audio | @e.weir

[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.

Comments

audio; un: kirk

[winscenario]

Most people don't plan on staying here long-term, for what it's worth.

[ And since her name isn't at all unfamiliar to him— ]

Do the names John Sheppard and Rodney McKay ring a bell?

audio / @the.tetherer

[tetherer]

It sounds like politics really does follow you wherever you go.

[And honestly, the Tetherer is glad to leave that to people like her, who seem to thrive in such areas. They're just eager to see what it's like to be less than a god, and eager to stay in the Quarantine and live a new life away from what they had before.]

video; c.beckett

[panacean]

Elizabeth! We'll have half of Atlantis here before we know it, this keeps up.

audio; @kestrel

[realists]

[ jyn doesn't normally go on the network but she's bed bound and bored out of her god damned mind so HERE WE ARE ]

Representing us for what?

[ video | un: drn0167 ]

[sentiences]

[ Huh. ]

Has the government told you anything else beyond representing . . . us?

[ The "us" sounds a bit weird. ]

video; username; GraveMistake

[hellshot]

Pretty lofty. Maybe a little contradictory.

Offering to represent people on an alien planet, and being sure to include the fact that you're looking to hop ship as soon as possible.

Might want to leave that part out of your speech next time if you want to rally support.

[Says a man in a skull mask.]

audio; @ryo.asuka666

[apt666]

So what exactly are you doing?

[ He's. Amused. ]

audio; @breq

[breqintopieces]

A pleasure to meet our representative so quickly.

[Voice makes it easy enough to hide her wariness and modulate her tone to something polite without having to worry about expression, which Breq takes immediate advantage of.]

I'm sure you've expected questions about this, but I'll still ask about your qualifications for the position.

audio un:pnwsalex

[11calls]

I don't think most people plan on staying, honestly. But welcome, Doctor.

video; @b.crusher

[dancingmd]

Doctor?

[Beverly tilts her head curiously with a friendly smile.]

May I ask if that's a MD or is do you have a different sort of doctorate?