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[ at first, the silver surroundings have her thinking she collapsed in engineering with the way her mind refuses to fully cooperate. why she would have collapsed, though, is beyond her — especially when she'd last been up in one of the lexington's science labs, not down in engineering. had the ship been under attack?

slowly, she sits up, red hair cascading around her green skin. uniform, check; insignia, check; communicator— missing. it ought be holstered to her hip, but is missing along with the holster itself. and when she finally locates the box, the necklace, the device, and the pamphlet, she begins to fear the worst, because she's orion. departing from the area she woke up in, she hopes she's wrong, deciding to give the strange, archaic device a try. ]

Lieutenant Gaila to Lexington. Lexington, respond.

[ nothing... but those caverns were likely contributing to the disruption of any signals trying to leave (or enter) the planet's atmosphere. if the lexington was in orbit of this "genessia," then she'll have a better chance of contacting them if she puts some more distance between herself and this area. so she does, items in tow, looking and feeling even more alien than she did on earth amongst a sea of alien-aware humans. ]

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[rules_winter]

[The girl looks remarkably reminiscent of Maeve's handmaiden. Though Jenny Greenteeth is no more. Maeve always did burn through her retainers too quickly. When the screen flickers on in return, only Mab's face appears and she doesn't speak right away. When she finally does even her through the device there is a thread of her power that is palpable. The device cools slightly.]

All that you know is no longer, child.

[Faery Queens are not particularly helpful.]

[cadet]

[ she may share certain similarities with the fae, such as the unique pigmentation of her skin and the pheromones at her disposal that have the power to seduce those of certain species — especially humans — she isn't fae. she's orion, an extraterrestrial from a cluster of colonies in the beta quadrant. she wouldn't have the slightest clue as to what a fae was supposed to be, and thanks to a life devoid of her race's usual xenophobic tendencies, she won't think any differently of any of the species present in this... wherever the hell genessia was supposed to be. ]

We'll see about that. I'm sure my captain believes otherwise.

[ so she's beginning to notice. ]

Who is this? Who am I speaking to?

[rules_winter]

What your captain believes is as irrelevant as a mouse that believes it can become a butterfly.

[She bristles a little at the demand and narrows her eyes. Clearly diplomacy is not in Gaila's repertoire. And just as clearly she is not Sidhe. Such pointed questions were not in their nature. And they didn't much care for answering them either.]

I have many names.

[cadet]

[ it's not. she's a programmer — an engineer, someone whose place is in labs and deep within the bowels of the ship, not on the bridge where diplomatic talks take place. it would be unwise to have an orion on the bridge in the first place, given her people's reputation. there are those who would be less willing to give diplomacy a chance if there were an orion within their line of sight. ]

Just one will do.

[rules_winter]

[Her lips curl up a little at the corners. If you insist.]

You may call me Your Majesty.

[At least it gives some information. Information that will completely mislead but information.]

[cadet]

[ majesty? mislead indeed. ]

So, this planet is governed by a monarchy? It didn't say that in the pamphlet.

[rules_winter]

[And yet it is still the truth.]

I did not say that either.

sorry for the delay; work was eating me alive.

[cadet]

Then what are you trying to say?

n/p

[rules_winter]

You ask as though I do not mean exactly what I say. I do not try to say anything.

[cadet]

You said that I may call you "Your Majesty" — what are you the Majesty of?

[rules_winter]

[It might look like a trick of the light except everything behind her seems to darken making her almost glow on the screen.]

I am Queen of Air and Darkness. Ruler of the Unseelie court. I am Winter.

[cadet]

[ if gaila's startled by it, she doesn't show it. for all she knows, this primitive piece of technology is malfunctioning. ]

I've never heard of an Unseelie Court.

[rules_winter]

You are not human, nor sidhe. It is unsurprising then that you are not familiar with the Winter Court.

