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[dust_of_life]

[Fatima's back on the network. In a stark contrast to her debut, she looks decidedly upset. Not in the sense of crying with running mascara--although that will probably come later in private. But almost ready to strangle someone.

Which is really more of her default lately, anyway.

Dangling between her fingers, she holds a locket. Someone got mail.]

What kind of sick joke is this?

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[dust_of_life]

[She smiles. Fatima's troubles are hardly forgotten. And the necklace will continue to upset her for awhile. But it's nice to be able to banter with someone.]

I'll have to adopt it.

[saveyourserpent]

[Liquid Snake: terrorist, bad guy, friendly banterer.]

Make sure you let people know it was my idea.

[Keeping a straight face is hard right now ]

[dust_of_life]

Do you have a copyright on it?

[saveyourserpent]

What if I do?

[dust_of_life]

Then I'm legally obligated to give you credit.

If you don't...

[She sucks in air between her teeth.]

Well, we might have a lengthy legal battle on our hands.

[saveyourserpent]

I work outside the law.

I wonder if the ship's got something like a copyright office. Now that'd be funny.

[dust_of_life]

Wouldn't surprise me. We have a barista, for crying out loud.

[saveyourserpent]

Hey, that's important. There certainly are quite a few odd jobs on the ship, but I suppose that's bound to happen when so many people just show up.

[dust_of_life]

They have to come up with new and creative ways to use our time?

[saveyourserpent]

That's my best guess. I suppose you'd have to ask our mysterious captains for the full story, but that's what it seems like to me.

[dust_of_life]

Asking for the full story rarely results in...the full story.

[saveyourserpent]

This is true, but you're not going to get much either way, I'd suspect.

[dust_of_life]

Well, that's why you stick your nose in everybody's business until you annoy the truth out of them.

[She pauses.]

This may be why I have no friends.

[saveyourserpent]

Ha, brilliant. Bit of an interrogation, hm? A good way as any.

[dust_of_life]

Well, I don't pull out the thumbscrews but...I have my ways.

[saveyourserpent]

Clever, very clever. Glad you can find a way to make it work.

[dust_of_life]

Well, thank you.

[saveyourserpent]

No problem.