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[wantedittobeagame]

[It's not even been much time since the start of the Jaunt, and there's already a message of panic on the Headnet. Really, Adachi doesn't even realize he's doing it at first, but there's just a steady stream of utter panic, constant mutterings of no no no no no no no over and over again, before he finally realizes what he's doing.]

G-guys... guys, I've got a serious problem here. Like threatening my life issue.

[There's a pause, before there's some kind of mental screech from him. It sounds something like a car hitting the breaks mixed together with a dog whimper.]

Naoto's hitting on me, and it's kinda hot.

[...yes, that is the entire reason for his utter distress.]

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[fearinahandfulof]

Oh.

[There is a short pause.]

Sometimes Awakened Beings will lure human men with the promise of sex, but they usually just eat them instead.

[brokers]

Awakened Beings? What are those?

[fearinahandfulof]

They're...

[She stops. She's not sure she wants to discuss this with so many people possibly listening in.]

Is there... can we speak privately like this?

[brokers]

Yes, we can. Focus on narrowing your broadcast thoughts to my mind. It can be difficult to lock the connection down completely, so that it can't be spied upon, but you can learn as much with practice.

[There's a brief pause.]

Or we could find a secluded place in which to speak in person, if that would be more comfortable.

[fearinahandfulof]

It... would be, but I don't know where you are.

[And she needs to learn to use mindspeech better in any case, doesn't she?]

[brokers]

I could show you, if you're in a safe location. But if you'd prefer this method, focus on communicating only with me.

[fearinahandfulof]

[Cassandra hesitates. She needs to learn, but at the same time, is this really the sort of conversation she wants to practice with?]

I'm in a safe location.

[brokers]

[A moment later, a different perspective overlays itself on Cassandra's view of the city. Liara stands near the docks, the view panning as she looks around at several landmarks - an inn with a sign in the shape of a ship's wheel, a charred docking platform, a large, violently blue airship.

The broadcast is filtered down to just Cassandra, though there are no obvious markers of this.]

There. I am on the corner nearest to the hotel. That large ship is likely the easiest point for navigation.

[fearinahandfulof]

The blue thing?

[She still has a hard time thinking of those as ships; the ships she knows sail through the water, not the air. She's beginning to wonder just how backwards her world is.]

I'm on my way.

[brokers]

Yes. Strange, isn't it?

[fearinahandfulof]

Yes.

[She takes a moment to check her surroundings.]

I think I'm almost there.