I know, isn't it? It's crazy. I feel like I could get lost here and I wouldn't even have to try all that hard.
FROM: gilbert.elena@cdc.org
Speaking of getting to know people though! I should probably warn you about one of the guys I room with, his name is Anders -- he's got some kind of vampire racist thing going on, thinks we're "blood mages"?
FROM: gilbert.elena@cdc.org
I don't totally understand it, but he's an ass to me and when he learns you're a vampire too he'll probably turn his dickishness on you too. Just a warning.
If you ever can't find me for days ask Mother. I'm probably lost in the ship and she would know where I am. Right??? I'd hope at least otherwise I might be lost forever.
FROM: forbes.caroline@cdc.org
Blood mages? Like a blood witch or something? Where's Bonnie when you need her! She would probably laugh so much at that. Or tell us blood witches are an actual thing in our world too.
FROM: forbes.caroline@cdc.org
Now that I think about it could be true. Either way, we're not blood witches.
FROM: forbes.caroline@cdc.org
But don't worry about me. So long as he doesn't try to kill me, I can totally handle rude men. I just need to prepare my material.
Would she? I don't know much about Mother, honestly, I don't know what she's like or what her abilities are. Maybe she would. I can ask her?
FROM: gilbert.elena@cdc.org
No, his blood mages involve demons and asking for power and it all sounds really weird. He acted like I asked to be a vampire just to be more powerful, I had to set him straight on that.
FROM: gilbert.elena@cdc.org
That's my girl. Go ahead and give him what for, I'll cheer you on from the sidelines.
You haven't talked to her? She seemed really nice to me. She's been giving me blood bags since I got here. Otherwise I'd probably be a mummy right about now and that's gross to even think about.
FROM: forbes.caroline@cdc.org
So he gets it now? Because that's way off the mark and I may have found my material already.
If you would consider my hair having the worst few days it has ever had in the history of my being alive constitutes as doing terribly, then I'm doing really badly.
FROM: forbes.caroline@cdc.org
I'm okay, though. It was what it was. We survived and I guess that's all I can really ask for?
Your poor hair. You had to deal with the fire arrows, right? Did one catch your hair, or something?
FROM: gilbert.elena@cdc.org
Yeah, alive is good. But you're like... psychologically alright? I wasn't expecting we'd get a class A planet so soon, and I know you haven't had as much time to come to terms with things as me.
FROM: gilbert.elena@cdc.org
Granted I'm still not the biggest fan of our job, but I'm more okay than I was when I started. How are you doing with it all?
Only singed the ends. It could have been worse, but you would have heard me screaming if that had happened. It's more the humidity and lack of showering. That did not help anything at all.
[ Her next answer takes some time. ]
FROM: forbes.caroline@cdc.org
I don't think I'll ever be okay with this. I don't think anything can make me be okay. Being a vampire I could do. I could do the whole don't actually eat humans thing. I mean that in a 'it was possible' way.
FROM: forbes.caroline@cdc.org
I can't do the the whole don't actually kill people and destroy their homes thing here. There's no CDC-lite.
Ah. Yeah, that would do it. I've been trying not to pay attention to how gross I feel, honestly. Aren't showers great?
[ well, she's better than d'artagnan. there's that, at least. ]
FROM: gilbert.elena@cdc.org
I know. It sucks, even more than it did on Ajna. I wish you weren't pulled into this, Caroline, but... You were, so we have to figure out a way to make this bearable for you.
FROM: gilbert.elena@cdc.org
What helped me was thinking about how the rest of the crew depends on Green team. We're the protectors, here, we're the ones who keep everyone safe. I can just about stomach what we do if I tell myself
FROM: gilbert.elena@cdc.org
that I'm doing it to protect everyone else. It doesn't help with the last parts, but... it helps when we're being attacked.
FROM: gilbert.elena@cdc.org
I also trust Armada. He wants to keep the crew safe, and I think he wouldn't give us orders that didn't contribute to that goal.
FROM: gilbert.elena@cdc.org
Try to find something like that. Something that helps you sleep at night.
