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[ When the feed clicks on a blond and very athletic young woman takes up most of the picture, one corner of her lip a little twisted while she tries to explain her feelings. ]

Do you guys always get these kind of strange vibes in this place, or is it just me and the fact that it's my first day. [ Clearly she fails at explaining this. But she's here, and she doesn't plan on leaving in the near future, so she's just going to have to suck it up.

Her smile is more forced, but she's not exactly disappointed or upset though. ]

Hello. [ She begins with a small wave. ] My name's Cassie, I'm a new warden. Uh... Wow, this almost feels like being in school again. [ Getting ready to say stuff about herself most people won't care about or remember. ]

Before coming here I lived in San Fransisco and work usually kept me pretty busy. [ If anyone recognizes her red shirt emblazoned with two "Ws" they might know who she is, and even if they don't, they may recognize it as Wonder Woman's symbol. ] I like archaeology, the color red, pizza, and being a warrior, among other things. And despite these strange vibes, which I'm sure will go away anyway, I am happy to be here. It's new and something different, not really what I'm used to, but I'm sure my time here will be memorable nonetheless.

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Trust me, I won't make that mistake.

Anyone give you the talk about ports and floods yet?

Not yet. I've heard of strange, magic related incidents, and that's about it.

There's no proof that it's caused by magic, but we don't have a scientific explanation for it, either. Floods last for generally two or three days, and their affects and who they effect are unpredictable. Ports generally lash a little longer, and usually we have the option to leave the Barge or not, generally with no advanced warning as to what world we're going to be stepping off at.

It's generally accepted that floods are when the Barge rubs up against the fabric of another reality. A breach is when the Barge rips through that, and affects everyone. There was one about a year ago now where we were all people in the American old West, we were pirates a while ago, that sort of thing.

[ Cassie now knows that if she has any serious questions about this place Dick will be the first person she asks. ]

Wow, the Wild West and pirates. Someone must be getting great amusement out of these floods and breaches, not that being a cowboy or pirate doesn't sound fun. But I bet it makes working impossible.

[He is occasionally useful to have around. :P] Not really. I'd like to think I've made some progress with my inmate.

Really?

How is it being a warden? I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a little nervous. [ Really, she's okay with getting to now the ship for a few weeks, or months. Cassie does feel like a wimp for being nervous. ]

[Psh, don't feel like a wimp, Cassie.] It's complicated, and frustrating, but I don't mind it.

The biggest issue I've had here is that no one's organized. Back home, when you fall into a crisis or something, there's more of a chain of command and mutual respect to get people organized and getting what needs to get done, done. Here, people tend to be a lot more self involved, or think they can handle things without other people giving them a hand. Getting stuff done can be like herding cats.

Somewhat relatedly, Tim and I have kept pretty quiet about what we do back home. We've had a couple unfriendly faces show up, and it just seems safer to keep our identities secret for now.

[ After hearing about this lack of organization, Cassie grows a little more anxious for her first breach or flood.

But she nods in response to Dick's advice. ] Yeah, you're probably right. That's a good idea. [ She will have to remind herself to be wary of who she tells what.

Sorry, Dick. She's got one more question, at least she hopes it's the last, for now. ] What was the last thing that happened on the ship? What kind of breach or flood was it?

[Hoo boy.] We were... actors on the set of a popular sci-fi TV show called The Last Voyages. So, basically our lives here, except we were all actors playing ourselves.

Well, that one sounds like it was kinda neat. [ She's just trying to find the bright side. There was one, right? ]

Let's just say I preferred being a cowboy.

[ That bad? ]

At least things have never been so terrible that you have seriously considered leaving, right? [ RIGHT? For all Cassie knows, Dick left and came back. She's just staying optimistic. ]

There have been some bad days, but I've never seriously considered just walking away from it. [Tim + Warden Deal = Probably never leaving. :|]

[ That's a relief, he has no idea. ]

Thank you, Dick. It might be weird, but I'm looking forward to being here, at least a lot more now than I was when we started this conversation.

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