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[oceantier]

[There's a blue lady on the comm's screen, not looking like she completely trusts it -- or that she quite likes being so visible. She has something to ask, though (as much as it feels like an exploitable vulnerability to ask) so she stays. And it's fair that others should see who's talking.]

Hello.

[. . . Knowing how to start is harder than anticipated, and considering the last time she was on the comm was to apologize, it feels even more awkward. She swears she can feel eyes looking at her. Unconsciously, her arms tuck into a cross.]

I heard there are "missions" every month. Where we're supposed to infiltrate, or something attacks.

. . . This time there was water in the city. In the pipes. And the sewers. But people say it's not always a city. Locations are different every time.

I need to be able to access some when it isn't there naturally.

I need . . . help.

[Silence for a moment. That was extremely uncomfortable to say, and the next question isn't much better for her.]

Also . . . I'd like to know what people do to find their own space. Where they can sometimes be alone. When . . . they need to.

. . . Thank you.

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[irrationally]

You mean here on the train? [ For that last part, she means.

And while there are plenty of suggestions Alice could make for carriages that tend to have less people in them than others, there's never a true guarantee that you're entirely alone there when they're all crammed into a train together. So.. ]

I think this train is of the opinion that solitude and privacy are luxuries we don't necessarily need.

[seacub]

Would rainwater work?

[This could be the start of a very strong, very dangerous partnership if all goes well.]

Um...I guess technically there's the quiet rooms, but...

Technically there's...a hidden one..? I've shown a few people, but that's still less than the whole train, and I don't think most of them use it...

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[adropofsunlight]

I guess you like being able to be alone?

{She can at least understand people wanting that now and again.]

I admit it's not easy considering the number of people around and how many places we have, but maybe try the Quiet Carriage?

[gathersnomoss]

Does the train provide waterskins if we're going on a mission where there won't be drinkable water? Is that enough water?

[schrodingersghost]

[Oh hey, it was the water girl who'd tried to flatten him and beat him up with clones that one time. But lots of people had tried that. Danny didn't hold a grudge.]

Well, I mean, I can create ghost ice anywhere. Would that help? Or does it have to be liquid?

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[goingthroughaphase]

Hmm...well, sometimes water bottles are included in the supplies we get for missions. Maybe we could get one for you, one that's a bit sturdier for you to keep and use on missions?

And getting a bit of privacy on the train is...hard. I usually just use the Quiet Car or the Library.

[salutosinedelectat]

[ Aziraphale remembers her, of course. Hard not to - and not just because of her blue tint. ]

Suppose we all find our spaces.

[ He addresses her entirely naturally, no mention of the first time they met. ]

There are private cars for free use. They can be locked.

And there are spaces that, while accessible by everyone, tend to stay somewhat quiet at certain times of day.