un: Sarah Video - Help?

[scalesandsecrets]

How does this thing...oh I see.

[There's a certain amount of fumbling before the camera steadies on the face of an anxious looking and deliberately very beautiful woman.]

Um hi I guess? My name's Sarah, or um Ms Hyland but that's way too formal. [She smiles nervously, her arm (and the picture) shaking slightly before she steadies it.]

I've just arrived here and I don't know who's who or what's what and I really hope I'm not talking to myself here, but can someone please tell me what's going on?

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un:raven

[oorah]

[ there's no message with the file, just a video labeled space school.avi she can download at her leisure. ]

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[scalesandsecrets]

[That anonymous file gets a very hard look from eyes that certainly aren't blue. Reviewing it, she taps out an in-character response.]

Um thanks I guess? There's some interesting stuff in there. [Amidst much that is completely irrelevant.]

[oorah]

If you've never been in space before it's helpful.

[scalesandsecrets]

I guess so, but some of it doesn't seem very...practical?

[oorah]

Which part?

[scalesandsecrets]

Well sleeping in the magnetic boots for one, they're a bit big for sleeping in.

Um also I don't want to be rude but it's a little bit creepy talking to someone on anonymous, could you tell me who you are?

[oorah]

Lot creepier things around here. Raven is an old code name, not technically anon.

I do sleep in my boots though or with them beside my bed. We lost gravity once, I'm betting we will again.

[scalesandsecrets]

Creepier? That doesn't sound good. So what's your actual name?

Seriously? That's disturbing, I guess boots are better than a concussion.

[oorah]

Things happen here. Bad things. Be on high alert.

Seriously. It was circa four months ago now. Some of us have been here over five. Everyone else came after.

[ if you want info you don't get his name. that's just how this works. ]

[scalesandsecrets]

...What sort of bad things?

That's...a long time to be trapped here, I'm sorry.

[He, and she's guessing it is a he, is obviously not the type to give away information easily, but it's only a matter of time before she winkles out who he is. Days, weeks, months, she can be very patient.]

[oorah]

People falling into walls/doors, Sensory dep., Gravity loss, Electrical failure, Psychological torture, Physical torture, you name it, it's happened. But this place isn't done with us yet, that's for sure.

So don't be sorry. You're in the same boat now.

[scalesandsecrets]

Torture? I don't know how...I can't even what...is this place??

[It's enough to have her genuinely worried, unless he's lying but what motive would he have to do that?]

[oorah]

Now you're starting to get it.

[scalesandsecrets]

I wish I didn't. Are you sure there's no way home for anyone here?

[oorah]

Not that we've found. Obviously that's most everyone's #1 priority.

[scalesandsecrets]

I'll do whatever I can to help.

[That at least is true.]

[oorah]

Good. We're gonna need all we can get.

[scalesandsecrets]

How will I know who you are when we meet?

[oorah]

Who said we were gonna meet?

[scalesandsecrets]

It's not a big station, I'm sure we'll run into each other sooner or later.

[oorah]

Maybe.