Hey, so, I realize I kind of dropped the ball on this, but I wanted to know -- have you been getting any kind of training in shooting or hand-to-hand with anyone yet?
FROM: gilbert.elena@cdc.org
I know it seems like we don't need it, considering what we are, but it really does come in handy, and I want you to be as prepared as possible for whatever comes our way.
FROM: gilbert.elena@cdc.org
If bootcamp is still a thing after what happened to Aeryn, you might want to join us, actually. The PT stuff is easy, but there are important classes they offer that could be really helpful.
[ after everything with the neraki and how hard the khasatsa were to take down, elena wants to make sure caroline has as much training as she can possibly stomach to make sure she's got her feet under her while she's here -- and considering how often people are transferred off this crew for whatever reason, she wants to make sure that if either she or caroline has to leave, that she knows she's left caroline with a good framework. ]
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DAY 72
I need a favour.
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What kind of favor would that be?
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I need you to keep an eye on someone for me. Garrus Vakarian. He's a turian, and he's on your team. He's threatened me.
FROM: leng.kai@cdc.org
I don't want you to do anything to interfere with him, but I'd like to have a heads up in case you see him do anything suspicious.
FROM: leng.kai@cdc.org
I need to know who his friends are, who he talks to, what his relationships are on the ship. So I know who to be careful with.
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He threatened you? Why did he do that?
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I'd like to know that, too. But I'll find that out myself. All I need you to do is keep an eye on him. Let me know if he's up to something.
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This isn't spy work is it? Because I'm totally not a good spy. Apparently.
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d80
Hey, where are you? I feel like I haven't seen you in weeks, it's making me antsy.
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Don't worry. I'm totally fine. Just kind of exploring and getting to know people still.
FROM: forbes.caroline@cdc.org
This place is *huge*.
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I know, isn't it? It's crazy. I feel like I could get lost here and I wouldn't even have to try all that hard.
FROM: gilbert.elena@cdc.org
Speaking of getting to know people though! I should probably warn you about one of the guys I room with, his name is Anders -- he's got some kind of vampire racist thing going on, thinks we're "blood mages"?
FROM: gilbert.elena@cdc.org
I don't totally understand it, but he's an ass to me and when he learns you're a vampire too he'll probably turn his dickishness on you too. Just a warning.
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If you ever can't find me for days ask Mother. I'm probably lost in the ship and she would know where I am. Right??? I'd hope at least otherwise I might be lost forever.
FROM: forbes.caroline@cdc.org
Blood mages? Like a blood witch or something? Where's Bonnie when you need her! She would probably laugh so much at that. Or tell us blood witches are an actual thing in our world too.
FROM: forbes.caroline@cdc.org
Now that I think about it could be true. Either way, we're not blood witches.
FROM: forbes.caroline@cdc.org
But don't worry about me. So long as he doesn't try to kill me, I can totally handle rude men. I just need to prepare my material.
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Would she? I don't know much about Mother, honestly, I don't know what she's like or what her abilities are. Maybe she would. I can ask her?
FROM: gilbert.elena@cdc.org
No, his blood mages involve demons and asking for power and it all sounds really weird. He acted like I asked to be a vampire just to be more powerful, I had to set him straight on that.
FROM: gilbert.elena@cdc.org
That's my girl. Go ahead and give him what for, I'll cheer you on from the sidelines.
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You haven't talked to her? She seemed really nice to me. She's been giving me blood bags since I got here. Otherwise I'd probably be a mummy right about now and that's gross to even think about.
FROM: forbes.caroline@cdc.org
So he gets it now? Because that's way off the mark and I may have found my material already.
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late d. 80
TO: cat.herding.crew@cdc.org
It was a pleasure working with you. Sorry. I don't think I said it before.
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I wasn't actually expecting that. That's really nice of you to say.
It was good to work with you too. Havoc, right? I'm not remembering wrong or heard wrong did I?
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With the way things go here, we might work again together in the future, so I just wanted to let you know.
