001 // video, text // gotta make an entrance

[nicebluehat]

[The camera's propped up straight on a table and is pointed at an Asian kid with short black hair and a blue cabbie hat. The kid looks a little young to be on this ship of fools (fourteen? fifteen? sixteen?), but is sitting up politely and has a notepad out and a pen like this is going to be an Important Professional Conversation.]Good afternoon

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[im_sid]

Sure, why not.

[Text now!]
Name: Summer Finn
Status on Barge: Warden
Origin: Shinnecock, Michigan, originally. Los Angeles, lately.
Previous profession: Executive assistant
Last known date before arrival: November 4, 2009.
Current length of stay: Two days?

[nicebluehat]

Thank you. This should be helpful.

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[nicebluehat]

A pleasure. [She pauses for a second to flip back over to Narvin's answers to see if there's any appropriate title to call this one.] Theta.

You have other acquaintances from home here, correct?

voice + text

[nicebluehat]

Call me what you would in English or your own language, but thank you.

"Will know"?

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[lost_undercover]

Name: Bill Costigan
Status: Inmate
Origin: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Profession: State Police Officer
Date before arrival: Summer 2006.. June maybe
Been here: 589 days_

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[nicebluehat]

[She's not as shocked as she believes she ought to be by the profession. Her friends sent a police officer to jail back in December.]

Thank you, Mr. Costigan.

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[lost_undercover]

You mind me asking what it is that you're doing?

[nicebluehat]

Trying to gain a sense of the makeup of this ship's population in a timely manner. There's no publicly available listing. I don't share information given to me confidentially, if that's your concern.

I realize it has its flaws.

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[acertifieduser]

I'm sorry, but I have to ask what everyone is thinking anyway: are you a man or a woman? Don't get me wrong, it's actually kind of respectable that you're trying to play entrepreneur to prove how capable you are, but I don't think anyone's buying it. Sure, they'll fill in your survey because they're bored and this place is so self-centered that people like every occasion to talk about themselves, but don't take it personally. I'll tell you what, though. I'll help you out.

Let's see.. My name's Eddie Spinola, my status shouldn't matter, I'm from New York City in America, you can ask me my professions yourself if you want to know, it was 2011 before I came and you don't need the exact day. Oh, and I've been here a few months now. I don't really keep track.

[nicebluehat]

[She's obviously on edge, but in the way that presages an explosion rather than waterworks. This is her idea of self-control; he's an ass and she can't let him know she thinks it yet.]

Thank you for the response, and in response to your own question, female. I'm glad you bothered to ask.

[acertifieduser]

You're welcome.