VIP Flood for Bianca (but open)
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atardisofourown[Amata takes a few minutes to digest the Barge Facts 101 the Admiral seems to have helpfully dumped into her head. Fortunately, while no telepath herself, she's no stranger to telepathy, or transdimensional ships, although the Barge may actually top the TARDIS for strange and fantastic.
She looks around the suite she arrived in, without poking around, even though she knows that if this is indeed Koschei's quarters, he'd shrug and say she'd be within her rights to do so.
Then she flips on the communicator. People from all over the cosmos all on one ship, huh? No way she's wasting much time making her presence known. If Koschei is remotely typical for the passengers, the next few days will be far from boring.]
Hello, Barge. I'm one of the guests for this flood. My name is Amata, and I'm human, but not Earth born and raised. I'm originally from a pretty backwater colony called Kaitos, late 34th century. The last few years I've been traveling, mostly, some of it time travel. As far as Earth goes, early 21st century is the era I've spent the most time in. [There's no accounting for the taste of renegade Time Lords, as favorite time periods go, apparently, but she elects not to say that out loud.]
How are all of you this morning?
***
Amata is cheerfully wandering around everywhere on the ship she can reach that isn't obviously private quarters, and not shying from making use of Koschei's warden item (21st-century British passport, really, Koschei? See above: no accounting for taste). She'll talk to anyone who seems to welcome company, with open curiosity and warmth. Perhaps notably, once she works out what the Enclosure does, she's not very interested in it for itself, although she doesn't mind accompanying people who want to make use of it.
She looks around the suite she arrived in, without poking around, even though she knows that if this is indeed Koschei's quarters, he'd shrug and say she'd be within her rights to do so.
Then she flips on the communicator. People from all over the cosmos all on one ship, huh? No way she's wasting much time making her presence known. If Koschei is remotely typical for the passengers, the next few days will be far from boring.]
Hello, Barge. I'm one of the guests for this flood. My name is Amata, and I'm human, but not Earth born and raised. I'm originally from a pretty backwater colony called Kaitos, late 34th century. The last few years I've been traveling, mostly, some of it time travel. As far as Earth goes, early 21st century is the era I've spent the most time in. [There's no accounting for the taste of renegade Time Lords, as favorite time periods go, apparently, but she elects not to say that out loud.]
How are all of you this morning?
***
Amata is cheerfully wandering around everywhere on the ship she can reach that isn't obviously private quarters, and not shying from making use of Koschei's warden item (21st-century British passport, really, Koschei? See above: no accounting for taste). She'll talk to anyone who seems to welcome company, with open curiosity and warmth. Perhaps notably, once she works out what the Enclosure does, she's not very interested in it for itself, although she doesn't mind accompanying people who want to make use of it.
[video]
Date: 2019-06-15 06:48 pm (UTC)"So you delegated all the hard work and wear the rest as a ceremonial cape when you choose, then. So modern and independent."
[video]
Date: 2019-06-15 07:24 pm (UTC)"I buried all of my immediate family, including my husband. After he was killed, I set aside any chance of having children, and guarded against any public hint of liaisons that might lead to children. And I stayed in that personal and political limbo of ex-monarch now equal for the other Houses, and committed widow, for nearly two decades. Long enough for a generation to grow up under the new system of government." She reaches for the bottle to take another swig.
"Might be the blink of an eye for you, but I was tired."
Re: [video]
Date: 2019-06-23 11:02 am (UTC)"I apologise. I shouldn't have assumed you didn't pay dearly for the privilege. Are you younger than you look, or do you have an augmented lifespan?"
Re: [video]
Date: 2019-06-23 02:15 pm (UTC)[video]
Date: 2019-06-24 08:43 am (UTC)Bianca's gaze is intent and heavy.
"Could you still have children? Now?"
Re: [video]
Date: 2019-06-26 01:00 pm (UTC)"Yes. And of course there's various forms of surrogacy and adoption. The bigger questions are where and when and with whom I'd raise a child."
She eyes Bianca, trying to figure out if she struck a nerve. Settling down with children is certainly one way to put down roots and create a legacy.
Re: [video]
Date: 2019-06-26 05:28 pm (UTC)She looks down at her hands.
"Not that one needs a partner. But a safe place."
Iris already failed that test, Bianca thinks. She's had children, but she's known nothing about them for longer than Bianca can easily remember. She'd like to hope it was done to keep them safe, but knowing Iris, she's more inclined to attribute it to pure selfishness. And you wondered why I shot you.
"My - well, my past is inclined to make me doubt the feasibility of it, as a plan. I haven't historically been very good at that level of commitment."
Understatement of the millennium, she thinks.
Re: [video]
Date: 2019-06-30 12:07 am (UTC)She doesn't follow that up with 'Maybe something to work on first?' because that's just condescending.
Re: [video]
Date: 2019-07-01 02:32 pm (UTC)That was the part Iris was too scared to tackle, and while Bianca still considers that to have been an irresponsible coward's choice, she has to admit she'd feel much more sanguine with someone to share that burden. She nods.
"Yes. It would be better. Ah, well. They say this is a good cruise for meeting new friends."