driftfleet | ♢ 01

Who: Sarah Turner and you!
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: SS Golden
When: 12/06

[as the video flickers on, a blonde teenager stares intently at the camera before she flashes a toothy smile and leans in closer]

Aaaand there we go. Testing, one two-- [she taps the camera twice and grins a little wider as she hears feedback from her own device]

Is it too late for a Wizard of Oz reference? Because we sure are not in Kansas any more. [her left hand reaches up to fiddle with a strand of her wavy blonde hair as she looks up, past the camera]

So tell me if I leave anything out, because here's what I've got figured out so far. We're on Survivor: Space Edition, with just a dab of Star Travel mixed in for flavor. And I'm guessing instead of getting voted off the island, we get jetted off into space? Man, and I thought human reality TV was vicious. Turns out aliens are the real assholes.

[but despite that she laughs a bit at her own joke and turns her full attention back to the screen before she continues]

I guess the meet-and-greet comes next. Hey, I'm Sarah. [she wiggles the fingers of her right hand in a half-hearted wave] Nice to meet you, blah blah blah. While we're on the subject of introductions, I looked through the contestant list, and you guys have some wild names. Special shout out to "Belthazar" and "Adrasteius"... I can't tell if your parents were huge nerds, or if they just hated you.

So! Who all is out there? Don't be shy, I don't bite... much. [aaand yep, she accompanies that with another shit-eating-grin. She'll also be lounging around the Golden's kitchen area... Draped forward on the counter and snacking on her free pudding. Such a class act, this one.]

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[oh boy honey, you expected sass, AND YOU ARE GOING TO GET SASS :)]

Oh my. Well I'm so sorry, your lordship, my humble apologies for my flippant tone. [she smirks and continues on]

I've met a few of them, none of them quite reach your noble caliber. [okay sorry that's the last jab] They seem sweet. [and for once there's no real sarcastic tone there]

It's not 'lordship'. It's just Zuko.

[ it's said automatically, because while his identity used to be entirely wrapped up in who he's supposed to be, he's sort of figured out he just likes being zuko, first and foremost. and even though sarah is just messing with him, it's still weird. ]

Most of the people on my ship are people from my universe, so. I didn't stay on my first ship long.

[ zuko transferred pretty quickly, upon his arrival in the fleet. ]

But how else will I respect your noble linage, Lord Zuko? [but she keeps talking, she wanted to get that jab in there but she also wants to comment on his second thing]

And I guess you're not a huge fan of making new friends? Tut tut.

Firelord Zuko.

[ you may as well get it right if you're going to mock him. ]

And I'm talking to you, aren't I?

[that's like the surest way to make sure she never says it]

Oh come on, you don't want to be friends. [...] Unless this is how you make friends, in which case I'll let you know.

You're terrible at this.

So I've been told.

[ god sarah you can't make him feel bad he's already self-deprecating !!!! ]

I used to be worse.

[ so there's

that ]

[she makes an 'ugh' noise. ZUKO, you're no fun to pick on if you don't fight back.... she massages her forehead for a bit in mock exasperation]

Good for you? Like, I don't even know how I'm supposed to respond to that.

What do you mean by "worse"?

My first meeting with the majority of my friends didn't exactly go like it should. I tried to kill most of them.

[ you know

like normal teenagers ]

-- I failed, obviously.

[ just in case that wasn't clear ]

[she stares at him as if she doesn't believe what he's saying, but then lets out a sharp bark of laughter before she narrows her eyes, as if there's a cosmic joke and only she's in on it]

Good job on getting that order right. You'd be a real monster if you did the opposite.

[ with a roll of eyes. ]

I'm not planning on going through all that effort and ruining it.

[ making friends is fucking hard okay ]

But thanks, I guess.

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