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[mounties]

[She's new, obviously, and looking a little distressed as she tries to figure out the communicator well enough to make some use of it. Sitting down by the shipyard, her blonde hair is tied back in a messy ponytail, trying to keep it from getting in her face as she tries to figure out what's going on here.]

Excuse me... [A good start, right? Polite.] I'm a recent arrival to this place and would appreciate any information I could be given on it. It's not quite right for anywhere I know of home.

[It's short, but effective, she hopes. Canada then more or less repeats herself in French, then German and Russian and Japanese, the first languages that come to mind for good international communications.

But just to be safe, she tries text, too:]

Information and/or assistance in returning home would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Comments

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[meilihua]

Huh? Who's...?

[meilihua]

AH-! You too?!

[mounties]

Ah. At least Kumarie shouldn't starve, then...

Thanks.

[text]

[mounties]

I think we prefer "collective." "Gang" makes us sound like we may be potentially crazy.
But yes. Who do you know?

[mounties]

Ah... Your embassy? I hardly think you-- Did you say talking turtles?

[Successfully derailed. This may take a while.]

[video; English]

[mounties]

It doesn't really matter to me, one way or another. What's your name, though?

[mounties]

Any tips or tricks?

[video]

[mounties]

Generally a date works best as a precursor to that, hate to tell you.

[mounties]

I really don't mind responding to whatever you'd like to call me, although I'd prefer if it wasn't America.

[...]

Unless it's Peggy. Mum's tried that one before and I have to say it's the one thing I've been called that I dislike.

[mounties]

I'm sorry!

[video; English]

[bauhinia]

Mine? [ He shrugs. ] I don't really use one.

[meilihua]

W-why are you sorry? [She's just...oh another one...] Y-you're from the same place as Rosemary...?

[mounties]

A parental figure is coming to pick me up, not to worry. Are you sure you're alright, though? Perhaps you have allergies.

[mounties]

That's good to know, thank you. I'll be careful.

[starspangledhero]

Yeah, they were some cool dudes! Even better, they were New Yorkers.

[video]

[tapdancinskelly]

Is that how it works? I thought you were supposed to ask if you could see her panties, and then once you got to know her well enough, ask if she'd go on a date with you.

((ooc: Seriously, he was convinced this was the order in which it is supposed to be done. It kind of explains a lot about why he ask if he got the two turned around in his head somehow...))

[text]

[shortestfuse]

Yeah, tell me about it.
I know a guy named Hong Kong.
Blank-faced, real patient.

[sthenic]

Yeah, no problem!

[mounties]

Talking turtles from New York.

I'll have to remember not to be surprised if I ever encounter them while visiting there.

[video; English]

[mounties]

Oh, sorry.

[mounties]

I am, yes. And, umm... I just feel bad because I don't really understand it myself yet, and it's obviously not very normal.

[mounties]

I'm Margaret, by the way.

[ text ]

[mounties]

Understandably. Have you been here for very long?

[video]

[mounties]

... Sorry.

Umm. So where are you from?

[video; English]

[bauhinia]

Hey, no reason to apologize, right? I'm just kinda in-between names, y'know? [ After nearly two decades. ]