm going to keep thinking about it. Just because your idea probably won't work doesn't mean I can't think of something.

[forgetyourusedtobe]

I hope you come up with something then.

[squanderlust]

When I do, I'll be sure to let you know. I already have one thing to rub in somebody's face, but who knows if she's even here anymore. What's your name? So I know.

[forgetyourusedtobe]

Elena.

[squanderlust]

And you can call me Severa. [she smiles as a formality before going back to her "thinking".] Now... I just need to find out what can cause explosions in space that isn't magic. Unless it was magic.

[forgetyourusedtobe]

I'm not sure magic exists here. I haven't seen any yet anyway.

[squanderlust]

Oh, right. You call it technology around here, don't you. It's basically magic. Maybe it was some really... really high technology.

[forgetyourusedtobe]

No. There's technology and then there's magic. They're not the same thing.

Not to me, anyway.

[squanderlust]

Duh. How dumb do you think I am? These structures obviously didn't get built by somebody reciting words from a tome.

But at least you know about magic. Do you know any spells that could blow up a spaceship?

[forgetyourusedtobe]

Even if I did, I couldn't actually do the spell myself. I'm not a witch.

[squanderlust]

I'm not a mage either, but at least I know what spells can usually do. So do you think it could have been a magic spell gone awry?

[forgetyourusedtobe]

I'm really not the best person to ask about that. But it might be possible.

[squanderlust]

Great, so I have a maybe. A strong maybe. [sigh.] I guess this at least proves that you didn't do it, in case one of Omega's goon squads is watching this.

[forgetyourusedtobe]

Goon squads?

[squanderlust]

The mercenaries. They may be brutes, but even the most brutish oaf can learn to read. And I have no doubts they'll be looking for information the best way they know how.

[forgetyourusedtobe]

That seems like they'd be more the hit first, read later type.

[squanderlust]

Some of them have to have enough of a brain to scrape together a thought or two. Besides, it's better to get your innocence out there early. Before they really start going crazy.

[forgetyourusedtobe]

I guess that makes sense.