driftfleet | Eighth Transmutation [Video]

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Eighth Transmutation [Video]

Who: Alphonse Elric and YOU
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: N/A
When: Right now!

[As the video feed turns on, Al is digging wrapped candy bars out of a crate addressed to the crew of the SS Vanquish, looking very confused.]

Uhm... can someone tell me what a "cheese puff" is? And why there's a candy bar flavored like them?

[MASS SPONSOR DROP TIME! Your character may have received from the sponsors some Kit Kats- excuse me, Floot Brand Wafer Bars - in wacky flavors. Want some inspiration? Take a look here or Google "Japanese Kit Kats" for more. Feel free to threadjack in this post too, idc.]

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Huh. Don't have cheesepuffs where you're from, kid?

Where I'm come from at least, it's cheese-flavored snack food. Think it's actually made out of corn.

[He shrugs.]

Can't say I'd ever want to have a candy bar flavored like it.

No- I'd never heard of some junk foods before I came here, in fact. We just had fruit and veggies and stuff for snacks.

[He nodded.]

Cheese is supposed to be savory. I don't think it's going to be a good candy, but hey, someone might be bored or daring enough to eat it, too.

Then you're probably healthier than a lot of us.

[He raises an eyebrow.]

Guess you haven't tried your sponsor drop then? Going to leave it up to some over-eager volunteer?

I do work out a lot, too.

[Al shuffles through the crate.]

Well, a few of them do have pretty normal-looking flavors. Chocolate and blueberry pie and... fruit rocks? [aka Floot Brand fruity pebbles.]

[He makes a face at the last one—a deep, quizzical frown.]</small? ...Fruit rocks. Not sure I'd want to bother with that one either.

I'd hope they wouldn't literally put fruit-flavored rocks inside a candy bar, but then again, they DID put cheese into one.

Wouldn't put it past this place. [He rolls his eyes.] It's part of the charm.

Yeah, exactly... they never give you anything useful, just mundane things that are a little off. I wonder if the audience finds this funny or charming?

Depends on just who or what is watching us. Would you?

[Might not even be human for all he knows.

He shrugs.]

As long as our pay goes up, it's all the same to me. Not that I'm fond of the idea of having my life recorded.

See, I wouldn't- but I've never really understood the appeal of or point of this whole "show" in the first place. We haven't developed television yet where I come from, so the idea that someone finds everything I do to be that entertaining doesn't make much sense to me.

[Al nodded.]

I don't like being watched, but at least they do give us something in return.

I've yet to see the point in them, and I'm more used to the idea of them than you probably are. But drama sells. It's a continuous real-life play, more or less. People get invested in the lives of people they'll never know.

[His brows crease.]

Though I can't say we kidnap our reality show participants.

Yeah... one of the sponsors sent me a package saying my backstory made me have a lot of audience appeal, so I guess they do get invested. I personally don't see what the big deal it, but maybe from an outsider's perspective, it's differen.t

That's one of the things I don't get. I'm sure they'd find dozens of willing participants if they can take people across time and space, so why abduct us?

[So a tragic backstory, maybe? Kids always do tug on people's heartstrings. Still, he's not about to pry.

He shrugs.]

Your guess is as good as mine. Entertainment value? I wonder if even the main viewership are even aware that we're not exactly here 'cause we want to be.

I doubt they know- otherwise I doubt the show would be nearly as popular. And if they edit everything before the audience sees it, it'd be really simple for them to just not show anything that paints them in a bad light.

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