[text]

[jurisimpudent]

Good day. My name is Miles Edgeworth; I'm with the Security team here.

It seems that, by now, most have returned from the hallways. If any know of any who have not returned, or if anyone has firsthand knowledge of someone perishing out there, please let us know. We will organize searches for those not returned who may yet be alive.

There does seem to be some design behind what is put before us in this place. The ship, or whoever controls what happens upon the ship, has a malicious sort of genius for ensuring that whatever we must do will cause us to suffer.

This time, it was confronting us with what we have left behind: the worst of it, and the best. The former was difficult; the latter was so very much worse. All of us still here saw our homes, or our schools, or the places where we were happiest, and we chose to reject them. We made the active decision to come back to this place and continue fighting. Perhaps this decision was foolhardy; regardless of that, it was courageous.

So though perhaps I have no right to do so, I want to commend and thank all of you for your courage. I want to commend and thank all of you for the courage you displayed in not letting your friends go easily. These days since we've come back have been difficult as we've mourned what we don't have, and the days to come will be difficult as well. The months and years to come will be difficult. But you have shown, time and again, that you are able to fight; just keep strength, keep courage, and we will continue to overcome.

[And, tacked on a little awkwardly:]

A reminder that SEC is always searching for new personnel. Please do contact myself or Tyke if you are willing to volunteer. Additionally, we are willing to help coordinate training for those who feel as though they're unable to defend themselves. The dangers of this place are real, but there will always be support to help you in defending yourself and, indeed, people to help protect you.

Comments

text; private

[alsohawkeye]

As far as I can tell Commander Shepard hasn't returned.

text; private

[jurisimpudent]

Do you know about the others who went in with her initially?

[alsohawkeye]

She's the only one I'm sure of at the moment.

[jurisimpudent]

I'm sorry; I know you have set this to private. Might I ask why?

[alsohawkeye]

Because someone's going to jump in and say it serves her right for trying to run recon or some shit like that and I don't want to hear it.

[text]

[redheaded_rock]

[It's not like she's terribly far away or anything, heading for the SEC herself, but she responds with text anyway.]

I'm back.

[text]

[jurisimpudent]

[oh hi alexis ;~;]

I am glad. Did you endure much out there?

[text]

[redheaded_rock]

Manticores and my dad cooking me breakfast. No big.

[Except, you know, lying.]

[text]

[jurisimpudent]

I am sorry. That is a very difficult thing.

» text

[starbuckslord]

I could offer up my services for security work. Don't need any training, in terms of protecting myself. I worked security on a space station til about a year ago.

» text

[jurisimpudent]

Is that so? You are aware of the peculiarities of this particular vessel, correct?

» text

[starbuckslord]

People disappearing at random. Sometimes reappearing. That sorta thing?

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[jurisimpudent]

More than just that. The frequency of events such as the one that just occurred.

( text. )

[carbonite]

Sometimes I think we just need signs in the hallways going "THIS IS NOT A GOOD IDEA DON'T DO IT".

( text. )

[jurisimpudent]

Referring to going out there, you mean?

( text. )

[carbonite]

Referring to anything on this death trap.

( text. )

[jurisimpudent]

While I generally agree, that might be too extreme a stance to take. E.g., eating: one must eat.

text;

[born_this_wayne]

don't need any training, i can help

[it's about time he settled down and did something official, anyway.]

text;

[jurisimpudent]

Good day. Do you mean you're willing to volunteer to become part of Security?

text;

[born_this_wayne]

yes

text;

[jurisimpudent]

Good. Thank you. Would you please kindly summarize your experience in this or related fields?

video;

[stimulations]

[He'd stick with text to match, but, well, he's rather sick of text.]

You made it out in one piece, then.

video;

[jurisimpudent]

[And Josias gets video in return - though Edgeworth seems vaguely embarrassed about it.]

Yes. What of you? Did you go in there?

video;

[stimulations]

No. I thought it best I not get in the way. My skillset doesn't really stretch to those kind of endeavours.

[It was the right and logical choice, he knows, but he still looks faintly ashamed of it.]

video;

[jurisimpudent]

[That gives Edgeworth something easy to respond to, though, and so he says, firmly:]

Good for you. Would that more people had your common sense.