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Who: Tadashi & you!
Broadcast: Fleetwide!
Action: On the Bishop, if you want to find him.
When: 7/31

[ tadashi has already decided that he's seriously going to miss this planet when it's out of range, but the ships - as confined as they are - have become home, as strange and impossible as that would have sounded to him when he'd first arrived.

still, he's back in his bunk on the bishop when he sends the message out, musing. ]

So - you guys think they make action figures of us? Little lunchboxes with our faces on the front?

[ he'd gotten, of all things, a comic book from the tree, and he's turning it around in his hands as he speaks. his voice is a little flat, suggesting that maybe his enthusiasm about this subject isn't entirely sincere. ]

I can't be the only one who'd kill to read some fanmail.

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[the thought of their "audience" making anything of them immediately triggers her temper, but thankfully it's dampened by a very important question -]

What in the world is an action figure?

It's, uh -

[ man, how to even explain this. ]

A toy? Typically with bendable joints, moveable limbs, for kids to play with.

Ah . . . sort of like a doll, then?

Yeah. They're pretty interchangeable, except -- aren't dolls usually soft? [ he's always just kind of imagined dolls as 'huggable,' tbh. ] Action figures are usually hard plastic. Durable, you know.

Sometimes, yes. I have seen them made of wood as well. [there's a moment of thoughtful silence, before:]

I think I have seen plastic before. They make utensils out of it, yes?

And a lot of other things.

[ his tone is gentle, not judgmental. ]

Not a lot of that where you're from?

[she appreciates the lack of judgement, even if she's more than used to it]

I do not think it has been - discovered? Created? Where I am from, no.

That's interesting. Have you been here long at all? On the Fleet, I mean.

Mm, no, I arrived at the beginning of the month.

Well, then - welcome. I'm Tadashi, by the way. On the Bishop.

Thank you, I think. [but she sounds amused] You may call me Tempest; I am a part of the Golden.

Why would you want people to mail you fans?

I can't tell if you're being serious or not.

....You mean like if this is a joke or something?

It's not - uh. That's not what I mean by 'fans.'

[GAAAAASP]

WE MIGHT HAVE ACTION FIGURES?!?!

[ WHOAH HE WASN'T EXPECTING THAT AT ALL and he recoils briefly, before he laughs out loud. ]

I have no idea. Maybe?

That'd be so cool! Isn't that the coolest?! We could team up our own action figures and have cool fights!

Action figures, huh?

[A soft snrk and a chuckle.]

I suppose that would be pretty interesting. Maybe we'll get some in a sponsor drop?

I'm not sure I'd trust them to get us right. [ going off the names on the soda cans they'd received... ]

Why not? They have been so forthcoming about wanting our feedback in all their previous decisions, haven't they?

[Wanda laying down the sarcasm very thick-like.]

Oh, yeah.

[ he's slinging it right back, all in good-nature. ]

Gotta love those comment boxes. You know they read all the cards I'm putting in.

[She smiles. This was fun. She hadn't been able to exchange this kind of playful sarcasm with anyone since Pietro... well, not for some time.]

You actually fill out the comment boxes? You are quite the over-achiever.

It's kinda hard to have an action figure when there's no action.

I never thought I'd be saying this, but I almost miss being in the thick of it.

[ tadashi chuckles softly, shaking his head. ]

I wasn't being serious, anyway. This a lot slower than what you're used to?

You could say that.

[By a long shot.]

Still. I've always wanted to have an action figure! Maybe they'll take your suggestion seriously.

I bet they do. And little versions of the ships, and a big Marsiva you can store them all in when you're done playing.

You know -

[ he's cracking up. ]

I was joking at first, but I'd actually kind of dig that.

It'd be fun, right? And then you could rearrange the crews however you want, maybe sub in some other action figures you already have for new arrivals. Good marketing for whoever's in charge.

Oh, Light, I hope not... I get enough comments about my ears as it is. The last thing I need is some kind of cursed doll made in my image.

[He knows how that goes and it does not go well. Thanks, voodoo trolls.]

Are people making fun of you here?

[ OH LOOK he's ... kicking into protective big-brother mode just kind of reflexively here. ]

I don't see why not. They do where I'm from.

You have an action figure?

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Probably. I never looked, but they have action figures of a lot of people.

[!!!!]

I would love to be an action figure! I hope they do!!

[ tadashi is chuckling here, almost apologetic. ]

I was just kidding around. Mostly. That'd be pretty wild, though, wouldn't it? Imagine having karate chop action.

Right! We'd all have to come up with special moves so they could incorporate them into the figurines. It'd be a big project, actually.

[Joking or not, you've got her thinking about it, now.]

So you're of the mind that the reality show is real, then?

_{[ He's curious, would like to hear why for sure. His own theories are quite the opposite, but other points of view were always helpful. ]}

Oh, not a clue.

[ this is said pretty lightly. ]

I know they're yanking our chains here, but it's hard to tell how much sometimes.

Yeah, I suppose. I just can't fathom why a - anyone would be so interested in watching us as a form of entertainment and b - how they even get those broadcast signals out.

Personally speaking I'm seeing this as some sort of experiment more than anything.

On the one hand, that could be cool. On the other, I hope not. It feels exploitative.

Not to justify it, but - that's pretty par for the course here, isn't it? Assuming we're really on a show.

But like, the extra mile, you know?

Maybe that's where the money comes from.

What kind of ads even run with a show like this?

Oh, reality tv show producers can invent drama out of anything.

[Depending on how close Tadashi is to the kitchen, he might be able to hear the answer through the walls, rather than just his comm.]

I'm pretty sure there is no fans or fanmail. But I'd hope any figures of me would set anyone who bought them on fire.

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