week one

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Week 1

[After the initial introduction of the Overseers, the Champions were left to their own devices in investigating the part of the ship they have access to to their hearts' content. However, the doors that Blaze Dudely and Rox came through are locked tight and cannot be unlocked via PIP.

On Wednesday morning, the same voice that awakened them the previous morning chirps at them again from their PIPs at 7 am on the dot.



Enjoy your week, Champions.]

Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

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[challengesfate]

[It is with renewed calm and determination that Lucina wakes on Wednesday, and she has one goal in mind - to write down the numerous goals for herself that she has. Keeping them all in her head would only serve to make her panicked, and that was the last thing she needed if she was going to escape by alternative, non-murder means.

In the morning, Lucina takes some time to linger in the Art Room, procuring a basic notebook and pencil and making two side-by-side lists. The one on the left: Things I Understand, and underneath, anyone passing by can see that she's written down things like "How the door to my quarters opens", "The small personal latrine" (oh thank Gods), and "How the womens' showering room works". The other list, Things I Don't Understand, is much more lengthy, and every once in a while she adds more to it, the pauses in between spent with a hand on her chin as she thinks. Maybe see if you can help her shorten that list, or at least distract her for a bit?

At lunchtime, Lucina is actually around in the cafeteria. She's taken the notebook and pencil with her, and seems to be...making an attempt to eat the food they've been provided with, but...when you're accustomed to hunting for whatever you can find and cooking it with minimal means, and when soup is a luxury, you don't really encounter a lot of what serves as hot cafeteria food. It looks like she's at least taken a little bit of everything just to try what's here, but judging by her attempt to mask the face she makes after taking a bite of macaroni and cheese, it's...definitely far too rich for her tastes. Still, it's important to eat, but...hopefully she doesn't get sick...

For the rest of the day, Lucina takes up a chair in the library to read. What, you might ask? Well...a lot of introductory books on technology and space. Very introductory. As simple as she could find, because she wants to get her footing with some of this stuff, but the simplest things here...might as well be for preteens, given the ridiculous cover image of the one in her hands. It looks pretty silly, a young woman openly reading a kids' book. Please feel free to call her out on it.]

art room

[playthedamncard]

[The art room doesn't interest Kaiba much, save for grabbing some paper and pens for himself. That's honestly going to be it, except he notices the lists, the long list in particular, and he...pauses...]

At least someone's making a point to keep track. [He sure knows a couple people who could stand to make a list like that, Katsuya.]

[challengesfate]

Huh? [Lucina looks up, and - oh. She hasn't talked to this person yet. On the profiles, he was...Seto Kaiba, right? She'd say it, but she'd rather not call him the wrong name on accident.]

Oh, um. Yes. I thought it the right thing to do...[She gestures at that long, long list.] For obvious reasons.

[playthedamncard]

You aren't from anywhere near this kind of technological era, right? [She did have a little bit of a breakdown when the Overseers introduced themselves.] No wonder the list is so long.

[challengesfate]

No, I am not.

[But since she doesn't want a repeat of Yuri's prickly reaction to her stating something she felt was more a fact than beating herself down, we're not going to mention the word "burden", "problem", or anything close to it.]

But I am learning about things fairly quickly.

[playthedamncard]

Good. Given the looks of this station and the sort of advances it already has, nobody can avoid getting a crash course in space-age technology, much as I told Sajyou.

It also seems to me there are more than enough helping hands to go around, should you require assistance.

[He did not necessarily indicate that he is one of those helping hands.]

[challengesfate]

[Nah she's getting the "I don't go around helping every poor lost soul I see" vibe from him pretty quickly.]

It seems to me that it would be foolish to ignore it entirely. I'll admit, this list is so that I can work on these...concepts...one at a time, but to shut everything out...no one can grow as a person if they do so. And I have met many people so far who are more than willing to lend a hand. Hopefully, I can repay them for that.

Library

[karappo]

[Karamatsu might not look it, but he enjoys a good book on occasion. Well...most of the time he's reading things like fashion magazines, but that's pretty much the same, isn't it? Either way, he's gotten antsy trying to sustain himself on freeze-dried food (it's going to wear out its welcome real fast) and coffee, so he abandons both and heads for the library.

He notices Lucina sitting in there as soon as he arrives, but the book she's actually holding catches his attention more than anything. Something tells him that she didn't have books like that in her realm.

So instead of going for the shelves, he takes a moment to talk himself into it before approaching her.]

