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Felix Gaeta (didwhaticould) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2016-02-19 19:50:00

Entry tags:

felix gaeta, kitty pryde (aoa), sam winchester, spencer reid

Day 363 - Open Video/Action
[Video]

[The video opens on a man sitting squarely in view, his bearing better suited to someone awaiting a big job interview than a newly incarcerated prisoner.]

Hello, MarinaNova Asylum. My name is Felix Gaeta. I'd say that it's a pleasure to join your ranks, but I don't want to start off on a lie.

I've been over the information I was provided with on arrival and it left a number of things unanswered. Namely... [a pause to pick up a notepad] ...is all of this really virtual, and, if so, does anyone know where our bodies are?

Do you have a leader or any kind of civilian government?

Is everything here actually free for the taking, or are there strings attached?

[He pauses again, flips a couple of pages, and sighs.]

Maybe this is a better question: do you have an archive or some other collection of information that hasn't been provided by the wardens? No one wants me to go through all of these, including me.

[And scene.]

[Action]

[Gaeta can be found at the library—taking notes, likely—or at any of the many eateries in Marina, admiring the sheer selection available. He won't go out of his way to be friendly.]

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	kitty_has_claws 2016-02-20 02:17 am UTC (link)
	Well... I guess you could call it that, but I wouldn't. The guy who founded it originally had a military background. Mine's more informal. I introduced the investigative team when I took over and adjusted the mission. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	didwhaticould 2016-02-20 02:27 am UTC (link)
	What's your mission? Does the Defense Force make decisions about issues that affect everyone in MarinaNova? [Too soon for an interrogation?] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

kitty_has_claws
2016-02-20 02:31 am UTC (link)

[She watches him a moment, reminding herself to be chill and not to pop off because she's being questioned. She's not Magneto. This isn't a warzone. Kinder. Gentler. Okay.]

Our first priority is to overthrow the wardens to stop them from abducting more people and to try and return those of us who are here home. Preferably only if they want to go.

We don't really set or enforce any rules on anyone aside from trying to prevent murder.

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	didwhaticould 2016-02-20 02:44 am UTC (link)
	That's a good first priority. [He reminds himself to back off. Having nothing but enemies isn't fun; he'd like to not do that here.] Preventing murder isn't bad for a second. [He's careful to keep his tone and posture nonaccusatory.] So... no government. No decision-making body, no elected delegate to present cases to the wardens. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-02-20 02:59 am UTC (link)
	[Relaxing a little.] Let me guess, you were in government back home? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	didwhaticould 2016-02-20 03:08 am UTC (link)
	Not that long, but yes. Long enough to learn that people will resort to violence if they aren't given a voice. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-02-20 03:10 am UTC (link)
	I'm pretty sure we're all equally free to go to the kiosk and complain and hear sarcastic comments from our wardens. Well, just from Veridical. The other one will just apologize for the inconvenience as it turns you down. And violence against them sounds good to me as long as we can do it productively. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	didwhaticould 2016-02-20 03:15 am UTC (link)
	Nice to know that the wardens will deny everybody equally. Should you be talking about them like that here? [Not that he's nervous about voicing dissent publicly, except he is.] Won't they take action against you? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-02-20 03:19 am UTC (link)
	You mean like throwing me in prison? [There's a smile.] I almost wish they would. It might indicate they're afraid of us. Show some weakness to exploit. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	didwhaticould 2016-02-20 03:26 am UTC (link)
	There's a detention center here? [Don't smile! That's terrifying!] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-02-20 03:36 am UTC (link)
	This is a detention center. That was kind of the joke. [What's wrong with her smile?] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	didwhaticould 2016-02-20 03:41 am UTC (link)
	It's not— [No, staying cool. That joke probably wouldn't be considered tacky here.] ...Is there seriously one inside of this one? An actual prison? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-02-20 03:44 am UTC (link)
	No. What you see is what you get. Unless they put us on lockdown and then every building has bars that come down, but they're mostly cosmetic because there's also invisible shielding. And that's only happened in states of emergency. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	didwhaticould 2016-02-20 03:53 am UTC (link)
	[Oh, good. Bars and invisible shielding are much better.] Should I ask what emergencies to expect, or is that too depressing? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-02-20 04:04 am UTC (link)
	[She shrugs.] They don't all come with lockdown. That was rare. Just once I think. But once the dome flooded up to above that floating island. Not a good day. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	didwhaticould 2016-02-20 04:28 am UTC (link)
	This place still sounds like a prime vacation getaway. I'm sorry, I didn't ask—what's your name? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-02-20 04:35 am UTC (link)
	Depending where you're from it can be. [Basically paradise for her a lot of the time. The hardest part is dealing with emotions and memories she used to lock away and the only reason she can struggle with that is because she has more time and less constant trauma to deal with. Not that it's ideal.] Kitty Pryde. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	didwhaticould 2016-02-21 02:47 am UTC (link)
	How does it compare to wherever you're from? [Because it sure beats where he's from. Much less constant trauma.] Don't take this the wrong way, Kitty, but is that a pun? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-02-21 04:54 am UTC (link)
	It feels safe, lush, and inviting by comparison. [Glancing away because of what that obviously means for home.] Kitty is short for Katherine. Pryde is spelled with a Y. It used to be Prydeman but my grandfather changed it so it would sound less Jewish. So, not an intentional one, no. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	didwhaticould 2016-02-22 01:04 am UTC (link)
	I know what you mean. [It's like she's from a postapocalyptic future, too! He doesn't press for details. This is not a topic she wants to explore, obviously.] That's a shame, but an unintentional pun is better than no pun at all. [And puns are better than irony, which was apparently what his parents were shooting for.] Is sounding Jewish a bad thing? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

kitty_has_claws
2016-02-22 01:09 am UTC (link)

I'm glad you could enjoy it. [Mostly she just doesn't mind.]

It was worse then. There was a war. Jewish people were being unfairly blamed for all the problems in the country. They were herded into prison camps. About six million people died there. It tends to be the least of my problems. [Not that it isn't still important history to her. Her great aunt died in a camp.]

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	didwhaticould 2016-02-22 01:34 am UTC (link)
	[Oh, holocausts and prison camps. That hits a little too close to home and throws him, resulting in a silence that is just long enough to be awkward.] I'm sorry, anyway. [Does he even want to know what the most of her problems are if that's the least?] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-02-22 01:36 am UTC (link)
	Thanks. I guess I kept my promise about letting it get more depressing at the end. But here we're not even talking about the prison. [She's watching him thoughtfully. He seems a little lost in his own thoughts. Maybe his own ghosts.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	didwhaticould 2016-02-22 02:35 am UTC (link)
	Right. [Refocusing. It's time to collect information, not dwell on things that have already happened or, gods forbid, start empathizing with a stranger with unknown motivations.] We were on... what? Emergency lockdowns? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-02-22 02:42 am UTC (link)
	My guess is tomorrow or the next day they'll do something. That's usually how it runs. Every 2-4 days. It's not always a big something. They could declare it bite-size pizza day and have vendors all over with them and clothes that look like pepperonis available. It can be as silly as it can be dangerous. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)