[cadet]

[ sidhe? was that supposed to be some sort of terran subspecies? never head of it. ]

No, I'm not. I'm Orion. [ said as if she expects that to be obvious. to those in her world/century, her green skin is a dead giveaway. ]

[rules_winter]

[Orion, like the star cluster.]


Ahh, you are not earthbound?

[cadet]

[ exactly like the star cluster, though her branch of the species hasn't lived there for quite some time. gaila herself was born on one of the orion colonies in the rigel system. ]

Not in the slightest. I'm what the earthbound like to call alien.

[rules_winter]

The earthbound are not very creative. You differ from humans in many ways then?

[Pardon Mab while she hordes information]

[cadet]

In more ways than just differences in skin pigmentation, yes. Our species have their similarities, but there are more differences than not.

[rules_winter]

I would be interested to hear about this. [And she is giving Gaila a 'do go on' look. Not even taking into consideration the woman is still brand new and homeless.]

[cadet]

For scientific reasons or just pure curiosity?

[rules_winter]

I have found it is better to know and understand the beings around me than not to do so.

[cadet]

I'm afraid there are things my people don't share with outsiders.

[rules_winter]

There are no differences you are able to divulge beyond the obvious?

[cadet]

Able, yes. Willing? Not so much.

[ orions are distrustful by nature. she's learned to trust, but it takes a lot for someone to get to that point with her. ]

[rules_winter]

[Well, someone with half a brain. Mab likes the challenge and she knows when to back off.] Perhaps we can exchange knowledge sometime when you have more need. Enjoy your stay.

[cadet]

Somehow I doubt enjoyment is going to be possible.

[audio]

[smelltheredinside]

...'Lexington'? Never heard that name around here before.

[audio] sorry for the delay; work was eating me alive.

[cadet]

It's the name of my ship, under the command of Captain Robert Wesley.

[audio] Is okay, I know what that's like u_u

[smelltheredinside]

Okay.... Yeah, you're totally not going to get an answer in that case. I thought it was a person.

[audio] ♥

[cadet]

No, but I'd love to speak with a person from it. But, it looks like that's not going to be happening any time soon...

[audio] ♥♥

[smelltheredinside]

Probably not, but we're all in the same kind of position.

[audio]

[cadet]

How long have you been in this position?

Re: [audio]

[smelltheredinside]

I've been here a couple of months. People have been here longer though.

[audio]

[cadet]

And during all that time, nobody's had any sort of contact with the outside world?

Re: [audio]

[smelltheredinside]

Nope, which is totally lame.

[audio]

[cadet]

The lamest.

[ thank you, human classmates, for teaching her how to properly use the word lame. ]

Re: [audio]

[smelltheredinside]

Yup, especially as we've had tons of new people since I got here. Not just lame, but also really weird.

[audio]

[cadet]

Do new people come in very frequently?

Re: [audio]

[smelltheredinside]

It seems like it.

[audio]

[cadet]

That's not good — or helpful. Especially if there isn't any sort of pattern to it.

[Video] (So belated)

[mouth_breather]

Hey! You didn't explode. That's awesome.

[Kirk, go home you are drunk. VERY drunk. He doesn't normally do this anymore, but when he found out that Spock is no longer in the city? He fell back on old, stupid habits. His plans to break out of this place have failed, and his logical best friend is gone. Clearly the answer is booze.]

[Video] no such thing as belated! i will backtag forever. :)

[cadet]

Jim? What are you doing here?

[ on the list of people she wasn't expecting to see here: jim kirk. ]

[Video] EXCELLENT

[mouth_breather]

I...am drinking scotch.

[He lifts his glass to her with a crooked smirk. Yeah, he's plastered.]

What about you? Come to cheer me up?

[Kirk slams back his drink. Good stuff.]

[Video] :D

[cadet]

[ definitely plastered, and probably shouldn't be drinking. in her experience, humans often reached for the nearest bottle when they were either celebrating or attempting to cope with something they refused to do so by conventional means. she's assuming this is more of the latter. ]

Yes, Jim. I've been kidnapped and brought here just to cheer you up. [ /sarcasm ]