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Hey ah... My name is Niko Bellic. I am from the Balkans. [With an Eastern European accent that thickens all of his words. His "r"s are heavy and he can never quite manage a short "a" properly in English. It's English he's speaking, too, rather than his native Serbian. So the translators on the MIDs take that into account.] I work in the Cargo Bay, and I am a diplomat for the ship. I'm also a pretty good swimmer? I have a lot of [unfortunate] experience with it. And I know some people here are pretty terrible at swimming. So rather than see someone get hurt I am happy to teach some swimming if anyone is interested. There are shallow places without much current, and places with pools.

I will do my best and make sure you do not drown.

Also for people that have some of the spy jobs- I'm not going to ask who you are on here. Don't tell me over MID. Come find me in person. But I don't want to see us dicked over again because this happens all the time, and being diplomat I want to be ready for the dicking that will probably happen.

So if you can, find out what shit could be helpful to know. [So technical.] Like, I have not actually seen any crime yet? And in tourist places, that is kind of strange. There are usually some bad areas.

Could be that I have not gotten around enough, but just look into stuff like that if you have a chance.

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[She scoffs, but doesn't say anything. If that's the definition of lazy, it probably describes everyone she's ever known.

But then her grin becomes something less amused, more...reassured. She has heard that tone before - and it helps to hear it now. Reminds her they've got something to work for.] That's what's so annoying. It feels like it's just out of reach for us now.

I am wondering if this is why I'm handling it calmly even if I do not forget our situation. That is how it has always been for me.

At least, it makes me pretty sure the situation will change. It always does.

Yeah. [There's a tight grin in her voice.] Things always change, one way or another.

Do you think we should start trying to get another ship? Doesn't have to be a cargo ship - something we can leave in and trade later. Just in case we ever get where we're going.

We will get one. Or something. We will find a place to stay at least.

I always have, eventually. Maybe it is not quite optimism. But ah... just knowing things always move forward.

[And usually turn out the same way, but it is the two of them.]

It almost sounds like optimism. [There's a little tilt of amusement in her voice there. Neither of them have been that good at optimism for a while now.] That's good enough for me.

I want to try to figure things out, though. Sometime. I don't want us to be totally in the dark when we get to wherever we're going.