video;

[cons]

[and now in a break from your pirate-related problems, have a return to the other horrors the tq holds. the feed opens on an up-angled shot of two figures. there’s a soft beep that comes from closer to the camera; a sign that a certain droid has finally managed to find a stable network signal. with the alert given, one of the two figures comes to a halt, reaching a hand out to stop the other.

there’s a momentary flicker of the feed, before the scene becomes clearer. just enough to reveal the identity of the two figures. yes, that’s an elusive wichita you see, tq. surprise?]

-- Is it on? [ she laughs before she even hears the affirmative beep from R2, her voice rougher than it normally is, but she doesn’t care. she’s too relieved, too grateful for being found, to put much thought into how off she sounds, and probably looks. three weeks without any human contact has left her feeling a litt-- severely off anyway, so it’s appropriate. she’s a grimy, sweaty mess, dark circles under her eyes, but she’s smiling. kind of. so maybe she’s alright? ] Need to find Mrs. O’Leary. Ran away, silly mutt. Ran away for help, but then she couldn’t find me again. Poor puppy. [ aaaand now she’s frowning at the thought of Mrs. O’Leary wandering the ship alone. and she’s maybe possibly gripping Anakin by the shoulder now, bruised up fingers bunched in the material there, despite her earlier protests of wanting any help walking at all ]

We’ll find her. Or she’ll find us. Don’t worry. [it’s a quiet side comment, directed solely toward wichita. he still isn’t particularly used to this whole “friendship” idea, not after his last attempts. but he knows enough to realize it’s his duty here to try and keep her calm. it’s something that may have been easier to do if he knew her better in the first place.

back to the camera again, and anakin frowns a little. he knows about the pirates; obi-wan had made sure of that. but he doesn’t know whether or not they’re still around. they haven’t had an opportunity till now to make contact with the rest of the ship’s residents since finding wichita.]

We are heading towards the medical bay. [wichita doesn’t get a choice about that one. with his supplies having long since been lost to the jaws of a manticore, he hasn’t had much of an opportunity to check wichita over. all he’s had to go on is the force, and the force is telling him to get her out of there. now.] If it’s safe enough for somebody to meet us there... [well, do.]

No, I don’t want to go to medical, I d- [ don’t need to go to medical was supposed to be the rest of that sentence. but instead she finds the words caught in her throat, like maybe she has to hiccup. or burp. she can’t tell. she huffs, annoyed, but then shakes her head, dismissing it. probably for the best, since she’s just whining like a child. ] I just want a drink, that’s all. Somebody get me a- [ whoa there, floor, who told you to move like that. ] - get me a drink. [ aaaand now she’ll drop to one knee, her free hand moving up to press against her eyes. nnh, her head is pounding- ] Shut it off, Artoo, just-

[ click. ]



[ ooc: wichita's blue-font, anakin's black-font. so thanks to Artoo and Anakin, Wichita's back! any replies from here on out will be voice replies, and if you text them, just specify which comm you want it to be sent to. thankies! ]

Comments

[enforced]

Should I meet you there?

[Artoo can probably hear Arfour beeping. She wants to see him she has information about pirates to pass on]

[darkforce]

[he nods his hear at first, only realizing how useless a gesture that is when artoo beeps back at him.]

Yes. he frowns at himself then, his attention caught between trying to keep wichita moving and remembering that he's a jedi. he's meant to act like one.]

I don't think she needs you there though.

[enforced]

Do you?

[ not here ]

[psychometry]

[ Quinlan hears this and starts moving. He'll see you there, guys. ]

[voice]

[jurisimpudent]

[Edgeworth's response is prompt and urgent.]

You need to get to medical. [Then, with the very slight change in tone indicating he's now speaking to Anakin - ] Do you need support?

[voice]

[darkforce]

No, it's- [wichita, let him help you here dammit] We'll get her there safely. [even if it means taking down every pirate along the way]

[voice]

[cons]

I need sleep. I can sleep in my own room.

[ but she knows they're headed to medical, so she won't harp on about that. she tries out a smile, really just happy to see another face she knows. good. no more missing friends. ]

Hi.

