driftfleet | video. GO TOWARDS THE LIGHT.

Who: Takeshi and you!
Broadcast: fleetwide
Action: N/A unless you wanna hang on the Golden
When: today!

Hey guys! Does anyone know any ghosts?

... Is anyone here any ghosts? Me and my new friend Carl wanted to know!

[He looks eagerly into the feed, concerned for these potential ghostly friends. As you can hear, though, death seems to be extremely normal a topic for him - ]

Do you gotta be laid to rest?? I heard ghosts get real bad and forget how to be nice when they're ghosts for too long! If you died but you're not dead no more, that's different, I think. 'Cause I know I'm definitely not a ghost! But if you are, just say so, and we can help you go to the bright light!

... What's the bright light? Is it like a ghost lighthouse?

That's kind of cool.

Does space have one?

[THESE ARE ALL VERY CRUCIAL QUESTIONS.]

IF YOU CAN HEAR ME, GHOSTS, DON'T WORRY! THIS IS CAPTAIN TAKESHI MASON! PLEASE DON'T THROW ANYONE'S THINGS, BECAUSE YOU MIGHT BREAK THEM! GO TOWARDS THE LIGHTS IN SPACE! BE AT... UM... PEACE! IT'S NOT HALLOWEEN ANYMORE!

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Yeah, I guess so...

I didn't want help sometimes, 'cus I wanted to prove I was strong before.

Before I woke up on the fleet.

Sometimes accepting help shows how strong you really are.

... I guess that's true...

I guess I got used t'doing stuff on my own.

[After his adoptive parents left, he'd reverted right back to his old way of things. After all, he had been familiar with bathing himself, dressing himself, making his own food — all the things a neglectful mother meant.

But it's nice. To have people to look out for you.

It's really nice.]

Do you do that, too? Let people help?

Me too.

[ Raven had struggled to accept everything Charles had offered her, and then Hank and Erik and the rest... It had been a long, tiring road and it had been more and more difficult for her every day.

She softens a little, though, watching the boy before she breathes out. ]

Yeah. I have my brother and my boyfriend. They help me all the time.

I'm real glad you got something like that!

I wish I had a brother, though. I always wanted someone else to talk to! My mom just slept a lot.

[It was mostly lonely, when it wasn't terrible.]

... Do you have anyone that's like family here?

[ Someone to be there and... Take care of him. ]

[He hums, thoughtful.]

No... I don't got anyone like that anymore.

But it's okay... I help people! My family from the last place I was stuck taught me a lot...

[He's re-adapted, even if it's sad.]

[ Raven frowns, considering for a moment, before - ]

... Well. If you need anything you can ask me.

[Aw, shucks, you've gone and made him blush...!]

Th-thanks, Miss Raven. If you need anything you can ask me, too!

I know m'small but... I like to help!

[ Goddamnit, children are making her weak. ]

I'm sure you do. If I need anything done I'll ask you first, okay?

[Your life is pain.]

'Kay! I won't let you down!

[That's really one of his biggest concerns in life, letting people down. It's a poor habit sometimes. He's just happy to have people like Raven around.]

[ Goddamnit - ]

You know where I am, right? Which ship?

Oh...!

No, I don't! but I can look at the lists for the ships! Are you where Mr. Charles is?

[He's just spitballin', what with the family thing.]

I like Mr. Charles. He looked in my head once, and I felt real bad, but he was real nice!

No, Charles is on the Heron. I'm on the Blameless, with my - Hank. With Hank.

[ Does he know who Hank is? Oh well. ]

... He's good, isn't he?

[He nods, hopeful.]

He's real good! He's one of the good guys, like you and me! I bet you guys make a real good team.

[ Raven doesn't really think of herself as a 'good guy' just yet, but all the same... ]

We're pretty dangerous together.

You're really tough?

[That's clearly what dangerous means okay.]

My team at home was real tough, too. We fought aliens a lot.

Do I look really tough?

[ At least she's smiling for him. ]

... Aliens, hm? What kind of aliens?

You do! And very pretty.

[Hey man he's super honest, okay!

But on a more serious note...]

Bad aliens. The kinds that wanna chomp on your head...! One tried to bite me on the head once. They hurt lots of people... I saw lots of people go fight and they don't always come back when the fight's done.

You're flattering me.

[ Besides, she's pretty like this. Not so much blue. ]

... That's what happens when there are wars and danger. But some of them come back, and that makes it okay. Right?

I dunno what flattering means, but I hope it means I said you're pretty!

[He's very pleased!]

You're right, too. 'Cus I've come back from them! And my dad, he did, too. And Mr. Katou, and Miss Reika. Me and them, we stayed alive!

Something like that.

[ Hank has a contender. ]

That's good to hear. I hope they'll always come back.