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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[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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