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[By now, life aboard the Moira has likely adjusted everyone to a wide variety of strange, unusual characters. Still, with the crew being more or less predominantly human, the space elf who appears on the camera may look more like a fictional character than a real member of your crew. (Like, seriously? Look at that hair of hers. No one actually has hair that nice, do they??) However, she's quite real, as a number of crew members who have already met her can attest. She speaks with confidence and a charming accent.]

Greetings, crew of the Moira. As some of you know, I was among the new arrivals to this ship several weeks ago. However, now that I've learned more about this ship [~~and she's reasonably confident that it is not secretly owned by the Galra~~] it is high time that I introduced myself to you all properly: I am Allura, princess of the planet Altea.

[She does her best to smile, albeit awkwardly, as she continues:] However, for the time being, there is little need for such formalities. I will be taking the far more modest role of this ship's Veterinary Assistant. And please be assured, I will show your pets the same attentive care and respect as I do my own.

[But her expression shifts into a more serious one.] ... that being said, I haven't entirely abandoned my previous duties, either. One doesn't merely take a vacation from their birthright, after all.

As such, I would be interested in organizing a meeting with representatives of different groups aboard the ship. Other than humans, many of the races -- and robots -- that I have seen aboard this ship are entirely new to me. And even humans are relatively new to me, rather than an old affiliation of the Alteans. As such, I would relish this opportunity to learn about your kinds, and perhaps to forge new alliances.

[She hesitates for a moment here, as if she's not sure how frank she wants to be about this next part. This seems to be well outside the Empire, but...]

Additionally, if there is anyone -- anyone -- who has previously encountered the Galra Empire -- if you have suffered at their hands, or if your home is under Emperor Zarkon's dominion -- please contact me at your earliest convenience.

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I was worried that might be the case. So far, my encounters with the technological-based members of this crew have been very tense. I haven't been threatened yet, but they're defensive...

[She's frowning thoughtfully. It's an expression that's less personally bothered, and a little closer to trying to find a solution to a riddle.]

But it's nice to meet you as well, Ahsoka. [And then, trying not to sound too disheartened,] I'm actually not surprised that you haven't heard of my home. There's a reason I asked if anyone had encountered the empire we oppose, rather than my people.

And I can't say I blame them. Not everyone has been so welcoming to them. [She's from a world where nonorganics aren't treated the best, just simply as machines, but she's always cared for them. She could think of multiple situations she wouldn't have made it out of if it hadn't been for her and Anakin's droids.

At Allura's final worlds, it starts to make sense why she asked the way she did. It was because the Alteans didn't exist anymore, did they? She knows all too familiar the pain of losing everyone you hold dear, even if her own memories were from a temporary change caused by the Moira traveling through the Luminous Sea.]

-- Oh. I'm so sorry, about your people. But I haven't heard of the Galra Empire either. [no, her galaxy is just taken over by a different evil empire.]

It doesn't seem anyone has. That may be for the best. [Even if she doesn't like to put the war against the empire out of mind...]

So, someone replied to me that one of their kind being threatened with reprogramming. Did that really happen?

[She's not doubting it, but she's hoping to hear more about it.]

I know what you mean. [Far, far too literally.]

Yeah, it did. It was before I got here, too. There was an attack involving a nonorganic. Someone was killed in the incident, so the guy that created him thought it would be a good idea to alter his programming. Make him more...docile, I guess.

[That was the gist of it that she got, anyway. She hadn't exactly been here when it all went down, but she had heard about it plenty.]

Wait, the one who wanted to reprogram him was his creator? But that changes the whole situation!

The AI who told me about it made things sound as though this was the organics fearing for their safety. But if you add in the creator, it could just as easily sound as a parent trying to force their child to behave.

[A beat before, she adds:] Of course, not everyone's going to see it that way, but...

I think it was a bit of both, to be completely honest. One side wanted to be sure they were safe, and the other side wanted to be sure they wouldn't lose their free will. If they altered one program, with the creator involved or not, why wouldn't they do it to another?

[Both sides had a decent argument, but were coming to no answer that was fair to both sides.]

Another problem was the justice system wasn't adequate. Even for killing someone, you would just get locked up temporarily.

[You know, she has more to say about how the "family" connection can't be ignored, but speaking of things that can't be ignored...]

What do you mean? How temporarily?

[Because that doesn't sound like the word you'd use for, say, a couple of decades.]

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