driftfleet | 05

Who: Winn and you
Broadcast: yes!
Action: Tourist!
When: now?

[ today, winn is coming to you live from the tourist's cargo hold. clearing his throat, he offers the camera a little smile ]

Sup, Fleeters, Winn Schott here, hope space is treating you well today. I got three things to run by you today, I'll try to be quick.

So one, I got - [ he moves the camera away from his face to focus on a box of 10 bears, on the large side. they have been dyed, and colorful patches have been sewn decoratively all over their torsos and arms. when he got them, they were covered by straightjackets, so this is his fix ] these. If anyone wants one, you're welcome to them. [ unless you're a tourist crew member. they will have magically run out if one of you tries to get one. he doesn't care if you can see them, they're not staying on this goddamn ship, ok. ] If any are left over I'm gonna leave them in Discovery One on the Iskaulit for public use in case anyone turns tiny.

[ he turns the camera back to him ]

Two - for those of you who don't know, Cisco and I have been running lectures, concerts, and whatever else people have been willing to volunteer their time for on the Iskaulit, and we're running low now. If you've lectured before and you wanna go again - you're more than welcome to, if you're a newcomer - likewise. Just drop me or Cisco a line with your name, topic, title if you have one, and availability if you actually have a schedule to keep - and we'll add you to the roster.

Three - Hank - don't let it be said I don't pay my debts.

[ turning on the karaoke machine he built with cisco, he proceeds to offer the network his rendition of the dire strait's walk of life. once he's done singing, a little flushed and embarrassed because last time he did this it was with cisco this is so much more terrifying on his own!! he gives the camera a little nod and signs off. ]

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Well, given the girl can bench press a tank, I do not blame you for that, in all honesty. She's a sensible choice.

[Also, like 100% less murdery than he is. ]

[ two things he appreciates in kara! also her ability to get there really fast and the fact that she's his best friend so she's motivated to drop everything and come save his ass. ]

Dude, she can bench press a skyscraper.

[ team pride! ]

[You know, Fenris actually looks impressed by that. ]

Truly? She's far stronger than I realised. I shall endeavour never to get on her bad side.

...Assuming she actually has one.

[She's so good and pure. Someone with her attitude is completely unheard of in Thedas.]

[ you wanna join the fanclub, fenris? winn will whip you up a t-shirt! ]

She does and staying as far away from it as possible is the best decision you'll ever make.

[ nodding. he's never incurred her wrath on himself, not badly but. you don't mess with the kryptonian. heck, he wouldn't have wanted to get on her bad side even before he knew she was an alien. it's always the nice quiet ones -- !! (says the nice, quiet one). ]

[There is a 90% he will never wear it but he would love it anyway.]

...Hmm, I imagine it is not a pleasant thing to deal with.

[It's honestly hard to imagine. Still, it's nice to know that not even she is perfect. ]

[ done, you're getting one. ]

Don't worry, I think you're safe.

[ unless the atroma mess with her, which he's terrified of ever happening, but he does have a plan in place to deal with. ]

[Never disappoint him, Winn. ]

That...is somewhat comforting. Unless Atroma play with her Augment of course.

[He'll just straight up say it. ]

[ you can count on him! ]

Dude - why did you say that? We just talked about this...

[ if they do it, he's blaming you. ]

Knowing them, they already had the idea in the pipeline already.

[It'll be all his fault, yet. ]

Maybe, but you just gave them a dramatic segue, they're not gonna resist that --

[ unless he makes it horribly predictable! yes, ruin their plans, make them want to sit on them hopefully til they find a way to punch them in the face and bust out of here! ]

Hmmmm. The anniversary for the cycle is coming up soon, I believe.

[Now he's just being a jackass. ]

Come on man, that's just unnecessary.

[ shaking his head. do you kick puppies, too? ]

[Nope, but he probably swats cats. ]

They do need to top putting people in our dreams. Might be tricky, that.

[ he frowns lightly and tilts his head. ]

Be kind, rewind.

[A part of him should probably feel bad that he understands that reference. But that's what two and a half years steeped in Earth culture will do to a person. ]

Last year, they did something called Calibrations. We all awoke on the Marsiva, in a wide living space. When we slept at night - and it made us sleep - people wandered through the dreams of others. Our memories, our thoughts and fears, were all there on display, for our fellow captives to see.

That's how they celebrated the anniversary.

[It's always fun to Learn With Fenris, right? ]

[ embrace it, fenris, it makes living with winn a whole lot easier! ]

That is unbelievably creepy. [ he just sort of stares at him. this mind control shit is getting out of hand.

we really gotta work on your definition of fun. ]

Yes, it was. As you can imagine, there was a wide range of- troubling memories for everyone to face. I doubt Atroma would do the same again, for fear of coming across as boring, but I do not doubt that they would try to outdo last year.

[Does drinking count as fun? He likes that. ]

[ at least he's ahead on that, he's been dealing with a lot of his troubling memories. but that doesn't mean he's ready to relive them again or share them with people he hasn't already and - goddammit. ]

You're just a ray of sunshine, Fenris.

[ after everything he's telling him here, drinking counts as essential. ]

[The elf lets out a guff huff of amusement. ]

Yes. I have been told that. Quite regularly. Best not invite me to any birthday parties, I'm told I bring down the mood rather dramatically.