[darkforce]

[he's down beside her the moment she drops, a hand on her shoulder. three days out in those hallways isn't safe for anybody. yet alone three weeks. the sooner he can get her to real help, the sooner they can begin trying to piece together just what happened to her out there.]

Come on. It's not far to go. [well, it might be. but if he has to carry you wichita, he will.] Do you think you can keep walking?

[cons]

I dunno. [ simply put. because she really can't tell, it's sort of surreal to be asked that at all. because her last week's been hellish in a way, caught between desperately wanting to sleep and being to afraid to sit down somewhere and shut her eyes. she brought enough food for a couple days, but she hadn't anticipated being gone as long as she was. time was weird in the halls. ]

I hate this. [ feeling sick but fine, tired physically but not mentally. the confusion over time, what happened, what she saw. ] Where are we?

video;

[logicunlocked]

[ Have a concerned bar regular who's missed Wichita in her absence. He's never good about admitting he should go to medbay himself, but he has no problem encouraging someone else to go, especially when it's this clear where she should be headed. ]

Looks like you need to get some real hydration in your system to me. You'll have time enough for a drink later, believe me.

video;

[cons]

Rum i-

[ ..................

she swallows, and oh okay, yeah, talking about drinks of any kind apparently makes her throat ( her whole system, but well ) feel that much thirstier. ]

You're right, though. All we've got is time.

voice;

[cargojet]

You look awful.

[ Says Mr. Obvious. ]

If I found you something to drink, you think you could get round to a few words? Not right now, but...when you're up to it?

voice;

[cons]

Charmer.

[ yeah, she recognizes Nathan's voice pretty much immediately. she might not know him that well, but she does know his MO well enough, which is why she might sound a little reluctant here ]

If you can convince medical to let you bring booze in there, I'll-

[ .........? ]

I can try.

audio;

[tigers]

Dear me. It seems you've found the eighty-year-old twin of our chum Wichita.

[ GETTING BACK AT YOU, WICHITA. GETTING.

BACK.

AT.

YOU. ]

audio;

[darkforce]

[OH HI MORAN. HAVE SOME VERY LOUD STATIC SQUEALING BACK AT YOU FIRST

though if wichita wants to actually reply to this he'll stop]

text » wichita

[swedge]

I'm gonna have to veto that drink order, boss.

[ And maybe this is very thickly veiled concern coming over the line, but they're not exactly on close enough terms for that yet. ]

at least until you can stand on your own.

text »

[cons]

[ someone's in the medbay nowww ]

booooo

voice »

[oikodomae]

Mrs. O'Leary's missing?

[ also: oh hi wichita, guess who is really freaking mad at you right now. ]

voice »

[cons]

Nah. In the shadows, AB. She knows the way.

text; to wichita!!!!!

[picnmix]

youre back!!!!!! jesus how long were you gone
you know the bars shit without you there to kick me out of it

[ this is his version of sentimentality, sorry. ]

text;

[cons]

[ timeywimey someone's in the medbay by now because obviously texting while on The Good Stuff is the best plan ]

couldn't have been that long
why nathan are you implying that you missed me

action; ic-ly late, too

[handelaar]

[This guy has been so busy with Garden cleanup that he's been sleeping there, and checking the network isn't his priority so much as keeping track of people individually. By the time he sees this he assumes she's in Medbay, and he's got an armful of flowers - not all of them for her.]

action; ic-ly late, too

[cons]

[ what a lovely sight to wake up to - Ned entering the Medbay with an giant bunch of flowers instead of a torso. or at least, her sleep-blurred eyes kind of make out a colorful body with legs and a head. she doesn't even sit up, instead just reaching both of her hands out and wiggling her fingers ]

Pretty. [ -yyyyyyyyy.

yeah, they gave her the good stuff. ]

video;

[vindicating]

Wichita— [...yup. so jay was worried about her too]

I would ask if you're okay but— [well that much is obvious from what he saw, since she's either on her way to medical or already there] It's good to see you're back though.

perma-voice;

[cons]

[ on her waaaay, which is why she's still on voice. she sounds a little amused, in that.. weird, only-being-sarcastic-because-i'm-glad-to-see-you way ]

'Of course I'm back. Where would I go?