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[reassures]

[The video feed opens today to a blond young lady, who is looking at her tablet as if she isn't quite sure she's gotten it running. Once she confirms that it is, however, Nill smiles as politely as she can. She'd avoided using the video feature in the Port so frequently that this felt alien to her, and the discomfort shows in her face to some extent, but she needed to start making connections here. Get to know people. She couldn't keep acting as if anyone she talked to would disappear a week later.]

Hello everyone. My name is Nill.

[Her wings flutter awkwardly against her back, visible in the video.]

It's nice to meet you all. I arrived here a few weeks ago, and it's taken some getting used to being here. I'm from a city called Siren's Port in Canada, at the start of 2013. If anyone here recognizes the city, I'd appreciate hearing from you-- as far as I know it doesn't exist in most other worlds.

[She pauses briefly, staring at what she's typed, before she flutters her wings again in another slight, awkward gesture.]

I'm sorry if this method of communication is inconvenient for anyone. I can't speak.

I was hoping some of you could tell me the kinds of weapons you were given here, so I can get an idea of what to expect from my own. It doesn't seem to have changed at all since I arrived here.

I was also hoping to find someone that could help move some files onto my tablet from a device with no connection. I know how to work the tablet just fine on my own, but I'm not familiar enough with it yet to find a way to transfer files. They're very important to me, so any help would be appreciated-- I don't want to wait too long to transfer them.

[She smiles at the camera again, and finally decides that she doesn't know what else to say. It's been a long time since she needed to introduce herself like this, but she's pretty sure that was a good way of going about doing things, while also seeming fairly harmless. Finally satisfied with it, she waves at the camera, and the feed clicks off.]

Comments

[reassures]

Do you think they will?

[neveraskedforthis]

Hard to say. They're not very transparent at best, completely incompetent at worst.

[reassures]

Then even if they intend to keep their word, they might not be able to.

[neveraskedforthis]

Yeah, that. I've been here for a while now and seen many things go wrong.

[reassures]

How long have you been here?

[neveraskedforthis]

About eight months now, I think. Others have been here longer.

[reassures]

What is the longest anyone's stayed here that you know of?

I've asked a few people, but most have only been here a few months.

[neveraskedforthis]

I'm not sure, but I know some have been here for a year and longer. You could easily just go back in the archive to see when people have started posting. Presumably that's when it all began.

[reassures]

That's probably the most effective way of doing things. Even if they were bringing people here before that, it's doubtful any of them are still here.