† 009 [31 july, shortly after fitz's post]

[klutziness]

[even though the feed is garbled, rikkus' frustration and something akin to fear are clear in her voice]

Don't be ▒▓▒▓ing idiots. Get to medbay or somewhere not en▒▓neering! Trust me, you don't want a▒▓ of what's here.

[there's a short pause]

I need my engineering cr▒▓ on deck though. Stay together, stay safe. Find Fitz, stick with him. He'll ▒▓▓▒▒▒

[the feed abruptly cuts to white noise]

Comments

[dogbane]

obviously i want you out of there.

the jump enthusiasts can fucking fry.

are you alone?

[tadashiwashere]

so far

I thought I ▒▒▓▓ a v▒ice once. Since then it's j▒s▓ me and what▒▒▓▓ is left of▒▒gineering

keep it to▒▒▓▓er out there, okay? ▒▒ can'▒ turn on ea▓▓ other

[dogbane]

Those cunts are turning on us.

your brother and all.

you're probably one of the most qualified technologists on this ship, and that ain't even with space tech training. and as far as I know, the rudimentary physics of the Jump are still a bloody mystery to both of us

ah fuck.

don't burn up. have you got a medkit at least

[tadashiwashere]

no ma▒▒▓r what happen▓, we're still ▓ll in this together. we have to help them even if they're acting against what we believe is right. we're all looking for the right angle on this problem -- and everyone is scared. t▒▓▓
a deep ▒▒▓▓th and keep t▒▒t in mind

I'▓e got my medkit. Don't wo▒▒y. I can look after ▓▒▒elf in here. you've got the bigg▒▒ job looking after everyone out there.

the seco▓▓ I can, I'll be ba▒▒ to hel▓ out

[dogbane]

I can promise Ill do my job

[It is probably a bit sullen, but William will come back to this later, when he finds himself on the business end of Heather's fist after putting her at the business end of his-- and realizes how far off course he'd skewed. For now, though, he's as angry as he is frightened, subsiding only a little because inconvenient demon-whispering.]

and keep breathing

if you will.

[tadashiwashere]

I h▒ve compl▓t▒ f▓ith in you.

I won'▓ let y▒▒ down.