driftfleet | ⚛ 02: why this edition; video

Who: Hank and you!
Broadcast: fleetwide
Action: The Blameless
When: now!

[when the feed flips on, it focuses on a crate on the smaller side, but clearly yet another sponsor drop. Only this time, it appears to be full of brushes, of all shapes and colors and sizes. There's also a note attached on top:

"Because normal brushes are just infuriating. Keep that blue fur shiny with these purrfect alternatives!"

there's a heavy sigh from behind the camera and a mutter, just audible enough to be picked up by the microphone]

Someone thinks they're being funny.

[another sigh, and the camera turns around, focusing on a woman's face. Reluctantly, it seems, because she looks incredibly awkward and uncomfortable]

Anyway - I know some people have pets on the fleet, so if you'd like a brush for their fur, feel free to come over to the Blameless and pick one up. I certainly won't be keeping them.

[she goes to turn the feed off, then pauses]

Also, Winn? This is your fault. Get over here so I can blame you properly.

[and with that, the feed disconnects]

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You too. What's your name?

[a faint laugh] I'm exactly the opposite.

-- Ah, right! I am Aria. Though others here may know me as 'Citrine' as well.

That is much more useful than horse riding here, I imagine.

It's nice to meet you, Aria. [pausing, before he perks up] Wait, weren't you - Henwen?

You never know, if we end up on a planet where that's the main method of transportation, you'll be in luck.

[Her ears stand straight up at the mention of Henwen.] ... I was. You were there as well?

That is true, though I almost hope it is rather unneeded.

Mm, I was on Gulgallana.

Admittedly, so do I. But only because I'd be out of luck.

[wait

wait.]

-- Ah! I think I remember you!

[he smiles a little]

Were you able to go home, I hope?

I was. Though I was only there a couple of weeks before I was brought here- I never had the chance to visit anyone else from that place.

We were only home for a month ourselves - [he blinks in surprise] Are you able to travel between worlds?

... Well, not here?

[a grin] Not here goes without saying.

Though... I suppose traveling between worlds is what we do here.

But we are all able to now, it seems?

Mm, in a matter of speaking we are.

Do you mean - those of us from Kyriakos?

Yes... It was rather difficult so I did not understand much of it. Something about... a connection between worlds that were restored?

Most of the explanation came from a man whom I wished would stop talking.

[what. He stares at the screen for a long moment before he realizes he hasn't said anything]

That's - certainly not something they told us about on our way out.

Did you hear of the conversations with Ulrich?

[his expression sours a little]

I've heard of him, but I don't know if I knew about the conversations.

He was rather unpleasant, yes.

He was the one who told us.

That's a very polite way to put it.

Do you think it's true? I mean - did he explain how one would go about doing it? Because I started looking into it back home and I came up with nothing.

... I think it is. But I do not know how. His words seemed to imply people would find the ways accidentally?

I was simply going to ask a saint for help.

Accidentally. Of course.

[still, that's the first time he's heard of the possibility]

A saint?

Well... They are no longer truly a saint, I suppose. Still, Capella is a true worker of miracles, and a dear comrade.

I see . . . is a saint someone who's able to use some sort of magic, then? Where you're from, I mean.

A saint is one who can work miracles, and has been canonized by the church. Capella can work miracles, but is still young, and... Due to the recent events, and their part in them, canonization seems unlikely for some time.

Ah, so they're . . . really miracles?

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