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[zekken]

Who: Yuuki Konno and YOU?
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: SS Caprine
When: Backdated to 9/19 Shuffle

[ The broadcast begins, showing a teenage girl, white-skinned with a purplish tint (unlike what her inaccurate anime icons show) and pointed elf-like ears. Bits of the welcoming confetti is stuck to her long dark hair and she has yet to bother brushing it off. Suddenly waking back up on the Marsiva and being transported to a new ship was startling at first.

She's actually rather confused, but she hides it well with all her smiling. And she's enjoying her dessert. Holding her bowl with one hand, she gives an excited wave to the screen. ]

Hey everyone!

[ And she takes another scoop of chocolate pudding with her spoon. ]

Before I was on a totally different ship and some casino planet. Not a western. Did I fall asleep or something?

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[experiencepoints]

Casino... planet? How the hell is there an entire planet that's a casino?

[She can address the rest later, for now that's what is getting at her.]

video I MADE A MISTAKE IN WORDING but i can ICly play this off!!

[zekken]

Oh, oops! [ She laughs a bit and sticks out her tongue. ] Casino station, that's what I meant. Sorry if I've let you down!

oh whoops no worries

[experiencepoints]

Nah, I don't gamble. Mostly the idea of a casino planet just seems impossible.

So... You were part of the Fleet before?

[zekken]

Heh, yeah! A lot of things here seems impossible though, don't you think?

[ And she nods. ] Mm! Yeah. For a little while.

[experiencepoints]

At this point, I can't even tell what's impossible or not... I could actually see us getting stuck at a casino planet.

[Video]

[jamminshield]

Hi!

Maybe you did. Are you a deep sleeper?

I think westerns are more fun anyway!

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[zekken]

[ She could crack a joke about her guild being called the "Sleeping Knights" but that would be terrible. So, she just grins and answers his comment. ]

Oh? Honestly, I haven't taken much of a look around yet. You having fun here, kiddo?

[Video]

[jamminshield]

Well let me know if you do! I'll show you all the best sights.

I'm having lots of fun! I got to order water on the rocks, I acted like a deputy and I met lots of nice people. I hope you get to have lots of fun, too!

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[zekken]

[ She finishes her last bit of pudding and sets it aside. With a grin, she places her hands on her hips. ]

Aw, thanks! And it's great to hear you're having plenty of fun. We can hang out now, if you're up for it!

[ Because she'd rather head out than stay cooped up on her ship. She hasn't taken a good look around yet, but she can do that later! ]

[Video]

[jamminshield]

Okay! [Steven raises his arms proudly!]

I'd be glad to hang out, and I'll show you all the sights!

But first, I've got just one question for you...

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[huaaaaagh]

[He doesn't recognize the voice, nor the face, but he does know the features of the different fairy races from ALO. It's not a sure thing, of course - there's a lot of different people and races in the fleet, apparently - but he can't help wondering. After being stuck in the GGO form for days with no idea how to switch between, it would be a huge relief to meet someone else with an avatar form.]

[huaaaaagh]

[And, since the new arrival has him thinking about ALO instead of GGO, his augment acts up and switches his avatar again. Not that he realizes it, of course.]

Is that an imp avatar?

[zekken]

[ The next person to show up on her communicator finally has her freeze up in shock and nearly choking on her pudding. Spriggan characteristics are familiar to her and another player from ALO is what she least expected. That's not what gets to her though. The attire and hairstyle may be different, but she recognizes the face and voice.

Nevermind that he just asked her a question like this is the first time they've met. She's far too distracted to focus on that. ]

...Kirito.

[huaaaaagh]

Eh?

[That's unexpected. He knows that he and his friends tend to get around in ALO, but it's not like they're famous or anything. The last significant thing he'd done was a year ago when he'd broken through the World Tree dungeon, but there hadn't been any imps involved at the time. Plus, his GGO avatar isn't well-known, either.]

You know my name?

[zekken]

Huh? Hehe... well, of course!

[ Is the feed from the other side not recording her properly? Yuuki looks briefly taken aback. Hearing those words from him stings a little. Last she remembers, him, Asuna, and a large part of the ALO playerbase were with her during her last moments. Everyone knew her and she left an impression on many, which is something she wanted before passing on.

She really wants to brush it off as some sort of joke, but he never struck her as the type who would joke about this sort of thing. Nonetheless, she keeps up a smile and laughs sheepishly. ]

Come on, stop kidding around.

[nextlineis]

[Well, since you're stilling hanging about on the bridge, sooner or later Joseph turns up. He figures even if he's just going to leave the ship on autopilot and idling while they're visiting a moon, he might as well be prepared just in case anything else weird happens. He's just bringing a comic book with him to keep himself entertained.]

[But it seems like that won't be necessary because hey! It's a new crew member!]

You better enjoy that pudding while it lasts.

[zekken]

[ But she's already gulping down the last spoonful of pudding! When she finishes, she sets her bowl down and gives a sheepish laugh, rubbing the back of her neck. ]

Too late to tell me that!

[nextlineis]

[Joseph sighs a little, shaking his head.]

I can't blame you. I'd be worried someone else might try to steal it from me.

[zekken]

...You didn't come here to steal my pudding, did you?

[ She's teasing, but she looks serious. ]

[nextlineis]

Well no, [he says moving over to take the pilot's seat, giving her a lopsided grin.] But if you'd left it unattended, I couldn't be held responsible for my actions.

action; I HOPE A SUPER LATE TAG-IN IS OKAY sobs

[deshabille]

[Mal's leaning contentedly against the kitchen doorframe, watching Yuuki eat. It's nice to have someone around who appreciates the food around here (Joseph), so she doesn't say anything for a moment, not wanting to interrupt her. Then:]

Settling in all right?

action; TOTALLY FINE. AND I SAW THAT NINJA TAG, JOJO.

[zekken]

Mm!

[ A cheerful nod, toothy smile, and she sets her food bowl aside. ]

And you must be Captain Mal? The co-captain mentioned you.

jojo is so salty about fake space food

[deshabille]

Oh, did he. Don't let him fool you, he's first mate. We don't have a co-captain.

[She comes to sit across from her, looking amused.]

What other lies did he tell you already? I can fill in the gaps.

[zekken]

Wait, what? What the heck's a "first mate" do then?

[ Okay, no more toothy smile. She just looks shocked now. She doesn't know much about these other crew positions! ]

Nothing else, I think. He just asked me a bunch of questions. I really need to introduce him to some electronic games if I can find any.

[deshabille]

It's like a co-captain, except he has to listen to me and take orders from me.

[There's still good humor in her voice, though, which . . . probably implies that she is well aware that Joseph is shit at taking orders, and it's mostly whatever.]

Electronic games? Like . . . made of electricity?

[SHE IS FROM THE FUCKING DARK AGES, TBH.]