@all (from @r.asuka)

[luciformis]

[ On the morning of the 15th, there is a network-wide ping issued approximately twenty-three minutes after the roster is released to the public. ]

Hello.

As I'm certain you all are aware, a roster has been sent to each of our devices. Given that this is yet another item on a growing list to be examined by us all, I believe it's important for each of us to come together to discuss any possible concerns or ideas that may require teamwork.

@PALPATINE and I earlier discussed the possibility of a non-compulsory meeting to sort through these issues. We agreed it would be in our best interests.

If you're inclined, please come to the Mess Hall at 19:00 in three day's time.

[ ooc: so! this will be broken down into sub-headings as discussed on the ooc plot post and utilized as a kind of "catch-all." if you think anything needs to be added at any time, please feel free to contact me through pm, at rasasvada, or on disco at morning star#3715. or, you know, add it yourself! i don't mind.

noticeably, this is self-directed! if you character wants to speak or make a point to everyone, feel free to do so. no one is policing how this goes or making introductory comments or whatever else. open floor, y'all. ]

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[contorta]

( he doesn't want to take over her project. it's just that this is what he knows. this is what he used to do. which is, in part, why he's not only talking about this station but about ganymede as well when he says - )

It could have been a cascade. These systems, they're usually so interconnected that if one thing goes wrong and then another, it cascades through the entire system. Not enough safeguards.

[mapsio]

I want to know what to do to prevent something like that from happening. But I just don't feel like we know enough about where we are yet to even start doing anything like having enough safeguards to prevent against such tragedy.

[She shuffles her feet just a little.]

[contorta]

It takes a lot to prevent that kind of thing from happening. I don't know if we even can.

( even if they knew everything about this station — do they have the resources? )

[mapsio]

So essentially, we're not ever going to be safe here.

[She's frowning. Not liking that premise or future.]

[contorta]

We might manage reasonable levels of safety.

( sorry. if what happened to ganymede station taught him one thing, it's that safety doesn't really exist. )

[mapsio]

You don't sound so sure.

[contorta]

( he looks at her, a little helplessly. she's so young, he shouldn't be putting this on her —but she's old enough to deserve to know, too, isn't she?

he doesn't know anymore. )

The station I used to live on, Ganymede. I always thought it was safe, but it got destroyed. Something happened, a cascade started, now it's uninhabitable. Anyone who was left on it died. All the plants, all the people, everything.

[mapsio]

[She frowns, obviously trying to show some compassion for the man. He lost his home, his daughter. Everything. He lost everything.

She feels bad for him.]

So that's why you said that. I...I understand now. I'm sorry to hear that.

[contorta]

( his daughter might still be alive. she might be something worse than dead, too. he just doesn't know. )

Yeah.

( a beat. he's not great company right now. ) Thank you.

[mapsio]

Of course.

[She gets a good look at him, he...looks so tired.]

Prax-san. I would like to meet with you again about the garden. But for now...? I think you should go get some rest.

[contorta]

( prax lifts a hand to rub at his face. halfway to it, he changes his mind and rubs the back of his neck instead. )

Ah, well. Maybe I should.

[mapsio]

Do you have a place to stay? Do you need somewhere to lay your head for a little while?

[contorta]

I have a place.

( alex had seen to that. she's being very kind to him, but he's not in a great place to appreciate it at this moment. )