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[technologist]

[ Home vs. the Tranquility is an obvious choice for most people. For the ones from somewhere particularly awful, the ship's the better option; and for some, there isn't much of an option at all.

Fitz had spent several months thinking he was part of the latter group. He'd thought home meant certain death, so he should appreciate cheating it while he had the chance. Since that had been proven wrong, home had resumed being the obvious choice, despite all its complications — but now Jemma's here, and things are somehow better than they'd been back at the Playground. Add to that a friendly research team offering help to the passengers of the TQ, and the end result is dwelling on questions he probably shouldn't be.

And a broad question for the network, minus much context. ]

Whenever the ship's docked somewhere, it's been too dangerous to stay. But if it wasn't, or if you could get off the ship without going home, would you? If it were possible to go somewhere safe. Different, and not home, but safe.

Comments

[slurpeesinhell]

[Daryl's making a face now, just for the record. Around the mystery meat jerky sticking out the side of his mouth like a lumpy cigar.]

youd stay on a evil space ship cus of politics?

wtf

[technologist]

It's complicated

[ ...... yeah ok, that's still pretty weak. ]

Have you ever heard of SHIELD

[slurpeesinhell]

no. unless your just real excited about defense then yes.

[technologist]

Why would I be excited about defense

[ jokes





his head ]

[slurpeesinhell]

shield. what is it

[technologist]

[ Oh. ]

An organisation. Political. Secret, or it was.
Except half of it turned out to be evil, and now everything's

unstable

[slurpeesinhell]

[A secret political organization turned out to be evil?? Shocking.]

evil how

[technologist]

Experimenting on people
using alien tech

sort of generic evil, actually.

[ What a disappointing revelation. ]

[slurpeesinhell]

since whe nare aliens generic?

[technologist]

Since the Battle of New York, I guess.
They tried to take over the world.

[ ... pretty generic. ]

[slurpeesinhell]

you guess? aliens invaded the earth where exatcly is the guessing part

[technologist]

I mean they've been here before, just less obvious.
Like Thor? Or Odin. One of them left their stuff on Earth, anyway.

[ SHIELD details are hazy. ]

[slurpeesinhell]

[A little part of him is like I KNEW IT until he remembers they aren't talking about his Earth. Still, a cinder of hope remains.]

did you meet any

HAHAHA

[technologist]

Yeah.

Do you know Lady Sif?

[slurpeesinhell]

never heard of her

[technologist]

She's an Asgardian warrior we've worked with before. She knows Thor.

I haven't met Thor, obviously.

[ OBVIOUSLY. ]

[slurpeesinhell]

taht makes two of us. what did they leave on earth

[Hopefully nobody minds if he smokes like a hundred cigarettes in this lounge, because that is what he's been doing.]

[technologist]

[ Fitz would totally mind if he knew, you heathen. ]

Artifacts. Technology.
Dangerous, usually
I think it was meant to be for safe keeping, but then the evil organisations went after it

[technologist]

And there was another Asgardian, actually. He stayed round to protect one of the artifacts, but they got their hands on it anyway.

[slurpeesinhell]

[It's not like he can step out on the porch, here, guy. Also standing up is not on his to-do list currently.]

isthis their ship?

[technologist]

No. Their ships are a lot nicer looking.

I'd think, anyway.

[ Just going by their outfits, tbh. ]

Besides, we know who built the ship.

[slurpeesinhell]

bullshit., yall dont know anythign they dont feed us here. bunch of riddles an shit. you might be part of it
hell i migt be part of it, yuo dont know that either

[daryl pls]

[technologist]

[ plS ]

Are you part of it?

[slurpeesinhell]

hell no but would i tell you if i was.?? probaly not

[technologist]

So why am I listening to anything you say, then