driftfleet | Nightal 1 1369 dr- Feast of the Moon

Who: Syeira and Open!!
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: The Red Fish, if you want. Or she can go other places. I'm flexible.
When: From the night of 11/30 through all day 12/1.

[Syeira hasn't broadcast anything since her first day. That was a long time ago. She almost doesn't remember how, so it takes her a moment of fussing around with her device before realizes it's actually working. She's in the cargo area of the Red Fish, sitting on the floor against a wall. Her knees are pulled up, and the device is resting on them so she doesn't have to hold it. She's wearing her Nymph cloak, so she looks a little shinier, and seems a bit more compelling at the moment. She's not wearing it to command attention, just feels the need to be wrapped up in something familiar.]

So I realized tonight that I've been with the Fleet for exactly seven months. I'm still so unused to this thing...

[What an awkward way to start.

She sighs, leans her head back and just...talks.]

Today is a holy day in Faerun. The Feast of the Moon. It's the start of winter. On this day, people do a lot of things. One of them is recounting stories of heroic slayings.

[Yes, slayings. Not deeds. Slayings. Murders.

She fidgets with a strand of her hair.]

Since I've been here, I've hardly killed anything. It's surreal.

I hate this day. I don't want to hear stories of death and murders. Don't we all have enough of those? Does anyone have a nice story? I'd really like to hear them.

Please.

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[Well. It's a holiday so he should do something. But he's not a fan of the murder angle. It's a herbivore thing, they're not naturally bent to slaying. Unless you threaten them, of course, then Equestrians will end you. Details, though.]

A nice story. Um. Okay. Sure.

[Sweet Celestia why are most of the stories from his homeland really miserable? Think, Cheese, think. ]

Once upon a time, there was a land called the Crystal Empire. The crystal ponies who lived in it were unique and magical. Their happiness flowed through the magical crystal heart in the centre of their empire, and it flowed out to the whole world. One day, a tyrant king named Sombra appeared and enslaved the ponies, wanting their power for his own.

[She listens, her expression attentive, but still wearily unhappy. This story doesn't sound like a good one. Slavers are awful. But it's his story and she's going to let him tell it.]

What happened then?

[Sorry all stories from his world are depressing at the start. EQUESTRIA! ]

The two ruling princesses of the realm defeated him, and turned him into shadow, banishing him into the frozen waste. Unfortunately the empire vanished too, due to the magic Sobra had put on it. I think it was cursed or something?

A thousand years past when suddenly, the Crystal Empire reappeared. The crystal ponies were safe there, but they had no memory of what happened to them, and didn't realise how long they'd been missing. The six mares who defend our country went there, and learned what they cold about the history of the empire, and started to make the crystal ponies remember who they really were, and how to release the magic they held in them.

[There's a BUT hanging there. ]

[She'll just oblige him there.]

But?

But the return of the crystal empire brought King Sombra along with it. He tried to break into the empire again, to reform from shadow and take it over again. Unluckily for him, a plucky little dragon managed to get the one thing that could defeat him - the crystal heart - to the princess of the realm, Cadence. She managed to get them to power the heart, and Sombra was defeated forever.

[Smile. See, it has a nice ending! ]

The empire's doing really great now. They even hosted the last Equestria games.

[Defeated forever? That sounds like murder, Cheese.

But she doesn't want to hurt his feelings with her doubt. He was trying to do what she asked. He's being kind. So she smiles back.]

That's a great ending. I'm glad your world is doing well.

[Worse, they completely disintegrated him. ]

It sure is! I mean, sure some new big crazy bad thing shows up every few months to try and wreck stuff, but we always come out on top. Equestria is hardy like that.

Good. That's how it should be.

Thank you, Cheese. I appreciate it.

Hey, don't mention it. I'll akways advocate feeling happy over sad. It's important.

I...

I don't know if I feel happy, but I'm grateful.

[Oh noooo, mission failed!! ]

Well, that can't do. Any way I can get a smile outta you? A little bit of happiness, y'know?

[Aw, Cheese.

Just the thought gets one side of her mouth to curl upward. He's so sweet.]

It makes me happy that you care.

[He does care. He cares SO MUCH.]

Then that's good! I got heaps of caring to pass around. Everypony here deserves to be happy. Celestia knows we're dealing with enough to deserve that.

You're a good, er- pony(?), Cheese. Not enough like you around.

Stallion.

[Calling him a good pony makes him sound like a pet :| ]

But I try. It's important that we get some happiness in our lives.

Stallion. Got it.

[Your vernacular is confusing, talking horse friend. But she's gonna try!]

And you're right. It is important.

[Even though the moment this conversation ends, she's probably going to go right back to being moody and down. But cheering people up makes him happy, so she's going to act like she's in better spirits for him.]

[The fact she is willing to try does wonders for his opinion of her. ]

It's the most important thing. My best friend? She does it even better than me. She absolutely lives for it.

Well, I don't know your friend, but I think you do a great job at it yourself.

[This is the HIGHEST OF PRAISES and he beams happily. ]

Awww, thanks! I just do what I can.

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