first ❆ video

[multiglyphs]

Who: weiss schnee and you?!
Broadcast: fleetwide
Action: the marsiva
When: today

[ why hello there, fleetians. this broadcast is brought to you by the letter W, as in WHY THIS WHY ME. which is, coincidentally enough, one of the many thoughts buzzing through weiss' mind ever since she'd woken up to find herself in space. though she supposes after a "digital" space, regular space shouldn't be too difficult to adjust to. boy, is she trying.

she might actually look familiar to some of you — there had definitely been an accidental broadcast or two of her as she fumbled through her first few hours on marsiva — mostly boring stuff like meticulously combing through any and all information she could find on her communicator (and taking an extensive amount of notes on them), stuffing her face into a pillow and screaming at the top of her lungs, and staring into a mirror and giving herself a pep talk in an attempt to Get a Grip.

apparently the Grip has been Gotten (or maybe she just grew impatient), for now she's making her first broadcast, a pleasant smile plastered on her face. ]

Good ev— [ she pauses, glancing briefly to the side; how does one even tell time in space.... ] — Greetings. [ her smile becomes just a touch more strained. ]

My name is Weiss Schnee. As the newest Communications Officer of the S.S. Three Twins, I thought it was prudent to introduce myself to the rest of the ship. I can't say I have much experience in the area of... space pioneering — [ or reality tv star, for that matter, but she's pointedly choosing to Ignore that bit of the deal thankyouverymuch ] — but when it comes to diplomacy and intermediation, I have an extensive background.

[ a brief pause. shoot, she's already forgotten her place. best to just wrap this up..! ]

It's a pleasure to make all your acquaintances. I look forward to working with you all.

[ another pause, and then she suddenly remembers—! ]

Oh, and if anyone might know where I can get some binders, I'd really appreciate the tip.

[ from the looks of it, she'll probably be needing more than one... ]

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[Audio]

[digthefuzz]

[He had caught flickers of the accidental broadcasts while he was chilling around his room thoughtfully. And now that she's finally talking, Kurt listens carefully. He faintly chuckles at her name... It's nice that it sounds like they're up one German, and she definitely somehow has a fighting name. Miss White Snow...

He responds via audio, since he's trying to protect his true form when he can.]

Ahoy, Miz Schnee! [He speaks with a light tone.] My name's Kurt Wagner. [No, his name does not mean Blue Fuzz. He has an actual name.] I'm not from your ship, but I'm communications for the Huntress. So I guess this a... official communications... communication?

[A beat.]

Anyway! It sounds like you're really in a bind. I'll let you know if I find any binders lying around. But I don't think we'll be able to stock up until they let us fly again...

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[multiglyphs]

[ did she just get punned at... she cannot even beLIEvE ]

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[ anyway, she squints a little, a look of mild confusion flickering over her expression as she stares down at her communicator... her lips purse briefly in displeasure, but with an easy touch of the screen, she soon switches to the audio function as well.

let's aim for some consistency here, please! ]

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It's nice to meet you, Kurt. [ he doesn't sound old enough to warrant a "mr. wagner" ] I guess I can't be too surprise by the lack of office supplies; likely anything to be worth recording is easily done through this communicator.

[ she trails off a little... then there is a faint, haughty sniff. ]

Personally, I find that the old fashioned way is easier for processing.

[Audio]

[digthefuzz]

[A wise ninja once said: believe it.]

It's nice to meet you too! [Even if he's not showing his face.] Right, it's all so cool! You can do so much with these things. Aw yeah, we are in the digital age!

[He cheers that loudly, but then he calms down.]

But, um, your way's probably cool too! So you prefer the old school way... I hope you find what you need for it!

[Audio]

[multiglyphs]

[ she actually jerks back a little when he cheers — she'd been holding the thing to her ear like she would have a scroll from back home, so her poor eardrums are left vulnerable to his enthusiasm.

bristling lightly, ] It's been scientifically proven that the mere action of writing words down helps a person absorb the material better. That aside, it's just best practices to have physical copies of information should your electronic ones become corrupted.

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[feathery]

[Truthfully, if she's in the main area, Davesprite is probably sitting nearby, but he's too lazy to get up.]

Binders. Like. A fuckin' Trapper Keeper. [Has he even seen a Trapper Keeper in person? Probably not.] That kind of binder.

[He sounds so mystified.]

What is this, the Nineties?

