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Lal (contractionuse) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2014-04-15 00:03:00

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artemis crock, data, lal, number one, percy jackson, rowan fae, will riker

day 267 | open video & action
[ Lal's never seen an actual ocean before. Or a blue sky, an underwater dome... Almost everything in MarinaNova is totally new to her. That is why her first transmission comes some time after she's arrived. As urgent as it is that she is returned to The Enterprise, there wasn't exactly anyone around curb her curiosity, or answer the multitude of questions she's storing up for later.

But now, she finally starts her video from the shoreline of sector one. For all intents and purposes, she seems to be an ordinary young woman. Except for the odd and slightly mechanical movements of her head. ]

Father.

[ She doubts he's actually here in the asylum with her, but she has to make sure. She pauses, cocking her head to one side just a bit. Being used to the starship's communication methods, she expects an immediate answer. When none comes, she continues on. ]

Asylum. Protection from danger. A facility where care is given to the sick or insane.

I am not sick. This is not The Enterprise. This is not Galor IV. I do not know of a planet with an ocean named "Saylar". Why... was I taken from The Enterprise? Why was I charged with crimes? Captain Picard stated that I had not done anything wrong. So why am I here?

It is a mistake. Since it is a mistake, I've concluded that the logical action would be to return to the surface of this planet. I will do that now.

[ Obviously, the best way to do that would be through the ocean. She hasn't yet realized that the water before her is independent of the dark sea outside the dome, so she's going to start marching forward purposefully. She'll keep going, eventually sinking below the surface unless she's stopped. ]

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2014-04-16 09:23 am UTC (link)

[ He smiles to see that she isn't walking any further into the water, but it doesn't stop him from setting off too, if only to wait in rescuing distance in case she changes her mind before Data arrives, and needs to be stopped. He grabs a coat on the way out the door, pulling it on over his shoulders. It's good to be recognised, it means that they haven't taken anything from her--and in such a short life, every moment is sacrosanct. ]

It's good to see you too, Lal. You're looking well.

[ It is small talk, but the question is deliberately aimed to find out if the Wardens have intervened with her in any way. If instead they're looking at an imminent cascade failure, today was going to go downhill much faster than Riker had ever expected. ]

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	video; contractionuse 2014-04-16 07:11 pm UTC (link)
	Yes, I am... Well. [ It's already been established that "functioning within normal parameters" isn't the most desired response when it comes to human conversation. Though, if she'd known what he was getting at, a detailed assessment of her status might be slightly more useful. ] (Reply to this) (Parent)

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