driftfleet | When We're Rollin Through the Wild Wild West

When We're Rollin Through the Wild Wild West

Who: Everyone! EVERYONE!
Broadcast: IF YOU WANNA
Action: Everywhere! EVERYWHERE!
When: Mid-September - Mid-October

[How's your ship doing, pardners? Is it still pretty damaged? Is it glitching out hardcore? Well, there is one place to land to take care of all that, and that's on a dusty old moon in front of a planet that no one wants to go to. On this moon, you'll find a civilization that looks a lot like one's stepped into a wild west movie, hardened cowpolk and mutant horses and all. Will you become a vigilante, hunting bounties and stopping gangs from doing their dirty work? Will you go exploring planetside, with a cowboy hat and a stalk of wheat in your mouth to complete the look? Good luck with that; there is no wheat. This town ain't big enough for all you flooters, but make it so! For the ratings!

In other words, it's a planet mingle! Get 'er done!]

[September Planet info here]

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It's fine. I just don't think I'd be much help.

As for who else...um, I'm not sure. Perhaps Dr. Crusher? I know she records a lot of things. Or simply ask over the network. I don't know everyone in the fleet.

[Suddenly, she looks very guilty.]

Crusher... isn't happening, probably. I'm pretty sure she doesn't want to talk to me.

I'll ask on the network, then.

Don't be so hard on yourself. I haven't heard Dr. Crusher curse your name once.

[That was...probably meant to be a joke. Probably]

[Unfortunately, she appears to have taken you 100% seriously, and now seems even more alarmed.]

Is- Is that a thing she does?!

Ah-

[She took it seriously....]

...P-probably not!

[Surprise, Allen. She's actually pretty gullible with people she likes.]

Oh, thank fuck. I like this name, I don't want it to end up cursed.

[Also, you know, she's from magic bullshit land, cursing names is totally a thing that can happen.]

Ah...yeah, Dr. Crusher is a doctor, not a sorcerer so...I think you're safe from her.

People can have multiple classes. But... Right, I'll take your word for it.

Still pretty sure she's pissed, though.

Okay...but why is she pissed at you?

I may have been blowing off steam and making loud threats about the Atroma?

...That's it?

While she was on vacation, at the beach, I guess?

[....]

[He pinches the bridge of his nose. Suddenly, he completely understands why Komui had zero tolerance in humoring Kanda and Allen's fights. Because this? This is stupid. When he lets go of his nose, he'll give her a flat look that really shows how old he actually is.]

This is stupid. You're both adults and this fleet is too small to avoid people over petty disagreements. If you said something that upset her, then you apologise. You try to understand why she was upset about what you said, and you try to find some common ground.

I'm not saying you have to be friends or spend much time together, but if you want to get anything done? You'll will have to accept you're going to work with people you may not always get along with. That's how these things work.

Understand?

[Oh, jeez. Nightingale basically cowers under that kind of a look. She's supposed to be an adult, but suddenly she feels like she's back home, being scolded by a teacher or something.]

I'm- I'm trying. I'm trying to get along with people, here, especially the people who seem like they're well-connected or know a lot, but it's hard.

I know it's hard, but it's necessary. So try with Dr. Crusher.

[The harsh look fades for a smile]

Believe me, she's always talking about aiming for diplomacy and getting along. I believe you two will come to at least an understanding if you both try to listen.

... I hope so, but I'm pretty sure I'll just end up shoving my foot even further down my throat.

[At least, the harsh look fading makes her visibly relax a bit.]

Just...think before you say anything, if you're worried.

[And thinking back to their first conversation]

Also before you do any magic. You should really think before doing that.

... I'm trying that, but... Look, up until about a month before I got here, I just didn't have feelings at all. I'm still trying to figure mine out, trying to plan for other peoples' just seems impossible. I don't think I said anything incorrect, just... Things that had bad feelings, I guess?

[And there's a small, guilty pause.]

... My magic's basically all I can do, though...

I'm...not really what to think about the feelings thing, but...it's not impossible. It just takes practise. And keeping your mind open.

As for magic, I'm sure there's more you can do than that. And it's for your own safety too- in some worlds, magic is illegal on pain of death. So people from worlds like that...can react very badly to it.

So please, just be careful and think it through before you cast a spell.

... I don't like that. Magic is- It's something huge to me, you know? I don't like hearing that just because maybe some other worlds, they don't like it there, so I have to watch myself about it. It's like hearing that phones are illegal in some worlds, so we have to be careful who we call here.

I haven't used any magic to harm people, except on Ino, but she asked. Mostly, I just use Wind to help grab high things or move things around for me, or Sleep on myself. So, what's the problem with that?

...I recall you putting all my patients to sleep just so we could have a private conversation. [SO NOT BUYING THIS WHOLE VICTIM CARD SORRY]

People don't like it when you cast spells on them without permission. I know magic is important to a mage, but autonomy is important to everyone. It's not that complicated.

... It's Sleep. It literally can't hurt people. And your 'patients' were infected and violent.

[??? she still doesn't see the problem there.]

But I have never hurt anyone without permission with my magic.

Yes it can! There's a lot of instances where putting them to sleep could hurt people!

No, you just show a complete lack of respect for them! And then you wonder why you piss people off!

I- I'm sorry, I won't do it again.

[She still has no idea what she did wrong, but... Well, Allen seems mad. So she's going into full appeasement mode to try to fix things.]

[He huffs a little.]

Thank you. Just be more careful about those things.

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