( 001 ) voice | on board excursions with a slight twist.

[besiege]

[ There's a slight noise like thin metal yeilding somewhat under weight, followed by a tap and a hollow sounding bang and multiple wires sliding against and past each other. This is all topped off with a series of muttered obscenities as Cat struggles to get her communicator up to face level, considering that she is currently somewhat lacking in room. There is a pause in which all that can be heard are a few short, shallow breaths. This has been quite a workout. She sounds frustrated and incredibly reluctant; help isn't something she usually asks for. ]

Right.

Anyone here want to tell me the secret to untangling wires? 'Cause it's a lot harder than it looks, and it looks pretty damn hard from afar anyway.

[ It isn't very much to go on, but this is partially because Cat doesn't really want to tell anyone that she has gone and trapped herself in a rather narrow ventilation shaft, and has become caught up in some random, unexpected sea of wires. She's not idiot, so she's hardly about to just yank the wires out of wherever it is they lead. Not that she thinks it'd do much harm in the long run, considering she's found one relatively small set of wires on an otherwise enormous ship, but she'd rather not risk it.

... she was bored, alright? Crawling through ventilation shafts seemed like a really good idea at the time. ]

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[besiege]

Well, I'm not sorry to ruin your fun, in that case.

[ :| ]

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[besiege]

[ There is a lengthy, lengthy pause.

Cat doesn't sound at all pleased to be making this admission: ]

They're tangled around me.

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[besiege]

[ Sharply, and very quickly: ]

No. No.

Whatever, I'll be fine. [ With some amount of difficulty, she adds: ] Thanks.

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[stimulations]

Ah. Well, that's... [He's trying not to laugh. Luckily he's good at covering over his emotions, even when surprised.] Unfortunate.

[A pause.]

I'm afraid you really will have to go with the steady hands and patience, then. Unless you can find someone to assist you.

[coarse]

[Yep, he still hates these communicators. Things are so much easier when he can just snatch the answers out of people's heads, man.]

I don't think you're familiar with the concept.

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[megamind]

If you're sure. Err. Good luck with-- whatever you're doing.

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[northerner]

Can they not be repaired after you've freed yourself?

[ wires and technology, robb hasn't managed to figure out how any of it works, nor does he particularly care to. ]

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[besiege]

Yeah, fucking hilarious.

[ She grits her teeth, a hissing breath sliding between her teeth. Her tone is getting progressively more frustrated. ]

Not really in the most accessible spot right now, so I'll have to be a bloody quick learner.

[besiege]

Look, if you're just going to waste my time then you can fuck off, all right?

[ And all of this is coming from Cat without her even knowing who she's speaking to! ]

I don't have time for this witty bollocks you have going on.

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[besiege]

[ Cat is no expert herself, and actually considers Robb's suggestion for a moment. ]

... Maybe. Dunno. Don't really want to go about testing that without knowing, though.

[coarse]

I don't know what's so witty about me asking your name.

[besiege]

Oh would you just shut up? Cat- my name is Cat, are you happy?

[coarse]

[SEE? That wasn't so hard.]

Content.

What's going on?

[besiege]

[ Yes, yes it was. ]

Wires are going on. I'm tangled.

[ Whoops, not quite the information she necessarily wanted to give, but she's annoyed and stuck in an air vent, she's not a happy Cat at all. It's hard to think straight when you're in a dark, confined space. ]

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[stimulations]

You're not going to manage patience with that sort of mindset. Try to calm down.

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[northerner]

Wise, most likely.

[ beat ]

Do you wish for someone to come untangle you?

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[besiege]

You try getting lost in an air vent and then calming down, mate.

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[besiege]

[ She's annoyed that he figured out her predicament, but she's at a point where simply asking for "advice" won't really do, even if she's still reluctant to accept actual help. ]

Not that simple. [ She's rolling her eyes to herself. ] 'M in an air vent.

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[northerner]

[ long, baffled pause. ]

How would I get you out?

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[stimulations]

I didn't say it would be easy. How badly are you entangled?

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[besiege]

That would be the not simple part, 'cause I haven't a bloody clue.

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[besiege]

There was some loose panel or some shit and my foot went straight through it while I was trying- [ okay the panel was probably only loose because Cat kept landing on it while failing to climb into a section of the vent above her, but she doesn't want to tell him that ] Whatever, anyway, it's my ankle. It went into the sea of wires, won't come back out. Like the bloody things have a mind of their own.

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[northerner]

It may take time to untangle you without cutting.

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[stimulations]

[He nods, taking a moment to try and imagine the exact scenario. It would be better if she was using video, but he doesn't ask her to put it on; she's clearly made a choice to remain voice-only.]

You're going to need to reach in, feel around to see what the situation is. Don't try to pull out just yet, you're likely to make it worse or break something. Find the wires that are actually keeping your foot trapped and work on getting loose from them one by one, toes to ankle.

[coarse]

How'd that happen?