driftfleet | first song.

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first song.

Who: some loser and you
Broadcast: fleetwide!
Action: marsiva
When: now

Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, shit, fuck. Okay, breathe. Breathe.

[Muttered, eloquent first words from an extremely eloquent girl who then turns to stare into the camera, looking like she's about ready to hyperventilate.]

Okay, I don't know who's watching this, but if anyone can see this and has any fucking clue what's going on, I'd really appreciate some answers. I have no idea whose realm I'm in or, like, anything else, and I figure I have like twenty seconds before I start seriously freaking out, so, you know...

[she stops rambling for a moment to take a deep breath.]

Just talk to me if you can hear this.

[for those aboard the marsiva, she can be found pacing around hurriedly, keeping an eye open for anyone. if she spots you, she freezes in place for a moment, uncertain as to whether or not you can be trusted.]

Uh... Hey there.

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[holy shit yes

her shoulders sag slightly, she practically slumps over in relief, the tension leaving.]

You have no idea how glad I am to see you again.

[and then she's back to relieved.]

No, I'm pretty sure I'm just as glad. But, uh - where are we?

Well... Here, let me just send you the guide I've been writing.

[boop, link.]

Most importantly... No matter what happens, do not say anything about any Echo while we're here. Be as vague as possible when it comes to them.

[starting to open that, but pausing]

Why?

... According to the ones who brought us here, we're on reality TV. We're being watched by millions, if not billions, if not trillions of people throughout the galaxy. I don't believe a damn word of it, but... If, by the tiniest chance, I'm wrong about that. Imagine what happens if that many people hear about the bad ones. And start thinking about them.

...Okay, that's really fucked up, so before I freak out, let me read what you just sent me.

Sorry. It only gets more fucked up from here.

I've been here for... Fuck, you're from Earth. It's late January, I've been here since June.

But I just saw you today. That makes no sense.

... When I first got here, Lark had already been here a month, even though I'd seen her two days prior. And when Magpie showed up, she... She had already completed her mirror and gone home, which I definitely don't remember.

So... Yeah. Nothing makes sense here.

Wait, Lark and Magpie are here? What about everyone else?

... No.

They're both gone now.

...Shit. I'm sorry.

Don't worry about it.

Vash, Lace from Dawon, and Rosella from my team, are also all here, but... They don't remember the castle at all.

That is seriously messed up.

And to think, we haven't even gotten to discussing the chips in our brains yet.

[deep breath. deeeeep breath.]

Can we, uh... talk about that later?

Of course. But...

... Sorry. It only gets freakier from here.

I'm pretty sure anything will make me freak out less than that.

We're currently bound by a contract we never signed, to deliver bullshit cargo to a place which had no idea cargo was incoming. As a result of our suspicious, likely illegal cargo, all of our bank accounts are frozen and we can't use any of the money we've gotten here. Which is how we acquire food that isn't paste.

Okay, yes, that is complete bullshit, but it's not going to make me lose my shit.

Where are you?

My ship, the Bishop. You'll be moved out to a ship at one point- Probably the weekend. Whichever one it is seems to be random, especially now that most of the ships appear to be over capacity.

Okay. How hard is it to get from ship to ship? I mean, I assume it's different than going to someone else's dorm, since we're in space and all.

Actually, not really. Do you know what augment you have?

How do I check?

You know how at some games, the Echoes would just sort of shove the knowledge of the rules into your head, so you know what to do? The augment information feels a bit like that. Just figure out what you know that's new now.

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