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[justbeginning]

[ 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.

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[ It's a real toss-up whether or not Elizabeth has ever literally had to explain flip-flops to someone from another civilization. I'm gonna say she probably never has and therefore she takes a few seconds to try to figure out the best way to put it.

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.

[realists]

[ elizabeth is in luck because jyn sounds deadpan. ]

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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[ It's almost like getting a piece of home. There's an audible exhale, the kind of huff that signals a moment of mostly-silent laughter. ]

Yes, very. But they're cheap. People are willing to give them a lot more chances.

[realists]

[ and lo', jyn finds the stupid sandal immediately forgivable. you gotta do what you gotta do when you have zero money. ]

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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[ I love Jyn bc I can relate to immediately forgiving cheap things. ]

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. ]

[realists]

I'll go camping during installation.

[ any excuse honestly. ]

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Did you have that planned out for when you finally got what you were hoping for, or did you come up with it on the spot?

[realists]

[ a snort. ] It's my go to.

[ she knows what she's about. ]

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[ She huffs, which is not quite a snort and not quite a laugh, but very in the neighborhood of them. ]

Credit where credit is due. It's not a go to I've heard anyone else use before.

[realists]

Maybe you know stupid people.

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More like very stubborn intelligent people who don't care for camping.

[realists]

[ TUT ]

Sound stupid.

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I'm their boss. If I tell them they sound stupid, I have to save it for the big stuff.