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[wolfchild]

[ for once, arya is well-groomed if drained by heat and stress. she donned her best new tunic and her hair has actually seen a brush. it has been pulled back into a delicate and seemingly simple braided updo by skilled elven fingers. her now long hair drives her mad otherwise in the suffocating heat that is engineering. grey eyes look steadily into the camera. just off-screen she clutches nymeria's scruff like a lifeline. it's the only outward sign of her nervousness. this speech was written out, repeated enough for her to memorize it, and she is still afraid she will somehow screw it up.

like robb, she thinks. she will be as eloquent as robb. taking a breath, she begins. ]

My name is Arya Stark. I am speaking for Tony Stark, head of engineering, who is in stasis.

We all know the temperatures are high. There is nothing to be found in the Engineering or Agriculture department as the cause. Two days ago the temperatures stopped going up. We have not stopped working on finding the cause, and we will keep trying to bring it down.

Until then, you ought take-take precautions against the heat: drink a lot of water, try to avoid exerting yourself. The pools are always open. You can swim. If you don't know how to swim, you can learn. And don't get lost.

As I am the only one officially left of Engineering, I take responsibility for everything here. If there is anything you wish to say, you can say it to me. My—team is doing the best they can and they are not to be blamed. Neither is anyone else in any of the other departments. If you have any questions, I will do my best to answer them. We will tell you of any changes.

Thank you.

[ and she smoothly switches off the video. don't mind her as she collapses in a pile in a lukewarm corner somewhere and doesn't get back up for a while. ]

Comments

[the_other_eight]

Give me about thirty minutes to navigate my way to engineering and I'll have a look at everything.

[She's already carefully making her way there.]

[wolfchild]

Are you sure you wouldn't rather I meet you where you are?

[the_other_eight]

I need to get to know the ship anyway.

[wolfchild]

Fine.

[ but if she hasn't shown up in half an hour, arya is calling security. ]

[the_other_eight]

[Pepper would be grateful for that if she gets lost. However she actually does manage to make it there ... though she's still looking around to try and make sure she's in the right place.]

[wolfchild]

[ the five minutes away from heatstroke direwolf is hard to miss. with nymeria ignoring most happening around her, r2 beeps for arya's attention. she raises a hand for pepper to see her. ]

[the_other_eight]

[Pepper carefully makes her way into the room, not wanting to scare the girl. For the first time she pauses to really take in the state that Arya is it. She knows that look all too well. The weathered and haggard look of someone with far more to do then they really ought to have. The look that everything you care about is about to go through a giant hole in the sky while holding a nuke.]

Arya?

[It's more to alert the girl then it is to confirm who she is.]

[wolfchild]

Hello.

[ nymeria raises her head. she growls low at pepper then flops back down, too overheated to do much else. arya scratches nymeria's shoulder with her foot. ]

[the_other_eight]

[Pepper gives the wolf a sympathetic look. It must be hard to deal with this heat when you're covered in fur. She turns her attention to Arya and makes her way over.]

What system have you been using?

[wolfchild]

[ basic details go here because a) she didn't really understand the question and b) the mun is handwaving all over the place.

perhaps surprisingly for both her name and her age, she shows excellent managerial skills. though rusty from the amount of time she spent away from lessons, necessity is a great teacher. improvements could be made, but for something set up in only a few weeks it works for her needs. ]

[the_other_eight]

[Pepper nods in complete understanding and takes in everything. She offers a few helpful suggestions before getting to work on what she will be doing for the rest of the jump. Pepper is nothing if not dedicated.]