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[ The screen flickers, and a girl of about 11 with long brown hair and eyes that seem to stare right into the heart of you appear. Despite the communication device visual, it's apparent she's a little different then most little girls. Maybe it's the way she bridges her fingertips, or how she purses her lips before speaking. ]

All of this communication babbling has to stop. You're doing nothing by clouding the waves.

[ She extends three fingers ]

We're all here against our will, as far as I know. [ Two fingers remain ]

The conclusion is that it's something other than us. [One finger ] And we're certainly from different places, if my talk with Elizaveta is anything to go by. There's no crew. Just us and our uniforms that are strangely accurate in size.

So here's the open ended question, folks: Who are we trusting enough to lead us for the time being?

OOC: And bedtime for me! i'll tag everyone as soooon as I wake up, I promise! I just was way too excited for this comm to open.

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[ Capa gets that it's probably going to be hard for anyone to accept working alongside such a little girl, whether she's bright or brilliant or a genius. Egos take a back seat during tough times, or at least they're meant to. In practice, it's a bit harder.

Still, if she's a resource, he wants her in the loop in whatever capacity. ]

They've got a place for Mace down in engineering, and for Corazon in the oxygen garden. Me, I'm effectively 'on-call'. Think-tanking's taking a sidecar to the more hands-on demands for the time being.

[ He lifts his eyebrows. ] But an extra perspective— always valuable.

I'm not an engineer but if anyone needs someone in small spaces... [ Obviously, she can help there. She's no stranger to waiting on the sidelines, but she doesn't have the Prise to teach her things. ]

I'm very, very good at perspective. When can we go?

[ That actually gets him to wince out one of his odd little smiles. Capa's assessment skills tend to peter out when it comes to other people, but he's going to go out on a limb and say that they're not going to be sending Chase into tiny spaces any time soon.

He doesn't say the words you're not going anywhere. That'd be condescending and that's not Capa's style. ]

I'll be done probably within the hour. Give or take, depending on how much they're willing to tell us and how much they're willing to show. We can meet afterwards — alright?

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It's a deal.

[ Definitely, definitely glad to have you here, Capa. You have no idea. ]

Realistically, I'll still be here. [ She motions to the area where the blue lift drops you off. ] I want to take a look at other people arriving. Until then?

[ Capa's glad that he can help, to be honest. He knows what it's like to be sidelined though, to be quite honest, he prefers it that way. He's never been the sentimental type — not openly at least — but there's something vaguely and secretly romanticized about the way he looks at the universe and science. Maybe that extends to helping little girls who happen to be soldiers too. He doesn't dwell on it much. ]

Yeah, okay. [ Capa rubs his chin. ] Hey. Can you keep an eye out for somebody for me?

Of course. I'm still looking for people from Heaven's Fence. The Crowning, if I'm lucky.

[ The corner of his mouth quirks again. ]

We're still looking for one of the members of the Icarus crew. Her name's Cassie, alright? She's about 5'5", caucasian. Brown hair and brown eyes. She'll be wearing a uniform like me. [ The image jostles as he readjusts the picture so that he can pan up and down his body. The Icarus uniform's predominantly blue and looks different than the standard issue Tranquility ones. ]

[ Chase examines the uniform intently, before nodding. ]

I'll keep an eye out for her. If you find a tall, hulking blonde man with blue eyes like mine, let me know. It's my brother.

[ Unlikely, but she may as well put it out there.]

[ That gives Capa pause, longer than usual. ]

And your brother's name?

Sizer.

[ Capa nods. ]

I'll keep an eye out, Chase. [ He wonders if he should say something like promise or I'll do my best, but he ultimately doesn't. ]

The same. [ Have a small, hopeful smile. ]

This is another chapter in the very, very convoluted book that is everyone's life.

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