driftfleet | 02

Who: Winn
Broadcast: Fleetwide video
Action: the Tourist
When: now!

[ last time he posted anything, he was a nervous wreck and kind of nauseous. the changes the past two months have left in him are impossible to miss; winn is smiling, upbeat, and almost comfortable. the nervous energy that is there has more to do with his addressing a bunch of strangers than the constant fear of death by space-stuff that overshadowed his first feed. ]

Hi, if we don't know each other - I'm Winn Schott. If we do know each other...I'm still Winn Schott - [ shaking his head, why hasn't he learned from the last time? prepare a script! ]

Anyway! I've been here for a couple months now, and it's been interesting - and I mean that in the original sense of the word. Think about it - not only are we in outer space [ there's only a slight wince at that, and even a lot of excitement. space is terrifying - but it's also really cool ] - but we have a once in a lifetime opportunity to reach across the multiverse and learn things that haven't even been dreamed up in our worlds yet. I've been learning - a ton from just casually talking to people, but there is a much better way to do this if we all cooperate, [ open source. it's the way of the future! ] and I know I'm not the only one out there who's interested!

So, I've got a suggestion for anyone who thinks that's really cool - and - pity for anyone who doesn't [ and by pity, he means judgment. he gestures excitedly with his hands as he introduces his brilliant concept ] - 2016: A Space-Time Odyssey - a series of free weekly lectures about anything and everything we've got here. Talks about different worlds, science, history, art lessons, concerts - I know we've got some musicians here - basically anything anyone signs up to talk about, teach, perform, or however you communicate things where you're from. Since we don't have a lecture hall we can broadcast the talks - give ourselves a fun routine....and if that doesn't work for someone, I can post the notes I'm so gonna take of all of these. Who's in? Who wants to go first?

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Reasons. What are the chances those reasons aren't nefarious government experiments or alien DNA? [ because you know in his world? they're pretty damn low.

winn knows open wounds all too well, and the search for a way back is one he engages in with an obsessive desperation. getting on the shuttles is never a thing he looks forward to, but if a more private conversation with her will give him even the barest of clues - it'll be worth it. besides, for the first time in his life? he's successfully making friends with most people he talks to. that's not a streak he wants to ignore. ]

The Vanquish? Never been there yet, when's a good time?

I'm not sure if aliens have much to do with it in my world. We've got magical creatures, though, and so many laws that we're trying to make better. Hopefully that'll do us for a little while - nefarious governments aside.

[ Hermione isn't judging him, not at all, and she says it all with a nod of her head. She's doing her best to work through things and try not to dwell on her own personal upset and suffering, but it's not exactly easy. She's alone more often than she isn't simply because it's easier, sometimes, and her heart is a little thick and heavy in her throat before she swallows it down and continues. ]

I'm free almost all the time, so whenever you'd like, Winn.

See, in my world it's usually aliens. Occasionally mad-geniuses. And nefarious governments. Sometimes a mix.

[ shaking his head a little. it's true, but he's trying to make it come off as more of a joke, because he's getting the feeling that he's pushing at sore spots and that's really not what he's about.

he understands being alone, he understands staying alone because it's easier - it's been his life for...most of it. but here, now, somehow he's surrounded himself with people to care about - people who care about him in return. and it's an amazing feeling, one he's eager to spread.

he's quite the opposite - he always has work to do, on about a thousand different projects. most of the time he doesn't spend working on it (and some of the time he does) is spent with his friends and his girlfriend, leaving him with actually very little free time. but he will clear it. ]

Thanks, Hermione. I'll - definitely take you up on it.

Maybe the magic in my world is more than enough to deal with all of that? As far as I know we've not had aliens - just Dementors and House Elves and other things, like dragons.

[ And that was before she had found herself in the Drabwurld, because there it had been even worse.

Hermione is careful with how much of her own emotions she reveals to others, if only because she doesn't want anyone to think there's some kind of obligation to take care of her or support her. She does it for her friends because it's something that she knows is important, but sharing her own worries and fears is another matter entirely. She can't really do it, and it's a struggle to come to terms with people that do care about her and do want to see her happier and free of the burdens she places on herself.

It gets harder, really, each day she's away from the Drabwurld, but at least she's trying. ]

My door is always open - especially if you want to see some magic.

-- ok that is awesome and I need to hear everything about every part of it.

[ are you regretting your life choices yet, hermione? because he wouldn't blame you if you are.

it's a trait they somewhat share - he can share his worries if it eases someone else's or if he's directly asked about them, but the rest of the time, sometimes consciously sometimes less, he assumes nobody wants to hear it. ]

I so do! Yes, 1000% here for the magic demonstrations!!

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