❧ 001 video;

[noprophecies]

Who: you!
Broadcast: video
Action: Marsiva
When: right now tbh

[when the screen turns on, there's nothing but blackness for a few minutes, followed by a string of very angry-sounding curses. There's the sound of fumbling before a woman's face comes into frame, and she squints at the camera before her eyebrows turn down in a scowl.

Someone is not happy]

If this is supposed to be some sort of joke, then I am not laughing. Though I find it rather cute that you seem to have made your walls fire-proof.

We shall see what else your bloody ship can stand up to. Return my damn weapons.

[that's it, that's all she has to say. With a huff, she fumbles and manages to end the feed]

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[noprophecies]

[please hold, she has never experienced space before]

Bloody hell. [she finally breathes out, utterly amazed]

[axiomed]

Stunning, isn't it?

[noprophecies]

[it's like watching an over-excited child] This is real? We are really in the stars?

[axiomed]

It's real. All of it.

[noprophecies]

Goodness. [she finally pulls away from the window to look at the device properly. She is absolutely stunned] The stars do not look like that when one is on the ground.

[axiomed]

No, they wouldn't. Stars are really large balls of gas.

[noprophecies]

[she tilts her head, eyebrows furrowed]

They are not lights?

[axiomed]

They are lights, but not in the technical sense.

[noprophecies]

I . . . see. [no she doesn't] You will need to explain that another time.

[axiomed]

I'll do my best.

[noprophecies]

You usually do. I liked your explanations.

[axiomed]

This one might be difficult, even for me. Being so far out in space is not something I'm used to either.

[noprophecies]

You are still well ahead of me.

[axiomed]

[ He shakes his head. ]

Just a little.

[noprophecies]

I suppose.

[the camera shifts again, as she finds somewhere to sit. And then it tilts, as she makes a face at the device] Are these meant to be annoying? It is worse than that phone Kaito got for me.

[axiomed]

Most likely. It took me some time to get used to them. But you had better take good care of it.

[noprophecies]

My, and here I was going to try to set it on fire later . . .

I will take care of it. How else will I talk to people if I am to be stuck here for the time being?

[axiomed]

Please don't do that.

There might be a few others on the Marsiva. We get an influx of people now and then.

[noprophecies]

I won't, dear. It was a joke.

[she wrinkles her nose a little] How exciting. Complete strangers.

[axiomed]

Technically, we all start out that way.

[noprophecies]

Yes, I suppose, but I have never been good at people.

[axiomed]

I'm sure, as long as you don't set them on fire, you'll be fine.

[noprophecies]

I will have you know I've not done that in a long time.

[a pause, and a grin] Without very good reason, I should say.

[axiomed]

I feel the last part demands a few more queries.

[ But he won't ask. He doesn't need to. ]

[noprophecies]

One must protect oneself, that's all.

[which is a hell of an understatement]