FIRST MISSION [VIDEO]

[ex_myturn41]

[the feed clicks on and we have a redheaded young woman looking at the video feed. she's got the standard crew uniform on for now, since she still hasn't gotten a hold of her armor. she's apparently in a hallway for now but if you look in the back there's a blond haired man standing not far off and scrolling through his own device- but lets get back to the lady.

she looks pretty serious for now, but she tries to smile for the camera.]

Ignoring the other mysteries on this vessel, this is a call for all members of the Freelancer Program. If anyone under that designation is present, report immediately with your status. I'll rebroadcast this request in 24 hours just in case.

[she glances over her shoulder at north for a moment and turns back to the screen, her frown deepening.] And if anyone else aboard has seen a woman in her thirties, blonde hair, responds to South, it would be appreciated if you would leave a message here.

[pause.] And has anyone found any of their personal effects anywhere but in the lockers provided to us? I'm missing a few things.

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[noscope]

[and he's just going to peek over her shoulder for a second to offer his own input, just for the simple fact that this is pretty important information, too.

it makes him smile a bit that she asked about south, though. but that kind of goes without saying.] Also, anyone that answers to Director.

[pause. and a small grin into the camera.] Any information at all would be appreciated, really. We're a little out of our element, here. [hello, missing power armor!]

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[mistercocks.livejournal.com]

what kind of reputation do you have to earn to get a nickname like south

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[ex_myturn41]

[she DUN GET IT because jokes go right over her head sob. she tilts her head to the side, frowning.] It's short for South Dakota, actually.

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[mistercocks.livejournal.com]

uh okay
so what is she the only person from south dakota or something

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[ex_myturn41]

Designations aren't picked like that all the time- though it does happen. [she looks thoughtful] It's more likely she was given the designation because there's a North and South Dakota and they're twins who were admitted at the same time.

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[mistercocks.livejournal.com]

well now that just sounds lazy

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[ex_myturn41]

And naming people after their home state isn't?

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[mistercocks.livejournal.com]

touche
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crap
where's the right fucking little hat on this keyboard

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[noscope]

She's also my twin sister.

[lineface.]

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[mistercocks.livejournal.com]

haha, oh man
how painful and awkward for you!

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[noscope]

It's her codename in the program we're in. She's South Dakota, and I'm North Dakota. It's a lot easier to call us North and South than to have to yell out the whole thing every time someone wants our attention.

Get it, now?

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[mistercocks.livejournal.com]

yeah no, that makes sense
not sure i get why 'hey you two' wouldn't work just as well though

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[noscope]

Because we're not attached at the hip, and occasionally we need to be addressed separately.

[more than occasionally with how often south has been messing things up lately, but ..]

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[scopedrop.livejournal.com]

[ Hey, it's you again. SURPRISE YOU WERE TALKING TO AN ALIEN. ]

I don't know of anyone who responds to that name, but I'll keep an eye out.

My things are missing, too. Most likely because they can't really fit in the locker, and whoever put us here decided that they were being generous enough without giving us more storage space.

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[ex_myturn41]

[omg what.

forgive her if she looks surprised. aliens in her world, well... they're sort of the bad guys.

not that that's totally different over on his side but you know

she recovers though.] -oh, thank you. I'd like to find any of them as soon as possible.

[she frowns though, nodding to his assessment] That was my thought, too. I'm wondering if there's a way to retrieve these items anyway.

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[scopedrop.livejournal.com]

[ WORT WORT WORT ]

If they were brought on board with us, to begin with. But it couldn't hurt to search.

[ and lmfao he noticed ]

-- Yes, about that, I'm not human.

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[ex_myturn41]

[WARK WARK WARK]

True... I was in my armor before I was here, but I suppose that doesn't mean a thing. I need to explore this place anyway so, no. It won't hurt.

[oops. caught staring. her mouth twitches upward briefly] Sorry about that. Seems non-humans are a majority around here.

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[scopedrop.livejournal.com]

[ Shit, dude, that's some pretty huge armor if you didn't get it with you. His kind of fit into the locker, but whoever put it there had to be creative. ]

A lot of us are planning to take a look around. Might be a good idea to get organized, somehow.

Plenty of humans around here, too -- It's the ones claiming that they were once robots and artificial intelligences that worry me. [ Things are so grim. More light-heartedly; ] Me, born a turian, stayed a turian. Not sure I would've liked a human body.

[ You look squishy. ]

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[ex_myturn41]

[wait you got yours this isn't fair she's turning this ship around!! she's only 5'5" for crying out loud and the armor ain't much bigger! why couldn't a creative person pack hers?]

Agreed. People can get into trouble if they wander around aimlessly on a ship full of foreign tech. But with no system of command around here it might be difficult to convince them to follow.

[she nods a bit at this] I'm still confused by the process. We have Smart AI in my world but they're non-physical entities to begin with. [but then she looks interested- because new species! this is sort of neat] A Turian, then? If you don't mind me asking, where are you from?

[...she ain't even squishy, thank you!]

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[ex_myturn41]

[a nod] Marines, specifically. Special ops. Why?

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[ex_myturn41]

You'd be correct. We're a group of special operatives who combat insurrectionists to keep peace on Earth and her colonies.

And who might you be?

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[ex_myturn41]

No. However, we're a branch of the UNSC, which is.

Pleased to meet you. I'm Agent Carolina. [a pause] An astrophysicist, though? You've probably already heard this but this must be right up your alley, huh?