voice;

[ahappylie]

Who: Okita Souji, the new kid in town, and you!
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: SS Golden crew
When: December 11th

Voice;
[There's a few moments of silence and low humming as the speaker figures out how this whole communicator thing works. There's a quiet "Ah!" and then the message begins. The voice is either a low pitched female or a higher pitched male, and there is little in the way of images to make it clear which is which. Fun times.]

I really wonder who would find it that fascinating to watch other people live their lives, but I suppose in space [That is still SO weird to say] you must not get a lot of other entertainments. I've read the guide on your network, buuuuut, well. It's a little dry, don't you think?

So why don't you tell me what would you say is the most important thing to know about being here? For example, this "e-lec-tri-city" thing is very useful. It's nice to be able to see so well, even if it's very, very bright all the time. And this little pocket communication thing is cute. What do you think?

Action for the SS Golden
[Once he's out from the bathroom he got locked in - thanks Handsome Jack - Okita spends some time acquainting himself with his new ship. Aka, he spends time slinking around and finding all the weird nooks and crannies in which he can hide stuff, himself, or possibly...other "stuff" in case it's necessary. Crewmates can find him anywhere on the ship wearing a white kimono and opening up vents and peering under cabinets, tapping on wall panels and trying to break into places he probably shouldn't go. All of this before he ever introduces himself, because hahaha manners.

What are those?]

Comments

[throwsdown]

[HELLO THERE!!!!!

Some shorty is wandering, looking for his new crew. He's super jazzed to find more have appeared, and even if he'd rather be able to help get them home, it's nice for a captain to have people to take care of! Even if he's not sure if he ever does it very well. Still, he'll do his best, and that means meeting this 'Okita'!

Because whoa! Japanese, hello. It makes him really excited. He appears out of nowhere, the little sneak. Can you feel him approaching from the hairs on the back of your neck?]

Hello, Mr. Okita! I'm Takeshi, captain of the SS Golden. Are you doing okay?

[The seven-year-old has been working on his hello. He puffs his chest faintly, looking to be taken more seriously, because most people on this darn fleet treats him like a normal kid...! He's a warrior, dang it. He throws a lot of monsters.]

[ahappylie]

[He'd been investigating a bunch of hidden compartments when the hairs on his neck did indeed stand up. Living with a target painted on your back does tend to give one a fairly good sense of when people are sneaking up on you. He straightened a little and then relaxed when he heard the sound of a young voice rather than an older one.

Okita turned and looked down on instinct, smiling and casually sliding the compartment closed.]

Hello, Takeshi-kun. I'm doing quite well.

[Look at him puff his little chest!!! This is his captain, is it? He's okay with this. It's so cute!!!

Okita kneels down to better get at his level. It's important to pay respects to his new captain after all.]

Thank you for coming to greet me. You can call me Soujirou, if you like. Okita is so formal.

voice

[castrationfist]

Hm, the communicator? It's not very cute at all, so the most important thing to know about is phone cases!

Action

[spacebro]

[He was on his way to find one of the bars people had mentioned when the sound of tapping stops him. He changes direction to follow it back to the source.]

Hi?

voice; i wrote this whole tag and then fell asleep without posting...

[huaaaaagh]

[He's... probably not the best person for this job, but, uh. He's kind of in agreement about the guide bit. It took him months to get through it, and that was during a time when they had even less to do than they've got right now.]

The most important thing... I guess, how to keep yourself entertained. Technically we're supposed to be the entertainment, but I hate the idea of cooperating. Still, if you're bored, then the audience is probably going to end up bored with you, too.

Basically the two go hand in hand.

Voice;

[bluediligence]

The most important thing, huh? [ There's a long, thoughtful hum from this end as Aoko considers. ]

It's hard to say! I haven't been here very long, either, so there's a lot that I'm still trying to work out. But, maybe ... [ Another hum, accompanied by the sounds of clattering metal – and then a crash, and a squeaky yelp. ] Oh, crap! Sorry – uh, what was I saying?

For me, learning how to use the shuttles was one of my top priorities.

[ahappylie]

Phone cases? [There's an unfamiliar word not brought up by the augment.] I'm afraid I'm not familiar with the word. What is a phone case?

