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[When the video feed starts up, Laughing Beauty looks to the camera nervously, still unsure if making this kind of request was the best to do publicly. But what choice did she have? LB knew she couldn't do this herself.]

Hey, uh -- heheheh -- hi.

[Yes, this was already getting off to a smooth start. LB gives the camera an awkward smile, before continuing.]

There's a lot of people here who can fix things... right? So, if anyone had any spare time, I was wondering if they wanted to try to fix-- [She swivels her communicator around, in a blur, until it focuses on a broken down, unoccupied Octopus Suit. With it occasionally sparking and one of it's tentacles broken apart, it's certainly seen better days, to say the least.]

I, uh... [The camera focuses on her face, deep in thought as she tries to think of a convincing lie as to how her suit got broken in the first place. After a while, however, she glances away from the camera.] Ah, fuck it, I broke it in a fight. But it's okay! Heehee! I... don't think I'll have to worry about that person anymore.

[Which is her roundabout way of saying that she hadn't seen Zer0, since after the fight, and she was pretty sure she killed him (even if that wasn't actually the case). It was a little sad, because he seemed like someone she could be friends with, but it seemed that wasn't the case. Regardless, she's not admitting to anything.

As she scratches her head and generally looks uncomfortable, it might be easy to tell that she's possibly hiding something.]

A-anyway, I'm not sure what I can offer anyone in return, but I guess we can discuss that later.

[After that, she had intended to turn her communicator off, but there was another burning question on her mind, lately. For this inquiry, she hesitates even longer, before finally spitting it out.]

Also... does anyone know if the masks give you any power or benefits? Hahaha? For a while, I had a bad feeling about them, but lately? I've been wondering if maybe I've been thinking of things in the wrong way.

[LB positions her deceptively cute mask next to her face, mimicking the expression with a smile.]

Besides, I'm no stranger to wearing things that are unsettling.

But - ah - that's all, I guess. Eeheeheeheehee... thanks in advance.

[[I've got it planned out for Peter Parker to fix the suit, but people are still welcome to inquire about it!]]

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Yeah, see, that's what I think too. Haha -- I mean, why would it keep returning if there was no reason to put it on?

I just want to know if it's beneficial or not to put it on.

If it's a gift from the same people that brought us here, I wouldn't count on it being anything good.

Yeah... probably not. I have to wonder if this will result in space monsters or mind control, though. Hahahaha... that seems to be the usual MO around here.

But - ah - if you're new, what do you go by? Eheh?

Lilith. Do you always laugh like that?

Ah, well, I hope you came with weapons, Lilith. You're going to need them here, heheh.

And sorry, it's not something I can help. Think of it as... a nervous habit, of sorts.

I won't have any trouble defending myself here.

What's your name?

Good, then.

As for me, I was known as Laughing Beauty, where I came from, but most people here know me as LB, heheh.

I can see how you earned your name. Have you been here long?

It's hard to measure time here, but I've been here since the eight jump. And last I heard, the jumps happen about every month. So I guess I've been around four months? Haha? So not nearly as long as some people have been around, but long enough to not be as freaked out as I was before.

Great. How long has this been going on?

I'm assuming about a year, considering that there's been twelve jumps now. [She pauses.] Again though, it's hard to tell here.

Sounds like a good enough estimation. I'm just hoping I'm not stuck here to see the next twelve jumps.

Haha -- yeah, I suppose not. You're on some sort of team with that Mordecai guy, right? [He did mention a Lilith, and it wasn't the most common name around.] From the sounds of it, you have more important shit to deal with.

Yeah, you could say we work together and just about anything would be more important than wasting time in this place.

Heh, well good luck getting out of here. I don't think anyone's found a foolproof way to leave yet, outside of killing themselves. Haha, idiots.

There's some people who mysteriously vanish, but I don't think there's any rhyme or reason to it.

It doesn't sound like a lot of people are even trying anymore.

Maybe not. I'm not sure about them, but me? Haha? I don't really have a reason to go back.

Somehow, being on this ship is slightly more appealing than going back to where I came from.

What do you have going on back home that's so terrible?

Wars. Heeheehee -- ones that never seem to end and that I don't really have a stake in, one way or the other.

[There was that one mission she was sent to do, but before being brought here, it seemed like she was on the losing end of that battle. Thus, if she's returned, she was sure that there was no way to obtain the solace from her pain and sorrow that she so desired.]

Sounds like your world is just as much of a mess as Pandora is. What are they fighting over where you're from? [She wouldn't be surprised if it was the same motives that seemed to get the bandits and many weapon companies going in her universe. Profit and power were good motivators for starting up wars.]

Fuck if I know -- hahaha -- I'm not even sure if either side knows anymore, to be honest. It's gotten to the point where war literally drives the economy of the entire planet, where I'm from.

Sounds very similar to where I was at. We've got a bunch of weapons companies that sure like to profit off of all the fighting that goes on in Pandora.

Really? From what I understand, you guys make your own profit from picking up guns and money, but I didn't realize that your planet was that shitty, economy-wise.

Heeheeheehee -- but yet you guys both want to go back. It's mystifying, really.

There's too much we still need to get done for us not to go back.

Guess it's just something I can't comprehend, in the experiences I've had.

Hahaha -- but good luck finding a way off this thing anyway.

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