( text | un: sweetie )

[retrorsum]

Has anyone found a pod containing someone that was supposed to be dead? That they knew to be dead.

( river asks more out of curiosity than anything, out of trying to understand and gain more knowledge on the pods, on who and how they were brought here. she also can't deny that small piece of hope that comes with the question, of wanting to see someone that she couldn't (shouldn't) be able to see again )

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[1701]

Mm, true. I forget that plenty of people come from cultures where abilities like that hide them, for one reason or the other.

I can, but it'll take a while to come up with a report. I've put months of work into that thing. The base tech is a little behind what I'm used to, on its face, but the power capacity fluctuates unpredictably, can sometimes seem to react telepathically, and may actually be a physical manifestation of our saviors/captors/hosts.

[retrorsum]

I could think of a better way than putting it in a report. You could show me some of it. I'm a very quick study.

[1701]

I'm not in a position to get to the station - or anywhere else - right now, but I hear you're also chatting with my chief engineer.

[retrorsum]

Whoever said anything about right now?

I'm also talking with a lot of people.

[1701]

Me. Who likes patience?

This isn't an interrogation, it's a recommendation. He's good.

[retrorsum]

So you're a Captain?

( the conversation hasn't been specific enough for her to see who he is )

And I can wait. Your assessment and his could both pull up different things for me to think about.

[1701]

I am indeed. And you're River?

[retrorsum]

What gave it away?

[1701]

You said so ;)

[ To Scotty. ]

It's Jim.

[retrorsum]

That's just cheating.

( good job she's not said too much else )

[1701]

A commanding officer's always got to be on his toes.

[retrorsum]

Not just the Captain.