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This is Queen Elsa of Arendelle.

[ She appears on the network calm and composed, no smile or anything, but she hesitates after speaking. She feels a bit awkward about addressing everyone on the ship so soon after her arrival, but it's important. It's an important step in her plan to keep herself at a distance from others, to keep them all safe from her. So here she is, likely to sound like a horribly rude person, but it needs to be done. ]

...I suppose titles have no meaning here anymore. No matter. This is Elsa, and I would simply like to request that those of you on the same deck as me avoid my room. Consider it off limits. I-- I have a certain need for privacy and don't like to be disturbed.

That said, now for those that I work with: please keep your distance from me while we work together. I...wouldn't want anything to happen. By that, I mean I... I have an aversion to touch. It makes me uncomfortable and I wouldn't want to make anyone else uncomfortable, either.

I realize these may seem like odd requests, but they are what I require. Thank you for taking them into consideration and thank you for your time.

[ There's a curt nod, and the video feed cuts off. ]

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Believe me, I know that all too well.

[ Bruce had been alone in making his decision, though. If it had been up to Betty, she would have left with him, and he knows those weren't just words; she really would have gone through with it. And if it had been for General Ross, Betty's father, then he would have been locked up and used as a weapon, dropped down on war zones and get triggered into a transformation as the army saw fit.

So all in all, he still thinks his choice, at the time, was the best. It just didn't work out as well as he wanted it to, in the end. ]

I am. Actually that would be pretty nice. I still like to do some exercises to help with my focus, I can't say I'd mind the company at least. Besides, we're all stuck in this place, and if you really want to be sure you won't hurt anyone accidentally, then you need to try to learn how to control your power. You won't be able to isolate yourself, not here.

[ She can try, but eventually it will become pretty obvious to her that it just can't be done. Large as the ship might be, it's not large enough for that. ]

[ When he says he really is willing to help her, teach her these exercises, Elsa can't help the small smile from crossing her lips. The people here really are so kind, she's glad that he's offering to help. It was already getting hard to want to isolate herself from them all simply because all the people she's met thus far have been so nice, so if this works out... Maybe she won't have to hide away. ]

In that case, I must thank you. I'm incredibly grateful for the offer and would very much like to take part in learning these exercises. Anything that has a chance to help, I can't turn down. [ Because she really doesn't want to hurt anyone. ] Especially if you're right and it's impossible to isolate oneself here.

[ The people on the ship only really have each other to rely on here, even if only minimally in some cases. As far as Bruce's concerned, the captains can't and shouldn't be trusted, but he too is glad that most of the other people are friendly and genuinely helpful. It's difficult enough as it is being stuck on this ship for who knows how long. ]

Great. I'll make sure to send over dates and times, and you can pick one that works for you. [ He's been pondering something since she's mentioned her abilities, though, and now he brings that up with a curious smile. ] You know, I wonder if your power is the reason why they put you working with the cryostasis units.

Thank you so much. I'll watch out for them.

[ What he says next though has her confused. She's incredibly unfamiliar with the technology and thus with the irony of her being placed in the job that she has been. Giving a curious tilt of her head her brow furrows just ever so slightly. ]

Why is that?

Ah-- right.

[ He kind of assumed someone had at least explained to her what cryogenics was, but still, he's all too prompt to explain. Just the basics of it for now, there are more details to it that she can learn with time. ]

Well, cryogenics has to do with studying how materials work and behave in very low temperatures. In this particular case, cryostasis is a method through which you preserve living tissue through cryopreservation, aiming it to be a reversible process. In simpler terms, you... freeze living biological objects, and you can unfreeze them later on without killing them. Like people. That's what the cryostasis pods are for.