x. voice

[firstroar]

The reports seem to be mixed. Have those of you who have returned found yourselves safe places and warm clothing? Some have offered already; I should hope the message has reached those in need.

I'm not certain of what remaining here could be of use to you Earthside, but it can be brought when I join you. But not just yet.

[a beat.]

The people...

What are they like now?

Comments

[voice]

[highfrequency]

Skiddish.

More so than before, I mean. They were kinda used to non-humans in our time but...

[firstroar]

[ah.

a beat.]

...How are you managing, given this? [considering your whole...you...]

[highfrequency]

Well, our Initiative has holo-tech that can disguise our appearance. Plus, if I wear a coat my silhouette can at least pass for human.

[firstroar]

[our Initiative...]

And so these people...they're Initiative still? Just not ours, as you said. Familiar with us.

[highfrequency]

No.

You know the scouting group the AI sent down? We made first contact.

They're pretty underground, too. Not like before.

Things are gonna be...

[A rusty sigh]

They're gonna be different. And awkward, too, I guess. We remember some of them but they don't remember us.

voice;

[keep_smiling]

They're quite nice! They're very content here, which is great.

[firstroar]

Despite their enemy? If the UE is their enemy at all in this case.

[keep_smiling]

Sort of, yeah. The UE is still a bad thing if you ask the people here, but they seem happy living here far away from it. I'm not sure what the UE might be up to here, whether or not they're doing the same terrible things they were before. Time to do some research, I suppose!

[firstroar]

Of course. Simply ignoring their danger can't be the answer.

audio

[vaccination]

You're still on the moon?

[firstroar]

Yes, for now. It seemed the right choice.

[vaccination]

For how much longer?

[firstroar]

A few days more, I think. Not terribly long. [a slight pause.] You've made it down there already, haven't you?

text;

[crab]

[ he chooses text specifically so the guy doesn't recognize his face or voice as belonging to that asshole he met in the hallway -- unaware of the whole psychic deal and how easy it would have been to glean his name from his surface thoughts. ]

THEY'RE ASSHOLES.
GRANTED, I HAVEN'T ACTUALLY MET ANY OF THEM PERSONALLY, OR SET FOOT ON THE SURFACE OF THE PLANET AT ALL, BUT MY COOL 100% LEGIT ALIEN CLAIRVOYANCE, WHICH IS TOTALLY NOT A THING I JUST MADE UP, HAS INFORMED ME THAT THEY'RE ALMOST DEFINITELY ALL TERRIBLE, AND NOT WORTH MY TIME.

[firstroar]

[.........son.]

That's not actually...a very useful assumption.

[crab]

[ he is ridiculous. ]

OF COURSE IT'S USEFUL.
IT SAVES YOU A LOT OF *ACTUALLY USELESS* EFFORT, FOR STARTERS.

[firstroar]

You've written off people you haven't met, don't know their circumstances...I'm sure the effort would be of use, regardless of outcome.

voice.

[selfequipped]

I'm kind of wondering what they were like before.

[Kate doesn't like that time travel has apparently changed so much. In her experience, that just breeds terrible things, even if good can hypothetically come out of it.]

So far, they aren't all bad, for what's going on with them. Helpful, but that's because that's how people are.

But people keep talking about different, so I'm curious.

[firstroar]

Are you one of the new ones? Not acquainted with the citizens of Exsilium prior to this...

[selfequipped]

Yeah, pretty new. I haven't been here that long at all.

[firstroar]

[ah. hm.

a beat.]

There was a mounting tension and dislike in the city, prior to its decimation. For all that had been done, too much still left their world in ruins to forgive readily. It's not something so surprising, of course... [but even so.]

text (sorry to tag in late, no worries if you're not up to responding.)

[lazyinlove]

It's different people.

sparkles on you

[firstroar]

Utterly? [a slight pause.] Before, they would be the same, but without key memories.

aw

[lazyinlove]

No. I knew those guys. These aren't them.

[firstroar]

[a pause.]

I'm sorry. If those you knew were friends...