queenofheartsrp | First Light [Action; accidental video; video]

[A bright, blinding light fills the gardens, emanating from the new arrivals' clearing. It is strong enough to hurt one's eyes, but it has no other ill effects. After the initial flash, the Vine starts recording, so the mirrors, too, fill up with the light as it shines and then fades.

When it has grown dim enough, a figure is revealed, lying on the ground, dressed in the familiar white shift of a newcomer. She stirs at once, leaping up. Her eyes are wide, her face distorted with alarm and confusion as she cries out.]

Wassily--!

[She is about to say something else, but the light flares again, and the Vine takes this as a sign to stop recording.

A few minutes pass, and the woman reappears, facing the mirror, dressed plainly in black. The light from before is no longer in evidence, and she can be seen clearly. She is perhaps in her early thirties, with long blond hair. She is much calmer, and smiling, though she still shows signs of strain. She seems to have become aware of her surroundings and the situation, and her concern now is for those she is addressing as she speaks in a quiet voice.]

Hello--all of you. My name is Epsilon. Are there many of you here? Are you all right?

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[ Caprica was not designed with eyes capable of handling light at such a bright magnitude. She has the vision of a very sharp-eyed human woman, and so she's still blinking away the afterimages a little when Epsilon finally appears in the mirror. ]

... I'm all right. Thank you.

[ She's quiet for a moment as she recovers a bit more from the sudden light. ]

You can call me Caprica. Was that light something you did?

Hello, Caprica. It's nice to meet you. [She smiles, glad of the responses to her transmission, which provide a welcome distraction from her worry and her grief.] I'm glad to hear you're all right.

The light was my doing. I apologize if it caused you any discomfort. I promise, that won't happen again.

[ The unvarnished kindness — she can tell it's genuine — puts her at ease, visibly, and she relaxes a little, smiling reflexively in answer. ]

It's all right. I just... wasn't expecting it, that's all.

Are you all right?

[ She'd caught that look on her face before the light overwhelmed the mirror, after all. ]

[She pauses. At this question her smile doesn't falter, but it starts to fade.]

I wasn't expecting to arrive here so suddenly.

[She had been expecting to simply stop.] I'm undamaged, but I was taken from a very difficult time in my world, and I'm not sure what happened. Or why I'm here.

[She would be better able to control her emotions if they were less strong, but she would never want them to be any less; they're hers. As it is, she can control them with more success than a human could. She can still function. Somehow, she is functioning.]

Thank you, Caprica.

You're welcome.

[ The phrasing... undamaged; something a Cylon would use, or at least one who hasn't lived among humans. A human woman would simply say uninjured; so would Caprica, as a matter of fact. Her expression goes curious, interested. ]

'Undamaged.' Are you... not human?

[ She asks the question gently — she's sensed the slight change in mood — and with no judgment at all. ]

Oh yes, I'm a robot. [She gives the information readily. It's different, having to identify herself here. Everyone at home knows who and what Epsilon is.]

First Light [Action; accidental video; video]

so I meant to reply to this, you know, when you posted it. because. robot solidarity :|

I am very much in favor of robot solidarity!

I also hope you do not mind backtags :x so sorry for the late.

As a matter of fact, I love backtags.

Excellent. <3

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