Posted by Vice Admiral CockRoach (GM) in Main Sim - Mess Hall - Chat With Elm
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Elm seemed to consider the words on how Bos’ton was. “..It was....ok I guess? It was once one of the larger naval ports for SEM forces up north here but that just made it a bigger target for bombing and invasion when the War started.” She said. “..But during peace time it was nice meeting the sailors and waving off those going back out to sea.” She added then munched on her hot dog a bit quietly. Gazing then out one of the port windows she blinked then rose from her seat moving to the window, her food forgotten. A hand was placed on the window as a view of some of the northern areas came into view alight with fires even from this distance. Tears and a body sob came from her.

GM CockRoach

Sailors. Navy. El had exposure to the sea and waves and navy vessels - though on Earth at that time the surface vessels had changed considerably with technology and the creation of energy weapons and the like. The ‘old’ days of stately ships had been eclipsed on earth to orbital vessels and the likes. Elm’s world must have been one in transition to have both, likely in some kind of precarious balance. She watched as the girl got up. No, that wasn’t so right. She was not the young girl that El had supposed she had been. She must be older than El herself with her having so studied. She had lost her mother, perhaps her husband, her city, and was still in one piece; she was stronger than she looked, El thought.

She set her food down and went over to see what Elm was seeing. The world looked lovely, and would be more, was it nor scarred by the fires. Was that what Earth looked like after its wars? Did anyone see that from the space stations when it happened? About to say something she stopped herself. What could one say to that? Instead she gently put her hand on Elm’s shoulder and stood with her.
- El, Eng

Elm’s shoulder shuddered, she wiped her eyes then turning to El, “..You are here to put things right aren’t you? Or will you?” She asked.

OOC: Bump!

GM CockRoach

El stared at the planet below, on fire, and felt so small in that moment and the task that Elm asked so large. She didn’t even know what the problem was to put right. They engaged in a brutal, swift war that left things in ruins. That would be for them to fix. “In my language,” she said quietly, “the word crisis also means opportunity. Something on your world is behind this that is keeping us here, that made your world .. disappear and reappear. That may have started this war. But we’re looking. We’re trying.” How does she say that they were as ‘stuck’ as Elm was with regards to fixing anything right now.
- El, Eng