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[magiktouch]

Who: Clay
Broadcast: Video, fleet-wide
Action: The Marsiva!
When: Jan 20th

[ It's odd waking up, mostly because Clay doesn't actually do it all that often. In fact he's fairly certain to date he's only ever woken up proper twice before now, and he doesn't recall having run out of power. He's actually doing quite well with that, but as he pushes himself up in bed he still reaches up unconsciously to lay a have over his chest to feel the warm thrum of the core within. Everything appears to be normal.

Everything but his surroundings anyway because those don't make any sense either now that he's starting to pay attention to them. Clay runs a hands through his hair out of reflex (he'd check for bumps or bruises if he thought he was capable of having them), takes a moment to let his lips purse at one side of his mouth, and then stands with a clap. ]

Guess I should see if anyone's home. [ Because he figures he must have been collected again somehow. Funny how that always seems to keep happening. ]

Hello~? [ Come out come out wherever you are... While he starts inspecting literally everything and anything he can get his curious hands on. ]

Comments

[heresyandlace]

[aww this is cute. he loves a good audience.]

Oh yes. It was all I really did, back then.

[and he does breathe a genuinely wistful sigh over it.]

[magiktouch]

[ Clay is arguably the most patient audience, and definitely an eager one. ]

You sound quite seasoned.

[heresyandlace]

Oh, that's such a nicer word than 'old.'

And you've really never been on an adventure yourself? Of any kind?

[magiktouch]

Well... I suppose you could say I was in the middle of my very first when whatever is in charge here saw fit to pick me up. [ "Getting out" hasn't really been his forte ]

[heresyandlace]

Oh, it's terrible to be interrupted.

What kind of adventure was it? Treasure-hunting? Exploration? War?

[magiktouch]

Knowledge, actually. [ Which he's sure pales in excitement compared to any of those, but Clay doesn't really have the drive to own possessions or go to battle. ]

[heresyandlace]

Oh... well. Those are the most difficult kind, I've found.

[he sighs--a little wistful, a little bitter.]

I also suspect that they cannot ever actually end, so you might not be missing much.

[magiktouch]

Perhaps, but it does feel a bit like cheating to have it all suddenly appear in my head. I much prefer learning on my own.

[heresyandlace]

Oh, you mean the implants?

Trust me. They don't tell you enough to be properly useful. You'll have plenty to work out on your own.

...And do share with the rest of the class when you discover something, mm?

[magiktouch]

I don't see a reason not to, although I hardly think I'll find much else that's new on this ship... One girl did warn me of "guns" though.

[heresyandlace]

Oh? What did she say about them?

[magiktouch]

She said I might encounter them if I continued to snoop around--something about whatever's captured us wanting us to remain here.

[heresyandlace]

Oh? Are guns a new phenomenon to you, or was the threat itself a new piece of information?

[magiktouch]

Both. I'm finding that quite a bit about all of this is brand-new for me.

[heresyandlace]

Oh, do you come from somewhere that hasn't reached this level of technology yet?

[because oh, now it's Tek's turn to seem curious.]

[magiktouch]

I do. Most lighting is still by candle in rural areas... Only one city has the steam-power needed for self-sustaining lights that I know of.

[heresyandlace]

Ah! Before all this, I came from a very similar setup.

[and boy he seems genuinely tickled by all of this.]

I still cannot believe some of the things that they've come up with.

[magiktouch]

Really... I'd be interested in hearing about that. [ Hearing something from someone is completely different from just having it appear in his head; he's very fond of tales and the like told by others. He and the old collector would spend hours talking when the man was still alive. ]

[heresyandlace]

[and oh how Tek enjoys the attention of an audience.]

About what sorts of marvelous things they've come up with? Or my home, which sounds something like yours.

[magiktouch]

I'd be fairly interested in both, truthfully. [ The former for its practicality to the situation at hand and the latter for sheer curiosity's sake. ]

[heresyandlace]

Well, you're standing in probably the biggest demonstration of the incredible things they've invented.

...But, personally, it's the little things that impress me the most. The things they do for food is marvelous.

[magiktouch]

Really? I've had someone remark that it's not all that special. ,small>[ The food, that is. ]

[heresyandlace]

Oh, well... everything on these ships is an absolutely terrible example.

But elsewhere, at the other places I've been... it's really quite incredible.

And not only the things that they've done with food itself, but the inventions. Refrigerators, things that cook a meal with the push of a button... entire little machines that are simply there to toast bread!

html...cries..

[magiktouch]

Re...fridgerator? [ That is an interesting to play out on his tongue. Clay's not sure what to think about it. ] What purpose would that serve?

it strikes again

[heresyandlace]

It keeps food cold, so it lasts longer and doesn't spoil.

And there are freezers too, which actually keep it all frozen.

[he's quietly geeking out over this a little bit.]