Message 09: Picking Up the Pieces

[unrecovered]

[It's a few days after FILSS' opening the training room, and Wash is still tired. He's in full armor and helmet to hide that fact. He holds up an AI chip in front of the camera. It's hollow in the middle and isn't lighting up.]

Melody had this. I'm pretty sure she found it on the Mother of Invention. Those of you who know what this is, there isn't anything in it. It's not active. That...doesn't stop it from talking.

The ID card from the post office and the blank photo from the mansion. Who has them?

[In the background, Melody protests, albeit not nearly as loud as she had when he'd mentioned getting another cat. Hey! She was holding onto that for Lela! Give it back!]

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[brodakota]

How the hell did she find it?

[Someone is out of the loop.]

[unrecovered]

She probably found it when FILSS kicked our asses.

[Yes, that is exactly how he is wording it.]

[brodakota]

Okay, Wash, you're going to have to explain that in a bit more detail.

[He's lacking context. And while he's always figured that FILSS could kick any freelancer's ass, it would be more of a verbal smackdown that anything else.]

[unrecovered]

FILSS put out a call on the network for maintenance help. She opened the large training room for access to the maintenance bay behind it, but before we could get anywhere, the room closed off and we got attacked by a pack of Nightmares. That was when the artificial gravity gave out.

The landing sucked.

[brodakota]

I heard about that, but Theta was having a bad day so we didn't go.

[He figures he doesn't need to ask too many details about the fight, but the situation does worry him and he might need to go have a look for himself.]

I'm going to guess you're not okay?

[unrecovered]

Probably for the best. It didn't end all that well.

I'm sore, but fine. Luna and Carolina took pretty good care of me. [They probably would have murdered each other if he hadn't been in the middle of being an idiot, but eh, details.]

[brodakota]

[Oh don't say that. Even if things go bad, North's always going to want to try and help somehow.]

What about everyone else? Are they okay as well? Carolina was having a rough time with the dreams...

[unrecovered]

For the most part. Ziva and I had the hardest landings - Carolina was closer to the floor. I don't know how she's dealing with the dreams, though. [Pretty poorly, he'd imagine.]

[brodakota]

I'll have to check in with her.

[He doesn't really want to say too much on a public channel, so he'll just keep it quiet for now.]

How is Ziva?

Filtered to North

[unrecovered]

You really think she'll tell you if she's having trouble?

[It's Carolina. Come on, North.]

She's...rattled. Celestia took care of her concussion, but it still messed with her short-term memory. She doesn't remember much of what happened on the Mother of Invention. [And he hasn't exactly had the heart to give her the details.]

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[brodakota]

She might. I've said that she could if she wants to.

[The important thing is that he is trying.]

Well, as long as it's just that, she should be alright, right?