[Voice/Video]

[fortuna_lector]

[At first, you just hear a voice, with no image.]

Toto, I don't think we're in Gotham anymore.

[Then the camera turns on to reveal an attractive red-haired woman in a wheelchair. The green eyes behind her glasses are tired, but she manages a wry smile.]Whoever can hear me, I have a question to ask

Comments

[video]

[unetrustworthy]

Most of the ship should be easy enough for you to navigate, as long as you're okay with crowds.

It's the planets that might make things a little harder for you.

[video]

[fortuna_lector]

I'm a city girl. Crowds are fine.

The ship stops at planets as well as picking up refugees? For how long?

Re: [video]

[unetrustworthy]

Just under a month, I'd say.

Then they activate the Improbability Drive for a few days, and we travel somewhere else.

[Doesn't sound bitter about the Drive at all. No, not this 10-year-old.]

[video]

[fortuna_lector]

So we're on some kind of grand tour? I've been told I could use a vacation, but this is ridiculous.

Do we have to visit the planets?

Re: [video]

[unetrustworthy]

Except for the part where we're left to fend for and figure out a lot of stuff for ourselves.

No, it's not required. Unless the job you sign up for is on-planet.

[video]

[fortuna_lector]

That sounds like a lot of vacations I've been on, actually.

I think I can handle that. [Not that she's seen how job sign-ups work yet.]

I'm sorry; I shouldn't be quizzing you like this. I'm Barbara. It's nice to meet you, though I wish it were under other circumstances.

Re: [video]

[unetrustworthy]

It's no trouble, Miss Barbera. I'm always getting in trouble for being a bit too nosy myself.

I'm Midii. Midii Une.

Where are you staying?

[video]

[fortuna_lector]

It's nice to meet you, Midii.

[She glances down at the paper in her hand. She already knows the number, but pretending is too much of a habit.] This says... room 3-3.

Re: [video]

[unetrustworthy]

[Midii knows a little something about pretending, being an ex-Child Spy and all. That's why she's not going to admit knowing Barbara was her roommate the moment she heard her name. She regularly stalks the network database out of habit]

Really? That's my room.

[video]

[fortuna_lector]

Then it sounds like we'll be seeing a lot of each other.

Re: [video]

[unetrustworthy]

I guess so.

Oh, before I forget...watch out for Zitka. That's my friend's cat. He's in the room with us, too.

[video]

[fortuna_lector]

I'll try to watch out for it.

How many people are in each room?

Re: [video]

[unetrustworthy]

Zitka's a she, actually.

Six. I don't really know any of the others aside from Ro--I mean, Dick, though. And now you.

[video]

[fortuna_lector]

You don't spend time together? I'd heard these rooms were fairly small.

Re: [video]

[unetrustworthy]

They are. That's why I usually don't spend much time there, other than sleeping. I prefer to either explore the ship, or go visit friends.

[video]

[fortuna_lector]

I see. Is that the case for most of the others, too?