Ah, Lucina-san, good afternoon! I did not expect to run into you in here. How are you finding that-

[He reaches out to rest his hand against a shelf, but he misses the damn thing entirely and loses his balance, falling heavily onto his foot to keep himself from falling over. He recovers by quickly standing back up and leaning his shoulder against it, folding his arms across his chest.]

T-that book?

[challengesfate]

[I mean, it's still reading, so it totally counts.

Lucina looks up when she hears her name, recognition flitting onto her face at the sight of Karamatsu, but then-]

Ah-

[Oh oh oh he caught himself okay he's alright, okay, good...]

Um...[She glances down at the book, then back to him.] I'm...finding it very informative. But, are you alright?

[karappo]

[HE'S FINE...]

I am fine, not to worry! What is your book about?

[challengesfate]

...

[Loooooooking back down at the book.] It is called..."X-treme Introductory 2" - the number two, not the word - "Basic Tech". I assume 'Tech' is short for 'technology'. It's about that.

[karappo]

I see! It does have quite a colorful cover for a book about technology.

[He points to the cover in question.]

Given the fact someone made a rendition of an alien in what appears to be 90s wear for it.

[challengesfate]

...Oh, is...that all what it is? I just thought it looked like a friendly creature. I like their outfit.

Art Room

[batfortheprincess]

[Slaine's just passing by as he examines the supplies available, but it doesn't really escape his notice that Lucina seems to be pondering some things. He's not audacious enough to go peeking over her shoulder at her list or anything, so he just keeps a polite distance and stands straight as he addresses her.]

I hope you'll forgive the interruption, but... is there something bothering you, Your Highness?

[challengesfate]

[I mean, it's looking like it's going to be a very, very long list of things. If Slaine ends up noticing a thing or two on it, she's not going to take offense.

Lucina looks up at the title, though, snapping out of her thoughts.]

Hm? Oh...um, well...yes, a lot of things are bothering me. But please, you needn't be so formal. Lucina is fine. And you are...Slaine, yes?

[batfortheprincess]

Yes, Slaine Troyard, at your service.

[And a low bow here because can't stop won't stop, sorry Lucina!! At least he straightens up soon enough.]

And... I believe it would be too impudent of me to address you without keeping your standing in mind, Princess Lucina.

[challengesfate]

A-Ah...

[Why bowing, really dude there's...no need...]

I don't think it's impudent at all! We're all trapped here together, yes? That makes us all the same, regardless of who we were in our realms. I insist, please, call me Lucina.

[batfortheprincess]

[Something something proper respect to royalty etc etc!! Still, at the same time if she's insisting he... mgrrhhrrhh. He doesn't want her to feel uncomfortable either though.]

T-that's true, but... [Coughs lightly.] Then, um, L-Lucina. Did you... did you require any assistance?

[He's. He's trying.]

[challengesfate]

[That gets her to smile slightly. Oh thank Gods, he's...actually making an attempt, that's good.]

Well...there are quite a lot of things I don't understand about this realm. I've been talking to many of the others and asking questions, but, I'm sure there are things you understand better than I. Would you mind if I asked you some questions?

cafeteria

[immaculacies]

Not to your tastes?

[Yeah, so. There's a very petite young lady sitting a table of so away from Lucina, eating her own space food with a completely unreadable expression.]

[challengesfate]

[Huh? Oh - Lucina hasn't met this girl yet. Though she does vaguely recognize her from the profiles. This is the Champion...Mother?

...

Yeah no there is probably a collective "what the fuck" on that one, even Lucina thinks that's fairly weird.]

Erm...it's just not something I'm particularly used to. It's very...heavy.

[immaculacies]

It makes sense that it would be. Fewer meals need to be packaged if just one is enough to fill a person up.

[...But.]

Maybe you should see if there are any plain rice meals available. That's filling, but since it's a plain grain, it should be lighter on your stomach than what you have now.

[challengesfate]

Plain rice...I'll have to look and see, thank you.

[Though she'd feel bad if she didn't at least clean her plate for now. Hoo boy, she's gonna feel kind of sick tonight, probably.]

I don't believe we've spoken before today, have we? My name is Lucina.

[immaculacies]

No, we haven't. My name is Manaka.

[And, apparently... She isn't very good at small talk!!]

[challengesfate]

It's good to finally make your acquaintance, then.

[There's a distinct dip of quiet after that as Lucina...tries to take another forkful of mac and cheese. It's really, uh. Got an interesting consistency.]

Might I ask...if this is usually served as food where you are from? I can't help but notice how...bright the color is.