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[tearsinajar]

I feel like, with everything that's going on, I've lost track of time.

I mean, we've been on a ship for so long, we've gone on a few planet trips, and then there was that whole— [ Elena waves a hand, dismissive. Only because that's a difficult one to process. ] —year thing. Or at least I think it was a year.

Not only that but we've gone and swapped out captains, most of us have survived a ship crash landing or two, and Lord knows what else.

But in all of that— and yes, there's a point to this— how are you supposed to celebrate a birthday when you've barely had any time to sit down and process everything? When you sit down and keep asking yourself, "What day is it?" or "What month are we at?" or better yet— "How old am I again?"

[ Like the song What's my age again? ]

I really doubt this place has a bar with decent male strippers.

[ A tiny pause. She makes a face. Oh god. ]

...what if they're alien male strippers? What am I supposed to do with that?

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[frostedplum]

Oh yes. There were people from all over the world who came to be a part of it. Soldiers, scientists, doctors. We were hoping to make the world a better place. [ Her smile turns a little sad. ] But it's been disbanded for years now.

Anyway, yes! I enjoy my work. Some people think it's just a lot of data but the data lets you see what's happening to the world when you can't tell just from looking up at the sky.

[tearsinajar]

Were you also part of the Overwatch organization?

It always takes some deeper digging to get to the root of things, like any investigation. My favorite part.