[video.]

[foolproofed]

[Marty is intensely reading up as fast as he can on everything going on, because it looks like the whole ship is buzzing with bits and pieces of broken-up intel. Making it all fit is kind of tough, though. Carolyn gave a chunk, then Edgeworth — Marty's got his coma thing, and then there was this ship-wide snapshot with Matine and Schue... Weird shit, man. Just weird.] 

Sooo... Uh.

Like. This VIP chick. Okay, back up, Marty: I had a dream while I was passed out — coma'd out. There was this chick named Malone, and she was talking to this other guy about guarding some prisoner they called a VIP; Very Important Prisoner, you know? Legit what they said, so don't laugh at me on that one. The Malone lady, she was talking about how creepy this VIP was and how she was like talkin' to a wall.

And then they said that she was married to someone. Someone big. Think they said it was a captain; you think maybe the captain? Because that's what they made it sound like to me. Apparently this VIP killed someone super nasty and brutal, too. Manslaughter case.

[He breathes out, but is surprisingly missing a joint this time around. Shocking, I know.]

I wonder where all this crap falls in line. Everyone's talking around here now. We've got this Matine and Schue duo and they're talking about this VIP and how Ward's chillin' on guard patrol, but then they talk about how the captain's all nice with her, no handcuffs on her or anything... sounds like they kinda planned on not letting Manslaughter Lady go to trial. Or whatever. 

And then shit goes wild and Matine — what? Flips her lid and shoots a guy 'cus she's hallucinating or something? Am I hearing this all right?

God, I hate this ship sometimes. If you're gonna go sci-fi horror movie on me, at least make it straight-forward.

... Especially if I'm in it.

[please don't kill me first i'm too charming to get shot in the face by pretty women]


((OOC: Marty's actually got a little piece of his intel from a coma dream he had, in case you're wondering what the hell he's blabbing about))

Comments

voice »

[unparental]

...I'm going to hate myself for asking this. Kate Malone, by any chance?

Re: voice »

[foolproofed]

I, uh... don't think they ever gave a first name. All that co-worker scientist-y last name crap, right? Super formal like that.

voice »

[unparental]

The name on all the documents here [ being therapy ] is 'Kate Malone'.

...can we go with coincidence? Just once, I'd like a little coincidence around here.

voice »

[cargojet]

Might be the right moment to turn the therapy department inside out, Jenna.

voice »

[unparental]

Not buying my coincidence theory, huh?

...yeah, me neither.

[voice]

[ryuuzaki]

Malone isn't Matine, correct?

Was there any more information about the person the prisoner had killed?

[It seems to him like Marty is likely to be imprecise. That can't be helped.]

[voice]

[foolproofed]

Yeah, not Matine. Malone. Pretty close names, though.

Honestly, they didn't say much about the dead guy. Just that he must've really super pissed her off.

video;

[cargojet]

In ours, Schue says that the captain's acting--now what were his words exactly? Like he's her daddy, and Ward's taking her to a dance. If they were married, then it was on the down low.

Did anything else jump out at you about your dreams?

video;

[foolproofed]

God, uh... I don't know, man. They were in a place that looked a hell of a lot like the therapy place... They were definitely talking like they needed to keep their gossip super secretive, especially about the captain and his thing.

But I mean, that makes sense, doesn't it? What kind of captain wants people to know he's married to some brutal possible-criminal?

[voice]

[jurisimpudent]

Could you please give more details on this case regarding the prisoner?

[voice]

[foolproofed]

More details? I didn't really get to hear a whole lot about them, but from what I could tell, the therapist -- I guess she was a therapist, if Jenna's right about that -- was really super spooked by her. Like, she said she was totally blank, looking right through her. Spent a bunch of hours trying to get her to talk. No dice, though.

video;

[suddenlycaptain]

That would explain why Gallagher was breaking regs with her.

video;

[foolproofed]

Yeah. Kind of makes you feel bad, putting your honey boo in cuffs and treating her like a common crook. I mean, which she probably deserved and all, but yeah. He was definitely looking after her best interests there.

What do you think Ward's got to do with this? You think he caused any of that crazy shit to happen later? I feel like that shit's gotta be connected.

video

[walksonrooftops]

You dreamed about the very important prisoner?

[He stops, glances uncertainly over his shoulder.]

We could've had the same dream.

video

[foolproofed]

Yeah? You were in a coma statis thing, too?

[conspiracytheory]

Mass hallucinatory experiences, man. You sure giving it a plotline is the best move?

[foolproofed]

Why not? At least then we can try to guess the movie tropes and survive probable death.

Like — Avoid the places with flickering lights, don't talk to the little girl whispering in the corner, and if someone's chest bursts open, light that motherfucker on fire, no regrets.

video;

[skillz]

I believe I may have received the same memory as you.

Now we still don't know who or what Smiley is but perhaps he caused the confusion and shift in Matine's behaviour?

If my earlier theory is correct and we'll receive similar fates to the "previous" passengers, I'd suggest that we have some sort of restrictions on firearms as damage control. I'd hate for someone to get shot through carelessness and the disregard of warnings.

video;

[foolproofed]

Oh, great, it's a group project.

[HEY PROJECT BUDDY.]

I guess he coulda'. But — I don't know man. Smiley also wants to kill off Ward and Resnik, so maybe he's not the Big Baddie for this one. Even if he's totally a raging dickbulge about the things he does.

... But good luck suggesting that to the ship. I'm pretty sure some people are literally married in holy matrimony to their pieces.

voice »

[starked]

[ well now, this is interesting. ]

If they weren't planning on letting her go to trial, there was no reason to have her cooped up as a prisoner. Yeah, whatever, been to jail for a little drunken conduct, haven't had the cuffs on me, but even when I got off scot-free, still had to be in the jail cell unless I felt particularly inclined to post bail.

[ or pepper or obie did it. details. ]

If she wasn't going to trail and what, her husband was on here, no reason to keep her locked up.

voice »

[foolproofed]

[omg it's robert downey stark again

sup homeboy]

Maybe she had to play the part before they fucked everything up for the S.S. Tranquilizers.

Maybe they were fibbing about transporting her from point a to point b, if that's what they were doing.

voice » why yes ashlee, you get a twofer from me.

[suit]

Unless the laws are different, even if she was married to a very high up person, she'd still have to go to trial. It might be closed to the public, but she'd still have to deal with it.

[ a beat. ]

If she's married to— the captain or former captain would be the better term now, that would explain why the ship went missing. [ because if you can't find her, you sure can't take her to trial. ]

voice »

[foolproofed]

Psht, this is space, man. Laws are easier to break when you can be light-years apart from it.

[andblockbuster]

[Succinctly:]

My brain hurts.

[foolproofed]

Don't worry, you're a brain expert guy.

You can figure your skull-stuffing out eventually.