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Tohru Adachi ([personal profile] cabbagedetective) wrote in [community profile] driftfleet2015-02-05 11:18 am

Jester Social Link 001

Who: Tohru Adachi and YOU!
Broadcast: Video (to all)
Action: The Marsiva
When: Right now!

[The first thing that could be heard as the network feed clicked on was someone yawning rather audibly. This was followed quickly by the sight of a suited individual sitting up and stretching out his arms.]

Man, I haven't slept for that long in a while. Usually the guard-

[Adachi quickly cut himself off as he realized that he clearly was not where he had been when he fell asleep. Instead of the four plaster walls that he'd grown accustomed to, he now seemed to be in a large, spacious room filled with all sorts of amenities. He couldn't help but draw the comparison to Junes. But then... how the hell could he be back in Inaba?]

[His detective instincts started to kick in, despite their lack of recent use. First thing: assess yourself.]

[Adachi looked down and was surprised to see his old detective duds. The dark gray suit, white button shirt, and red tie all looked as good as new. Odd, considering how often he had worn this particular outfit.]

[Second, assess the environment.]

[Well, this was already partly done. He clearly was in a completely new environment. Could it be... the other world? That didn't seem plausible. He certainly didn't remember going near any TV, nor did he remember anyone coming along who could have possibly thrown him into one. Noticing a nearby monitor, Adachi got up out of the bunk and approached it. He placed his hand on the peculiarly cool screen and felt resistance. He clearly wasn't going inside this one. And that's when he turned and saw the large viewing bay window.]


What the heck?! It can't be!

[He appeared to be in outer space. Yet, somehow... this realization didn't unsettle him as much as he thought it would. In fact, once the initial shock had worn off, he almost seemed comfortable with this fact. But how? He returned to his initial bunk and went back to step one: assess yourself.]

Okay, it doesn't feel like I've been drugged. Though, if I'm really in the real world, then I shouldn't be able to...

[Sure enough, as Adachi concentrated and tried to summon him, he realized he couldn't.]

So I'm clearly in reality right now.

[He rubbed the back of his neck as he came to terms with just how surreal this was all seeming. And that's when he felt the soft bump, located behind his left ear.]

Eh? What is-

[Yet again, however, he seemed to already know what this bump meant. It was as if he'd always had this information stowed away, but he was only now rediscovering it.]

An "augment," huh?

[That's when he noticed the communicator located next to him. Picking it up, he inspected the device front to back. Just like before, he already seemed to know what it was and how to use it.]

Well then...

[Step three: Assess the situation. Adachi directed his attention to the screen in front of him.]

Um... hello? Anyone receiving on this thing?
ladiesss: (winter • supermassive black hole)

[personal profile] ladiesss 2015-02-06 11:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh... I'm speaking English right now... [she says this almost like it's a question, because... if he thinks she's speaking Japanese, there's something bizarre going on here.]

But, um, probably not much chance of an easy drop-off, yeah.
ladiesss: (spring • the wake-up)

[personal profile] ladiesss 2015-02-06 11:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh...! I think so! [she unconsciously reaches back to touch her own augment--it's gross and sticks out of her skin a little bit.] Wow, I'm so used to places that translate everything magically, it hadn't even occurred to me that it'd have to be something else, here. It must be translating everything, or... Maybe it's actually running a base language... Or telepathic subsounds...

[...but before she can get so distracted with her rambling, she gives him an apologetic smile.]

Yep... That's what everyone's saying! I mean, there's a rumor that you can get out with hard work and good ratings, but we all know how that is going to go.
ladiesss: (winter • soul wars)

[personal profile] ladiesss 2015-02-07 12:58 am (UTC)(link)
...Uh, yeah. I said magic.

[despite her previous analysis of the fleet and her conclusion that talking openly about magic would not end in anyone's heads exploding, she's still... a little nervous, when he asks like that.]

And it's less like a performance review, and more like a... reality TV show. I don't think you actually have to do anything, you just won't gain anything if you don't.
ladiesss: (winter • guilty filthy soul)

[personal profile] ladiesss 2015-02-07 09:27 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't know what other kind of magic there is... [definitely not true.] It was just something unnatural about the place that kept everything running. There's a lot less of that here. [which is less not-true. it's all very mechanical here.]

Yeah, so, I highly suggest going backwards in the network and reading what other people have said... But it sounds like, uh, we've all been brought here to be part of this program that plays across the galaxy. I'm not sure what we're supposed to be doing, but if we're entertaining enough we get good ratings, which will supposedly eventually get us out of here.
ladiesss: (summer • my violent heart)

[personal profile] ladiesss 2015-02-08 05:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I've been whisked away a couple of times.

[she looks like she's about to say something else, but she changes her mind. moving right along--]

There are some people that were here when the thing started... They woke up on their ships at the same time, unlike people like you and me... Who were just, uh, brought right to Marsiva over there. I don't know if anyone's ever actually left because of ratings, though...
ladiesss: (summer • all the love in the world)

[personal profile] ladiesss 2015-02-08 07:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[...well, that bit hit her in some unexpected feelings. she doesn't want to get all emotional in front of a stranger, but it's too late to not sigh and look kind of bummed out.]

Yeah... I worry about that all the time. But there's not really anything I can do about it, so. [a shrug.] I'll just have to take it as it comes.

We've never met anyone native... That we know of. There are a couple of announcers who sound in-the-know, but who knows if they're even people.
ladiesss: (winter • just like you imagined)

[personal profile] ladiesss 2015-02-08 09:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, that's... Very nice of you, stranger. I'll think about it.

[HA HA she will not. she bottles up her feelings on a good day. she'll talk schematics, but she's already wary of telling too much to quirky strangers...]

The announcers used to talk every Friday, but I think it's changed to Saturday... They say that people are being moved around, and usually a little bit about where we're going or what's going to be in the area. Kind of like... wacky, intergalactic tour guides.
ladiesss: (winter • only if for a night)

[personal profile] ladiesss 2015-02-08 09:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[oh... referring to adults by their names...]

Um... Sure, Adachi. Nice to meet you.

[let's move on. let's talk about something she can deal with.]

No communications have been successful so far, even though they've... left the channels open for us to talk back. I don't know if it's going into a black hole, or if someone is actually listening somewhere...
ladiesss: (winter • knights of shame)

[personal profile] ladiesss 2015-02-09 01:58 am (UTC)(link)
The very longest...?

[a good question. she looks like she's thinking back... who was on that first batch...?]

...Tekhetsio has been here the whole time. He's a friend of mine. He usually just goes by "Tek". A guy named Crowley has also been here since the start. I can't think of anyone else off the top of my head, but I bet they could list the other people who showed up first.
ladiesss: (spring • the phoenix)

[personal profile] ladiesss 2015-02-10 12:37 am (UTC)(link)
[she is less awkward about the name this time... heck, she even manages to smile!]

Uh, hey, no problem! Good luck getting oriented, man.
ladiesss: (spring • eleventh dimension)

[personal profile] ladiesss 2015-02-10 12:46 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah... If I'm going anywhere, it's gonna be a surprise to both of us. See you!

[she'll turn off the video feed. phew. social interaction complete.]