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[tables]

How can people be so idle when there is so much at stake at your inaction?

[It's quiet. The past jump has not been kind to Marius. In fact, he sounds positively unsettled, almost as if he needs to just go to sleep and not talk to the public at large, but he needs to do something and this is the only way he can make his heart less heavy.]

We are slaves here to the whim of individuals we cannot even see, to those we cannot even meet, and -- I cannot keep quiet about it any longer.

[He draws in a breath.]

I know there will be much discussion about why we are here and whether or not we can escape -- and I am interested in hearing all of that, but what I am more interested in is opinion. I want to hear what people feel about being here, be it anger or apathy, rather than the facts of our situation, for nothing has ever been changed with cruel numbers and statistics so much as heart.

[And he stills for a long moment before Marius shuts off the feed -- and, maybe twenty minutes later, he sends out a text.]

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What can be done about nightmares?

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[godofthemachine]

[He says nothing about his opinion on being aboard the ship because it's so complicated. Nothing that this human needs to know.]

Nightmares are merely the brain's way of dealing with unpleasant emotions and situations. Poor fool, I suppose you'll have to suffer from them as long as you're aboard this ship.

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[tables]

It isn't the presence of the ship that concerns me.

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[incubo]

i don't think talking about our feelings is gonna change much around here
granted, i'm new so i guess i could be wrong

and idk for nightmares i usually keep a bottle of jack handy?

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[tables]

Trusting in what you believe is the first step to deciding what to do to change your surroundings.

And I don't know what a bottle of jack is.

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[fraud]

[ see he almost opts for text but then he remembers oh right marius is from 1832 and that might be super insensitive SO he goes for the video, giving a short wave so marius can recognize him from his first jump and then going into what he wanted to say. ]

You, uh, want to talk about... feelings?

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[tables]

[Marius hasn't quite bothered to get fully dressed and is in a loose white shirt and pants. He nods in familiarity before frowning to himself.]

I want to talk about how people feel about being trapped here.

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[tables]

[It takes him a moment or two to figure out what it's saying before he sends a text back.]

I was also told that I could not revolt against the monarchy.

I appreciate your opinion, but I'll have to reject it.

[untamedantinous]

I feel that we should do something. Sitting and despairing over our lot is rather useless.

[tables]

Do you have any suggestions save for sitting and despairing?

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[harriedosborn]

That's a loaded question. I'd be surprised if anyone told you they liked it here.

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[tables]

And yet there are the few that most enjoy it here -- and I would like to know why.

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[suddenlycaptain]

There are plenty of people here who don't have anything good to go back to. [ Or anything at all. ] This isn't necessarily better, but it's different. Maybe that's enough.

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[tables]

Living as a caged animal is worse than death.

[It's said quietly, but with great feeling.

He knows that Enjolras will not be able to last long in this bastardized version of a cage, like a zoo animal, branded and prodded at.]

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[jurisimpudent]

Emotions only ever have gotten in the way, sir. They have no place in such discussions.

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[tables]

I respectfully disagree.

Fighting for something you aren't emotionally invested in will only end in failure and false promises.

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[backstabbing]

Well, I'm feeling awfully bored and terribly salacious.

A horrible combination of feelings, really.

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[tables]

[There's a soft laugh of amusement.]

Better than being angry or frustrated, I suppose.

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[endeavors]

I can't say I'm angry, I'm just - worried. Confused. Both.

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[tables]

What are you worried over?

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[unaffected]

Nothing can be done. How do you think that makes someone feel?

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[tables]

Hopeless. Frustrated. Caged.

But there is always something that can be done.

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[stimulations]

Well, I certainly don't feel like a slave.

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[tables]

[Marius offers a faint smile.]

Then did you come here of your own choosing?

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[tofindthesun]

We are no slaves. [a soft tone, light and clear, firm in its belief but still somewhat perplexed. he's heard the term before, literally and metaphorically, but it's.. difficult to comprehend. not elvish. a thing of men.] No work or duty is forced upon us than we may choose bear ourselves, or that we are able to bear.

Some are glad to be here. Some wish to leave, and some wait to be freed. Some wonder if it is better to be here than to be in their own world. For others [read: himself], it may be many of these at once.

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[tables]

We are brought here without options or choice -- and I know that some, surely, find this to be a relief from their own worlds, this doesn't change the fact that we are trapped.

[It's said just as quietly, but firm.]

And from what I have heard, should we resist, we are punished. This is tyranny.

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[petitehands]

I wouldn't call people here idle, just- cautious. It's not like people haven't tried to take action before, but sometimes it's hard to forget the consequences.

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[tables]

Would you mind sharing these consequences with me?

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[notmydiagnosis]

I can help about those nightmares. I'm a professional.

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[tables]

[WELL THIS IS GOING TO END SWIMMINGLY]

A professional what?

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[talkstoengines]

Most of us're pretty steamin' about bein' here, you're not exactly alone there. Figure what we can do is keep this place runnin' - cos if she breaks down, we'll all die, and that's pretty useless - and some of the smarter folks're tryin' to figure out how to get us back to where we belong.

Seems to me feelings are good to have, because we don't act if we don't feel somethin', but sittin' here talkin' about how frustrated we all are probably won't do much.

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[tables]

Then what do you suggest we do in order to figure out how to take back control of our lives, mademoiselle?

[It's a serious question.]

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[showmance]

I think, mostly, I feel sad about everything...but I know there's potential for good to come out of bad, too.

[ and she's hopeful for the best. ]

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[tables]

[:C]

Why sad, Mademoiselle Berry?

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[undercovergirl]

Having someone you can trust close at hand is the best thing for dealing with the aftermath of nightmares.

Stopping them altogether isn't something I'm sure is possible, but it would help to talk it out with someone else. Try to find the root of the fear if they're recurring. [ though most know that already. ] There's probably medicine you can take, too, though it might not be very helpful. Your best bet is visiting the medbay, and talking to a psychologist. Jenna Sommers (001 » 016) is heading the informal therapy movement, and I'm one of her lackeys. Don't worry—it's not as intimidating as it sounds; I promise. There's no judging eyes, just open ears. Not to mention, it's entirely confidential.

And you really ought to talk to someone, so it might as well be someone that is widely recognized as not sketchy.

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[tables]

[ . . . ]

I trust that everything said is confidential.

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[firstofficer]

One's emotional state and the deference thereto is not likely to improve your possibility of survival.

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[tables]

[There's a quiet frown in response.]

I disagree.

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[starked]

You really think that hearing about our feelings is going to change the fact that no matter we keep doing we're still stuck here? And more importantly, you really think those of us who aren't, oh I don't know, dead at home, are really apathetic about being here?

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[tables]

You would be astonished at how deeply apathy can run in such a situation, actually.

And yes -- I do.

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[mathematically]

[ Now there's a topic Lydia can talk about. ]

Depends on what the nightmares are about.

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[tables]

I was in a battle before I came here.

The jumps seem to bring back the memories in full force.