exsilium | one ➳ video.

[ allison's decided to record this from the rooftop of one of the slightly shorter and less damaged buildings because why not; especially when the air is crisp and cold and helpful in clearing a troubled head. she's brushing back a stray piece of hair when she turns on the video, before using both hands to steady the tablet currently balanced on her knees. though she looks calm, there definitely seems to be a heaviness in her posture — like she's only just taken a moment to relax and let the good and bad of the situation sink in. the latter, it seems, is what's troubling her today. ]

Hi. [ a half-smile ]

I haven't been here too long, so I'm not so good at this. But how do you even begin to stop thinking and worrying about everything back home? Or at least about people. Family.

[ because the realization had been that her dad's alone now. or he's with gerard, which might actually be worse. she knows he's capable of taking care of himself, but she also hadn't exactly left at the best of times either. her tone turns more inquisitive, more determined as her brain tries to grasp at ideas of what she could do. ]

I know trying to be sent back is trouble, but if there's ways to let us travel, shouldn't there be some way for us to leave something? A note, a memento, or something to let people know we're okay.

[ if she could, she's sure he'd find it. she knows it'd probably make things too easy, but a girl can dream, can't she? the silence begins to stretch on too long and allison figures it's time to buck up and at least stop broadcasting her sullenness, so she just adds: ]

Thanks. [ and a shake of her head before the feed's switched off. ]

[ ooc: oops forgot to add that feel free to also find her outside! ]

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[ she's only been here a short time. while the people have been nice enough, she hasn't got any major attachments. plus she never did figure it'd be a lets keep in touch over skype and email sort of thing ]

Sorry. I didn't think about that.

Hopefully you won't be here long enough for it to matter. Some people are gone within weeks and others stay for a year or more.

Are you part of the latter?

Not yet. I'm at ten months and counting.

[Kinda Thinking aloud] Almost eleven now. Jesus, does time fly.

I haven't even been here a month. Doesn't feel like time ever will to me.

Depends on what's going on. It's really tense here right now, and not the usual kind that comes from bombs or missions gone awry.

Why? Did something happen?

The native population is less than happy with transports right now. They blame the bombings and negative attention from the UE on us, so there's random violence against people who are obviously transports. You could blend in. If you're careful you could probably avoid being singled out.

I had no idea. [ she'd had it easier than she'd thought — some of it had been a direct result of her own desire to lay low until she knew more about exsilium in general — but the rest, she figured was because not many people tended to presume she was a threat. ]

There has to be some way to let them know it isn't us. I mean, I thought we were here to fight for them.

We are, but not everyone agrees with that method. All they see is bombs, deadly illness, and monsters. They're unhappy and so we get to be the scapegoat. Not my favorite position.

[He pauses and sighs.] If they're anything like back home, give them enough time and they'll calm down and forget. Problem is we're not running the timeline, the United Earth is.

We're also not the ones responsible. Shouldn't it be easy to get the people to rally with us against them?

They want to be left alone to live out their miserable lives in this place. The United Earth isn't an immediate threat to them until we bring it down on their heads, that's how they feel. The Initiative needs to do a better job of letting the original population know what's going on.

It sure sounds like they do. Or maybe the people who've been brought here do, at least.

People don't trust foreigners, and that's what we are to them. It needs to come from one of their own.

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