We haven't heard a thing. And we have no reason to believe anything he says.
[Aerith frowned, and folded her arms over her chest.]
What we know is he wanted supplies, particularly food. Everything else was secondary. And, we know that he and the Admiral have devices that can reach out to each other and the other ships.
But it's not with, as he put it, cute mouth noises.
He could have been lying about the Admiral calling him.
[Shaw points out, her eyes on Root in the hammock. Now that she's settled, it would make sense to go off and get cleaned up herself, if she can find some running water.
But instead, she eases herself onto the hammock too, nudging Root over so that she can fit.]
The Admiral told us to hang on tight, but he didn't say crap about sending some stranger to pick us up. The Barge wasn't damaged, right? There's no reason he couldn't have grabbed us himself.
The guns are cool. Not a fan of the implication that they're used against innocent people, but the guns themselves? Badass.
[Finally, Shaw stops wiggling around, coming to rest with her right ear pressed against Root's chest. If she's going to be bedding down with a creepy comatose person, she likes having the steady thrum of her heartbeat in her ear.]
The Barge is... dizzying. It's hard to explain without getting into more backstory than you're probably interested in hearing, but I've had my fill of things that look real, but aren't. So much of the Barge is just more of that, you know what I mean?
Oh-- yeah, no, I know what you mean. It's like working for one of those companies that has amazing salaries but really intense restrictions on its workers. Google, or something.
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[Once she's up. Shaw pauses, finishing the tie-off and moving back over to Root's shoulders, preparing to lift once Aerith is ready.]
You hear of anyone in a coma who has woken up since the crash?
[The thought that it might not be possible - that without the Admiral in close contact, they'll just sleep indefinitely - is concerning.]
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[Though that...Aerith shook her head, the idea making her resigned.]
Not yet. But we haven't heard that they wouldn't.
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We haven't heard a thing. And we have no reason to believe anything he says.
[Aerith frowned, and folded her arms over her chest.]
What we know is he wanted supplies, particularly food. Everything else was secondary. And, we know that he and the Admiral have devices that can reach out to each other and the other ships.
But it's not with, as he put it, cute mouth noises.
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[Shaw points out, her eyes on Root in the hammock. Now that she's settled, it would make sense to go off and get cleaned up herself, if she can find some running water.
But instead, she eases herself onto the hammock too, nudging Root over so that she can fit.]
The Admiral told us to hang on tight, but he didn't say crap about sending some stranger to pick us up. The Barge wasn't damaged, right? There's no reason he couldn't have grabbed us himself.
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[She shook her head, but softened, seeing Shaw move to get herself comfortable.]
The Barge wasn't damaged. But he did say that it needed to be deep cleaned. So...likely he's in the middle of a...
Barge wash? Maybe? But the cutting ties is...odd.
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Don't get me wrong, the other ship was cool before it got wrecked on us. But I don't see why the Admiral had to kick us off to "clean" at all.
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Really, I have no idea. I still don't know how the Barge really works.
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[Shaw grumbles, as she nudges Root's leg over with her knee.]
Does that bug you? Because it drives me crazy, but everybody else just seems to take stuff like "the Enclosure" in stride. Even the name is weird.
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[She shook her head.]
The Enclosure reminds me of holograms. But...a lot better.
Makes me wonder why this place doesn't have an Enclosure. It feels really...bare bones. Don't you think?
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[Finally, Shaw stops wiggling around, coming to rest with her right ear pressed against Root's chest. If she's going to be bedding down with a creepy comatose person, she likes having the steady thrum of her heartbeat in her ear.]
The Barge is... dizzying. It's hard to explain without getting into more backstory than you're probably interested in hearing, but I've had my fill of things that look real, but aren't. So much of the Barge is just more of that, you know what I mean?
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[Like magic, like swords, they could hurt people too. Also...it looks like you're cuddling Shaw. Just...noticing that.]
But what they can do, not so great. And...I can understand that. The Barge offers a lot of illusions.
Like freedom.
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Wait-- freedom is an illusion?
[She raises an eyebrow.]
Graduation's real; I've seen it happen.
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Well, couple of things.
[You're doing great Shaw.]
Like...as wardens, we don't get to leave at any time. And we went through the same thing when the boat flipped.
Maybe I'm not using the right word but...yeah.
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[Thanks Shinra.]
But yeah, like that.