First Cut

[walljumper]

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...]

Comments

[walljumper]

Whuh? Oh, they said-- oh. [Talon points at nothing where he heard the voice, then gets a sheepish look on his face.] Sorry, that happens sometimes! People tell me they can't hear it but somebody's definitely talking, you know?

... Maybe I have supersonic hearing or something. [YOU DO NOT, YOU MORON]

[spontaneouscombustion]

Huh, that's kinda neat! Kinda like when I start looking off to the side like there's a camera there or something!

[... THEY'RE ONTO US, RUN AWAY!]

[walljumper]

[RED ALERT--wait they already think they're on a tv show this is natural we good]

Oooh! [Wait for it... waaaaaaait for it] What's a camera, though? I've never heard of that! [o3o]

[spontaneouscombustion]

[... Okay, the Atroma fourth wall they know about. But what if they figure out about US?]

You know how you're looking at me right now? That's because there's a device in there taking LOTS and lots of pictures every second and recording my voice, turning them into energy, and sending them back to you!

[walljumper]

[... Maybe if we act really casual about it they won't figure it out.

Talon won't, anyway.]

... Wait, really? So it's not some kind of mirror-portal? I mean I'd never seen one this small, but Mages are weird.

[spontaneouscombustion]

Nope, not a mirror portal!

[Trust me, she'd know. Twilight especially has LOOOTS of experience with world-hopping through mirrors.]

[walljumper]

Ooooh. I guess that explains why tapping it didn't do anything.

[As if to prove his point, he taps the communicator screen, creating a clinking noise on the recording.]

How does it work? [o3o????]

[spontaneouscombustion]

[She... already said. Good thing Pinkie's people-patient, though!]

So there's a device in there taking LOTS and lots of pictures every second and recording my voice, turning them into energy, and sending them back to you!

[walljumper]

Yeah, but I mean! Like...

[He turns the communicator upside down, squinting at it. His hair looks exactly like it would if he actually were upside down, incidentally.]

Does it have cogs? Or a power source? Or what?

[spontaneouscombustion]

Yup! Wires and an electrical battery!