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[multiglyphs]

[ she's actually in her room, so they're spared any awkwardness. not that that can't change...!

her nose wrinkles a little at his choice in, uh, language. and what is it with everyone not wanting to show their faces??? ]

What's wrong with a binder? [ at least she isn't asking for any lisa frank!? ] How else do you expect me to organize my notes?

audio;

[feathery]

[Lisa Frank would be more ironic. Maybe.]

I dunno, magic maybe. You look like you could be magic.

[He makes this sound so matter-of-fact.]

audio;

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[ it's a good thing this is no longer a video option, because weiss suddenly looks affronted. though he can still probably hear it in her tone. ]

What is that even supposed to mean?

[ she doesn't know, but a part of her thinks she should be insulted by it! ]

[audio]

[electrostatics]

Oh, you're a communications officer. [ He files that away for further consultation. ] I guess that set of lungs is going to serve you pretty well.

[ Elecman no.........HE SAW THOSE ACCIDENTAL BROADCASTS ]

[audio]

[multiglyphs]

[ she pauses uncertainly... she's fairly certain she made this broadcast using her Inside Voice. ]

...Pardon?

[ GUESS WHO HAS NO IDEA THEY WERE BROADCASTED ]

[electrostatics]

[ Oh no...looks like Elecman is going to have to break the news with Tact

actually nah he's just gonna approach this the normal way which is with as much tact as a brick through a glass window ] I'm certain I saw you yelling into a pillow a while ago. I guess that's not a bad way to compose yourself, but you might not want to broadcast it next time.

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[ h-how is this the normal way?!

anyway, she's quite thankful this person has chosen the audio route now, because it hides how mortified she looks with this revelation. ]

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[ this... stupid... ship slash show thing!!! GRAAA!! ]

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[ —but NO it's OKAY. it's okay. weiss stamps down her mounting frustration (thankfully managing to do so without screaming into any pillows) and lets out a brief puff of breath. composed. cool.

with obviously forced politeness: ] I assure you I wouldn't have done something like that on purpose. It's probably for the best if you just forget you ever saw it, thank you.

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[kotatsu]

[ oh wow, she's really pretty, is like the first thing nanako thinks of when she watches weiss' broadcast. she's so professional too! like naoto, or rise.

quietly, nanako attempts to fix her pigtails to make sure she looks a little more presentable. ]

video

[kotatsu]

Hi, Ms. Schnee, I'm Nanako Dojima! I'm on the Three Twins too, in lab support. It's nice to meet you!

video

[multiglyphs]

[ first of all, BLESS U CHILD for going the video route.

second of all..... smol birb water u doing here ]

...Nanako, was it? [ hrm. weiss doesn't know how Okay she is with this. if her suspicions are correct, that means this child was brought here outside of her own free will, just like everyone else was. and that just isn't right.

consciously, she puts an encouraging smile on, if a little tight at the edges. ]

Please, just call me Weiss. [ "ms. schnee" reminds her of home in all the worst ways. ] Have you been here long?

video

[stefanged]

[Stefan didn't pay the first half of that broadcast much attention, or most of those accidental ones, really - but he does hear her comment about binders, so he figures, he might as well be helpful.]

I don't think we've got binders on the Marsiva. Usually, you can find them at waystations or other planets... but we haven't been doing much of that lately.

video

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[ there is a slight wrinkle of her nose at this news, though she'd honestly been beginning to suspect she should expect to be disappointed quite often here. ]

Would you happen to know why not?

video

[stefanged]

They're doing "calibrations."

[He grimaces at the word, the distaste pretty clear.]

Atroma promised us that we'd be sent back as soon as they're done, but it's been a couple of weeks. We might be here a while.

I THOUGHT I RESPONDED TO THIS!! SORRY I'M SO LATE!!!

[goldenglasses]

Oh! Hello! I'm Vash! I'm your pilot on the Three Twins! Heh, well, you know, when we can get to our ships. Welcome!

no worries at all!! c: hi!

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[ weiss squints for a moment, taking stock of this vash... before she puts on that polite smile of hers again. ]

Thank you for the welcome, Vash. It's a pleasure to meet you. [ she tips her head to the side a little. ] You don't know when we'll be back on the ship either?

8D Hello!!

[goldenglasses]

Afraid not. This place isn't so great at keeping us in the loop of what's going on.

Although this isn't the worst place to be, I suppose! We all get to hang out together without needing to ship hop!