open | all I want is the moon upon a stick

[vaccination]

Date & Time: October 10th onwards.
Location: Around the base.
Characters: Ellie and you.
Summary: Ellie's hangin' around, totally over this moon business.
Warnings: Swearing.



a. the cafeteria
[Ellie sits at one of the tables in the cafeteria, a pyramid of upside-down cups stacked in front of her. It's certainly not the sturdiest of structures, but she's spent some time on it, and she's vaguely proud of her accomplishment. They only clattered to the floor once or twice.

Now that she's done, she leans back and slides down a few inches in her seat. Well. That killed twenty minutes.

She reaches out a hand to slowly nudge one of the cups at the bottom corner of her pyramid. That might be loud if she keeps going.]

b. the observatory
[Space is cool. It kind of makes her feel like she's falling when she looks out the window or through any screens, but she keeps coming back to the observatory to do just that. She's not sure if she likes that feeling or not. The wasteland where Exsilium once was is still visible, but Ellie doesn't seem to pay it much mind right now. She's lying on her back on the floor, sneakers propped up against a wall, comic book held over her face.

Every now and then she makes some sort of noise. This comic is so intense.]

Comments

[gevurah]

They seem to have bits of everything from different universes.

[ It shouldn't be too surprising this world is likely an alternate world of hers or Ellie's, with similar history up until events leading to the United Earth and the war breaking out.

Still, a lot of this goes over her head. Her training encompassed many things, but never on how to fight a transdimensional war in the far off future while stuck on a base on the moon. ]

You doing okay?

[vaccination]

I always meant to check out the library, but I guess I got distracted a lot.

[There was always something to fix up in their shitty little apartment, or she was busy trailing around after Joel or Tess. Ugh, she misses that place already.]

I'm alright. Could be worse. You? When did you get up here?

[gevurah]

[ "Could be worse." Ha. Kate hasn't let go of her embitterment over abandoning the Exiles and refused to after seeing talks of parties and other leisurely activity as if nothing was wrong. As if this is all some trippy vacation and half a million people didn't die.

It strikes a raw nerve with her. She sees Alice's -- Beth's face -- more often than usual now. ]

Just about when the evacuation was done with. [ She had been reluctant to leave, but she wasn't eager to face death either. ] Did you find your friend, Joel?

[vaccination]

[Ellie never really felt too bad about the Exiles. Maybe she didn't have enough time to get attached, or maybe she really just didn't care as long as she had Joel and Tess.

She stretches her arms out over her legs, yawning before responding to Kate.]

Yeah. He's back to normal.

[A set of broken ribs and a mental breakdown later, that is.]

[gevurah]

[ Kate nods, glad to hear he's fine. ]

We'll find a way back to the city.

[ They have to fix it. There's nothing else they can focus on besides finding a way to return to Earth. They aren't safe up here forever. ]

[vaccination]

With the time travel shit? Why haven't we done it already?

[Ellie thought they would be here for a couple of days, maybe a week.]

[gevurah]

[ She frowns, the creases on her forehead more prominent. ]

I don't know.

[ It frustrates her. They've been able to change the course of an election in what, a week? What's been preventing them from going after their uranium resources?

Though, she thinks back to her conversation with Caesar and thinks about the potential harm they can bring to multiple countries if they go back and cut mining entirely. ]

We're trying to do too much at once.

[vaccination]

I guess it's important to make sure we don't die up here, but... I don't know. The fucking Initiative isn't helping, bringing in more people.

[Morons.]

[gevurah]

[ She shakes her head and sighs. ]

Maybe it can't go offline.

[vaccination]

That's not a comforting thought either, if they don't have total control over their own shit.

[gevurah]

The Transporter screws up sometimes and can affect us.

[ Is it possible that's what the Initiative is afraid of? God, who knows anymore. ]

I really don't know, though.

[vaccination]

These guys sound better the longer I'm here.

[She sighs, shaking her head. The lesser of two evils, maybe.]

So, what have you been up to here on the moon?

wow dw thank you for breaking icons

[gevurah]

[ Plotting with a lot of other people and for the most part keeping her secret close to her. (Literally; a duffel bag is slung over her shoulder with her uniform and equipment inside.) ]

Not much yet.

[ True. ]

Might help with a supply run if anyone needs more hands.

dammit dw

[vaccination]

[A nod. She hasn't been doing much either aside from making sure Joel's alright.]

I still haven't been on any missions yet. I guess now would be a good time to test the waters, huh?

[gevurah]

[ Kids always make things complicated, but given where Ellie's from, she might know a bit more than the average person. ]

You sure?

[vaccination]

[It wasn't exactly an offer, but it's not like she'll say no.]

Yeah. Not much else to do around here, anyway.

[gevurah]

Not really.

[ She could focus on her training, but it's somewhat difficult when her attention is divided among so many things that need to be done. ]

These missions can be dangerous.

[vaccination]

[She shrugs.]

Walking down the stairs could be dangerous, too.

[gevurah]

[ A stern look. ]

I'm serious, Ellie.

[vaccination]

[Here's a reminder that Ellie is a teenager: she huffs, rolling her eyes.]

I get you're trying to be nice, but I've spent almost every day of the last year scavenging for food and supplies. Sometimes off of dead bodies. Pretty sure I can handle a supply run for this place.

[And whatever else.]

[gevurah]

[ Kate's frown doesn't vanish just yet. ]

Depends where people want to go. Some are talking about raiding the UE's rations.

The resurrection technology no longer works.

[ If she wasn't wary before, she's extremely apprehensive about diving head first without laying out how to get in and out of wherever people are heading into. ]

[vaccination]

They can have fun doing that. As much as I'd like to ruin those motherfuckers, I'm not going to get killed while doing it.

[They screwed with Joel, screwed with her and Tess. That alone is enough reason to want to slam and arrow into each and every soldier's face.]

I'm not stupid.

[gevurah]

I didn't say that.

[ She pauses. ]

We need to figure out a way to do this without the UE picking up on our trail.

[vaccination]

It can't be that hard. We just go to times and places where they aren't, and steer clear of them. Us staying alive is more important than getting revenge.

[gevurah]

They might be expecting it.

[ Or building their offensive capabilities to reach them up here. ]

We were able to save those being held by the UE -- we'll figure this out.