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[experiencepoints]

Who: Nightingale and you!
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Marsiva hospitality deck
When: Now!

[action]

[Nightingale's awakening is much lower-key than most, sitting up in the bed and realizing quickly that she is not where she should be. The best way to cope, of course, is looking around, taking in her surroundings, and just talking to herself.]

Okay... So, this must be a game. Don't think I recognize any space Echoes, though... Whatever, I should figure out the win conditions, first. And hope it's not another 'everyone dies' game.

[she lifts a hand, and a strong wind whips through the area, throwing bedsheets and pillows around.]

Okay, magic's still on, that's... usually a good sign.

[She doesn't seem to have noticed the mess she made. Or maybe she doesn't care. Either way.]

[Video]

[Having immediately fallen into the assumption that this is a game, Nightingale isn't too bothered by the idea of being able to operate technology she hasn't seen before- it's not like it's the first time, after all. She takes a deep breath, and starts talking to the camera. Noticeably, she still hasn't cleaned up her prior mess.]

This is Nightingale, from Takshaka. I don't know what's going on, but this game seems a bit different. Can you check in with which teams are here? And Roc, Gull, Hawk, Magpie, Togetic, Sparrow, any of you around?

And which Echo is this, while I'm at it? I don't recognize any with a space theme going on unless it's the damn Bone Witch again. If I see that dress or that whale again, I'm going to find a way to leave in the middle.

Comments

[survives]

It's... [A laugh and a shake of her head.] I don't know about a game, but it's a TV show.

[experiencepoints]

... It's a what.

[survives]

Yeah, it's pretty weird, right? It's supposed to be, um, a reality TV show. So... everyone's watching what we're doing.

[She tries not to think about it too hard, okay.]

[experiencepoints]

[you can practically see the panic building up as she tries really, really hard to keep it suppressed.]

Watching what we're doing. As in... all the time? Or just sometimes, or in certain places?

[survives]

[...Oh no. Maybe she should have said it in another way?]

I'm not sure, I guess... I don't think it's all the time, but they don't really tell us, you know?

[experiencepoints]

Not to be crass, but do I have to worry about cameras in the bathrooms or something? Because that is what it's sounding like so far.

[survives]

[And that's. One of the things she'd been trying not to think about.]

I-I don't know?! I don't think there are cameras there, but... Maybe we could ask someone?!

[SHRUG, she's kind of at a loss here]

[experiencepoints]

Who can we ask?

[survives]

Maybe someone who's been here longer than us? Some of the ships have people who've been here a pretty long time.

[experiencepoints]

... Huh. Any idea who those are?

[survives]

No one on my ship! [A laugh and she shakes her head.] But I've met a few people who've been here a while. Like Beverly and Elize! We've just gotta find them again and ask.

[experiencepoints]

Beverly? Lark mentioned that name, too... I'd better find her fast.

[survives]

She really knew a lot when I talked to her. And she's from somewhere with ships like this, so she's gotta be pretty smart about... [Another laugh.] All of this.

[experiencepoints]

Ships are one thing, but omnipresent reality TV?

[survives]

[A pause. Yeeaaaaah...]

...Yeah, I guess so. I don't think anyone here can help us with that.

[SIGH]

[experiencepoints]

[she sighs]

I can't believe I'm saying this, but I think this is actually the stupidest thing I've had to deal with.

[survives]

[She laughs.]

I'm really not sure if this is the stupidest thing I've had to deal with. But that's probably just as bad, huh?

[experiencepoints]

... I'm sorry to hear that.

[survives]

[A shrug.]

Maybe something even stupider will happen while we're here.

[experiencepoints]

Don't give them ideas.

[survives]

Sorry, sorry! They're probably already planning enough...

[experiencepoints]

This is going to be a pain in the ass, isn't it.

[survives]

Probably. [A laugh, likely not very convincing.] Sorry! But it probably won't be bad all the time!

[experiencepoints]

You haven't done a very good job of convincing me about that!

[survives]

Sorry, sorry! I didn't mean to! I guess...

[She huffs out a breath.] I guess I'm not that good at this, huh?