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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[is this really taking pity tho, considering their terrible texting track record]

Will do.

Thank you.

What did this Winn do.

You're welcome.

He was the last person I spoke to about augment glitches. I'm mostly joking around.

Mostly, with a small part of being jinxed?

Pretty much. I made the mistake of admitting out loud that I haven't experienced one.

You tempted the viewers.

[Not fate, because that's ludicrous. Whoever is sitting behind the curtain fiddling with the augments, though? They obviously heard.]

I've admittedly tempted them before. I didn't expect anything to happen this time, either.

[and you know what they say about assuming things]

You know better, now.

I do. I'm never admitting to anything out loud ever again.

That seems wise.

Does Raven know?

Yes, she does. I'm not exactly hiding it.

It would be difficult to hide it from her, I would think.

Considering we share a room? Incredibly difficult.

Not that I would try.

Wise move.

How are you spending the travel time?

She doesn't mind it. There's no reason to bother.

Research, mostly. I was going to try to get some extra training in but this sort of gets in the way of that.

What about you?

Edited 2016-08-15 02:30 (UTC)

Research into what?

Training, reading, cooking. I brought a lot of food aboard from the planet that needs to be used.

This place. I've been re-writing my notes from Kyriakos, too.

So you're cooking a lot? If you need a taste tester I know a guy.

By the time you're done, you may well have written an anthology.

Not excessively. [They both know what Erik cooking excessively looks like.] You're welcome to come over for dinner one night. Raven too.

I don't know about that. I just like to keep track of things.

Are you suggesting a double date, Erik?

No.

[That thought never occurred to him. Now it's awkward.]

Are you sure.

If you put it to Raven or Charles like that, the offer is rescinded.

If I put it that way to either of them they might take it seriously.

I was joking, you know.

I do now.

[This is why they don't text.]

Texting between us never seems to work out well.

[look he put it a nice way, rather than TEXTING YOU IS TERRIBLE]

Maybe we'll come over when this wears off.

text

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