【 Ⅰ 】audio.

[expect]

Hello.

( and then there's a pause; unsure of what to say, or perhaps automatically waiting for a reply. ) Uh, well, I'm Rory. I've noticed people introducing themselves through this over the past few days, so I… am too. ( he loses the thread slightly. ) Hello.

Sorry. I really don't know what to say about all of this. On this. ( leaving answerphone messages into the void? ) It's nice to meet you; I'll be helping out in medical as long as we're here.

Also, I had a sort of question. We've more or less found our way around the living parts of the ship, my wife and I, but I was looking for a few things specifically. ( short beat. ) For example, trousers?

Comments

[atent_dead]

[The elderly woman in the screen is in fact wearing a witch's hat. And appears to be sizing him up.]

Need all the help we can get in Medical. Too damn many heroes on board.

[loveordeath]

You'll have to trade for them.

What have you got?

( text )

[pushfall]

Have you just been walking around not wearing pants?

voice;

[wolfdreamer]

They give you trousers, in your locker. [in a tone of duh.] You should wear clothes. The ship can become very cold.

( text )

[expect]

Of course not. ( hey. rude. )
But I only have one pair of trousers. I can't wear them every day.

voice;

[expect]

I promise, ( and he's a mix of resigned and amused, ) I am absolutely wearing clothes.

[expect]

Not much honestly.
I could write an IOU

[expect]

What do you mean? ( a little awkwardly, because he sees that she's sizing him up and he's not completely sure what to do in that case. )

voice;

[wolfdreamer]

Good. It would be foolish not to--but there are people here who might try it. Did you find the uniform that was left in your locker?

voice;

[expect]

Yeah, but I'd like to wear real clothes. There were some in there, but only one pair of trousers, so I'd like a second if I can.

voice;

[wolfdreamer]

My sister was collecting clothes as she found them. Some she cut apart, to use to stitch other clothes. She was best at gowns, but she was stitching other clothing, too--and there are whole garments that she never cut apart.

You could come and look at them, if you wanted. She would like to know that they are being used, I think.

[loveordeath]

Not a very appealing offer.

( text )

[pushfall]

I didn't think so, but you can never be too sure.

There aren't really any malls around, unfortunately.

[atent_dead]

Folk on board got a bad habit of chargin' into danger without thinkin' first. Someone's gotta patch 'em up.

voice;

[expect]

If that's really alright… ( with an air of polite hesitation. ) Is she not… around to give her permission?

( text )

[expect]

No, because that would be much too easy.

[expect]

Kindness of people's hearts?
I also have £12.70

[loveordeath]

You've got to think like we're in prison.

Nobody takes money in prison. Or kindness.

[expect]

Of course they do. ( with an air of supreme resignation, because, well, of course that would happen. )

[expect]

So is this a prison?

[loveordeath]

Sure as hell looks like it.

( text )

[pushfall]

Hey, you are stuck in space. That easily could have been your first clue that simple pleasures like pants are now a borderline impossibility.

[expect]

Well, yeah, but is there anything making us treat it like one.

( text )

[expect]

You'd be surprised how much stuff there is in space honestly.
And I really don't think spare trousers are too much to ask for.

[loveordeath]

I know nobody's treating it like a hotel.