Confessions of a hero/Alcohol and Mad does not Mix

[brokenaesop.livejournal.com]

1) [Announcement]

[There's something coming on everyone's screens. Oh look its Mad, looking drunk - oh dear he fell over with a thump before crawling back up into view.]

Hey... everyone... I'm guessing you all know who the hell I am... bet I caused a lot headaches and shit and ticked off a lot of people...

[Mad takes a deep breath and...belches, quickly rubbing his mouth.]

But what I gotta say is really important... the truth is... I'm a girl... I made a promise when I was a kid and... honestly that shit hasn't worked out for me at all... so.. fuck it. I'm just done with it. I figured you guys should know...

[SHE turns around but holds up a hand drunkenly.]

Now that thas over... I got something to say to Doc 'yame and Marxhene... KISS MAH ASS!!! Can't blackmail me anymore CAN YA?!

[With that she promptly moons the screen and.. well.. lets just say you can all definitely tell she IS a girl. There's a loud thump as Mad falls over and the feed shuts off.]

2) [Action]

[Mad groans in pain as the hangover sets in... she's now wandering around the halls of the chalice scratching her rear and rubbing her face.]

Fuuuuck....my heeeead...

[Confront her about her announcement?]

Comments

[brokenaesop.livejournal.com]

[And now Mad just had several kinds of WAT on her face, looking at Laura in silent horror, only managing to make tiny noises of shock.]

[emorangerpink]

If that's, ummm... well, you went on the vidcomm and told the ship you're a girl.

[She hesitates, but this is probably one of those ripping-the-bandage-off situations.]

And, er, mooned the camera.

And said something about the doctors blackmailing you.

[brokenaesop.livejournal.com]

I- WHAT!?

[Mooned the camera. SHE MOONED THE CAMERA. Mad was now seventeen shades of red and panicking here.]

Fuck the blackmail! If everyone knows they can't do shit to me!

Are you telling me everyone saw my fucking ass?!

[emorangerpink]

[Laura's more concerned about the fact that the medical staff are willing to resort to blackmail at all, but she can come back to that point.]

Well - not everyone. But it was on camera. So... quite a few people.

...Sorry.

[brokenaesop.livejournal.com]

[Mad just lets out an aggravated and utterly frustrated noise, facepalming hard.]

Least this can't get any worse...

[emorangerpink]

[Laura opens her mouth to speak, pauses, then closes it again. She takes a minute to work out where to start.]

...Why?

[brokenaesop.livejournal.com]

Why what? Why'd I act like I was a guy? Or why I did that whole... thing that I can't even fucking remember...

[emorangerpink]

Well... both. But there's not much point asking about last night.

You've been so...

[Laura trails off instead of out and out calling Mad self-loathing.]

[aesopunbroken.livejournal.com]

Hearing dad tell me how useless women were all the time when I was a kid... He probably hated me...

[She let out a bitter chuckle]

I just wanted him to be proud of me... Never happened...

[emorangerpink]

That sounds like he's the one who missed out, then.

[aesopunbroken.livejournal.com]

...

[Mad huffs softly... but still looks pretty sad at the memory.]

Maybe... I dunno...

[emorangerpink]

Look at it this way.

Are there people alive now, who wouldn't be if you hadn't been there when they needed it?

[aesopunbroken.livejournal.com]

... I dunno.. maybe?... Some other guys could've saved them...

[Mad really looked like she didn't know. She was hesitant to even answer. It was like all the ego she displayed suddenly got hit with a flaming needle.]

[emorangerpink]

Most of what we do could be done by someone else, but when it comes down to it, whoever's there is there and if we don't do what we can, it won't get done. Anyone you've helped, or saved? As far as they're concerned, you're not useless. And that's something to be proud of.