driftfleet | 1st Broadcast - + one shapeshifter

Who: Frobisher and YOU! Yes, all of you.
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Marsiva
When: Friday and Saturday before the shuffle

[The broadcast opens to an extreme close up of a black beady eye. Frobisher is still trying to work out exactly how these devices work but hey, he's a penguin of some ingenuity. Convinced it's broadcasting, he waddles backwards giving the audience the time to appreciate his full and beautiful form. Such fine feathers. Such a handsome beak. Such... yes very much such a penguin.

You are receiving a video broadcast from a penguin. You're welcome.]

Hey, how's everyone doing today? Enjoying the view? Gotta say, real nice place you got here, I haven't seen this kinda hospitality since the Doc took us to the grand opening of the Space Hilton a while back. Real up market. Could use a little more variety in the diet though, how is a self-respecting penguin supposed to enjoy a free meal if you punks ain't got any fish in that canteen of yours?

Now that we've got the pleasantries over with, I'm looking for a guy. A specific one, actually. Tall, unruly curly hair, wearing an outfit like he got puked on by a aesthetically challenged rainbow. I'm supposed to be keeping an eye on the guy but you know what Gallifreyans are like, never following directions. If anyone sees him, tell him he's penguin friend's waiting to collect him on the hospitality deck. And Doc, if you're seeing this yourself, I'm gonna say you owe me BIG time for getting us into a mess like this again. We was supposed to be going to the South Pole, remember?

Once we get outta here I'm gonna be the one picking the destinations for the next week, got it?

Now while I'm stuck up here... this place got a pool?

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...you're a bird?

[Give her a moment, here.]

...wait does that mean you're from the same planet as Cheese, and just from magical birdland instead of magical ponyland?

[Okay, another moment.]

Edited 2015-07-11 17:30 (UTC)

From Xenon, actually. Which isn't made of cheese. Or have any ponies. Last time I checked.

[A penguin... talking...

That's so... cute.]

The South Pole? [A laugh.] Sorry you didn't get to go yet. I take it it's a nicer place than here?

[A pause and.] I'll keep an eye out for that guy though. Promise!

It's one of the best places I've ever seen, toots. You haven't lived until you've slid down a frozen cliff on your belly and catapulted yourself beak-first into freezing water. Really, everyone's gotta try it at least one in their lifetime.

[...A talking penguin looking for a Gallifreyan called "Doc".]

[Sure. Why not. He's seen weirder.]

Sorry. I'm afraid I haven't heard of any Gallifreyans being in this fleet. Is it the Doctor you're looking for?

[he remembers that guy back at the place he was before. Or rather, the multiple versions of that guy. Reincarnation is some weird stuff man.]

Yeah, that's him! You seen the big clown around here somewhere? 'Cause I got words for the guy when I get my flippers on 'im, lemme tell you.

Not in over a year, I'm afraid. I encountered him somewhere else.

I didn't know there was someone supposed to keep an eye on him. [much less, a penguin]

A year? I think you might have the wrong guy here, pal, I only saw the Doc about an hour ago.

Granted it when your traveling with a Time Lord things ain't always that straight forward. And believe me, the Doc's always getting himself into scrapes when I ain't around. The guy practically needs a full time baby sitter.

[Frobisher sighs and flops dramatically into a chair. Flopping is much more impressive when you have flippers.]

What's your name, pal?

It's possible it was a different version of the Doctor, or a different regeneration, I suppose. Time works a bit strangely in places like these. Much like traveling with him, I'd imagine.

[He makes a slight amused sound at hearing the Doctor needs a babysitter. Yeah. That sounds about right.] At least it sounds like you're willing to take on that job.

I'm Allen. Allen Walker. What's your name?

What can I say, I've developed a soft spot for the big lug.

My friends call me Frobisher, great to meet ya, pal.

I don't know what that is. Wait, are there planets made of cheese? I thought it was weird enough that there's a pony planet.

While I have never personally visited a planet made of cheese... hey it's a big enough universe there may still be one out there.

I can't say I've come across a pony planet in my travels either, though. We're talking, like, talking and thinking ponies running a whole damn planet to themselves? Do people vacation there or something?

It's nice to meet you too, Frobisher.

Sorry you got dragged into all this.

[Well. It's a bird. That's not what he expected. On the other hand, is this any stranger than the sentient plant? Who is very nice. Daneel likes him. Well, he'll be polite, if nothing else. Friendly, until he has a reason not to be.]

I have not seen any individual fitting that description, I am sorry.

... first a talking horse, now a talking bird. Great.

[Aveline sighs.]

If this is a joke, someone's going to pay.

[You know, Stefan wishes this was the strangest thing he's ever seen. He's tactful enough to wait until after he recovers from the initial freak-out to respond, at least!]

I don't think the Marsiva has one, no. Or well, any of the ships on this Fleet. [At least, he's never heard about one.] Will you be okay without one?

[Toots? If it weren't a bird saying it, she might actually be offended. As it is, she just huffs out a laugh.]

So everything's frozen there? Is it all the time? Becaaauuse... I don't really think I could get in that water, you know?

[Aang will just.... stare blankly the whole time the penguin is talking. The penguin. After a very prolong pause, he will just point at the feed and immediately shout.]

PENGUIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNN!!!!!

Weeeeell you'd probably want a few more layers of blubber on you if you were really gonna go for it. The humanoid shape just isn't built for anything really fun.

Getting dragged into stuff is kinda my unofficial career these days.

So, what is 'all of this', anyways?

Doesn't seem like anyone has. What have you got yourself into this time, Doc?

People keep telling me about this talking horse. Are you saying there's another Whifferdill wandering around this floating space motel?

GAK!

[Oh my god, child, what is your damage. That just made Frobisher fall backwards off his chair.]

Hiya kid, nice to meet you too. Anyone ever told you about something called using an indoor voice?

I'll live until I can get back to the TARDIS. Penguins just ain't built for dry land all the time, you dig?

Ah-

Well see...

This is apparently all part of a..."reality tv show"?

Apparently they put people on these ships and watch their adventures. I believe that's it.

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