voice;

[priceoffreedom]

[There a click on, and the clear sound that someone is there, but there's a pause, like maybe someone is making sure.]

Is this broadcast going through?

I think I got it-

Hello, Tranquility, my name is Steve Rogers.

I'd like to be directed to whoever is in charge of Security, if that's not too much trouble. And I'd like to know if it's possible to see out into space. Are there any windows on board?

[Annnnd a pause, and a fumble.]

Is it off?

[And then another pause.]

Sorry, excuse me-

[And NOW it's off.]

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[priceoffreedom]

For telling me?

You don't have anything to be sorry for.

[ex_heightens219]

Well you just -- you seem upset. I should have realized it would be upsetting news.

[ oh god does he even know what they were doing to jewish people elena does not want to have the responsibility of telling him about concentration camps PLEASE NO ]

[priceoffreedom]

[He doesn't say wouldn't you be upset if you found out that you died to prevent something that America then did to another country, but he's probably thinking it.]

War isn't pretty. I'm not proud of everything the army did.

[ex_heightens219]

It probably would have helped to hear it from a more knowledgeable source. My dad was a history teacher, but he was sent home this jump. Sorry you were stuck with me.

[ one of the aforementioned parents who died, yes. who wasn't even actually her father or related to her in any way, except he was for all intents and purposes her dad for about a year, so. dad. plus her real dad tortured vampires and elena's not too happy about that. ]

[priceoffreedom]

I'm sure that someone on board can help fill in any gaps.

[Really, he does't sound angry, or upset. Well, maybe a little upset, but it's not upset at her.]

[ex_heightens219]

I hope so. That was the bare bones of what I know, and I'm not entirely certain it's accurate. I can -- oh! Two of my friends were alive then, I can see if they can help?

[ please let her fix this steve. please. ]

[priceoffreedom]

You have friends who were alive then?

Yes, all right.

[He is expecting very old people, now.]

[ex_heightens219]

Yeah, my ex-boyfriend and his brother. They've lived through everything interesting since the Civil War, if you have any questions about history you should ask them.

...well, ask me to ask them. Stefan's... not people-friendly at the moment and Damon can kind of be a dick.

[priceoffreedom]

[PAUSE.]

I'm sorry?

[ex_heightens219]

Hi, my name is Elena Gilbert and I and my friends are all vampires?

[ FRIENDLIEST SMILE YOU HAVE EVER SEEN STEVE ROGERS. SO FRIENDLY. NO DANGER HERE JUST YOUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD VAMPIRE!!! ]

[priceoffreedom]

Like...Dracula?

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[ex_heightens219]

Kinda? Just in the blood-drinking, no-sun sense, though. Here, hold on.

[ she take a moment to make this feed private, then settles back down and smiles again. ]

Okay, this is private now, so I can answer whatever questions you've got.

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[priceoffreedom]

You'll have to excuse me, I'm a little stuck on vampires.

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[ex_heightens219]

Yeah, it's alright, it's a thing for some people, I understand. I promise I'm not scary, though. I drink synthetic blood and I don't want to hurt anyone. I understand if it's a bit much, though, it won't bother me if you'd rather I leave you alone now.

[ well, okay, it will bother her, but she won't hold it against him. ]

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[priceoffreedom]

If you don't hurt people, Miss, then I have no reason to ask you to leave me alone.

private» pets you it's okay i have reading comprehension struggles too

[ex_heightens219]

I don't! [ ehhhhhh she should be honest. ] Well, I try not to. Sometimes people try to hurt the people I care about, and I do what I have to. But I would never hurt anyone who wasn't going to hurt anyone themselves.

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[priceoffreedom]

Then I don't have any problems with you.

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[ex_heightens219]

I'm glad. Is there anything you want to know? I can be your Vampire 101 professor, I think I'd be better at that than history.

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[priceoffreedom]

How did you get...turned?

This feels a little impolite, and if it gets offensive, you tell me.

private» steve is the fucking cutest thing, worried about offending vampires

[ex_heightens219]

[ WOW going straight for the hard-hitting questions. you do not fuck around, steve. ]

I invited you to ask, it's not impolite! I was turned... Well, it's a really long story, to be perfectly honest, but the gist is, I had vampire blood in my system, I drowned, and then after I died, the vampire blood brought me back to life in transition. During the transition phase, I either had to drink human blood, or I would die. I chose door number one, and here I am.

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[priceoffreedom]

And here on the ship, the blood is synthetic?

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[ex_heightens219]

Yes! They can synthesize it in the medbay. It works just as well as human blood, so mostly I stick with that.

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[priceoffreedom]

And...how old are you?

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[ex_heightens219]

[ HEE this question amuses her so much. ] I'm eighteen. [ NOW ASK HER HOW LONG SHE'S BEEN EIGHTEEN STEVE do it so she can laugh at the edward cullen of it all! ]

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[priceoffreedom]

Were you eighteen when you were...turned?

[Transformed? Vampirized?]