[Console: Video]

[leaptopudding]

[The feed kicks on to an empty chair. The video is streaming, but there's no sign of Makoto anywhere. She may or may not be sitting on the floor, out of view.]

Alright, real talk.

I have something super important to ask you all, so listen up.

[She actually sounds pretty serious here too.]

How uh... How many of you know baseball?

[Home is far away and out of reach, so she's on the hunt for common ground.]

Comments

video;

[leaptopudding]

But... Is there any way to find out? Where-- I mean, when are you from?

Re: video;

[problematical]

It's the year 2518 at home.

[ a pause, and then: ]

In May.

video;

[leaptopudding]

[She'll just take a loooong moment to stare. A lot.]

That's... a long way away.

Re: video;

[problematical]

[ contemplatively: ] A lot of people have said that. So you're from Earth-That-Was?

video;

[leaptopudding]

I guess so.

[Makoto looks thoughtful at that.]

But it's Earth-That-Is for me. And I'm gonna do all I can to make sure it stays that way.