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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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[askedtobe]

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

Genetically altered? How'd you manage that?

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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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[summerlord]

She has told me very little.

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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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[askedtobe]

Which is why she's grown up to be dangerous and-- manipulative? I'm guessing she'd make you believe that she isn't some kind of a monster?

[ He's just heard this far too many times. ]

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[starbuckslord]

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

What were you doing before she "assaulted" you?

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]

Perhaps that is best. I hated to bring other people into this, but I felt responsible for others' safety.

[goddamnit, Marissa]

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[oralhygiene]

What I've said is true. She is truly dangerous.

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[askedtobe]

What has she done?

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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]

Blaming the assault on me?

I was speaking with her.

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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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[starbuckslord]

I'm saying kids are usually more reactive than adults, no matter how much you fiddle with their genes. Figuring out what sets her off will help prevent it from happening again.

And right now, lady, unless you tell me something else happened, it sounds like what sets her off is you.

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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.

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[peckish4action]

Yeah, well, no news, either.

Why you? Why did he brainwash her to target you?

[priceoffreedom]

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

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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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[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.

[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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[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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[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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[oralhygiene]

She's killed and assaulted several dozen people.