038. Travel

[electroniccrane]

[audio // English]

Cruise ships average 20 knots. That's 37 kilometers per hour.

[Her voice echoes a little, and there's a clink over the comm as of metal knocking against rock.]

At that speed, in a year, a ship could circle the Earth eight times.

((OOC: She is, of course, on Deck 15. She'll respond over the comms, and commentlogs are

Comments

[lfetimewarranty]

Then even if this isn't the earth, why haven't we reached our destination? Or made some progress.

[This is Rfena sounding annoyed. But not at you, Major.]

[electroniccrane]

[Oh, you must be new.]

This isn't a cruise ship, and that certainly isn't water.

[lfetimewarranty]

[Yes, yes she is.]

What exactly do you mean by that, then. An illusion of some sort?

[electroniccrane]

Something like that.

Ask a crewer what color the ocean is, when you get a chance. They won't tell you, but the reaction will be revealing.

[lfetimewarranty]

Hmmm.

Would you be willing to share what happened when you asked, or do you want me to learn this myself?

[electroniccrane]

It's the sort of thing that's better done in person.

[lfetimewarranty]

[She thought that was going to be the answer.]

Nevertheless, your opinion is that at least the boat and the sea aren't real. Even not knowing the crew's reaction.

What do you think it might be?

I don't remember what I know OOC that she doesn't IC D:

[electroniccrane]

The ship exists, as much as anything does. It's just not a cruise vessel.

The "ocean"... All indications are that it's inhospitable to the point of being deadly. The crew seems to think it's beyond our capacity to cope with.

[Kusanagi clearly doesn't think much of that opinion.]

its okay we can retcon if you remember ilu bb

[lfetimewarranty]

[Well, even that little bit of information is helpful. She mulls over the idea in her head for a moment.]

Interesting... thank you.

It's okay, I kept it to stuff I know she knows.

[electroniccrane]

Mm.

[It's non-committal and borderline rude, but hey! she didn't hang up.]

Cool

[lfetimewarranty]

...So, what's your name? Mine's Rfena.

[electroniccrane]

I'm Major Motoko Kusanagi.

[lfetimewarranty]

It's nice to meet you, Major. Major of what?

Um, that is not the icon I meant to use. This one is. Oops. >_>

[electroniccrane]

The Japanese Ground Self Defense Force.

[Yes, that's actually how it's translated.]

Sexy Kusanagi is always welcome tho. Its okay XD

[lfetimewarranty]

[That's probably the explanation that makes the most sense, quite honestly.]

Defense from what? Or just defense in general, like a catch-all?

Did someone say "Sexy Kusanagi?"

[electroniccrane]

It's the army. We just can't call it that under Article 9 of our constitution.