2.1 - Video

[breakingmyheart]

[Hi, Barge. The young woman on the screen is not the slightly paranoid, world-weary Toshiko who got her ass handed to her by the Barge for months on end and lost much of her faith in Torchwood; this is the amnesiac Toshiko who believes she just died in defence of humanity and is more or less okay with that. There's a smile on her face, but it's a little conflicted - there's sadness and some embarrassment in there as well.]

Hello, everyone. It seems I came at a bad time, so if I could make my introductions a bit belatedly: I'm Toshiko Sato of Cardiff, Wales, 2008. The Admiral has asked me here to serve as a Warden and I intend to do the best I can for as long as I'm here.

[A short pause.] It's...come to my attention that there was previously another Warden here with my identity. I...am not her. If it would be too strange for anyone she knew well to speak to me, then...I won't hold a grudge. [She gives a tight, awkward smile.] Although it's certainly not a point of social etiquette I've ever had to address before.

I also understand that some parts of the ship need crew members to help with maintenance. I'm a computer technician and technical engineer by trade, so if there's any relevant work then I'd appreciate being pointed in that direction.

[Filtered to anyone who she ran into during the flood, minus Hoffman, because he was....not helpful. :c ]

Thank you for helping me - my other self - during the flood. It was very kind, and even though it wasn't 'me' and may not have been 'you' either, I appreciate it.

Comments

[ichoosefight]

Hey. Welcome for real this time. Sorry if I was kind of... awkward, before.

[breakingmyheart]

I don't think there's anything to apologise for - it seems obvious that we can't really take responsibility for our behaviour during floods like that. Steph, isn't it?

[ichoosefight]

Yeah. And I play just fine with others.

[Private]

[timesbureaucrat]

Not the sort of first impression I'd have preferred, certainly.

I'm Coordinator Narvin of the Celestial Intervention Agency. The man you met was, I suppose, who I would have become if I'd not made a career change a few centuries ago.

[Private]

[breakingmyheart]

[Centuries. Well, that neatly addresses the 'why were you dressed like that' question.]

If we're sharing, then...someone came into my life who removed me from that situation five years ago. It seems that for her, that never happened.

It's good to meet you...properly, Coordinator.

[Private]

[timesbureaucrat]

Likewise, Miss...or is it Doctor Sato? [Titles are important. And getting the right one is important.]

[inhistorybooks]

I'm head of Maintenance and Repair with Dean Winchester, and Shego and I've been working in the engine room, too, if you're [Still :V] interested in that.

I'm Commander Charles Tucker the Third, but most people just call me Trip. I used to work with the... other you, for lack of a better way to put it, before she left.

[breakingmyheart]

I see. Thank you.

I'd love to see the engine room, if that's alright.

[Eventually she'll find she has an incredibly detailed functional diagram and months' worth of maintenance records on her laptop but....not yet :c]

[inhistorybooks]

That's fine. You wanna pick somewhere to meet, and I can show you around?

Video:

[childhood_surgery]

[On screen appears a masked being with modulated voice and a light which blinks in Dalek-like fashion as she begins to speak.]

Excellent... A fellow professional. Admiral Daro'Xen vas Moreh of the quarian Migrant Fleet.

I trust you, at least, are familiar with engineering concepts such as mass effect fields?

Video:

[breakingmyheart]

No, I'm not. But I've never heard of the Quarian Migrant Fleet, either. I would expect that we've come here from significantly different worlds or time periods. Having said that, if you could recommend a resource on the subject I'd be happy to familiarise myself.

[yeahscience]

[Oh, damn, that's, like... legit.]

Hey. Welcome back. Or just... welcome, I guess. I'm Jesse, I just started down in maintenance, too. [And he's not very good at it yet, so that's just slightly intimidating.]

[breakingmyheart]

[She'll be in the engine room rather than ship maintenance so no worries, Jesse, she'll be out of your way.]

Thank you, Jesse. How are you finding it?

[hungryanhorny]

Thought you looked fed.

[breakingmyheart]

[Nnnnot sure how to respond to this.]

More reliably than my other self, yes.

[strangehistorian]

Welcome to the Barge, Toshiko! My name is Chromie, I work here as a warden.

[Past selves are A-OK, she gets them all the time.]

[breakingmyheart]

Thank you, Chromie.

[captain_jtkirk]

You're welcome.

Private

[breakingmyheart]

...

I know this is awkward and I apologise, but did you know her well? My...predecessor.

[an_abomination]

The whole doubles thing is weird, welcome to the club and welcome on board. I'm Kon-El.

[breakingmyheart]

Nice to meet you, Kon-El. You've had another version of yourself on board as well?

[Private]

[wecanavenge]

[He's tempted to ask what the differences are between them - the ones that aren't obvious - but he doesn't really want to talk about his differences. Or talk at all. So.]

Do you often thank people for a kindness they didn't choose to show?

[Private]

[breakingmyheart]

I've never been in this situation before. I didn't choose to be in such a vulnerable position, either; the last few days could have been much worse and they weren't because people were sympathetic and nobody took advantage. So I'm grateful on behalf of my alternate self.

Having said that, I don't know much about the culture of the ship yet. If it's in bad taste to acknowledge other people's behaviour during a flood then I'm sorry. [She sounds like she actually means it.]

[most_feared]

[He's a little bit downhearted that she doesn't remember. But... he knows it happens sometimes.] Nice to see you.

If you have any problems, I'll uh... do what I can to help out.

[breakingmyheart]

Thank you. I'm sorry, I don't know your name?