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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... ]

Comments

[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. ]

2/3

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

3/3

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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.

[electrostatics]

[ It's normal! Normal for him. ]

You might want to get a cover for that communicator or something. [ Totally unfazed...though Weiss will hear a laugh that Elecman doesn't bother to stifle. ]

Sure, I'll just delete the memories for you, since you asked. [ His voice is dry. The only people who can request things of him are his operators, and neither of them are here...though Weiss does remind him of Ann. That doesn't soften him much, though. ] I don't clear out my own data for just anyone, you know.

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[ weiss is still quietly Freaking Out about her lack of composure apparently having been broadcasted to the entire ship, so a lot of what he says and the tone with which he says them in sort of fly past her head. ]

Excuse me?

[ his own what?? ]

[electrostatics]

Memory data. [ He sounds disdainful that he has to explain it even though he explained exactly nothing and it's impossible to tell what he is over audio. ] You're familiar with how to delete a file on a computer, right? [ He's not explaining computers to you if you aren't! You're on your own for that. ] It's the same principle.

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[ slowly... attempts to make sense of this...





naturally, she assumes he's just talking about the communicator. ]

—well of course I do. I just said I was communications, didn't I? [ she's got all the augments for this kinda stuff, huffhuff! besides, even before that, the schnee company is always at the top of the technological game... with whatever's made available to civilians, anyway. ]

Is it really so terrible of you to delete a file of me on this thing? It's not as if it holds any informational value!

[electrostatics]

Great. I see you've got a head start on half the people I've met here. [ Elecman, don't be rude... ]

I'm talking about my data, not the communicator's. With how unsecured this thing is, I wouldn't store anything remotely important on here. [ And it's not like he could store his own data on this communicator. It might flip out or something....it's probably not big enough. ] Let me guess: you've never met an AI before, right?

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[ ah lol has she? stares warily at penny and shakes fist at canon for leaving open plot holes...! ]

You're an AI? Truly?

[ can ai's be so.... sarcastic........... ]

[electrostatics]

[ ah, the mystery...a robot counts as an AI though...probably

elecman's judgmental stare is almost audible ]

Well, of course I am. I can't be anything else.

[ this is just how his personality turned out.....he's so charming ]

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[ ruby certainly knows of penny, but whether or not the rest of the team does...

"charming" is a word that can be used, sure. ]

Well you needn't sound so cross. [ what is the best way to respond to someone being judgmental? BE JUDGMENTAL BACK, AND BETTER. ] My world hasn't yet gotten to that kind of advancement in technology, so how am I supposed to know how valid your claims are?

[electrostatics]

[ charming is definitely A Word

'grumpy' or 'prickly' would be much better words to use in this situation ]

I always sound like this. [ So yes, he's always some level of low-key prickly bastard. He got better at not being grumpy with time, but since he's stuck here with no operator and no teammates he's back to square 1.

He makes a dismissive noise. ] Whether you believe me or not doesn't change what I am. Believe what you want. It's all the same to me.

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[ she'd argue that it certainly didn't sound that way... but then again, apparently that's just how he normally sounds. ]

Well in any case, I certainly hadn't meant it literally.

[electrostatics]

[ His personality is

well, there's a reason he only works with a few people, and he can count the number of people he actually likes with the fingers on one hand. ]

Don't say things you don't mean, then. Doesn't really move the conversation along, does it? [ He sounds serious, but there's a thread of amusement in his voice that hints that he's not entirely so.

He's just being a dick. ]

Well, I guess it doesn't matter. My original point stands, anyway.

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[ she is starting to get the sense that he is just 90% messing with her now. ]

Duly noted. Next time I'll take care to remember figurative language is beyond AI capabilities.

[ hem hem ]

[electrostatics]

[ That's a pretty high probability.

Also, she is pretty correct. ]

You never know. Humans are pretty bad to technology sometimes. And you're not even someone who's used to AIs, so there's no guarantee you'd even care. [ His voice is dismissive, but there's a bitter edge to it. He's being a prick but there's...some experience behind that. ]

...Anyway, maybe when we're not all dumped on this ship, you can find some binders at the next place we stop. Wherever that is. People still use paper, I'm pretty sure. [ Though he's not sure why anywhere in space would sell binders?? ]

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[ she bristles lightly. ]

I think I can decide what I do and do not care about, thank you. [ and, probably, normally she wouldn't. but the way he phrased it made it seem like a challenge, and weiss schnee is Too Proud not to rise up to one. she certainly makes a mental note to do some Research on these ai's later. ]

But we can only hope. I'd hate to have to approach the proper authorities about it.

[ ??? paper police?????? ]

[electrostatics]

[ BRISTLES BACK!! Oh my god Elecman you are (technically) an adult even if your emotional development is somewhat...weird....please chill

Of course Elecman will Not Chill. He just makes another dismissive huff. ] Not my concern. Do what you want.

...Proper authorities? Do they have some kind of paper tax where you're from? [ WHAT DO THEY MAKE PAPER OUT OF WHERE YOU COME FROM ]

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[ haughtily: ] That was always the plan.

[ do not out-tsun a tsun, elecman! ]

—what? No. [ she scoffs, making it sound like he's the weird one for bringing it up. ] I mean the authority here. Atroma.

[electrostatics]

Great. I'm glad we're in agreement on that one. [ IS THAT A CHALLENGE. HE WILL OUT-TSUN YOU IF HE WANTS!!

you can practically visualise the eyerolling here... ]

Yeah, I guess you can try, but I don't think Atroma's going to give you binders. Atroma's not useful in a practical way. [ Or useful at all. He's inclined to be mistrustful of someone who shoves him in a physical body and jams an augment directly into what passes for his brain and won't ask for anything if he can possibly help it. ]

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Statistically, it was bound to happen. [ SHE'LL GET THE LAST WORD YET!! ]

Oh, wonderful. [ the disdain is practically tangible. ] Here I thought I'd escaped entrapment from a useless authority. Nice to know another such system exists.

[electrostatics]

Guess so. [ YOU'LL HAVE TO FIGHT HIM FOR IT!! ]

Hey, you got put on a spaceship for the entertainment of viewers. We're basically a live broadcast all the time. So if you expected our grand authority to be any use, you're out of luck.

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I know so. [ COME AT ME, BRO.

but anyway, she just gives out a long-suffering sigh. ] I suppose I should have known better by now.

[electrostatics]

Whatever you say. [ Elecman is a RESPONSIBLE ADULT]

You sound like you're used to this kind of thing.