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helen magnus, m.d. d.t.c.x.b. (lifelines) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2013-05-13 12:52:00

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damara megido, damon salvatore, data, elena gilbert, helen magnus, jean-luc picard, nikola tesla, rose tyler, spike, yuuri shibuya

day 219: voice | open
Well, that was unexpected.

[ the very confident and ultimately extremely british voice sounds rather less frightened than it likely should, considering the person attached to it just got told she's in prison for the rest of her life. helen's not really buying that. let them try to keep her here. ]

I have to say -- [ she raises her voice just slightly, as though speaking to the communicator isn't enough. she'd like to catch the attention of the "wardens," if possible. ] -- I usually favor face-to-face discussions, like civilized adults. None of this "enjoy your stay" from afar.

[ she supposes it could be worse. she could be stuck in a prison with addison. she pauses for a moment to internally shudder at that. dear god, if addison's here, she'll probably throw something.

at some point she'll drop the bite to her voice, but that point isn't right now. ]

I suppose the term "extenuating circumstances" means little to you. Allow me to let you in on a little secret: the last time someone tried to hold me hostage against my will, a friend and I blew them up. I'd rather not have the same happen here.

[ and with that, she cuts the communication. bait set. time to see who bites. ]

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	:: voice lifelines 2013-05-14 11:18 pm UTC (link)
	Two judges who also act as jury members. [ she's practically groaning here. ] Oh that always goes over well. [ as in she's expecting this to blow up in someone's face sooner or later. ] I assume you've been around long enough to come to understand them? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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tea_earlgreyhot
2013-05-15 10:07 pm UTC (link)

To some degree, yes. However, whether it is they who truly rule here or someone above them remains to be seen. Obviously it's not out of the realm of possibility that highly advanced computers could maintain a facility such as this. But we must also leave room for the possibility that there is something bigger than we currently understand at play.

And perhaps an introduction is an order. Captain Jean-Luc Picard.

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lifelines
2013-05-15 11:37 pm UTC (link)

Indeed. That's also a good point to make. I certainly haven't been here long enough to discredit anything. [ and she'll certainly be keeping an eye on things, don't worry about that. ]

Dr. Helen Magnus. It's a pleasure to meet you, Captain Picard, though if it were under better circumstances. I have a feeling being here will keep me busy.

[ she pauses, though. ]

And I'll certainly need a good cup of tea to handle it. Don't suppose you might be kind enough to tell me where I can find one?

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	:: voice tea_earlgreyhot 2013-05-16 12:54 am UTC (link)
	Likewise, Doctor Magnus. [He is curious as to which sort of doctor she might be. But her mention of tea forces him to consider the idea of having some himself. A conversation is certainly always better with tea.] Of course. The sizzle and sear in sector two offers an excellent cup of steaming earl grey. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	:: voice lifelines 2013-05-16 01:03 am UTC (link)
	[ she'd be more than happy to explain if he asked. ] I'll certainly have to make a stop by once my escort arrives. There's nothing quite like a good cup of tea to help a person think. [ or maybe that's just her. will would say it's just her. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	:: voice tea_earlgreyhot 2013-05-16 01:25 am UTC (link)
	Quite right, I agree. Tea at the opportune moment does tend to both steady the nerves and provide a measure of levity in even the most dire of situations. And how fortunate that you've an escort already within the prison. Someone from your home world perhaps? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	:: voice lifelines 2013-05-16 02:43 am UTC (link)
	[ she sounds both relieved and amused when she answers. ] Here I was thinking the first people I would talk to here would prefer coffee. Good to know civilization exists. Indeed. He's an old colleague of mine. I was rather surprised to find him here. We don't often cross paths these days. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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