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[boymeetsfatherhood]

Who: Cory Matthews and whomever!
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: SS Huntress
When: Backdated to the day of the Shuffle!

[Cory had arrived not long before the Shuffle, and so it's all just clicking in for him as he's beamed onto the Huntress. He thinks he has it figured out.

And so, one might pick up on a family resemblance as he shouts.]

SHAAAWWWWWN!!

Where are ya, buddy? Come one out. You finally did it. Prank of the century. I really thought I was in outer space for a minute. But I got you now!

[He lingers for a moment, looking out one of the windows into space.]

Whatever you did? It's really convincing. I'm impressed! I hope you didn't spend too much money on this...

Comments

[ofbelief]

[ After seeing a portion of her teammates have friends from home, she's gotten used to the idea of she would be alone. Even here hearing brothers/girlfriends/etc it's just a thing. And she's okay with that in its own way because she likes people.

But she has to stare at this for a loooong while. Part of it seems unreal and so it's with the quietest voice she actually speaks up. ]

...Daddy?

[boymeetsfatherhood]

Riley? [He squints at the screen to make sure it's her. The weird thing is that, as much as he's convincing himself that this is a prank, he also feels oddly like he knows a lot about this ship and how it works. And it comes with a nagging worry now that he's seen Riley - because his daughter being stuck in outer space is Bad.]

...Can you put Shawn on?

[ofbelief]

Hi.

[ Her response remains an quiet affirmation, fingers curling into the fabric of her skirt. It's not bad here-- different and maybe somewhat lonely given the Paisley does their things and sleeps. But. It's not bad, not like the castle. But how would Riley be or Lark? And that reasoning is what makes her swallow and try to say with as firmness as she can (although it does waver): ]

He's not here. No one's here.

[boymeetsfatherhood]

What do you mean no one?

[His voice is starting to sound more serious, sober. The excited hope of some big prank by Shawn has subsided as he looks at the screen.]

Someone has to be there, Riley. You can't just be... wherever you are, by yourself.

[hearsthesea]

[Yelling at the entrance and music playing in the ship can only mean a new arrival, so it's not too long before Shirley comes in where Cory's been beamed up to find him. Judging by his shouts he's feeling pretty lively but not the most prepared, so she tries to start easy.]

Excuse me. I don't think the friend you're looking for is here.

[boymeetsfatherhood]

[He sighs as he faces the girl.]

Let me just make sure one more time. You never saw a person named Shawn Hunter? About yay high, brown hair, has a really silly beard and mustache? Looks very artsy!

[hearsthesea]

I've never heard of him.

[Funny name for a friend(?) of someone who's landed on this particular ship, but unsurprisingly it doesn't ring a bell. Shirley's quiet for a second, trying to think of how to proceed.]

You weren't on the Marsiva for long, were you? The larger ship, that is.

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[averagestar]

I don't think it's a prank exactly... Well, a prank is still possible, but at the very least, there's probably no reason to doubt it's a reality show?

It's a bit weird that we didn't get told about it earlier, but it's not like that sort of thing hasn't happened before.

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[boymeetsfatherhood]

Because there's no such thing as being stuck in outer space! Right? I mean... I wouldn't put this past Shawn Hunter! Even if he is working without me on this one...!

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[averagestar]

Well, I'm not sure we're actually in space either, but this probably really is a reality show, so it's probably best to go with the concept and adlib a bit.

I don't know the name "Shawn Hunter", though, I'm afraid. Is that the director?

[princessia]

[ Elize will show up to greet Cory some time later after the initial welcoming music. She can be shy and his yelling might have made her hesitant to greet him upon arrival, so she had delayed meeting him personally. ]

Um... hello. Are you okay?

[boymeetsfatherhood]

[He's calmed down and started to get used to things the time by the time the girl pops in. He leans over a little to be closer to her eye level and greats her with a smile.]

Don't worry about me. I'll be just fine! [Actually he's a father who's now worried sick but he'll power through it.] My name's Cory Matthews by the way. You live here too?

[Another kid stuck in space... It's horrible.]

[princessia]

I'm glad you're feeling better. My name is Elize Lutus.

[ If he's worried sick, she doesn't seem to notice. She has a father figure on the ship who similarly hides his weakness and she falls for it just as well. ]

And yes. I've been with the fleet for about... two months, I think.

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[devilsinthedetails]

[Don't mind the guy seeming to appear out of nowhere. That's obviously just your mind making things up. He's totally been there this whole time.]

It's not a prank. You're actually in space. Welcome aboard the Huntress.

[boymeetsfatherhood]

[Cory gives a startled, unmanly squeak when this guy just starts talking out of nowhere. He's going to look at you warily now.]

So I keep hearing! Wait... this is called the Huntress? [He looks around uncertainly.] We don't have to do actual... hunting or anything, do we?

[He definitely doesn't look like someone who's hunted a day in his life.]

[devilsinthedetails]

[He's used to wary looks. Comes with being a half-demon. So he just ignores it and actually focuses on the conversation.]

There isn't a hunting prerequisite for being a crew member on the ship, don't worry. Besides, most of us can handle ourselves in a fight, so if hunting does occur, you'll be free from coming along.

action forever;

[misconceived]

[ Yeah, there's another someone who definitely certainly probably wasn't there a minute ago in the bridge now. ]

So, uh, explain the ship-to-ship thing to me. If this is a prank. How do you even do that for a prank?

[boymeetsfatherhood]

Um... smoke and mirrors? Or maybe I was drugged! [He looks off as if trying to remember the last thing he ate.] Were my tots compromised?!

[misconceived]

No. I mean, I don't know, that's for you to deal with—but this isn't drugs.

You find the thing behind your ear yet?

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[onlyanapple]

I'm a little concerned you think you're friend is capable of forging outer space this well. It speaks a lot for their his ingenuity or your stupidity, and I'm not sure which it is.

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[boymeetsfatherhood]

Hey, it shouldn't be that hard! All you need is a set that looks like fancy spaceship parts and some kind of HD TV screen showing outer space. I think that could fool even the president!

Video

[onlyanapple]

Ah yes. Just when I think perhaps I need not weep for the state of America, someone comes along to prove me wrong.

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[peacockherald]

_{[ Well, this one certainly seemed excitable... ]}

I am sure someone has told you by now, but this is no joke. This is in outer space. Believe me, it was hard for me to accept as well.

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[boymeetsfatherhood]

Yeah, I got the memo. [He says flatly.]

Over and over again. Trust me, this isn't how I wanted to end up in outer space.

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[peacockherald]

Before now I had never dreamed it possible, but really this is no one's idea of how to end up in such a place.

Ah, but my manners escape me - I am Vanyel Ashkevron, Herald-Mage of Valdemar.