[Or for that matter, a phone.]

[ahappylie]

[WHOOPS, caught red handed - almost. Okita straightens and slides the spoon he stole from the mess hall into his kimono sleeve. Then he turns and outs on his best, innocent, sheepish smile possible. ]

Hello. Are you one of the crew members here?

[castrationfist]

A phone case is, obviously, a case for phones. They protect them if you drop them, and most importantly, look cute.

It's OK... I posted this and then fell asleep

[ahappylie]

[Aw, it's a smol!!! Or an almost no longer smol, judging by his voice.

Still, this new person just have Okita the best and worst advice ever. Thank you, smol child. You've unleashed unspeakable horror.]

Soooooo, is better to be interesting and make a lot of trouble? I see. Is that what you do?

[ahappylie]

[ The crash and clatter are a little alarming. He blinks at the communicator and then speaks tentatively.]

Are you alright? Did I interrupt your work?

[ahappylie]

[He still doesn't understand phone, but protection cases that look cute are a good start.]

Do they get dropped often? And where do I get a cute one?

[castrationfist]

Well, some people are pretty clumsy.

[not her though.]

Probably nowhere on that ship, though.

[bluediligence]

Don't worry, don't worry! [ Everything is absolutely a-okay. ] You haven't interrupted anything. I was just tinkering around with some projects – it's probably a good time to take a break, anyways.

[ Who knew that building a small army of robot cats could be such a time sink? Aoko sure hadn't, up until recently. ]

Sorry to have startled you!

[ahappylie]

[Booooooooooo. Hope is he supposed to get a cute phone case for whatever reason if they're not on his ship? He expresses his displeasure by puffing up his cheeks and thrumming disapproval.]

But I don't know where else to go but on here. I just arrived a little while ago and was taken to this ship.

[ahappylie]

Oh! Are you a craftsman? [Woman?? Eh, the title fits either one.]

What are you making?

[bluediligence]

[ A … A craftsman? Aoko can't help it – she giggles. ]

Kind of? But, uhm, not exactly. Not unless you count rice ball animals as crafting. [ There's another shuffle, metal on metal, and the soft rustle of cloth. ] But, since I got drafted in as my ship's engineer, I thought I'd better learn a thing or two.

[ There's a beat, and then: ]

I'm making mechanical cats.

[ahappylie]

[That. Is the cutest idea ever!!!!!! He wants rice ball animals!!!! Not so much mechanical cats because he and cats don't get along so well, but rice ball animals!!!]

So you're an engineer and the cook? Fascinating!

Could I have a rice ball animals one day? That sounds really cute!

[castrationfist]

Sounds like you have quite a problem, then. But don't you think you should introduce yourself before asking so many questions?

[ahappylie]

I suppose it is quite the problem. Now I don't think this communicator is quite as cute anymore. How sad.

[Poor communicator.]

But you are right. I should introduce myself. My name is Soujirou.

[ Because hahaha what is being honest.] What's your name?

[castrationfist]

That's because it isn't cute at all!

Soujirou, hm? Hm, you can call me Tamamo! The reborn beauty, resurrected for the sake of becoming a good wife!

[Normally, Servants are supposed to hide their identities.

Normally. She doesn't give a single shit about that rule anymore.]

[ahappylie]

[Give him a bit because that name? Suuuuuuuuper famous. It can't be a coincidence, right? What parent would name their child after Tamamo-no-Mae, one of the most famed fox spirits ever?






Okay, no he still doesn't get it.]

Are you named after the fox?

[castrationfist]

Ehh... Well, I suppose this is the problem with being so famous.

[She sounds rather annoyed.]

And, what if I was? Do old legends of youkai interest you so much?

[ahappylie]

I suppose they do. It's a legend of my country, a particularly interesting one.

[but she sounds annoyed, so perhaps she isn't named after the spirit.]

I always found it rather sad. She lived so long, trying to find love, and was only met with heartbreak.

[castrationfist]

[... okay, that gets her attention.]

That's no version of the tale I've ever heard. The fox Daji fled eastward after her defeat in China, and incarnated, taking a new name to overthrow the emperor, was discovered by Abe, slayed an army at the fields of Nasu, and was killed in turn.

How does the story you know go?