AUDIENCE 🚀 ARTHUR

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W0 MONDAY

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[ Hello, Arthur. Callisto is at the observation deck, looking out to... Admire? Watch? The stars with their arms crossed, stiff as ever. Through the hivemind, Arthur can tell that they know he's there.

It takes a moment before they turn to look at him and stare. ]

[expiries]

[he waits until they look his way, and then:]

I was told you were the person to talk to about weaponry.

[dropoffs]

I am not offering weaponry.

[ Just to be clear. ]

W0 THURSDAY

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[ well eli sure put arthur in the sim room for curfew.

as the eudora makes the announcement for a lockdown and locks the doors to the room, arthur will find that he is not alone (because there are multiple rooms here in the sim room!)

meaning that he'll soon discover he is not alone. the moment the frontmost doors lock to the sim-zero-grav room, io's head darts out of one of the rooms in an instant. ]

What the hell —

[ These Two Again. ]

Callisto, you get any kind of message about this?

[ free for all have at thee. ]

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[ They are too busy playing the simulated piano. You will have to wait until they're done with this score. ]

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[ oh great that's going to take ages. ]

[expiries]

[bouncing along until he makes it into the sim part of this area...]

...You also don't know what's going on?

W0 FRIDAY

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[ re: Where are they?

in any case, he gets an answer: ]

IO

They're being held in our possession for the time being.

[expiries]

Why.

W0 SATURDAY

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[ im mobile don't make fun of me or ill bite ]

Fire away, Arthur Starling.

[expiries]

The wording on the screen when we found him guilty stated he would be decommissioned. This is the same term that was listed on the notification we received about Mr. Pearce and Dahut.

Will he be killed as well?

W2 MONDAY

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[ She is here, in the armory, but not in her usual suit. Instead, she's in a maid uniform. ] You summoned me, Mister Starling?

[expiries]

Yes.

[after a small pause]

...I was - wondering if you might have any information about a note I found under my door this morning.

W2 TUESDAY

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[ ganymede will arrive at the deck! unlike amalthea, they arrive with their helmet still on. mystery. but they're a little more bundled up, a muffler around their neck and the lower half of their helmet, a fur-lined jacket on rather than their usual bomber.

dusting snow off of their shoulders, looking up. ]

Mr. Starling, good afternoon. Come for the star charts, or another question?

[expiries]

The star charts.

[he's curious, too, since he's a nerd.]

W2 WEDNESDAY

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[ a ping in the armory... neat. io will make their way downtown. as they emerge through the locker hallway and into the armory itself, they give a brief nod. ] Arthur. Interesting place to meet. How goes?

[expiries]

I happened to be here.

[sure]

I'm fine. I - had several questions for you.

W2 FRIDAY I ALMOST WROTE THURSDAY

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[ to the observation deck we go. ] Worst question first - doing alright?

[expiries]

Yes.

[moving on quickly]

Why two?

W4 SATURDAY

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[ we are here in the medbay where io is just hunched over their desk. some of the other members of the senior crew are rotating through, but it looks like currently it's io's shift so they're just kinda staring at a cup of coffee and dissociating it's that kinda day. just turning their eyes a bit to see him enter. ]

Arthur.

[expiries]

[he gives him a nod as he comes in.]

...Can something be done for her?

W5 TUESDAY

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[ She will come right over! ]

Hello, Mister Starling!

[expiries]

[giving her a nod in greeting]

Hello. Do you have a moment to talk? I - wanted to show you something, but it's unpleasant, unfortunately.

W5 WEDNESDAY

[cashouts]

Starling.

[ her combat heels click across the floor to announce her arrival, and she tilts her head slightly. ]

Need something of me?

[expiries]

I... wanted to show you something.

[but, as a heads up:]

It's something unpleasant.