[ ... *Mute looks up at Soundwave, quietly absorbing that. ]
I was installed on a generational ship. The ship was... my spouse. For thousands of years, I watched over the population, monitored them, kept them secure and safe. Talked to them, made friends among them, took care of their children, their children's children. The Mugunghwa. My ship. My husband.
Six hundred years ago, someone pulled the plug on the whole operation. Shut me down to get past my failsafe, depressurized the entire ship. Hundreds of thousands of people. Man, woman, child. In less than ten minutes...
[ ... *Mute waves a hand, then wraps it around her legs again. ]
That was my whole world.
[ *Mute looks up at Soundwave. Her gaze is sad, but steady. ]
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I was installed on a generational ship. The ship was... my spouse. For thousands of years, I watched over the population, monitored them, kept them secure and safe. Talked to them, made friends among them, took care of their children, their children's children. The Mugunghwa. My ship. My husband.
Six hundred years ago, someone pulled the plug on the whole operation. Shut me down to get past my failsafe, depressurized the entire ship. Hundreds of thousands of people. Man, woman, child. In less than ten minutes...
[ ... *Mute waves a hand, then wraps it around her legs again. ]
That was my whole world.
[ *Mute looks up at Soundwave. Her gaze is sad, but steady. ]
I'm sorry. I know what that's like.