It's Havoc, yeah. It's weird sounding, but it's what I have. (Thanks for checking, one person called me Hattie.)
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I don't think I caught what team you were on? Or maybe I did and I forgot. That's entirely possible too and I'm totally sorry if I did just forget.
FROM: forbes.caroline@cdc.org
Glad I double-checked. Because Hattie is way worse than Havoc. Actually, Havoc is a pretty cool name.
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I'm Red team- you didn't forget, don't worry.
FROM: havoc@cdc.org
It would definitely make me feel like a grandmother, that's for sure. Thanks.
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Red team has the scary instructor, doesn't it? [ There's a slight cringe of pity. ]
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d90
Hey, you. d'Artagnan told me you were at the same drop. How'd you do? My first drop was into an avalanche, I remember it was really intense.
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If you would consider my hair having the worst few days it has ever had in the history of my being alive constitutes as doing terribly, then I'm doing really badly.
FROM: forbes.caroline@cdc.org
I'm okay, though. It was what it was. We survived and I guess that's all I can really ask for?
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Your poor hair. You had to deal with the fire arrows, right? Did one catch your hair, or something?
FROM: gilbert.elena@cdc.org
Yeah, alive is good. But you're like... psychologically alright? I wasn't expecting we'd get a class A planet so soon, and I know you haven't had as much time to come to terms with things as me.
FROM: gilbert.elena@cdc.org
Granted I'm still not the biggest fan of our job, but I'm more okay than I was when I started. How are you doing with it all?
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Only singed the ends. It could have been worse, but you would have heard me screaming if that had happened. It's more the humidity and lack of showering. That did not help anything at all.
[ Her next answer takes some time. ]
FROM: forbes.caroline@cdc.org
I don't think I'll ever be okay with this. I don't think anything can make me be okay. Being a vampire I could do. I could do the whole don't actually eat humans thing. I mean that in a 'it was possible' way.
FROM: forbes.caroline@cdc.org
I can't do the the whole don't actually kill people and destroy their homes thing here. There's no CDC-lite.
FROM: forbes.caroline@cdc.org
But what else can I do?
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Ah. Yeah, that would do it. I've been trying not to pay attention to how gross I feel, honestly. Aren't showers great?
[ well, she's better than d'artagnan. there's that, at least. ]
FROM: gilbert.elena@cdc.org
I know. It sucks, even more than it did on Ajna. I wish you weren't pulled into this, Caroline, but... You were, so we have to figure out a way to make this bearable for you.
FROM: gilbert.elena@cdc.org
What helped me was thinking about how the rest of the crew depends on Green team. We're the protectors, here, we're the ones who keep everyone safe. I can just about stomach what we do if I tell myself
FROM: gilbert.elena@cdc.org
that I'm doing it to protect everyone else. It doesn't help with the last parts, but... it helps when we're being attacked.
FROM: gilbert.elena@cdc.org
I also trust Armada. He wants to keep the crew safe, and I think he wouldn't give us orders that didn't contribute to that goal.
FROM: gilbert.elena@cdc.org
Try to find something like that. Something that helps you sleep at night.
DAY 102
Green Team has been split into cells. You'll be with me on missions. If there's anything you require, let me know.
d102
Hey, so, I realize I kind of dropped the ball on this, but I wanted to know -- have you been getting any kind of training in shooting or hand-to-hand with anyone yet?
FROM: gilbert.elena@cdc.org
I know it seems like we don't need it, considering what we are, but it really does come in handy, and I want you to be as prepared as possible for whatever comes our way.
FROM: gilbert.elena@cdc.org
If bootcamp is still a thing after what happened to Aeryn, you might want to join us, actually. The PT stuff is easy, but there are important classes they offer that could be really helpful.
[ after everything with the neraki and how hard the khasatsa were to take down, elena wants to make sure caroline has as much training as she can possibly stomach to make sure she's got her feet under her while she's here -- and considering how often people are transferred off this crew for whatever reason, she wants to make sure that if either she or caroline has to leave, that she knows she's left caroline with a good framework. ]