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[coy]

[ caroline is in full wedding planning mode. okay, so maybe ric, the groom, is in stasis but so is caroline's boyfriend, so now's the time for distraction. and what's a better distraction then planning a big event? a wedding shaped event.]

At the risk of this sounding like a setup of a cheesy joke... I need a priest or a captain or someone who has the power to do a marriage ceremony. Step right up if you qualify. I need your services.


[private to jenna sommers]

We need to discuss colors so I can start on the invitations. Oh, and food. Also ceremony stuff, like the wedding party.

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[rubblegoddess]

Mm. I was the administrator of a large colony, so I processed much of the information pertaining to the larger ceremonies. Casually speaking, I'm a goddess.

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[coy]

Goddess. [ excuse her skepticism.] As in Aphrodite and Hera?

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[rubblegoddess]

Similar, but more present. None of that ethereal, never-there kind of thing. I was always around, helping people make the best decisions and overseeing the entire operation.

[FEEL FREE TO BE SKEPTICAL. She's telling the truth, other than the being an actual goddess.]

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[coy]

Did you do the whole sleeping with mortals thing? You know pretending to be a bull or whatever? [ caroline asks the inappropriate questions but mostly because she doesn't believe you still.]

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[rubblegoddess]

[WHAT NO. EW. SHE'S PURE AS THE FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW. PANIC BUTTON ENGAGED.]

I wasn't even corporeal until I was brought here. A being of light.

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[coy]

[ IT'S A TOTALLY LEGIT QUESTION.] Then how did you get stuck here?

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[rubblegoddess]

Well, they're bad people doing bad things to all of us. They brought one of my soldiers here, as well.

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[coy]

I just meant... did they take away your god-y powers?

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[rubblegoddess]

Oh. Yes. I can't go into systems anymore, no omniscience, that sort of thing.

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[coy]

What do you mean? Go into systems?

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[rubblegoddess]

Data. I could go into computer and security systems as I was. It was all in good fun.

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[coy]

That sounds more like a computer virus.

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[rubblegoddess]

[What.

What.

What.

What.

Nonononono, this won't do at all. Juliana is far from a stupid bit of data.]

I'm not a virus. Viruses are tiny, insignificant specks and I dealt with them easily. I am an AI, Juliana. I was the goddess of the Rubble and the steward of the planet Madrigal before that. Administrator, guardian, guide, communications expert, and most beloved.

I do try to keep a low profile here.

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[coy]

[ full of herself much? oh goodness.]

Yeah, I can tell.

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[rubblegoddess]

[She's just being honest!!!!!]

I may seem insignificant here, but I do know more than a great many people about a great many things. That's why I offered to help, you know. Since I wouldn't need to be coached or educated in what to do, I would be useful.

[There's suddenly a plaintive note to her tone. Juliana secretly longs for that time when she was so beloved and revered. It was the good life, so to speak, being able to run in and out of things at will, hijacking ships and saving lives. This place makes her feel so insignificant that it causes her a great deal of emotional stress.]

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[coy]

[ i love it, caroline is all wowww.]

I don't think anyone is insignificant here, though. So you aren't either.

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[rubblegoddess]

It's funny.

[She holds up her hand, thumb and forefinger a few inches apart.]

To go from being this big to feeling even smaller. Anyway, I can help. You should let me.