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[Have a Marta, everyone. She's sitting at a cafe console for the first time since her initial arrival last week. After the last few days of recovering from being on the run, exploring the city, and keeping an eye on Aaron's wounds, she's finally ready to see just who's around.

Hair pulled back in a ponytail, and with a cup of tea not far from her hand, she starts a video feed.]

Good morning, everyone. My name is June. [Look at that, she didn't stumble on the fake name or anything!] I've been looking around the city and--it's quite incredible isn't it?

The level of technology is a great deal less advanced than where I'm from, however. Has anyone seen anything remotely resembling a laboratory or a hospital here?

[She pauses briefly, a moment of awkwardness, then summons a half-smile.]

Thank you for your time.

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I appreciate it. Differing worlds or not, low key organizations function best when they remain that.

And what about you? What did you do back home?

[Marta hesitates a moment, and then picks through her words carefully.]

A great deal of research, to be honest. Biochemistry and genetics, some virology. A few days before I arrived here the project ended, however, so I was between jobs.

[She doesn't mention the project's government ties, or the fact that the project had been shut down in fatal ways.]

[Peggy nods, though something akin to recognition flashes in her expression at the word "genetics." She picks up on the hesitation, suspects a careful choice of words -- it's part of her job to read people -- but she doesn't push the issue.]

I can't possibly claim to know as much as you probably do, but I can understand the sort of work that might entail.

[Grateful that Peggy leaves it at that, she nods, gives the other woman a wry smile.]

Many long work days with long hours in a closed laboratory.

[Not what Peggy meant, but it's all she'll say publicly.]

Not the kind of work I've been doing here but the break is nice.

[And it gives her some time to get her head straight about her work in general. Things hadn't really ended on a good note, and she'd been left with many questions as to the nature of her work and what her involvement had resulted in.]

Sounds about right. I'm not sure I could handle that, to be honest. [It's said with a small smile.]

What sort of work have you found here then? It feels like there's quite a variety.

There's a little restaurant near my suite. I joined on as one of their waitresses. I haven't worked a restaurant in years but it's amazing how quickly that sort of thing comes back to you.

That sounds convenient. I suspect any sort of training never really goes away, despite how infrequent its use.

I guess so. What about you? Did you find something more in line with what you did back home?

Not just yet, unfortunately, though I'd like to. But I find I'm rather adaptable.

Would you be allowed to work for a different military order, even in a situation like this? I would think there might be a conflict of interest or something...

I think it would depend on the context, to be honest. Back home, I was already more or less involved with two.

Were you? I guess that makes sense, it would depend on what sort of contributions you were expected to make...what duties you'd have...

In any case, I hope you find something.

Thank you, I hope so, too. Or at least something I have a little experience in would be nice.

If I hear of anything that seems like it could be up your alley, I'll let you know.

[She nods.] I appreciate that.

I'd better get going now, but thank you again for your input.

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