I've got other things to tell you about too. Important things. First is a question, and don't fret if you don't know the answer, I just promised Crichton I'd ask. He's helping me with the rocket. He wants to know - this bubble universe we're stuck in, does it have gravity? The force that keeps our feet on the ground, stops everything floating off all the time, is that... real?
[Tayrey doesn't even really like the premise behind the question, but she did promise.]
[No. No, all that tells her is that what she means by the word real and what Sparkles does must be very different. Objective reality exists whether you believe in it or not.
But she's not going to argue. She'll just have a disappointingly vague answer for Crichton.]
Alright. Something else.
[Yes, she's speaking with some urgency here.]
We're getting close to the time now, so I've got to tell you this. Everything should go well. We've all planned so very well. But if it doesn't? If something goes wrong, and people turn on us? The story is that I did all of this on my own. I'm going to take the blame, and I'm not going to mention you or Crichton or anyone else, no matter what. And I want you to stay safe, no matter what happens.
[She takes a quick breath.] I'm mission commander. And a good commander protects her people, alright? So if it all goes wrong, you stay in the shadows, and I'll come find you. After.
[She sighs softly in relief. She knows that Sparkles won't have the goodwill of the other prisoners the way someone like Crichton or Cassandra might. It, more than the others, might end up needing that protection.]
Thank you. It's important.
Did you... want to add a message of your own? For the outside?
That's alright. You could imagine it, what you'd want to say to a stranger who might come to rescue us. Write it down.
But you don't have to if you don't want to. [She knows that Sparkles has good reasons to be wary. It's not the only person aboard who doesn't want to be found by certain people.]
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I've got other things to tell you about too. Important things. First is a question, and don't fret if you don't know the answer, I just promised Crichton I'd ask. He's helping me with the rocket. He wants to know - this bubble universe we're stuck in, does it have gravity? The force that keeps our feet on the ground, stops everything floating off all the time, is that... real?
[Tayrey doesn't even really like the premise behind the question, but she did promise.]
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But she's not going to argue. She'll just have a disappointingly vague answer for Crichton.]
Alright. Something else.
[Yes, she's speaking with some urgency here.]
We're getting close to the time now, so I've got to tell you this. Everything should go well. We've all planned so very well. But if it doesn't? If something goes wrong, and people turn on us? The story is that I did all of this on my own. I'm going to take the blame, and I'm not going to mention you or Crichton or anyone else, no matter what. And I want you to stay safe, no matter what happens.
[She takes a quick breath.] I'm mission commander. And a good commander protects her people, alright? So if it all goes wrong, you stay in the shadows, and I'll come find you. After.
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then, slowly, it nods.]
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Thank you. It's important.
Did you... want to add a message of your own? For the outside?
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I don't know anybody out there.
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But you don't have to if you don't want to. [She knows that Sparkles has good reasons to be wary. It's not the only person aboard who doesn't want to be found by certain people.]
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[thinks...]
... "Hi."
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[Another smile] I can write that down. Hi, from Sparkles. Anything else you'd want with it?