Messages - from Emprise du Lion

[the_effect_she_has]

FORM: Sending Crystals
SENDER: Emprise du Lion scouting party (various messages sent out)
RECIPIENT: To Commander Cullen, to the Magi Council, to friends and family
WHAT: Reports, personal messages, flirting, and general griping about SNOW WHY ALL THE SNOW.
WHEN: Covering the three weeks of Haring
WHERE: Emprise du Lion
NOTES: Mentions of violence, of physical torture, of death, and of course, complaining. Why snow why.

Further edit: Katniss's post is screwed up because I didn't realize sending crystals are only auditory. So, please if you will, Katniss is making weird noises in the background of her messages. If asked, she will describe what she is doing.

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[the_effect_she_has]

[Katniss looked at him, her eyes widening as he kept going. She nodded her head slowly, her mouth pressing together as she considered all of these things. Then she rubbed her forehead for a moment, tilting her head at him.]

..It makes sense. It's just -- it's so vast. It's unbelievable that so much exists. I mean, I'm from a land where the mountains stretch forever. To think there are hundreds, thousands of mountains? Wow. Just wow.

[wontforgetyou]

Aye, and that's not counting all the other places that aren't mountains.

[Or even on planets themselves, like moons and space stations, but he'll leave out that part of it unless she asks. He knows what it's like to try and wrap one's head around that sort of thing.]

I'll not say as it was easy to get used to the idea when I first left Scotland, that's for sure. It's easier if you don't try to think about it like that, though. To tell you the truth, most of the time I don't think about it at all. We were too busy getting caught up in some trouble or other to have time to think.

[the_effect_she_has]

Maker's Breath ...

[That was more land that she could imagine, More land that should exist, and yet it did. Easily fitting on a planet.

She nodded slowly, because if Jamie could wrap his mind around it, she could too. They grew up worlds apart and yet so very close to the same.]

... Did you get into a lot of proper scrapes then?

[wontforgetyou]

Aye, well, let me put it this way. That spaceship I mentioned? You'd never know where you'd wind up when you were in it.

[Or when, for that matter, but that part's not so important right now, and he decides to just skip that bit too and go on with the rest of it.]

And you'd never know who you'd meet. But no matter where we'd go, there'd be something that wound up happening, and before we knew it, we'd be in it right up to our necks. So aye, I'd say we wound up in our fair share of scrapes. Not that I'd change that, mind.

[the_effect_she_has]

So it was a spaceship that ... didn't actually go where you wanted it to go? It sounds like it was broken. Why would you travel on a broken ship?

[Katniss has never been on a boat in her life and even as bold as she was, she's fairly certain she would avoid that. One corner of her mouth lifted.]

... so, you've joined the right group then?

[wontforgetyou]

Oh, it wasn't broken according to the Doctor. He'd just say that it needed a wee bit of tuning or that he could steer it just fine. And then he'd tried to take us to Mars and we'd wind up on the moon.

[Despite himself, there's a hint of fondness in his tone. For all the likes to tease the Doctor about his lack of ability when it came to flying the TARDIS - or liked, now - he's always enjoyed the adventure that's come along with it. And part of that adventure's been turning up in new places - like this one.]

Here, you mean? Well, maybe I'll not be going to new planets again any time soon. But...aye, I think so.

[the_effect_she_has]

Hmmm. I am thinking his steering could have used a little tweaking itself.

[Was her dry response, but she can see Jamie is fond of the man called 'The Doctor', before her mouth twitched up at the corners.]

Thedas really is different ... planets on its own. At least culturally.

[wontforgetyou]

Oh, aye. That's what I keep telling him. Or...well, what I used to.

[He doesn't want to think about that, however. Not right now, and he pushes the thought aside to focus on the rest of what she's said.]

I've noticed that other part, though. Maybe once you get back we can meet up and we can exchange some stories.

[the_effect_she_has]

Well, I hope some day you get to again.

[She said quietly, before she smiled softly.]

I'd like that, Jamie. I should ... get going though. Talk to you soon?

[wontforgetyou]

Aye, that sounds good. Good luck with the scouting, then.

[There's a bit of a smile in his voice as well, lingering for a moment before he goes and disconnects the crystal.]