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[curiositykilledthecats]

Who: Miah and anyone else!
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Aboard the Huntress, if you really want it
When: Now

[Miah is looking into the camera, back to wearing her full plate armor to address the fleet.]

Good evening. I seek any in this fleet capable of smithing. It has been too long since I have held a sword, and I like not the feel of the so-called 'weapons' the Atroma have provided us. If any are capable of crafting a blade for me, or the tools and materials with which I may forge my own, I would be grateful. I lack the means to pay with coin, but I may offer payment in the form of labor or trade.

Thank you for listening.

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[curiositykilledthecats]

Had I not been divested of my tools and materials, I would need no forge. Yet with nothing else for it, I must resort to asking others.

[stickupherforehead]

The last planet we were on had abundant sources of obsidian, so I made a few knives. [more like fifty of them]

It's a bit too brittle for typical swords, but it's better than nothing.

[curiositykilledthecats]

... Obsidian, then. Though I have hardly used them since I ceased to be a gladiator, a macuahuitl will suit my purposes well enough. If you could craft one such weapon for me, I would ask your price.

[stickupherforehead]

[and the thing in her forehead glows, sending out a small hologram of the sword in question]

Are you talking about one of these? While I have enough obsidian left, I don't have any pieces of wood long enough for something like that.

[eheh. Have a slightly embarrassed smile.] Like I said, resources can be scarce.

[curiositykilledthecats]

... Is that magic? A quite useful trick.

I see... That is indeed what I refer to, but it seems even that will elude me.

[stickupherforehead]

Magic is as good a word as any. [let's not get into a discussion on her ability to manipulate light energy.

The hologram flickers and disappears.] If you like, I can send you a couple of knives to tide you over for the moment.

[curiositykilledthecats]

... It is better than being unarmed, should something occur.

Thank you. I am in your debt. If there is aught you desire in return, I ask you simply name it.

[stickupherforehead]

Well, I can't think of anything at the moment, so I suppose we'll have to save that for later. [she would like to go home, but that's not an option so]

I'm Pearl, of the Vanquish. [just so she knows who to get those knives to]

[curiositykilledthecats]

Miah Lanbatal. I currently reside within the Huntress. It is an honor, Lady Pearl.

[stickupherforehead]

['lady?' That's a slight flush.] 'Pearl' is just fine.

But yes, if we ever do find suitable weapons, I wouldn't mind having a sparring partner.

[curiositykilledthecats]

As you wish. A sparring partner would help me as well, lest I rust from inactivity. I look forward to it.

[stickupherforehead]

[and she's smiling at that]

It's always a nice change of pace. It's hard to learn anything new from fighting my own shadow.

How long have you been here?

[curiositykilledthecats]

Your own shadow?

[She has to take a moment to think about that, ears twitching as she tries to remember.]

I believe it has been about a moon. I have not been unarmed for this long since I was but a girl.

[stickupherforehead]

[not terribly long then, but]

I know how you feel. [in the general sense of the word] It's infuriating, honestly.

Oh, I can create a copy of myself. It can come in handy, at times.

[curiositykilledthecats]

... You possess many interesting abilities. Are you some manner of shinobi?

[stickupherforehead]

[a what? That sounds like something from one of Steven's ninja cartoons.]

Not...that I know of. I'm a Gem. [which might explain the thing on her forehead]

[curiositykilledthecats]

A... gem?

[Look I'm not judging other worlds' fashion choices]

[stickupherforehead]

[she points at the thing in her forehead. It's bigger than most normal pearls.]

A Gem. My people typically have something similar on them.

[curiositykilledthecats]

... I see.

[No, she doesn't.]