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[dontthinkaboutelephants]

Who: Arthur
Broadcast: fleetwide
Action: SS Red Fish
When: nnnnnow

[Broadcast]

[A young man with dark, slicked-back hair gives the screen a polite smile.] Hey, so I'm guessing a lot of you have been here for a while, and I was hoping for some tips. Any favorite protein food recipes? [- said with some humor to it. He sighs.] I'd really like to get home as soon as possible, but I'm sure that's a common sentiment.

I was wondering if anyone here has heard of a PASIV device. That's P-A-S-I-V. If you don't instantly recognize the name, you most likely don't know what it is.

Oh, I'm Arthur, by the way. [He gives the camera a quick, flippant salute before turning off the video.]

[Action] (Red Fish)

[Arthur sits in the kitchen, picking at his food for a while. After a few minutes of that, he gives up, taking out his red die and rolling it around thoughtfully across his palm.] Feels real.

Comments

[child_of_bhaal]

I don't think wanting to eat things with actual texture is being spoiled.

[She has an eternal prejudice against goo food.]

A little under a tenday short of nine months. But that's not as long as some others.

[Coffee in her cup, with that terrible non-sugar sugar the fleet gives them, and milk, she goes to the table and gives him a polite nod.]

And I'm Syeira, one of the captains. May I?

[She gestures at an empty chair. Yes it's a communal kitchen, belongs to everyone, but it's only polite to ask before you sit with someone.]

[dontthinkaboutelephants]

Of course.

[He gestures for her to sit down with a small smile.]

Nice to meet you, Captain. I'm Arthur. I guess I should plan on staying for a while then.

[He looks slightly rueful. He was pretty close to a huge pay-out, but shh no one needs to know he's a criminal.]

[child_of_bhaal]

[Oh Arthur, no one here will mind that you're a criminal. No really.

She takes the seat with a smile.]

Call me Syeira, please. We're not so terribly formal here. No reason to be. It's nice to meet you, Arthur. And yes, I'm sorry. We haven't found a means of getting away from Atroma, yet.

[dontthinkaboutelephants]

Okay, Syeira, [he says with a smile. He already likes her a lot.] You're terribly nice for someone who's been here so long. I think I'd go crazy.

[child_of_bhaal]

[She already likes you too, Arthur.]

One ought not borrow a cup of trouble when they already have more than they need. I'd rather make things easier than harder. We're all in this together.

[dontthinkaboutelephants]

I suppose that's true. [He pauses, growing more serious.] Is anyone from your home here?

[child_of_bhaal]

No, just me. Which is a mixed blessing. No one I know has been kidnapped, but no one understands my inside jokes either.

I'm kidding. I don't have inside jokes.