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[cargojet]

[ Nathan here, Tranquility, looking more tired and strained than he's ever been. No more fog world, no more New York City, but it seems to have taken a lot of his bluster with it. If anything he just looks as ill as he was a couple of months back, when the stasis sickness was in full swing. His words have a shaky effort at strength to them. ]

You know, growing up I was always taught that in times of crisis it takes an extraordinary person to encourage people to stand up and carry on. That even in the worst of times there's still hope for the future. Doesn't matter what you've seen, or what you've done, cause you do right by nobody by giving up.

[ Deep breath. ]

I'd like to remind everyone on board that there's a jump in a few days, and to make sure they report to the medical bay on time. Edgeworth's buddy system is still in place, and I recommend it for the people on board who don't have anyone to make sure they don't get turned into intergalactic cow patties when we... you know.

Day before we Jump we're gonna call together the first meeting of our impromptu council, try and work out how we want to do this in the future. If anyone still wants to speak who hasn't got a formal invite, just show up. Seems pointless to fight about it. We'll be meeting in two days in Holodeck 1, 10am sharp, and I won't be waiting for stragglers to get started.

[ He opens his mouth to try and say something else, but chokes up and looks away. ] --Anyone sees my brother, punch him and tell him to call me.

[ One more deliberate look, trying to look serious, but if you squint you might be able to tell that he's on the verge of breaking up. ]

Look out for each other, Tranquility. Petrelli out.

Comments

[text]

[jurisimpudent]

It does not seem to you that perhaps a slight delay might be warranted?

[text]

[cargojet]

'Under the circumstances', you mean?

[text]

[jurisimpudent]

Yes.

video;

[mingus]

[ hope you don't mind a complete stranger, bro, but he didn't go to the fog and-- ugh. he doesn't want to admit he's weak but... there's something there that he knows, logically, he should ask about. welp. have an auggie, with his normal somewhat crooked video feed, still smiling but possibly looking a bit... harried. ]

You consider yourself that someone? [ rhetorical. ] This buddy system. And council. Can I get a bit more info on that? I'm new, you see, and with half the ship disappearing for a ... week or so, there was no time to ask about any of this.

voice;

[cargojet]

[ Forgive his voice. Unless you wanted to see that a grown man just might have been crying. He's trying to appear stronger than that. ]

Edgeworth created the buddy system. He'd be the guy texting me, and a better person to tell you about it. Basically you put your name down, you get joined up with other people, and it's up to you to get each other to the Jump bay. Good way to make new friends, too, which I wholly recommend.

The council's a bit more complicated, but more or less what it sounds like. You got a name?

video;

[mingus]

[ well, auggie's blind so it doesn't really matter to him. #yolo ]

August Anderson. I can probably manage this Jump easy enough on my own but I'm not sure how long that'd last. [ he shrugs. you can probably tell by now he's not really looking-looking at the feed, face a bit blank like he's hearing something in the distance. ] So, this council... it's like a government, I'm assuming?

video;

[the_vishual]

Sir?

Are you sick?

voice;

[cargojet]

Just tired.

[ No, actually. Sick - radiation poisoning - he just doesn't know it yet. ]

It's been a long week... At least I think it's been a week.

voice;

[the_vishual]

You should rest after a long week, sir.

video ; locked

[unparental]

...Nathan?

[ not quite asking-- or at least asking without saying the word. ]

video ; locked

[cargojet]

[ He contemplates trying not to show his face, but eventually he decides for honesty, wiping his eyes dry before turning the video back on. ]

Hey.

[not here]

[onsilksheets]

[She's glad that he is around but Bela will check in later with him when she feels up to it.

Sorry.]

[not here]

[cargojet]

[ And later he will probably be sicker, and tell her that he thinks his brother actually did explode in that nightmare world, and that's where he disappeared to. It helps that she was there, that she saw it, but he's afraid to call and check up on her too; afraid of her judgement. ]

video;

[olympicgrade]

Are you sure you're feeling up to doing the council? [ Because you look awful, Nathan. ]

voice;

[cargojet]

It was my idea. I'm not going to be the next one that doesn't see his ideas through to the end.

permavideo then :|

[olympicgrade]

You can postpone it and still see it through, you know. I'm sure people would understand if you said you weren't feeling well.

video;

[bruxisms]

It is wise for you not to delay.

[ What had happened was... regrettable, were he being kind, almost unbearable, if he were not. Regardless, one must carry on, despite the circumstances. He know that all too well. ]

voice;

[cargojet]

I thought so. [ Hard exhale. ] So much for optimism.

voice;

[bruxisms]

Men will be fools and fools. I would not expect it to be any different on this vessel.

I fail to see what would be accomplished should we wait until the next jump. A wound may heal, but it will leave a scar.

text;

[abrahamic]

hey, you're okay.

[ one conversation's probably not enough, but after that whole thing, the whole "we're stranded on a ship in space with no way off" is finally punching through him and laying eggs on his guts. ]

text;

[cargojet]

At this point okay is a matter of perspective.

text;

[abrahamic]

point taken. you're alive?
not much of a consolation, maybe but it's something, right?

voice| private encryption

[firstofficer]

I have been unable to locate Peter Petrelli.

voice| private encryption

[cargojet]

[ A huff on Nathan's end - he knew that - and then an actual attempt at a reply. ]

He's gone. Exploded.

[ Because if he can tell anyone his doubts it'd be Spock. ]

voice| private encryption

[firstofficer]

[ a beat- ]

You have found his remains?