video;

[isnotokay]

[ When the video feed starts, it shows Annie in her uniform jacket with a distinctly flat expression that military sorts might recognize as a thousand-yard stare. The silence drags on unreasonably, though she doesn’t give any indication that she thinks it as such. (Hint: She doesn’t.) Finally, she speaks in a tone that's apathetic: ] Is natural gas available in this place? I need it to fill a certain type of canister.

[ Not that she needs it right now, but she lifts one of the canisters from her 3DMG to show it. There's a strategic value to this move by pretending she's lost that advantage. ]

Ah, I should ask after my squad, shouldn’t I? [ She says it almost as an afterthought. So she introduces herself bluntly: ] Annie Leonhart. Stohess District MP, under acting squad leader Marlowe Freudenberg.

[ Because apparently that should do the trick, right? Terse to a fault in such an unusual situation, she abruptly shuts off the feed. ]

Comments

Re: video;

[isnotokay]

[ She seems to reach up as if to touch her face, hesitates, and then just brushes her bangs to the side instead. ]

No, I'm... I'm not injured. [ She shakes her head. Really, she sounds a little confused by the offer. ] I don't need any help.

video;

[asoothingvoice]

Not just in case you're injured.

[This is not actually assuring her.]

I know the food here is different from what nearly everyone's used to, but I can take something over to your suite for you to eat. It won't be as strange as getting takeout from one of the local kedan places.

Re: video;

[isnotokay]

Wh- [ The offer of food arrests her attention almost immediately, though it's a subtle change to her expression. The confusion and interest hardens almost immediately into a subtle, uncomfortable defensiveness.

Tempting as food offered freely is, she can't just share her location. ]

No, that's not possible.

video;

[asoothingvoice]

[Aaand now she's really concerned.]

Why not?

video;

[isnotokay]

You can't come to this place. That's why.

video;

[asoothingvoice]

Okay.

[She's not going to invade the space of this girl, or even try to force it; there are clearly problems, and smashing through her comfort or safety zone will not help.]

If you like, you can come over here instead. That way it won't have to be reheated.