driftfleet | First Cut

Who: Talon and whoever!
Broadcast: Video, fleetwide
Action: Marsiva if at all
When: Nowish

[The video blips on, communicator turned to one side on a table as if it were never picked up. Of course, that's because it wasn't picked up. It takes a moment of focusing before something blurs on by, something that if you slowed the video feed down a lot looks a lot like a shirt. Maybe. Probably.

At least, that's the most sensible guess when someone can be seen mashing his face into a nearby window, voice full of awe and wonder.]

Whoa! That's so many stars! I mean, I've seen them before but it's like there are a hundred times more and they're so close! [Talon laughs, and despite the fact that his voice is relatively deep, he sounds... downright childish, really. His hair is shock-white, perhaps tinged with just a little blue to it, and it sticks out at odd angles to form a fluffy mess.

After a moment, he turns away from the window, revealing olive-toned skin, wide, brown eyes, and a bright smile that's far too wide and earnest to be faked.]

Haley, come here, you've gotta see this! [Haley? Well, judging by the way he looks around and finally pauses, he's... finally realised he's not in Kansas anymore. Welp.] ... Haley? Oh, I wonder if I made her mad last night...

[Scratching his cheek, he considers that for a moment, looking around the Marsiva.] ... Where are we, anyway...? [ISN'T THAT THE FIRST QUESTION YOU SHOULD HAVE HAD, TALON...]

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[Anything involving Talon should be about as delicate as a T-Rex in a gingerbread house, tbh. His expression when he hears a voice is surprised, followed by truly sparkling curiosity when he spots Kotoha on the video feed.

He scrambles over to his communicator an picks it up, screen going even more wonky than its sideways starting point.]

Whoa! You enchanted a little bracer thingy? That's cool, are you a wizard?!

[CHILD... THAT IS NOT THE ISSUE HERE...]

What is-- ohhh. [He gets a look of recognition on his face, and Kotoha might think he's just registered her words. That happens about half a second later, though there's no appreciable difference, at least. I guess.]

Wait, the Marsuvius? [You weren't even listening.] A 'space' ship? Is that bigger than a cargo ship? Why would someone make a ship to carry space?? ... OR WAIT! Is Space in Shalebrim? I've never been there before! Why did I end up in Shalebrim...?

[Talon. Kotoha hasn't confirmed that. Stop being stupid. I KNOW THAT'S HARD.]

Not a wizard! It's technology, not magic. I thought it was pretty cool when I got here too.

[ She laughs quietly, honestly way too amused by all of this. At least he's in good spirits! And at least she didn't scare him off with the space thing, though she did seem to... confuse him?? Ah well, she smiles and endures. ]

Close~ Marsiva. And I don't know, maybe it is? But it's a ship that's meant to be in space! I don't think space is in Shalebrim, but Shalebrim is... technically in space, I suppose. If you want to be incredibly literal, or wax poetic~

[ Kotoha likes making things worse, could you tell... ]

Technowhat? [What is this technology thing, it sounds tasty can you eat it]

But if Shalebrim's in Space, then Space isn't a city... and Shalebrim's a country, so... Space is a... [WAIT WAIT WAIT shit what was the word-- his expression goes blank for a moment as he tries to remember] A continent? But I think I'd have heard of a continent with a name like Space...

[This is going nowhere.]

Technology! Things that people make to help make life easier.

[ She makes a "Bzzz!" sound, like he just gave the wrong answer on a quiz game show, and wags a finger at him with a grin on her face. ]

Getting warmer... bigger than continent! What's a few more steps up~?

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[Kotoha why are you making lightning sounds. Talon blinks, and she'll probably be able to see the moment he takes that... completely literally.]

Huh? Well, it doesn't have steps, but a volcano...? That's both up and warmer, right? [You lost him.]

[ Oh, she sees it. Though she was hardly expecting him to come up with... th...at. Wow.

