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[immarcescible.livejournal.com]

{A young girl comes onto the Plane. Well. She looks like a girl, anyways. For those sensitive to such things, she's actually an android with some biological parts. But only where it counts, bb. And the places where it counts are all scantily clad, revealing the joints that make it obvious that she's a mechanical being of some sort}

... Um, crap! This doesn't really look like God's office, but...did he change the decor without telling us? Oh no, did my Mnemonic Limiter go off already?! That wasn't supposed to be for another few months. Wait, that's not possible! I definitely wouldn't remember God if that were the case!

{She looks thoughtful, but not that bothered by the sudden space, so she take a few steps}

Hellooooooo!! Are you there, God? It's me, Noa! If this is your new office, it's really bad taaaaaste!!

{But with no immediate response, she just smiles, starting to walk towards the nearest...thing.}

Actually, since he never listens to me anyways... I guess a look around wouldn't hurt! I've never been off of Papathea before... Oh my god, wait, I was in the middle of washing that Spaceship!! Uh-oh, where is my sponge?! I'm really in trouble now...!

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[elegantthestars.livejournal.com]

[aaand what the hell. sex workers unite]

This isn't God's office, but it's more comfortable than it looks.

[immarcescible.livejournal.com]

That's good! I was worried because of all the oil everywhere... It's almost like a factory!

[elegantthestars.livejournal.com]

Admittedly it isn't as nice as it's been, but there's shelter and buildings where you won't have to deal with the mess. [charming smile and bows gracefully, offering a Chinese greeting] Inara Serra. It's a pleasure.

[immarcescible.livejournal.com]

{Woah, formal! Noa isn't sure how to respond to that, so she just mirrors it and responds verbatim}

It's nice to meet you too, Inara. I'm Noa.

Do you think anyone will clean it up, though? I think it's pretty dangerous to have oil just laying around... I could probably bring one of the machines from the wash to help clean up! Well, on the flat ground anyways.

[elegantthestars.livejournal.com]

[Inara's just the shit that way man]

I'd like to welcome you to the Plane under better circumstances but it would seem the Machine is conspiring against us.

Why don't we go to my shuttle and relax instead? You just got here; you shouldn't have to work. We can have tea.

[immarcescible.livejournal.com]

I'd love to! ...Well, wait, what is "tea?" Is it food?

[elegantthestars.livejournal.com]

Well, it seems we have a lot to discuss, indeed. [offers her hand] Shall we?

[immarcescible.livejournal.com]

Of course!

{Noa takes Inara's hand--and even though Noa is an android, her skin feels very soft and alive}

[elegantthestars.livejournal.com]

[the feeling is not lost on Inara but she has too much tact to look the other woman over. she'll find out more about the girl through conversation]

So where are you from that you don't know what tea is?

[immarcescible.livejournal.com]

I'm from the capitol city Joanna on the planet Papathea! Well...probably. It's where I live now!

[elegantthestars.livejournal.com]

I've never heard of that planet. I'm from Sihnon. What is Papathea like?

[immarcescible.livejournal.com]

I've never heard of Sihnon either, so I guess we're even! It makes sense, though, since the only other planet I even know about is Aqua... Oh, and Ea-Rth, now, but Sirkka only just told me about it. A lot of people are from that planet, it seems like.

But Papathea... It's okay, I guess. It's ruled by the church and the papess Ludovique, but I can't complain too much, since she's the one that gave me and other Sky Dolls jobs by saying it wasn't a sin to lie with us. {Thoughtfully,} A lot of people are very religious in Joanna, but I think the farther outside of the city you go, the less crazy about it people are.

[elegantthestars.livejournal.com]

For me, not knowing about other planets is an oddity, since inter-planetary travel is required for our economy to survive.

[Inara knows some about the Church through her Companion studies but she just raises an eyebrow at that, surprised] I take it you're a Sky Doll then. You deal in making humans happy?

[immarcescible.livejournal.com]

{She nods} Well, I think most people know about them, but Sky Dolls aren't allowed to leave the planet. I work in a spaceship wash right now, actually!

And umm, I don't know if I make them happy? I guess I do!

[elegantthestars.livejournal.com]

That seems terribly unfair.

Physically please them, then.

[immarcescible.livejournal.com]

{Sheepishly} Oh, we do that, yes! I haven't done it in a long time, but I'm... weird. I've worked at a bunch of different places, but most Sky Dolls don't get to pick what to do.

[elegantthestars.livejournal.com]

[frowns] It sounds like you're more slaves than people.

[immarcescible.livejournal.com]

Um... Well I don't know just what we are in the universe and all that kind of stuff, but we're definitely not people. We're Sky Dolls.

[elegantthestars.livejournal.com]

You think and feel, don't you? You experience life the same as any human. I think that makes you a person.

[immarcescible.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm glad you think so! Most people don't agree where I come from. We're just property there, since we're manufactured.

[elegantthestars.livejournal.com]

I'm not fond of thinking of anyone belonging to someone else.

[immarcescible.livejournal.com]

Well, I guess that's the problem? We're not considered people, so we're not people belonging to people. Just things!

[elegantthestars.livejournal.com]

Then I suppose I'll just have to treat you as wonderfully as possible so you realise how much of a person you truly are.

[immarcescible.livejournal.com]

That's very nice of you! Everyone I've met here so far is really nice, actually.

[elegantthestars.livejournal.com]

I do my best.

[and leads her to her shuttle! where she sits Noa down and makes her some tea]

Has anyone explained this place to you?