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seven of nine (borg) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2014-01-13 10:31:00

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data, deanna troi, duo maxwell (au), helen magnus, jean-luc picard, kitty pryde (aoa), korra, mathieu carver, number one, seven of nine, spencer reid, spike, tieria erde, ton phanan, will riker

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[ you. what are you doing here? ]

Hiding, like you. [ except— wait. no. this isn't right. this was familiar, almost tangible as if it were a collection of memory engrams locked away behind a series of unbreakable, undetectable algorithms that had begun to break free of their restraints. she knew this place, but it wasn't right. this— was not right at all. she didn't belong here. it wasn't her fault. that which she stood accused of wasn't her fault. an individual should not have to answer for the collective's wrongdoings.

she went away, like some do — she understood that much. or maybe she was still on the equinox. perhaps she was hallucinating. firm, unwavering in her stance, she'd been willing to perish instead of becoming what ransom and his crew had become. she wanted no part in any of it. she resisted. but he was trying to force her hand, made the doctor—

standing up, only dimly aware of the headset, of the feed, seven draws her hand across her temple and the metallic, ocular implant that's a stark contrast against pale skin and loose, bright blonde hair. she's intact, and an awkward, uncharacteristic clearing of her throat tells her that her auditory processor is operating under normal parameters. her voice is her own, controlled by her own will and not that of a hologram devoid of ethical subroutines.

only then, when she's certain that speaking will produce words and not song, does she address the dome directly. ]

My designation is Seven of Nine, Tertiary Adjunct of Unimatrix 01. I will not comply.

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1stofficer
2014-01-14 02:59 am UTC (link)

That's one thing you learned. And never to try to predict how many rules a Captain of the Enterprise will break to stop you.

[ First Contact. His own rescue of Picard. Predictable humans acting unpredictably. Riker only followed the tactical rulebook when following it was a tactic in his own right. She has some clarity; he guides her back to a personal question. ]

What would be the function of Unimatrix Zero-One?

	borg 2014-01-14 03:07 am UTC (link)
	Never underestimate the number of rules my captain will uphold in the process of accomplishing the same. [ kneejerk, as if snapping back at the borg queen for speaking ill of her ship, her captain. where picard was unpredictable, janeway was lethal. a clear distinction between unique and threat. ] Your question is irrelevant. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	1stofficer 2014-01-14 03:39 am UTC (link)
	[ Unhelpful. But he had a better idea now of what he was dealing with. ] You have a beautiful singing voice. Has anyone ever told you that? [ Probably not. He presses straight on. ] Voyager. Is that where you were? Where they took you from? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	borg 2014-01-14 05:16 am UTC (link)
	Yes. [ she didn't blame the doctor. it wasn't his fault. just like the things she did as a mindless drone weren't her fault, either. ] My cranial infrastructure is complex. A futile attempt. They did not succeed. [ or had they? perhaps this was a result of that, vivid hallucinations of the enterprise crew and a prison born of guilt. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	> action \| quite alright! no worries. 1stofficer 2014-01-17 09:26 pm UTC (link)
	[ He keeps up with that, more or less. It's an unsettling idea, if he's following it right. If that's true, though, there is a pragmatic way to approach the situation. ] If you've truly been here before, then your broadcast will draw the attention of people who know you. Captain Picard would know. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)