IC Contact: thisavrou

[notglitching]

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There's no greeting voice when your call goes to message—only a short period of static. Or is it whirring? Either way, it might not be the device causing the sound.


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Comments

[keelahselai]

[Trust isn't something she's going to request from Rinzler. Not if she can't even give it, and especially not right now, when not many people on board are giving him a reason to.

She's not sure, at first, how to respond. She wasn't involved, no. But she wanted to help, and a few people were so determined to either take control of what they created - and that reminds Tali so vividly of among her own people it's painful - or be their own justice.]

I think we're all involved now, whether we want to be or not.

The offer's still open - I can make you non-lethal weaponry. [And quite possibly get into trouble for it, but what are they going to do? Put her in the hold? She's been punished with much worse than that.]

But now I don't know if I'd blame you for not taking me up on it.

[notglitching]

[The first line earns no answer. Nothing but a flare of bitterness, dismissal that doesn't even make it to nonverbals, let alone across the text. If this user doesn't understand yet how easy it is to stay uninvolved—to watch, to turn away, to leave—he doesn't expect it to take long. But there's no point in saying as much now, and when the time does come, she won't be listening.]

Not necessary.

[No purpose, he doesn't bother spelling out. She's already pre-empted the need.]

[keelahselai]

[Tali's used to living on small ships, small crews - she's used to knowing full well how easily one feud can take over a whole ship. And with no possibility of proper law enforcement and leadership nobody asked for, on a ship no one chose to be on - it's like a powder keg. Maybe she doesn't have to get specifically involved, but one way or another...]

No, but we might all be here a long time.

Something's necessary, but I have no idea what, you know?

[notglitching]

[Rinzler doesn't know either. Deletion or rectification are the only endings he knows, and this system will only permit the option Rinzler can least accept. He doesn't want to be rewritten. He doesn't want to lose himself again.

But certainly it doesn't feel less inevitable now.

The pause draws out, but there's no reply.]

[keelahselai]

[Only after a long while without a reply does she send one last message.]

Just remember what I said about Engineering, ok?

And I'm here if you need anything.

[She doesn't expect to be needed for anything big - and still doesn't expect to be trusted, but the offer's there.]

[notglitching]

Acknowledged.

[Trust is a very long way coming, and he doesn't plan on stopping by without clear need. But he'll remember.]