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[ex_sorted385]

[ The video feed shows Toshiko at her Comms station, looking exactly like every other resident of the ship who has gone for days without a decent night's sleep or a shower. Yes, she is still on duty. ]

Nice to finally have the lights and heat back, isn't it? I'd like to ask everyone a favor. If you happen to stumble across a little piece of equipment like this- [ She holds up a small, crude bundle of circuitry and metal ] -don't panic. It's just left from an attempt we made at tracking the source of those sounds we all heard over the network. A failed attempt, unfortunately, but you can't fault us for trying. In fact, if you find one, we'd be grateful if you'd drop it back by Communications for us.

And by the way, I'm seeing chatter about some changes to our decor. Do I even want to ask?


[OOC: Action for Comms folk is open, network only for everyone else until after Isaac has a chance to make her go back to her room. ]

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[coffeeking]

No. You don't want to ask.

[Ianto is standing outside of his door, staring at it, disturbed. Whatever he's staring at is off-screen, though.]

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[ex_sorted385]

Is it bad?

[ Of course it's bad, this is the Tranquility. But Ianto better than anyone can probably give her a decent feel for just how bad. ]

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[coffeeking]

It's... [he pauses, searching for just the correct word] ...ominous.

[He pans over for Tosh, revealing masks on everyone's doors, some more elaborate than others. On Jack and Ianto's door are a gas mask and something green.

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[cargojet]

[ How would you like a pat on your shoulder, Tosh? ]

Don't forget to give an encouraging word to your team. You may not have come up with anything this time, but you were damn good at your jobs under difficult circumstances. Next time we'll be better prepared, and we only have ourselves to thank for that.

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[ex_sorted385]

[ Since apparently there's a no hugging policy in Comms, a pat on the shoulder will do.

Her team. That has a nice sound to it. She smiles up at him, grateful for the encouragement. ]

I suppose you can't always hit on the right answer the first time. I'd really like to expand on that idea, though, like we talked about. So we're in a better position for next time.

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[cargojet]

[ Hey you can hug, you just have to watch out for men in horn rimmed glasses. ]

I still think it's a great idea for a long term project. Might be a useful asset to security too, so if you make any connections over there, they might lend you manpower to get it moving. Give it some thought, see where you can take the idea; just keep me updated so I can run the progress by Kirk sometimes. He loves to keep a finger in all the pies.

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[unparental]

Question: do you plan on eating or sleeping soon?

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[ex_sorted385]

It's actually a lot easier to nap in these chairs than you'd think. And we had sandwiches and coffee. [ Ages ago, but it's not like she's keeping to a meal schedule. ]

You all right?

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[unparental]

Neither of those are answers to my question, but I could understand if the chair naps are going to your brain.

I am, yeah. The cold doesn't bug me much, at least.

[compressibility]

Don't look. They're ugly.

[ex_sorted385]

Should I go in and out of my room with my eyes closed? Maybe mine isn't as ugly as yours.

[compressibility]

I don't doubt that. You're a lot easier on the eyes in general.

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[jilt]

No, you probably don't. But I'll make a go at rounding those little bits up after I'd had a proper night's rest.

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[ex_sorted385]

That's great of you, thanks! They're sort of all over, though, so I can give you a list of where we left them but don't go out of your way. I'll collect them all back eventually.

You make it through all right? I know it was just lockdown and some cold temperatures, but that sort of thing can be draining.

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[jilt]

I do like a good distraction, and tracking down hard to find items is a specialty.

[ lol thieves. ]

I managed. It's certainly not an experience I'd like to repeat though.

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[yardbird]

[...Yeah, he doesn't even want to think about the masks right now.

[Instead, he focuses on the weird bundle that he saw her hold up.] How was that stuff supposed to help track the source?

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[ex_sorted385]

They're signal receivers, like a cellular network tower. Pretty crude, I'll admit, but we did what we could with the materials we had on hand. The next generation will be more sophisticated.

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[akidfrombrooklyn]

I'll keep an eye out for any, ma'am. A change in decor?

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[ex_sorted385]

I appreciate that, thanks. There aren't that many, it's not like people will be tripping over them. But to be honest, we're all exhausted, and the very last thing I want to do right now is traipse all over the ship picking them up. And by decor I meant the masks, on everyone's door?

[ She pauses, bites at her lip a second as she works out a delicate way to ask the question on her mind. ]

You're...Captain Rogers, aren't you? Bucky's friend.

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[firstofficer]

If I may inquire- by what method did you make your attempt?

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[ex_sorted385]

[ It takes a moment for Tosh to reply, due to her brain suffering a momentary geekgasm. ]

Um. Well it was a pretty thrown-together sort of thing, we didn't really have all the materials we needed, but basically -- we made several small signal receivers and put them in areas around the ship. Or at least places we could get to. And then used them to bounce the transmission signals and measure time and distance to narrow down the area where the signal originated from. It's a work in progress.

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[mustloverex]

[ Nerds and their work; she's gotten used to helping Connor recover after he gets lost in a project for days on end, so there's a mix of concern and good humor in her tone. ]

You are planning on eating and sleeping at some point, yeah? [ A beat, then- ] If you do get back to your room anytime soon, maybe avoid looking at the back of your door. You'll sleep better.

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[ex_sorted385]

[ All these concerned people wanting to make sure the nerds take care of themselves. It's heartwarming. ]

Soon, I promise. We just can't all go at once. And yeah, I heard about that. Ship could at least have given us a breather between one creepy thing and another.

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[sharp]

Yep. Better not to ask. Let's focus on finally having light and heat and all that, yeah?

[ Not like she's super weirded out by the masks or anything. ]

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[ex_sorted385]

Sounds like a brilliant plan. I'm not sure right now I could come up with much that would be useful for figuring out what's going on anyway.

[ She'll be more weirded out after that food and rest everyone keeps fussing at her about. ]