Cpl. Gerald Reporting for Duty

[maria_gerald]

[When the pod opens in the Bay, it takes a while for the young woman inside to even wake up. She shifts, groans, and soon everything comes into focus. She's staring at a cave ceiling. What happened...?]

[When she moves, she notices the box settled on her stomach, and how her rifle is stuffed into the pod next to her. Sitting up she opens the box and goes through what's inside to find the necklace, video phone, money, and note explaining where she was... Genessia? But how? All she could remember was going to sleep in her bunk. Was this a dream?]

[It had to be. She was in full uniform. She didn't go to sleep in full uniform, that's for sure.]

[Maria gets out of the pod, her boots protecting very well against the water. Reading the instructions on how to use the phone, she tries to make an announcement.]

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[The screen shows a blonde-haired girl wearing a red beret and square-framed glasses. She has green eyes, and it's clear to see the butt end of a rifle from over her shoulder. The rest of the details of her uniform are unclear.]

G... Greetings. I am Corporal Maria Gerald of Squad Thirteen - The Valiant Hearts; Forge Special Forces. If there is anyone out there, please respond. I repeat: please respond.

Comments

Re: [Action]

[amelia_inglebert]

I'm not comfortable with it. [Amelia said this firmly, and for the moment left it at that. At least until the coffee was done.]

[Bringing Maria hers, Amelia sat herself next to the Corporal and let Bit climb into her lap.] Maria, before you got here, I don't think I've ever felt so alone. Not only were you, Gale, Ziel, or any one I recognize here, but this place has technology I've never seen before. I couldn't just start working to take my mind off things. I'm really in the dark here.

[She's been up for days just trying to learn as much as she can. She's holding up well enough.] But we're here together now, so maybe we can get out of here together and go back home. For now, we have to play nice with everyone else who's stuck here.

Re: [Action]

[maria_gerald]

[That's right... There are other people stuck here, isn't there? Maria's almost ashamed she thought of herself first. If she wants to get home, she needs to help all the others.] Right... [Maria sighs, sipping her coffee.] ... Then I suppose that will be my job. I'm going to look for a way out of this place and back home. [She's not much for investigations, but if she looks around enough she's bound to learn something. All she needs to do is find out where to look.]