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so many bright and shining new faces all ready to be just as confused and lost in space as we are. the more the merrier

misery loves company especially in the vast expanse of space
for anyone else closer to the 21st century it really isnt as exciting as everyone makes it out to be. would much rather be on a cruise ship

how is it decided who gets pulled onto this damn thing anyway
id like to know what my chances were
i did a fair amount of gambling back home but if getting thrown here was some one in a million chance perhaps i shouldve invested more in the lottery.

voice // filtered to arthur;

[ Dryly; ] It has been a while since I visited the gym. Must keep up appearances, you understand.

I need to know what you're thinking.

voice // filtered to arthur and ariadne;

[ LOOK HE'S INCLUDING YOU, ARI. Also, referring to Tommy here -- ]

I don't think I need to further clarify that I'm not that one, either?

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For what it's worth, space cruise ships can make for a nice holiday.

[ Sorry Kasumi there are people who LOOK AND SOUND LIKE HIM and he'll stick to being texty for now. :( ]

im fond of cruises for the company, for the scenery, and for the lovely ocean breeze
i can think of at least one of those things where a space cruise would fall short.

Edited 2012-01-20 03:15 (UTC)

[ Hey, having only just stopped the all-text all the time herself, she actually admires it more than anything. ]

I'll give you that. But there's nothing like kicking back with a glass of ice brandy while you fly over a light echo in an interstellar cloud.

having no idea what any of that looks like i suppose ill just take your word for it
though i prefer my brandy served neat, myself.

[ that's what you meant right. brandy on the rocks. because what the hell is ice brandy otherwise!! ]

That's good to hear. I can't think of a worse crime than adding ice to a decent brandy.

[ Definitely not fraud or theft or anything like... ]

[ but you just said you liked ice brandy. you know what never mind lady you seem classy that's good enough ]

no worse crime indeed.
youre making me miss home comforts, dear. what i wouldnt give for a good glass of wine

and a nice place to enjoy it.

[ stupid spaceship . . . ]

[ It makes space sense, okay? I can do what I like, dad. ]

You could always set something up in one of those hologram rooms. I haven't tried it myself but at least it would be a change of scenery. All the identical corridors are getting a little old for me.

ive never tried, but holograms cant be the same.
wonderful and convincing as a dream might be itll never quite replace reality

even if reality is a dull corridor-filled spaceship

Edited 2012-01-20 21:52 (UTC)

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[ what is it with you two and never showing your faces to her on the comms? :/ ]

Have you talked to them yet?

[ If you use video rn he'll go ahead and reply to you with it, but instinctively he's just always kept his face off public communication okay. ]

I have no plans to, as of yet.

[ well she is just going to stick with voice now, she seems to have gotten use to it with you guys. (doesn't mean she doesn't want to see you both in person soon though) ]

Why? Least via text you can pinpoint a few things don't you think? It would be nice to know what the hell is going on with them.

[ honestly, ari? he isn't talking to them because it fucking freaks him out. :( ]

I'd rather not jump into anything so quickly. It might be safer to avoid them entirely, but we'll see what Arthur has to say after he tests the waters.

[ haha yes throwing arthur to the sharks. but no really he's the point man, eames is just letting him do his job. ]

Besides, dear, [ sounding mildly indignant that Ari underestimated his awesome talent ] I can tell plenty without having to speak to them directly.

[ she can only imagine, sorry eames. :/ ]

I'm willing to talk to Bob. I sort of...I sort of thought he was you already. [ and she is sorry for that, okay? can you hear it in her voice? ]

[ brushing it off; ]

I noticed.

Just be careful, Ariadne. [ more grimly; ] We don't know what we're dealing with.

I know. [ which honestly sounds like it makes her more nervous. ]

Look, we need to get together. I need to talk to you and Arthur. There is some stuff I just -- we just need to talk. [ because she isn't sure if she should be talking about it on these things. ]

I mean, the little girl I know - Chase - she thinks something is wrong with the ship. Maybe..maybe this is part of it.

[ stop talking to projections you poor sad girl ]

I'm not sure we have that much to talk about, unless you've learned something new. The less all three of us are seen together, the better, I think.

Are you sure you know who you're talking to, when it comes to -- the little girl you know?

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voice | filtered I CAN USE THE RIGHT ACCOUNT really >>

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voice | filtered /hogs all the aris

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voice | cough backtag like woah, if you don't mind, feel free to ignore

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voice | i could never ignore you.

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[ eames will get this text at about three in the morning, several hours after his post went up on the network SORRY, BUDDY. ]

i don't know.

[ arthur will get his reply practically instantly, because fuck sleeping. ]

-- You must think something.

Edited 2012-01-20 21:59 (UTC)

i've never dealt with this before. have you?

No, no, I really don't think I have. [ and a little irritably; ] Gods sake, Arthur, talk to me.

Edited 2012-01-26 03:52 (UTC)

[ fine ]

Then what do you want me to say? 'Cause I don't know, Eames.

Something. Anything, you always have something.

-- It's just with me, then. They want something with me?

Not necessarily. [ arthur sounds tense but surprisingly patient, scratching short nails over his thighs to his knees. ] If this is just an example of someone fucking with us, they don't need to send in an army of lookalikes to completely throw us off, or to make us doubt ourselves. [ dryly, ] I mean, obviously. Look at us now.

But these -- projections, whatever, they're different. Detailed.

Edited 2012-01-26 04:11 (UTC)

Could just be a demonstration. A threat, a power play, look at what we can do, look at how much we know -- It has to be deliberate, it can't be chance.

When have you ever seen projections speak to each other like this? And for them to say real words, not just meaningless gibberish, actual conversations. There has to be more, more dreamers -- just a question of which ones they are, and that same unanswered question of why.