It's the first time somebody has actually recognized that she's experiencing loss right now. She's felt ridiculous about it, it's just a place after all, and what she misses is the people she shared that home with. But that doesn't make what she feels any less... painful, somehow.
Elizabeth blinks at Logan as she processes this, and manages a small, self-conscious smile after a moment. "Thanks.
"The original mission of the ship was research-based. The ship was built here, apparently, at the Midway Hub. It used its Ingress technology to jump to other places, collect data, and then was supposed to return. But the Moira was stranded after the original crew had to abandon ship. One of their own turned into something that was hunting them down, so they locked him up and left.
"And then along came Thán and Curré and Tipote, through the Ingress by accident. They took command just as the rest of us started pouring in from the malfunctioning Ingress, and decided the best thing to do was do what the original crew was supposed to: get back to the Midway Hub.
"Which is here, apparently..." she says, looking out at the vast expanse. "I just hope we didn't get here right after some kind of catastrophic event that's destroyed everything."
I'M SO SORRY FOR THE LATE, we can totes drop it if you need to!
Elizabeth blinks at Logan as she processes this, and manages a small, self-conscious smile after a moment. "Thanks.
"The original mission of the ship was research-based. The ship was built here, apparently, at the Midway Hub. It used its Ingress technology to jump to other places, collect data, and then was supposed to return. But the Moira was stranded after the original crew had to abandon ship. One of their own turned into something that was hunting them down, so they locked him up and left.
"And then along came Thán and Curré and Tipote, through the Ingress by accident. They took command just as the rest of us started pouring in from the malfunctioning Ingress, and decided the best thing to do was do what the original crew was supposed to: get back to the Midway Hub.
"Which is here, apparently..." she says, looking out at the vast expanse. "I just hope we didn't get here right after some kind of catastrophic event that's destroyed everything."