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[mortalallergy]

[the camera seems to be set up on a table somehow- high enough that it frames his shoulders and head nicely, as if he was preparing to give a lecture. He punches a few things in on the tablet he's holding before he looks up at the camera.]

Is things thing working-? Ah- good. [He punches a few more things in before he clears his throat.]

So- it seems that I am now aboard this ship- the "Tranquility" as it were, and really- who came up with that name? But anyway- No one seems to know where in the Galaxy we are, or the Universe for that matter. Judging by some of the- ahem- characters I've already had the pleasure of meeting, I'm definitely leaning towards Alternate Realities, which I am completely tired of.

I'm sure some of you out there have gleamed information somehow, seeing as this has been in place for at least seven months, I would appreciate having said information. The encryptions I've found on anything related to the ship are quite extraordinary, I'd love to have a chat with whoever designed them. I am running a few simulations, of course.

[the tablet in his hands beeps for a second, and he turns his attention to it, a frown crossing his face before he taps a few things and the feed cuts out.]

Comments

[amethysts]

I made one. 100%, top of a line.

[You fucking braggart, Libby. Really.]

What you want?

[mortalallergy]

Yours are not the ones I was talking about, unless you're one of the designers of this ship?

[amethysts]

[HEY SCREW YOU.]

No. But I'm going to take it apart. So pay attention to what I encrypt, moron.

Voice

[theguidinghand]

[The voice on the other end should be painfully familiar, but that's not the important part. The important part is that the user ID starts with an 001 number.]

[Best not to think about how often a Wraith needs to feed, or how many people he would have to feed on in seven months.]

The humans who built this ship are reluctant to share, unlike yourself, Dr. McKay.

[mortalallergy]

You are a child, I highly doubt you could do any damage to a ship this size and caliber.

Voice

[mortalallergy]

[oh he notices. not something he'll think of right away, but he'll get there.]

Was wondering when you'd show yourself again. And hey- I share. You should know that.

[blunted]

someone with a healthy appreciation of irony

[mortalallergy]

This is not my first rodeo.

[amethysts]

Fuck you.

[Yet she says it without any venom. It's playful, more than anything.]

I'm a fucking genius. She's fucked, when it comes to me, I will--I own.

Voice

[theguidinghand]

[That's worth an audible, disbelieving snort.]

Were I to hold you at knifepoint, perhaps.

In any case, there are two humans who are intimately familiar with the ship's systems, and neither of them have been particularly generous.

[mortalallergy]

[he's so not impressed.]

Uh-huh, right.

Voice

[mortalallergy]

[he almost missed their banter. almost. in an almost not actually almost kind of way.]

You've never held me at knifepoint.

Care to point me in their direction?

Voice

[theguidinghand]

I would have if you had not re-routed power to my hive's forward thrusters as quickly as you did.

The ones you seek are the ship captain, Ward, and his- [there's a slight hesitation, as if he can't believe what he's about to say] second-in-command, Resnik. They have largely been absent since the second wave of abductions.

[amethysts]

[Again: SCREW YOU GUY.]

Want me to wreck your comm? No problem. Keep being an ass.

Voice

[mortalallergy]

I would have died in that situation too, it was in my best interest to re-route the power.

Huh- of course they have.

Voice

[theguidinghand]

And you suspect that I had something to do with their absence?

[mortalallergy]

I doubt you could do anything I can't fix in two minutes flat.

Voice

[mortalallergy]

I highly doubt it, actually. You wouldn't get rid of anyone you needed.

[blunted]

you sure about that, partner?

voice | encrypts 85%

[constructum]

Is he a friend of yours?

[mortalallergy]

Quite.

[amethysts]

Is that a challenge?

[Still playful. This guy is a motherfuck, but fun so far.]

voice | encrypts 85%

[mortalallergy]

That is not the term I would use to describe him.

[mortalallergy]

What are you- twelve?

Voice

[theguidinghand]

[That earns McKay a soft growl - a comment, not a complaint. He can handle being branded a murderer, but he wouldn't stand for being called wasteful.]

You may try to contact them if you please, but I doubt that they will answer to you.