She'd headdesk if she were in any position to do so, but with no desk in the near vicinity, she'll settle for letting her head hang, with a heavy sigh. But she laughs a little, and she's still grinning when she straightens and turns her attention to him again. ]

Volcanoes aren't bigger than continents you know... I meant up in size~ If a city is in a country, and a country is on a continent, what's a continent on?

[ TAKE YOUR TIME, KIDDO. ]

[Welcome to Talon, Kotoha. He blinks again.]

Well I mean they're usually--- [His face almost literally lights up, eyes shining] OH! It's a ship! Of course it's an ocean! [He smacks a fist onto his palm. Nailed it.

The worst part is he's not completely wrong.]

[ No, he's not completely wrong! So ... ]

Ah, yes. An ocean of stars~ Way above the sky. See, I knew you could figure it out.

[ ... because that's also technically not wrong. Lord. ]

[He nods enthusiastically, grinning like this is the best thing that's ever happened to him. Given his disposition, maybe it is.]

Yeah! Sort of like the castle under the sea! [What.] So this is a 'Space' ship because it only operates on the sky-sea called Space!

[This is a thing people are actually letting him believe. Kotoha he was bad enough before, why.]

... But huh. I wonder how I got here... and why Haley's not here. [He stretches out a little, and then comes to another realisation as he tilts his head back and... well, doesn't see the hilt of his enormous greatsword.] ... Wait a second, where'd my sword go?

[ Kid, we need to get you out more. ]

Castle under the sea? That's like something out of a fairy tale... Anyway, no one knows how Atroma is bringing us here, but... they are. So, here we are! And I guess Haley's not here because they didn't bring Haley here. Which may or may not be a good thing, depending on how you feel about it.

[ Sword... hmm. She taps her chin. ]

Did you check under the bed?

["out" is his permanent designation. Out of his mind.]

Nah, usually fairy tales don't talk about getting stuck in a sinking gnome ship. [He's listening, I swear.] ... Huh. So I guess it's kinda like a new adventuring company, except nobody knows anything about the world....? That's kinda exciting, actually.

[Under the bed.... excuse him a moment, Kotoha. He apparently did not check there, considering he turns back toward the bed he woke up on.

Of course, it's not tall enough to conceal a six and a half foot greatsword, but you know.]

Hmmm, nope. It's kinda big, so I'm not sure where it went. I hope it's not in my bag of holding without the sheath. It could rip open the space thingy and then poof, we'd all be sucked in...

[It's one of very few things he has left, his bag of holding. About the size of a regular backpack, and he opens it up and reaches in to check around for a moment.]

[ She'd been kidding about under the bed, but he's looking anyway. Doot doot~ But he mentions "bag of holding" and she squints, curious. ]

What's a bag of holding and why would be be sucked in if it broke?

[ ~~Apparently the one time she played a Dungeons and Dragons-esque game, they weren't fortunate enough to get that particular magical item!~~ ]

It's a magic item--here!

[He holds up the bag to the camera, flap open so Kotoha can... well, kind of see into it. There's a... well, there's not as much as there used to be in there, but considering the size of the backpack, and the presumed length of what looks to be a random wooden staff hanging out in there, it sort of gets the point across.]

Basically, it's got a big pocket dimension thingy on the inside, so you can put lots of stuff in there and it stays light! [Light is a relative term, Talon]

[ She leans forward to get a better look, softly "Oooh~"ing with interest as she does so. When she sits back, she's grinning. ]

That's amazing! Though I definitely think I wouldn't want to be sucked into it. So don't break it, okay?

[ .... wait for it. ]

Could you fit a whole ship in there?

[ Oh dear. ]

[He grins broadly (as if he wasn't already) at her grin.]

It cost like... 10,000 gold pieces, I'm pretty careful with it! I mean, that's not even half as much as my armour, but still.

[A beat at the question.]

Mmmm... I don't think so? This is the biggest one they make and I think it can only hold like 250 feet of stuff? [That's 250 cubic feet, but still] Otherwise, someone would probably have tried to put a Tarrasque in a bag or something...

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