Fun in the sun

[thespaceopera]

[It's that time again, kids. A familiar little jingle rings out through every speaker, and your host's voice is right behind it, sounding as chipper as ever. Her cheer could almost outshine the sun!]

Good morning, dear passengers! I hope you are all enjoying the sunshine on your shoulders and the sand between your toes. Don't forget your sunscreen, though... there's no telling what sorts of silly things a foreign sun might do to your skin!

Also, we apologize for any little hiccups in the functionality of some of your augments--there are a few harmless technical difficulties that are being resolved as we speak. So, if anyone is feeling a little funny, there is absolutely nothing to worry about. Just relax, and it should be resolved in no time.

As for the Shuffle, I hope you're all not too busy with your summertime fun to take time and welcome this week's batch of new faces, as well as congratulate Captain Matthews on his promotion!

[Oh, remember that scattered, distant laughter and applause? It's back! All must be right with the worlds.]

And since last week was such a big hit-- here is another letter from some lucky audience member!

[She clears her throat.]

"Hello! Long-time watcher, first-time writer, here... and I'm always just so impressed by the crazy skills and hilarious backstories of the passengers. I was wondering, if each passenger could share one piece of advice with us, what would it be?"

--Well! You heard them, folks. Your audience awaits your answers! Make them good.

[And then, just before she signs off, she leaves one last hurried warning.]

Finally, be sure to jettison your temporary, Atroma-licensed, land-and-sea recreational outfits before the fleet leaves this system's range!

And remember, the worlds are watching!

[As before, the signal goes quiet, but the line is left open. Someone is listening.]


ooc: → here
(also, anyone who responded to Diamond's broadcast last week is free to have noticed by now that they've received a suspicious little bonus to their ratings payout. audience participation pays off??)

Comments

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[preformthisneigh]

Howdy there, First-Time-Writer! My piece of advice to you is never, ever open a box of one dozen starving, crazed weasels, no matter what the guy at the doughnut place says.

Your face will thank you.

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[faithfulwisdom]

That is.... very specific.

Video

[preformthisneigh]

Well, it helps to be specific with these kinds of things. You never know when somepony might make that mistake.

Re: Video

[faithfulwisdom]

I cannot say that I have run across many boxes of weasels in my lifetime, starving or no...

[preformthisneigh]

Well, you know what they say, you gotta be prepared for anything.

[faithfulwisdom]

That is true. [You are the strangest person he's talked to in a while, Cheese, and it has nothing to do with the talking pony thing. Really, after aliens and everything else, that's not even pinging his weird radar that much.] You are on the Bishop, are you not? I have seen you about, but we have never spoken before this.

[preformthisneigh]

I am! I'm one of the pilots keeping us all in the air. [May Celestia have mercy on your souls. ]

You're communications, right?

[faithfulwisdom]

[Eru and the Valar help us all.]

I am. Finrod Felagund is my name. [One of them, anyway. Or two of them, really.]

[preformthisneigh]

Fellaguuund.

[Wow, that is a super weird name. ]

I'm Cheese Sandwich. Nice to meetcha.

[faithfulwisdom]

[He laughs] Finrod will do.

[And, wow, you are not one to talk about super weird names.] Well met, Cheese Sandwich.

[Okay, that may be the weirdest thing he's yet said since his arrival.]

[preformthisneigh]

[He has a perfectly normal Equine name tywm. ]

Well met, fancy. That's like something they'd say in ye olde Canterlot.

[faithfulwisdom]

[A little laugh] It is quite common where I am from.

[preformthisneigh]

And where's that? I would guess Earth, buuut maybe not?

[You humanoids are every damn where. ]

[faithfulwisdom]

[He shakes his head] Arda is the name of my world. And yours?

[preformthisneigh]

The world doesn't really have a name, but the country I come from is called Equestria.

[faithfulwisdom]

[That earns Cheese a strange look.] Your country is named after your race? [Species. Type of being. Whatever.]

[preformthisneigh]

Species. We have different races.

And there's a planet named literally after dirt so I don't think we're doing all that bad.

[faithfulwisdom]

I have not often heard a distinction between the terms. [The race of man. The race of dwarves. Yep, basically used as a species divide.]

[A wry little smile] I suppose you are not, at that. It only struck me as unusual.

[preformthisneigh]

Oh, well, we're all ponies, we just uh. We're different? Like I'm an Earth pony - not related to the planet - but there are unicorns who can do magic, and pegasi who can fly.

To some folks, I guess. More people are thrown by the talking horse thing, to be honest.