[video; open]

[51stcentury]

[Viewers are greeted by a charmingly dashing white smile, easy and confident without being cocky, shining blue eyes and the face of a 1950's matinee idol. He's dressed in his customary outfit of braces and greatcoat, his very presence commanding your attention]

Hey there, kids. So it's come to my attention that there are some of us a little more used to this whole traveling in space thing, am I right? I mean. There are some of us on here who have literally never even heard of the idea, which. Is charming, really it is. But that means that this whole Tranquility thing has gotta be more than a bit of a shock. So here's where I'm going to be taking a poll.

How many of you are familiar with travel in space? How many of you have heard of it, but never dreamed you'd do it yourself? How many of haven't even dreamed of traveling the stars?

I figure if we cover that much at least, we'll be able to determine how many of us need a bit more explanation than the fact that we seem to be on some sort of large passenger vessel traveling through some undetermined part of some unknown galaxy. Vague, I know, but I haven't exactly found a viewing screen yet, have you? That's where the rest of us come in. Maybe, with your help, we can figure this all out.

[He goes to reach forward to turn off the video feed, before a thought comes to him and he stops, a more mysterious look in his eyes as he does] I don't suppose that any of you are familiar with time travel...?

Comments

Voice; Normandy-crew-only encryption | 80%

[gofortheoptics]

You're right. I'll make it happen.

Voice; Normandy-crew-only encryption | 80%

[goingsilent]

Better you than me. You know a lot more about poking around in engines than I ever will.

Voice; Normandy-crew-only encryption | 80%

[gofortheoptics]

And you know more about many other things than I do. I think that makes us even.

Voice; Normandy-crew-only encryption | 80%

[goingsilent]

Well, when you're stranded in space on a strange spaceship, I think knowing how to jumpstart the engine and keep the life support going might be a little more useful than being able to forge a convincing old Earth painting. [ Kasumi does not sound at all bothered by this. Credit where credit's due! ]

Voice; Normandy-crew-only encryption | 80%

[gofortheoptics]

I'm sure we'll find a time when that's an incredibly useful skill, though.

Voice; Normandy-crew-only encryption | 80%

[goingsilent]

When it turns out that creepy door is hiding an art gallery with pressure sensitive flooring, I'm your girl.

Voice; Normandy-crew-only encryption | 80%

[gofortheoptics]

It isn't the most unlikely possibility.

Voice; Normandy-crew-only encryption | 80%

[goingsilent]

Not the most. It is a locked room, after all. There are weirder places to put valuable works of art.

Voice; Normandy-crew-only encryption | 80%

[gofortheoptics]

Exactly.