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[whatsupcroc]

( Audio picks up the sound of industrial construction, either things familiar in woodshop, car garages, or anywhere of a similar sort. When the feed goes live, Collette is framed to one side, looking forward and away from the camera.  She's clearly resting on her arms, and given the angle of the ground on the screen, she's probably lying on her stomach in order to do this.  She glances over her shoulder, eyes going to something behind the tablet being used for recording, then smiles as her eyes drop down to the tablet itself.  For all intents and purposes, the camera is positioned to make the viewing audience seem like they're side by side with Collette, wherever it is she is, keeping a low profile in this industrialized looking area.  Concrete floor that she's resting on, packing boxes ahead of her, bundles of cables and chains glimpsed somewhere past her head. )

Guys!  ( She keeps her voice low, not a whisper (they carry further, and can't be heard about the ambient noise), but low to avoid excessive attention. )  Anyone else catch where they dragged the ship off to with that giant crane after the crash? I wondered about that. But I've got news!

( She makes a waving motion at the camera, and it shifts, jarringly, to leave Collette off screen and show something covered in plastic and wiring and cables, a few Initiative workers using welding guns, others wheeling parts away or calling out shouts of questions over the sounds of construction. )

They say the spaceship's salvageable!

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[sonofabyte]

Where is it?

[ No friendly greeting or anything: just a question in a calm, commanding tone of voice. ]

[whatsupcroc]

In one of the deeper warehouses. About a block southwest of the main training center!

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[oncearanger]

Do they need any help?

I tried piecing some of the parts in my way back together and I think I can handle it.

[whatsupcroc]

Hey Billy! Um... Yeah, I bet so? I haven't asked. I ran to get in here! Everyone's a little distracted. You need to just jump on in!

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[recalibrates]

And they didn't think to tell us about it. How kind of them.

[whatsupcroc]

To be nice, they did just announce that like, fifteen minutes ago. We heard it in person!

[quisling]

Have they said what kind of plans they have for it yet?

[ Also hesitating for a second before adding in. ]

Also... if you're trying to hide from them right now and they're monitoring the Network then they're going to figure out where you are soon. You might want to be careful.

[whatsupcroc]

Hiding anything from them isn't the point. It's kind of the opposite! I haven't heard any firm plans from them yet... but I haven't asked, either. Knowing it can be fixed, don't you think they'd only start planning now?

[shortstature]

That's awesome! I was worried when I saw it crash. Weren't we just talking about being careful with it? So I guess Project Lunar is on hold for a bit until they get it fixed, eh?

[whatsupcroc]

It has to be! Which is a bummer, but hey, it's going to get fixed! That's way better news than I was expecting at first.

[aceordisgraced]

Sounds like the ship was sturdier than the building. I want to come watch with you, where're you at?

[whatsupcroc]

Have you been to the sub-basement level warehouses before? They're about a block away from the main training gyms.

[substitutable]

Oh, that's great.

What exactly... are you going to use that for, anyway?

[whatsupcroc]

... Flying!

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[motherofnemesis]

Can I get a coordinates point?

[whatsupcroc]

( she pulls the tablet around, sending image feed of her face and sounds of someone shifting away, but taps out the... actual address. )

We're on sub-basement three, warehouse 2-19!

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[commentboxtroll]

What's this? I endure all those captain and sir jokes and then my so-called crew runs off to re-find the spaceship without telling me?

Why, that's almost like the real thing. [ There's a short pause, then he makes sure to add: ] Though don't expect me to sign off on any damages your wacky hijinks may rack up.

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[whatsupcroc]

( She's still on video, but since it's watching the ship, it's effectively voice. It takes her a moment to respond -- she raises an eyebrow at her special helper, shrugging her shoulders. )

This was more a spur of the moment thing, really. Was I supposed to run it by you first?

( Just a little... confused. It doesn't even occur to her that she should have! In helping someone else feel better (and holding up part of a bargain Caesar himself had okayed), she's not understanding why he'd have wanted to be told ahead of...

....

... oh.

Maybe she does actually understand, but she doesn't admit to that right yet. )

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[sharpe]

Spaceship?

[ Pause. ]

I go wandering fer a bit and I come back ta a spaceship?

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[whatsupcroc]

Happy birthday, sir! We've brought the future down to you!

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[alwaysruns]

[Best damned news all day. Kara is genuinely excited.]

Hey, you guys want a hand with that?

[She helped out with the stealth flyer. This is so up her alley.]

[whatsupcroc]

Kara! You know space! You better get your butt on down here!

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[ganking]

Careful. Might get hurt.

[ you know, with stray pieces of this and that possibly crumbling around the place......... oh, and he sure forgot to use any kinda concern in his voice. ]

[whatsupcroc]

You!

( Yeah, so with the rest, she's been talking off camera. For Dean? Dean gets to be special. She tugs her tablet back around and squints down into the lens, lips thinning into a line. )

I think I'm safer as long as you're not standing next to anything above me. You owe me an apology, jerk! You gave me a conc--

( She bites that off, grimacing, recalling that she hasn't set this to private. )

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[acemedium]

[Maya's already found out the location from glancing over the other replies, but--]

Hey, can I get directions?

[whatsupcroc]

Agent Fey! Can you receive a top-secret communication right now?

( which means yes; collette takes control of the tablet and taps out an exact address out to Maya, sending it off with a wink to her partner in current crime. )

It's for your eyes only, no one else is allowed to peek!

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[2leftfeet]

[Shepard may not be much of an engineer, but she's also not going to keep her nose out of this. A ship's a ship and she's been on plenty in her day.]

Don't suppose there's any way for us to get a closer look at it, is there?

[I.e. Someone's super curious about what UE tech's capable of.]

[whatsupcroc]

I'd wrangle yourself in on this production, cow...( she peers around to look at the tablet ) -- girl! Cowgirl!

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There's some good news. Just look at that!

[Is it possible to maintain wonderful posture while leaning forward in interest? Oriko's trying.]

How good to see that you and the other people you flew in with are safe, as well.

You did all make it out with minimal trouble, right?

[whatsupcroc]

( Collette doesn't hesitate to answer with a bright voice, for what's heard over the noise in the warehouse. )

Everyone made it out intact!

( Gamora was partly on fire, but apparently that got better. )

Overall, between that and no casualties, I count it all as a success. Not because it could have been worse, because it could have been, but because in spite of the bomb and the crash, it was really okay in the end.

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[ultimate_coordinator]

That sounds like a pretty big job ...

Maybe I can help.

[whatsupcroc]

Definitely you can! What are you best at doing, if you had to name things?