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[Now that she knows it's safe to show her face on the network, that's precisely what she does. Her hair is swept back, well out of her face. There are plants on the table before her, divided into neat bundles. Below each bundle, there is a small piece of paper, signifying their possible properties.]

How could anything be simple in outer space? It's laughable to think even the smallest of comforts would be familiar. Yet that doesn't mean we're defeated.

[She touches a journal - copious notes have already been written in it.]

We have to adjust our expectations. [Picking up one plant in particular, she sniffs it.] The results might be surprising.

[There is an extra scent of something to the plant in her hand. She pauses before giving the scent a name.]

Why let the boundaries of our worlds hold us prisoner? I've been to another world once before. That was an adjustment too.

[Her voice trails off, remembering her first steps in the Wizarding World.]

We can adjust. It's...what we have to do.

[As much as she shoots for optimism, her tone falls short. This isn't a change she wants to make. Yet it's upon her all the same.]

I told you before that my name was Penelope Clearwater. That was a lie. I'm Hermione Granger.

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Hi, Hermione. I'm Robin.

Why'd you think you should give a different name, if I may ask?

[ He's not saying she was wrong. But he's curious as to the why. ]

Hello, Robin. [How does she explain without saying too much?] I'm being sought by some dangerous people in my world. If any of them had been on-board the ship, I thought it better to enter under a pseudonym.

[ That is actually a good enough reason - whatever they were seeking her for, hiding is a good strategy.. ]

Thanks for answering, and I hope you are safe now, yeah.

Have you been here long?

Relatively. [The number of Death Eaters has been greatly reduced and Voldemort can't reach them here. But then there's the ship to deal with. Are any of them truly safe?]

No, not long. I've been here a little over a month. What about you?

Well, yeah. That.

[ Robin gives her a lopsided smile. ]

And actually a month longer, myself. [ He waves at the screen. ] Hi, I guess welcome to Tranquility? Or something.

[ Yes, he's joking. Obviously neither of them has been here long enough to welcome anyone, even if the place were the welcoming kind. But they can pretend, right? ]

[She bites her lip to hide a laugh. However the sound escapes her anyway as a giggle.]

I'm almost eligible to give you the same welcome. [It's obvious that she likes the effort - even if it is silly.] The name doesn't suit the ship.

[Tranquility that is.]

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[ And he perks up at the giggle. Definitely a sound he likes making other people make. Any time at all. ]

Almost, yeah. And, well.

[ Robin's mouth twists a bit, thoughtfully. ]

I think I may have been in worse places, though I'm pretty sure I've not been in them nearly as long as some people've been here. Unless you count more generally and count Gotham. Gotham can probably compete.

Is Gotham where you grew up? [She guesses it's probably a city. Cities are known for more violence, etc..] I grew up in London and -

Well, there were crimes, but it wasn't necessarily unsafe.

Since I was nine, yeah.

And London can be pretty amazing! I've been there a couple of times. The grass is very green.

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