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[oralhygiene]

[Marissa turns on the video the day after the jump. She clears her throat, turning the device so it frames her face just so. The first thing that's obvious is that she has a gnarly black-eye, courtesy of Hanna. The background is just a wall with no distinctive marks. It also may be strange that she's wearing dark gloves. Another strange thing is, she might look a lot like your resident psychic elf and queen of England...

She smiles, and to some it might be a reassuring smile, but to some others, it might be a little off. Her accent is Southern, and her voice is authoritative.] Hello. My name's Marissa Wiegler. I wanted to explain the debacle that was yesterday.

There is a girl on this ship. Her name is Hanna. She is a very disturbed girl. Her father has brainwashed her into thinking I would do her harm, turning her into a deadly weapon for his own selfish benefit. She is highly dangerous and manipulative. I don't recommend talking to her or interacting with her at all.

She has already assaulted me once. It won't happen again. I will be in hiding until I can be sure that I will be safe. Do not be fooled. She was genetically altered to be the perfect soldier.

Trust me. And stay safe.

[And she turns off the feed. For the curious, this is the ongoing thread of the 'debacle'.]

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[adapt_or_die]

[YOU ARE GOING DOWN, MARISSA. SO HELP HER.]

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[summerlord]

[This explains a good deal.]

I have spoken with Hanna.

[Neutral tone; simply matter-of-fact. He has spoken with her and, right now, he's not taking sides. Well, not yet.]

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[oralhygiene]

Have you? I'm sure she's told you a great deal, but perhaps not all the truth.

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[askedtobe]

[ This sounds vaguely familiar.... more than vaguely, actually. ]

Genetically altered? How'd you manage that?

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[oralhygiene]

She was genetically altered at birth.

[Careful to not say she was involved, careful about every word.]

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[starbuckslord]

[ None of that sounded right with Peter, to say the least. ]

What were you doing before she "assaulted" you?

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[oralhygiene]

Blaming the assault on me?

I was speaking with her.

video; have fun with that Marissa

[inafadingcrown]

[Galadriel turns on the feed and for a while, she doesn't say anything- just looks the woman over with a critical eye.]

This explains a great deal. [What Marissa said or simply the resemblance between them, she doesn't specify.]

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[oralhygiene]

[That look over makes her want to rip her throat out, but she tries to remain calm, keeping her face even.]

I'm glad to have been of service.

It's strange... we look a bit alike.

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[peckish4action]

Yeah, well, news to you - genetically altered to be the perfect soldier is no news to some of us.

That doesn't make any of them any less people.

Just so you know.

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[oralhygiene]

[With little humor in her voice] Thank you for the lesson.

But she is brainwashed. She is dangerous, and she will kill.

[priceoffreedom]

Can you clarify why her father would make her think you're harmful?

[oralhygiene]

He's ex-CIA, a rogue operative. He's wanted for the murder of Johanna Zadek, and I'm head of the task-force in charge of capturing him.

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[onemistress]

[ Oh well now here we go. ]

You are the one that slanders my face, I take it?

[ there's a dismissive coolness too it all. ]

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[oralhygiene]

[A flicker of contempt crosses her face, but as soon as it's there, it's gone.]

I'm not slandering anything.

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[cargojet]

Familiar story. I coulda told it myself. In fact I'm pretty sure I did.

The fact is all of us know just how high tensions in the jump bay can get. But here's some friendly advice: work it the hell out, and do it before security has to get involved.

Welcome to the Tranquility.

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[oralhygiene]

I can't work anything out. She's a brainwashed assassin.

[Wait shit, security? No, no, no, she can't let that happen.]

A kind greeting. I can protect myself, though. Security is not needed.

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[debts]

[ Natasha's expression looks-- well, tired isn't quite the word for it. These days, she's too tired to expend valuable energy through expressing her emotions on the surface. It's familiar, all of this -- brainwashed assassin under an unfiltered subthread isn't exactly giving her distance.

A beat, then flatly: ]

What facility? Where?

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[oralhygiene]

If you're referring to where she was brainwashed, there was no facility. It was done by her father deep in the wilderness where they disappeared years ago.

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[wroughtsteel]

[ That face is familiar, though Éowyn has had previous encounters such as this one, of people from entirely different places and yet sharing a face, or even just a trait or another with people she knows. After a moment of slight surprise at the woman's features, she answers the call with genuine concern. ]

If she is troubled, should we not be trying to help her, rather than abandon her completely? Isolation will do no good in such a case. Or anyone's case, to be true.

She was a sweet and peaceful young girl when I spoke to her. There must be some reasoning to be had with her, if what you speak is the truth.

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[oralhygiene]

If that is how you see it. Some people cannot be helped, in my experience.

I've seen her kill many people. She's quite dangerous. I will not, of course, stop anyone from interacting with her. This was merely a warning and a suggestion.

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[lucyandme]

[Well there are a few words there that bring back a bunch of rather recent memories, and not many of them ones she wants to recall. And while there's a severity to her expression, it's more concern curiosity than anything else.]

Genetically altered how?

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[oralhygiene]

At birth, she was made to have high intelligence, muscle mass, less fear, et cetera. She's the perfect soldier.

[northerner]

If you've a fear for your life, I would suggest you speak to our head of Security, my lady. Though I should say I have not found such violence in your daughter when we spoke of you before.

[oralhygiene]

She's not my daughter.

[It slips out, and her voice is cold, almost bitter. But she tries to warm her voice.]

Thank you, but I don't need help. This was an explanation and a warning.

[loveordeath]

Sounds like bullshit to me.

[Genetically altered? Like that'd happen anywhere outside of a movie.]

[oralhygiene]

It's the truth. Believe it or not, that's up to you.

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[lostsoldier]

[ He watches the other transmissions carefully. There's a thing or two he could say about the likelihood of a brainwashed assassin seeming dangerous — that they don't is, after all, the whole point, but then neither does Ms. Wiegler.

When the feed clicks on, the guy on the other end looks worn out. He's casually dressed, the cabin behind him lived-in but military-neat, and his expression is neutral, not suspicious of her nor making light of her report. ]

Do you have a plan to subdue her?

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[oralhygiene]

[She hesitates, not sure of his motives.]

No. For now, the plan is to stay in hiding.

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[treasonista]

You may want to be careful about where you hide in this place.

[ That's almost a greeting. And that's a smile from the brunette woman, but it's not necessarily a nice one. ]

There are things worse than little girl would-be assassins lurking in the dark spaces.

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[oralhygiene]

[She gives her a similar smile, her eyes narrowing slightly.]

Now that's good advice. What kind of things?