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[notzubats]

Who: Sora
Broadcast: Video
Action: SS Golden
When: Today?

[The broadcast opens up with Sora who looks like he's sitting on the cargo bay floor of the Golden, surrounded with a few cleaning droids. When he speaks, he seems awfully cheerful]

You know, it occurs to me that I've almost been here two months- and I haven't really said hi to everybody!

So...Hiya! [He gives a wave to the camera] I'm Sora! I'm the maintenance guy on the SS Golden! Nice to meetcha all! Even if we've...already met!

[Yeah!]

Which, speaking of maintenance...! [He rubs the back of his neck] Ha, I'm pretty new at the job, so I was wondering if anyone knew, just out of curiosity...

What do you do when the smoke detector's smoking?

[Oops]

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audio;

[notzubats]

You don't think we'll need it?

audio;

[sylphystia]

I can tell when something is burning.

[He's almost offended. He's a wind seraph, of course he can tell when something is up with the air.]

audio;

[notzubats]

Oh right! You can read the wind!

Okay, that settles it! I'll throw it out!

audio;

[sylphystia]

It isn't useful if it's broken, anyway.

[Your living smoke detector is invisible, but...]

Is anything else busted?

audio;

[notzubats]

Not...so far? Though I don't know what a lot of this stuff even does, so it's a little hard to tell.

audio;

[sylphystia]

Don't 'fix' the stove. That's my only request.

[He needs it... for reasons.]

audio;

[notzubats]

Your only-

[ ! ]

Wait. Does that mean you cook?

audio;

[sylphystia]

[A pause.]

Yes. [And because he likes Sora, he adds:] Do you like sweets?

audio;

[notzubats]

Sweets?

Ha- of course I do! How could you not?

audio;

[sylphystia]

[deadpan]

Some people hate beautiful things.

audio;

[notzubats]

Yeah, well I'm not one of those people!

[He'll gladly take those losers sweets]

But oh! Do you like rice balls?

audio;

[sylphystia]

Yeah, they're good. [What kind of Tales character doesn't like rice balls?]

Is that the only thing you can make?

audio;

[notzubats]

No! I can make more stuff than that!

[Sheesh! He rubs the back of his neck]

I just have a friend. She made me some rice balls, and she said she'll make more when we get to a planet with more ingredients.

Maybe next time she makes a batch, we can split 'em! They're really good!

audio;

[sylphystia]

[... look, no one else can cook except Dezel and Mikleo. Edna making them do it doesn't fucking count.]

All right.

[Look, he's not even resisting.]

audio;

[notzubats]

Great!

I'll ask her to include some fruit ones too, since I'm guessing you don't eat fish.

audio;

[sylphystia]

[Haha, Sora already knows him so well.]

Fish is fine.

[It's just furry cute things... but he pauses.]

-- Thanks.

audio;

[notzubats]

Oh really? Okay then.

[Fish is fine, just no furry cute animals]

Hey, don't mention it! It's only fair if you're sharing sweets with me.

audio;

[sylphystia]

[Fish aren't cute. He'll definitely protect them if they're being tortured, but... commercial fishing isn't a thing on his world.]

The people I traveled with used to demand it...

[He tips his hand a little, shows he has a soft spot if he let them boss him around.]

audio;

[notzubats]

Ha. Friends of yours, I take it?

[Because he really can't see Dezel just putting up with someone he doesn't like pushing him around.]

audio;

[sylphystia]

Yeah. Bunch of knuckleheads, really. You'd get along fine.

[Actually--]

Sorey and Mikleo are on the Huntress. You're welcome to bother them instead of me.

audio;

[notzubats]

-- Hey, no way! You'd miss me if I wasn't around to bother you!

[HE SEES THROUGH YOUR TSUN MISTER]

But that's great you have friends here! But how come you guys aren't on the same ship? [He knows if his friends from home were here, he'd make sure they were]

audio;

[sylphystia]

[He snorts at that. He'd probably miss Sora a little but he's not going to acknowledge that.]

... I like my space, that's all.

[It's not, but he doubts that Sora will be pleased to hear how Dezel is actually dead.]

audio;

[notzubats]

[No, probably not]

You mean your room that you don't let anyone in? Man, it must be a really sweet room then if you're that determined to keep it.

[Don't worry, Sora totally missed the point there by a looooong shot]

audio;

[sylphystia]

[HE SURE DID]

That's not the point. [A small sigh.] The way things are on my world meant that I had to share a body with four people I didn't know. Of course I'm going to want my own space after that.

audio;

[notzubats]

What? You shared a body with four people-?!

How's that even possible?

[You sweet summer child. You know nothing of your own canon.]