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[kree_soldieress]

[Look who is back in town. Your friendly neighborhood blue woman. She offers a wide smile when she does so. Isn't that polite of her. Even waves.]

Hello all. I have returned from the Not Temba and brought some things for those who are interested. But along the way I discovered something distressing. Is it true that the ships have locked us out? This is distressing.

Ah, but that wasn't what I had come to say.

[The camera turns away from her and instead turns to take in an open part of the first floor of the civics center. She'd been doing her best to expand her whole gym area and now she had an idea.]

This is a nice, load bearing wall, and it has occurred to me nothing happens here. But when I was in the other city-town I saw that their space that isn't too unlike this one had many things clearly designed for climbing. It struck me that this might be a fun activity to work on strength.

Of course my question is how I would execute such a thing here. Does anyone have ideas?

[She is excited about the idea of a climbing wall. But given she'd never seen one before, she doesn't even know how to explain her desire properly.]

Comments

[kree_soldieress]

It seems you are very durable. Perhaps you are more than human.

[kyley_b]

I'm really not.

[kree_soldieress]

Are you certain? For if you have survived something like that, it seems likely.

[kyley_b]

100% certain.

[kree_soldieress]

That is... something that leaves me uncertain. But I cannot argue.

[Though she looks very concerned. He may have just acquired a protector.]

[kyley_b]

I mean, you could, but we'd need a DNA test to settle it.

You look so worried!

[kree_soldieress]

My hammer could test it. I think. I admit I have not tried it since coming here.

[Of course she looks worried. The woman gives Kyle a sad look.]

I don't want you to lose your life.

[kyley_b]

Sure! Unless it hurts?

[That gets him to pause, and he smiles softly.] We all do some day. But I don't intend to die just yet.

[kree_soldieress]

It doesn't hurt I believe. It just samples your DNA.

[Death is not a thing she wishes to contemplate for anyone on this world. Not at this time.]

I am glad you intend to survive.

[kyley_b]

Then sure, if you want.

You okay, Lauri-Ell?

[kree_soldieress]

I am worried for you. It sounds as if you have been through great pain.

[And how he survived such things is a mystery.]

Please do not die. I would not want to lose a friend.

[kyley_b]

What? Me? [He's genuinely shocked by that. Compared to everybody else here, Kyle feels like a fucking whiner 90% of the time.] No, no. I'm just... me. I'm nobody, Lauri-Ell, I haven't been through anything, really.

You won't. I'm totally okay.

Wrap this soon?

[kree_soldieress]

You are my friend.

[It was a decision she was making just now, but it was also true.]

That means you are somebody.

Totes

[kyley_b]

Thank you. You're mine, too.

Alright, well! I oughtta get back to work. You let me know if you need a hand with your climbing wall, okay? Even just to test it.