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[construing]

[ the video opens on the white masked face and large pink eyes of one spider-woman ( secretly gwendolyn stacy. ) nothing else about the video seems odd…except perhaps for the way her pink-and-blue web-lined hood hangs around her head almost as if she were actually upside down ( she is. )

nothing else is weird. at all. ]

Greetings, Audentes. For those who don't know me, I'm your resident Spider-Woman. That's first name "Spider," last name "Woman," middle initial "hyphen." With that out of the way, I interrupt your daily routine to bring you this.

[ gwen flips her hand, seemingly pulling a scratched piece of holodisc out of midair. ( yes, she practiced that move. ) it vanishes from view as she holds it near the magitek. but the garbled audio is captured without problem. ]

--the core. Instability will result in-- --for this reason, we have--

[ gwen waits a few seconds so the message stands alone before proceeding. ]

Now, I don't know about you, but to me that sounds like the opposite of good. And considering all the holes and earthquakes and the earth generally being like nah to being stepped on around here, I'm guessing this planet thinks the same thing.

I also know my friend and I weren't the only ones who ran out to find more of these. [ the exaggerated friendliness with which she usually speaks tapers off into something more solemn. even the eyes of the mask narrow slightly. because masks do this. ] This planet was abandoned a thousand years ago for a reason. It's looking like we're going to discover that reason on our own. I prefer to do my research first so if anyone's found more of these messages, time to share with the class.

(( ooc: feel free to use this post to threadjack to your heart's content! ))

Comments

[cachemoney]

By ALASTAIR. We "abandon" places when our missions are over, too.

[fateality]

Suppose there is that little catch. I don't suppose ALASTAIR is too forgiving if we cut our losses?

[cachemoney]

Well... considering we are ALASTAIR... also. I don't know if there's anyone to forgive us. Or not to forgive us? [It's confusing.] I have no idea how to get off this rock, though. The Qorral have to have ships somewhere, but I haven't seen any.

[fateality]

Is it ALASTAIR or Audentes for us? Hell, I dunno the technicalities.

Regardless, maybe it might be worth sniffin' around for those ships if things start takin' a more grim turn here.

[cachemoney]

That's not a bad idea. I don't really want to give up, I kind of want to see how this ends, but... not if it's an end end. If you get my meaning. [She will not go down with this ship.]

But Audentes is ALASTAIR but not all ALASTAIRs are Audentes. I think it's a rectangle/square situation.

[fateality]

Oh, I get your meaning all right. If I happen to acquire some ideas, I'll keep you posted.

Yep, still clear as mud. But I'll take it.

[cachemoney]

As long as these ideas aren't jury-rigging a van to rocket into outer space, because I already did that and it's pretty unpleasant.

[fateality]

Yeah, I was thinkin' something a little more stable, fortunately. Sounds like hell of a story, though.

[cachemoney]

Of course. Like all good stories, it involves murder and greed and love. I'll have to tell it to you sometime.

[fateality]

I would love to listen sometime. Lemme know when I get can get you a drink.

[cachemoney]

Hah. You can buy me a drink anytime, T-Fay. [The nickname is still a work in progress.]

[fateality]

It would be my pleasure. [He can think of worse ones.]