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riverview2018-05-07 03:46 pm
justbeginning) wrote in riverview2018-05-07 03:46 pm
audio | @e.weir
[ There's a moment of dead air first. Very brief, just long enough for a breath (a hesitation, possibly, it's all relative). Then: ]
Riverview Quarantine, this is Dr. Elizabeth Weir speaking. Now, you might be thinking that you don't know me. [ Her tone warms. ] Don't worry; the feeling's mutual. Since I've been very generously offered the position of public representative to the government of Riverview, making some introductions felt pretty prudent.
[ There's the slightest bit of emphasis on generously: not quite sarcastic, not entirely sincere. She pauses briefly. ]
I'll be honest and say I really don't plan on being in this city long-term. If they make the right calibrations to send me home, I'm gonna take that opportunity. But for however long I am here? My job is to make sure we're all heard and that our needs are met. I'll be representing all of you. And I don't intend to take that responsibility lightly.
So, you can-- consider my door open. [ Elizabeth seems pretty optimistic about that, at least? ] Unless the paperwork was misleading, that should be half the point of the job.
Riverview Quarantine, this is Dr. Elizabeth Weir speaking. Now, you might be thinking that you don't know me. [ Her tone warms. ] Don't worry; the feeling's mutual. Since I've been very generously offered the position of public representative to the government of Riverview, making some introductions felt pretty prudent.
[ There's the slightest bit of emphasis on generously: not quite sarcastic, not entirely sincere. She pauses briefly. ]
I'll be honest and say I really don't plan on being in this city long-term. If they make the right calibrations to send me home, I'm gonna take that opportunity. But for however long I am here? My job is to make sure we're all heard and that our needs are met. I'll be representing all of you. And I don't intend to take that responsibility lightly.
So, you can-- consider my door open. [ Elizabeth seems pretty optimistic about that, at least? ] Unless the paperwork was misleading, that should be half the point of the job.
audio; @kestrel
Representing us for what?
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If it's anything like home, I'm sure it's gonna boil down to a lot of arguing over budgets and how to overhaul things that aren't working for us.
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it's not even theatrical it's just that she's tired af. ]
The stairs in the communal housing should have carpeting. And I watched someone put their entire mouth over a water fountain and that's disgusting and they should be shot.
[ i mean maybe too harsh a punishment but also maybe not ]
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Did the firing squad only come to mind after you realized they're technically already quarantined? [ She probably has a legal obligation to cover that one first. ]
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[ also she is a sick bird so everything is either: kill me or kill them. ]
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I walk up eleven flights of stairs every day. And I am quiet, I can't say that for anyone else.
[ she is tired of clomp clomp clomp with a cement echo ]
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I think I know exactly what you mean. They put me on floor nine.
[ There are elevators, but if everybody started using the elevators, it would be impossible to actually get onto one. Besides which... people just be like that sometimes. They want that stair action. ]
What's your name?
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also she says her name but says it whilst coughing so good luck deciphering that archaic german i guess. jester? jennifer? tynnyfer with two ys -- she used to be jennifer but then she decided to rebrand herself? john jacob jingleheimer schmidt?
she stops coughing and adds: ] They echo, too.
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How can she swing back from this. ]
I did notice that. Not the best location for anyone in heels. Or boots. I haven't heard any flip-flops yet, but I understand summer still hasn't quite rolled in.
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What's a flip flop?
[ no one can see her and she is sick so any qualms she may have about asking a question that probably have an obvious answer are no longer present. ]
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At least one of the benefits of checking out the Pegasus Galaxy is hearing an awful lot of "what's X" questions. ]
I'd call it a flimsy sandal. Made of foam. Every time you take a step, the sole sort of-- catches back up to the bottom of your foot. [ For lack of any immediate access to an actual 99 cent pair of shitty foam sandals, Elizabeth does her best to emulate The Slap. Probably with a light clap or something. It's instant regret.
She feels like Ronon, wherever he is, is stricken by the urge to stare deadpan at her. ] I honestly have no idea if that's the flip or the flop.
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That sounds useless. [ and insanely impractical. how would she run in those? introduce her to converse and maybe she will accept that. ]
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Yes, very. But they're cheap. People are willing to give them a lot more chances.
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Ah. I don't think I'd like to hear those on the stairs. Unless it was over carpet.
[ bringin' it back. ]
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If I can play my cards right, you won't have to. Well. Not after the installation. That's gonna be a disruption no matter how you slice it. [ She's not going to bother with the 'oh that could be' rhetoric. Like, she negotiated treaties about nuclear weapons proliferation and stuff. If she can't manage to get carpet put on stairs, why is she in this job at all. Confidence is the key. ]
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[ any excuse honestly. ]
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[ she knows what she's about. ]
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Credit where credit is due. It's not a go to I've heard anyone else use before.
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Sound stupid.
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