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[scanninggaydis]

Who: Felix Gaeta
Broadcast: Video, Fleetwide
Action: Vanquish Cargobay
When: Now!

[When this video starts, Felix is standing over two boxes stacked on top of one another. The top one is open, and he's pulling....books? out of it.]

If anything was going to convince me that these sponsor drops are pointless, it would be this. Our fleet is attacked, and this is what someone thinks to send?

[He glances at a title, frowns, and then holds it up to the camera. Dating Advice from a Manwhore: A Guide to Overcoming Self-Doubt, Relationship Struggles, and Finding Your Authentic Self. After a second, he puts it down, and takes out another one: It's Just a F***ing Date: Some Sort of Book About Dating.]

I'm really not sure what to make of this particular interest in my dating life.

[Or lack thereof, but he doesn't need a man, thanks.]

Anyway. There's more where these came from and I sure as hell don't need them. If anyone's interested, let me know. You can contact me privately too. Just in case, you know, you feel the need for privacy.

[He pulls another book out of the box at the same time that he goes to end the video and...looks vaguely surprised and confused for a second. Just before the video cuts out, there's an image of a different kind of book on the screen.]

Comments

[sonofgold]

... well, uh... we're not sure. [He laughs nervously.] It's SUCH a rare ability, it's not fully understood. Brother, Teacher and I are the only ones I know of that can do it.

[scanninggaydis]

Well, I guess as long as it works, it works.

Is alchemy learned, or inherent?

[Sorry, he's just going to keep asking questions until he runs out of them. Intellectual curiosity.]

[sonofgold]

It's a little bit of both. Everyone has the potential to do alchemy inside of them, but some people just never develop a talent for it... kind of like how everyone can cook, but some people burn everything they touch while others can cook gourmet meals, and everything in between. And you definitely need to be taught to hone your skills.

[scanninggaydis]

[Felix nods, absorbing that. But okay, actually he's done with his questions, as it turns out. For now.]

Interesting. Thanks for indulging my curiosity.

[sonofgold]

No problem. I'm happy to talk about alchemy, since it's one of my passions in life. It's not always so easy to explain if you're not from my world and exposed to it every day, though.