one ; he's a transponster!

[yourdistraction]

Who: Merrill & Fenris
Broadcast: {video} Fleet-Wide
Action: Anywhere on the Marsiva (they may split up we'll see).
When: January 14th

{VIDEO} ;

[ The video switches on to reveal— well okay it's an arm, covered in leather, chainmail and white fur, but only because the communicator's taking a moment to get pulled back, and only because there's more than one person trying to use it.

Or more than one elf, with pointed ears and both faces intricately covered in tattoos as the biggest clue. Merrill's markings are as dark as her short, braided hair and Fenris's are as light as his (there might even be a glow). Contrarily, perhaps, she looks much more cheerful in her greeting, but there is still a level of heightened stress to her tone. ]

Yes, hello! It seems we landed in the wrong time. World, actually! Now you promised, since the war's over. Can we speak to somebody in the Initiative? Where are our— Um—

[Merrill doesn't get to finish her sentence, as Fenris wrests control of the communicator from her. He looks decidedly less friendly, in fact, he looks just about ready to punch someone in the face. Hard.]

Our weapons. They are missing. [He jabs an annoyed thumb in Merrill's direction, whose irritated sigh can be heard off-camera.] I understand she likely disrupted the transporter. Just open up another one and send us back to Kirkwall. Now. I have no intention of staying on your blighted moon again. [A pause, a disdainful look around.] Or wherever this is...

[Actually, this looks distinctly non-Initiative. And it's definitely not United Earth, either, he remembers their holding pens, and this is not them. Where the heck ARE they? He doesn't have long to ponder or even let someone answer before there's another sound from Merrill off-camera; a gasp.]

There's something on you! Hold still.

What? What is- NO! Don't you touch me. [He may tolerate you existing in his life now, Merrill, but that doesn't mean you're allowed to touch him with your magey hands. He turns around a couple of times, trying to find...whatever it is on him, his hands tapping around his back until...oh he has a thing on his neck. WHY DOES HE HAVE A THING ON HIS NECK??

His fingers close on it, and he tries to yank it off. If you ever wondered what would happen if you tried to take your Augment off, wonder no more. Fenris gives a pained, frightened yelp, then curls into a horrible, shuddering ball on the floor, muttering horribly in Tevene. He's somewhere in the horrible recesses of his own broken mind right now, don't mind him.

Off-camera: ]

All right, I won't touch you.

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[heresyandlace]

[oh hey, look there. a video screen is smirking at and mocking you...]

Oh, goodness.

Encore, encore!

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[yourdistraction]

[ But! ]

That wasn't a show! It was quite real. He's not that good of an actor.

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[yourdistraction]

—Oh! Can you tell us where we are? This doesn't look like the moon.

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[heresyandlace]

Even better! I imagine the audience loves genuine anguish.

And my best guess is that you're currently on a very large ship.

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[yourdistraction]

Did the Initiative gain access to larger ships?! Please don't say this is the United Earth.

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[heresyandlace]

[he isn't going to confirm or deny a thing. he's gotta keep the intrigue going.]

You've been through something like this before, then?

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[yourdistraction]

Of course, haven't we all?

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[heresyandlace]

I have... but I managed to keep my feet rooted to solid ground the entire time. So, that much is very new.

What about yourself? Where have you come from?

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[yourdistraction]

We were in Exsilium! I had thought perhaps this was nearby, but it seems that isn't so. If you haven't been there, that you probably haven't heard of it. We had been fighting a war there.

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[heresyandlace]

Oh! Well, I have heard of it, actually. You're not the only one coming from that place-- though the rest of us are from elsewhere.

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[yourdistraction]

Really!

[ Well she's about to find this out through Kaneis. So handy! ]

Where else? Is it all right to ask that? You don't mind?

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[heresyandlace]

Many have come from some castle that I cannot recall the name of. That seems to be a common theme.

As well as a clockwork tower, and a place known simply as the Court.

All places that have stolen souls from their original homes, as far as I can gather.

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[yourdistraction]

Castles and courts?

[ Does that mean this place is full of fancy humans? She hasn't seen many. ]

Do you mean that nobody has come here from their original realm?

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[heresyandlace]

I'm sure some have. ...But the fact that so many have been uprooted several times is of much greater relevance.

[wolfuncaged]

[Fenris is far less pleasant about this sort of thing.]

We are not here for your entertainment.

[heresyandlace]

Oh, certainly not.

You're here for the audience's entertainment. And I'm sure they loved that little display.

You should try it again. Maybe it will work a second time.

[wolfuncaged]

[...]

What audience? There is no audience here.

[heresyandlace]

Well, they wouldn't very well put the audience where you could get to them, would they?

[wolfuncaged]

[Fenris gives an annoyed growl.]

If you will only speak in riddles, then I have no use for you.

[heresyandlace]

[a short little laugh.]

If you consider that a riddle, then you are going to have trouble here.

[wolfuncaged]

Vishante kaffas, I have no time for this.

[He's going to try ignoring the guy as he begins to walk around his new prison. Because that works, right?]

[heresyandlace]

[good idea. but... gosh, there are a lot of video screens on this ship, aren't there? isn't that convenient?]

Yes, get some of that rage out... but don't break too many of the machines while you're at it. It would be a shame to be stuck in a cell without a way to communicate with the outside world.

Eventually, you'll tired out and be patient enough to talk and find answers.

[wolfuncaged]

[Ugh, he is STILL talking.]

I will find my own answers.

[heresyandlace]

Oh, well I'm glad that you know of some way that doesn't involve speaking with other people. ...Because if you were forced to rely on that, I'm pretty sure you'd be sunk.

[wolfuncaged]

I am perfectly capable of speaking to those who are not obnoxious.