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( A sleepy Steph starts up the video, yawning a little before she takes her thumb off the camera to reveal herself. She's not messy or sloppy or anything like that, just yawning. Her voice is very matter-of-fact and she nods occasionally as she speaks to confirm how right her point is. )

Y'know I think this place needs to give newbies a warmer welcome. Hotels give you like coffee and maybe a fruit basket? We need that, waiting in our suite for us. Maybe with a cute message card saying something like, "Welcome to our city, and oh, remember you're stuck here! Have a mocha on us!" It's common courtesy to give folks some kind of compensation.

( She pauses. She's forgetting something, isn't she... Oh, right! )

Oh yeah, I'm Stephanie. Or Steph. Probably not Stephie. ( Bad memories associated with that one. ) Aaaand I really want a mocha. That actually sounds really good right now. Nice to meet you and especially nice to meet you if you know about a Turtlebucks close to the Wood Sector.

( Confirm her secret identity in this place as an ordinary and hilarious college student? Check. She honestly is seriously thinking about her situation, but for now she doesn't want that to show through as Stephanie Brown. Gotta be safe and all. )

I think that's everything? Laters.

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Then the future that you come from is a better place indeed, if just for that. [Enjolras's smile, on realizing that point is rather beatific really, as if it could somehow burst the screen.] I am glad to know that some do not suffer as we were forced to watch and could not help. It seems as though some progress in the world has been made after all. And the question of our sisters in liberty, no, the world has often been unfair to you where I am from, and leaves you much to suffer from when economy and society make it necessary with no means of protecting yourself.. Such laws ARE wrong; there are not so many who would seek only to look beneath your skirts as you pass by.

[Do many women still wear skirts? Keelalai has Enjolras assuming differently now, but the point remains.]

There have been attempts in France, before my lifetime, during the revolution to allow you such rights of course. It is a shame, and wrong, that they did not come with the new century itself, or before it. Are you not our equals in every way?

In comparison to where you're from? Definitely. Unfortunately, we still have a long way to go. Even after a century and more.

( And somehow it's still prevalent in her line of work. She could do without the whole "Finally, Batman's here" thing. )

At least here so far I haven't faced any problems.

Perhaps part of the difference here has much to do with the Empress herself. Things would undoubtedly be different in that case when she is right before us I should think. And the rest of that...

[Enjolras looks simply very tired for a moment there.]

I suppose the changes that we fought for WOULD not have been so quick as to engulf the world like a flame much as we'd hoped. Even so, they should have.

Maybe, yeah.

( She's still pretty unsure what to say to this guy, to be honest. Politics... isn't quite her thing. Steph continues to just nod at his words. )

Hey, uh... Rome wasn't built in a day, right?

Indeed not. [And Enjolras's lip is quirking a bit, so go, Steph, you got him to be as amused as he tends to get by reminding him of that fact.] I think sometimes we all need to remember that.

Maybe instead of coffee, people around here need someone to cheer 'em up and offer words of encouragement. Well, I think everybody needs that once in a while, but here especially. What do you think?

Perhaps so at that. I can think of some who might use that if it were offered. And given the oddity of our situation when arriving here...that may be just necessary. Could that be arranged for then, do you suppose?

[Enjolras though? Needs triple brewed espresso as well. For the record.]

( Her voice is very serious all of a sudden. )

I believe it's possible. I'll need an elite group of remarkable people, though. People who can turn that frown upside down any day without breaking a sweat. It'll be hard, yes, but I can do it.

( And back to normal. )

Just let me know who needs the cheering up and I'll try my best.

I do have a friend in mind who SHOULD be able to help with that. Ordinarily. I know that it has been...more difficult for him lately but this does sound suited to Courfeyrac, I think, As far as members of that group go. he is usually, well, quite good at setting people at ease.

Ah of course. I'll begin considering.

I'll see if I can get a hold of this "Courfeyrac" then. He might be just what the team needs.

Anyways, if you find anyone who needs some company, message me, kay?

Of course I shall. May I pass your information along as well, or direct him to this posting?

And of course.

Nah, you can just tell him whenever you have the time.

That's it and I'm still getting settled in, sooo, I'm going to go, okay? Okay.

( She waves, smiling, and signs off. )

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