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video. sponsor drop... FLAMINGOS EVERYWHERE GOD SAVE THE QUEEN

Who: Jarvis and you
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: SS Tourist
When: Today!

[Jarvis had just been returning to the SS Tourist after a day of working in the water and at the bar on the Iskaulit — it's clearly the Atroma's doing, some sort of surprise for the butler that must've been quite desired... clearly... He stumbles a bit in the dark, confused, because when is the cargo bay ever dark?]

Hello? Captain??

Mr. Schott?

.... Miss Price?

[He flicks on the main lighting system at last after a mild curse hitting his knee, and he's horrified by what he sees, as Hotel California plays muffled over the speakers. Not played by anyone on board, of course. But that's not the worst of it... No, the worst of it is that he finds himself... surrounded. By plastic...pink... flamingos.]

Oh... dear god.

...

[He plucks up a note.]

"To Edwin Jarvis, to help with the homesickness, a kind sponsor has decided to offer an army of your favorite Earth creature..."

[He looks to the left. Flamingos. To the right. Flamingos. There's some sitting in the shuttle seats. There's one wearing one of his ties.

Jarvis wipes a hand across his forehead, looking to the floor in his shock.]

... This is the worst day of my life.

[One of the flamingos tips over and clatters.

DISCONNECTED.

....

no, no, this is not over!!!

RECONNECTED.]

What in the bloody underworld am I supposed to do with dozens upon dozens of these?!

[hands on HIPS!!!! LECTURING THE ATROMA!!!!]

This is a sour waste of resources!! I would like a recall! Nobody wants your army of — of — hellbirds!

[... Outside of the SS Tourist, they've also peppered the ocean floor around the ship with flamingos, too.]

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I would never. [yes he would] Do you think me as heartless as those hellbirds?

Because I do see the soullessness of their eyes [since they're plastic] and it's quite terrifying.

[YES YOU WOUUUULD-!]

Precisely. They're terrible.

I must decide how to rid myself of them without being fined for littering.

Can you not give them as gifts to the residents here? Perhaps they'd like something so strange and alien to their world.

[Because he certainly hasn't seen anything quite like pink plastic flamingos here.]

But...might I also take one?

You may absolutely have one. By all means!

Someone suggested that, and really... I suppose it would be nice, to give a world without any bird wildlife something to look at.

Edited 2017-03-14 01:37 (UTC)

[Excellent... Time to take one and periodically just station it outside Jarvis' room.]

If you have more than one you'd like to give away, I will take a few from you then.

[He'll need extras.]

The people here...they need a little brightening in their lives after all they've been through. Such pretty birds might be just the thing.

By all means, free me of more.

[He gives pause.]

I was considering that, actually. Offering them to the natives here.

Do you think they would like them?

[Ah...Jarvis is going to learn the meaning of regret now.]

Thank you.

As for the natives, yes, I think they might. They're certainly a color they enjoy. The people here seem to enjoy bright things.

[SUCH A COLD CHILL GOES UP HIS SPINE --

But ah, well.]

They do, don't they? I had been making jewelry with some of the children, and they were absolutely glued to the task! Shiny shells, you know.

[Soon begins the Reign of Bird.]

Well, the shells here are quite shiny. It's kind of you to help them with that. What kind of jewelry did you make?

Oh, all sorts! Bracelets and Necklaces primarily, though. Some of them preferred them on their ankles, which would bother me to no end, but they seem happy.

Was that part of your duties as a 'butler' before? It seems like an interesting skill to have.

... Actually, I just really enjoy making jewelry at the moment.

[There's a pause and then a light laugh of understanding.]

I see. It's a wonderful hobby to have then. The people here seem to enjoy ornamenting themselves quite a bit.

Most people enjoy to look their best, don't they? Culture is really a marvelous thing. We've no reason to hang earrings off our ears or put rings on our fingers, but don't they look just enchanting in the right light.

Is that what you do in your culture? Rings and earrings?

[Because that's not something they do in his.]

I'm just now learning that there are many different types of ornamentation for people in different lands. It's quite interesting to see.

Oh, yes. Among many other things! Belts and hair ornaments and broaches, or perhaps a little make-up, or curls in ones hair. Sometimes painted nails! [Now he's just pining over the image of his wife, shh.] Wristwatches for time, or perhaps pocket watches for nostalgia's sake. They look quite good on a vest. Perhaps you'll see a fashion you'd like to try, yourself.

I'm rather bland I'm afraid, but I do love a good tie.

[People must have a lot more disposable income in the future to be able to afford such things with such normalcy. Curls in the hair though? That sounds a bit odd; as does this "broach" thing. Maybe it's like an obidome? A bit of ornamentation on the belt?

And watches on one's wrist? How small and novel!]

Perhaps. I've only just tried a hair comb for the first time. My friends would have teased me mercilessly if I'd worn it back home.

But if such things are normal for your culture, why don't you wear any of them, Jarvis-san? Are they not suitable for your station?

I suppose I'm just a simple creature of habit.

Suits are considered more professional, where I'm from. And certainly in my occupation.

But I do wear a ring.

[~~;~; ana pls be safe and sound ilu babe~~]

Is there a significance to the ring? Or is that another part of your uniform?

Oh, yes. It's a ring from a western-styled wedding.

[^///^]

[AH, so that explains last month's talk about a love holiday.]

Why do you give rings at your weddings? I've heard of this custom twice now and it's very curious to me.

I suppose the same reason anything is done outside of basic survival.

Because customs breathe even more life into our cultures.

[He turns the ring on his hand, smiling.]

A ring is a symbol of one's bond with their significant other, really.

Though my wife isn't here, I feel stronger and supported when I look at it.

[A symbol of their bond then. How strange! And yet the way Jarvis talks about it, it's obvious that the symbol means a lot to him, especially now that they're separated.]

I see. It's a lovely tradition then, if it brings you good memories just by looking at it.

Quite lovely. I'm sure you're familiar with at least a few lovely traditions, yourself.

[he's quiet for a moment and then laughs a little]

If it relates to love and family, I'm afraid I don't know much about that at all. I spent most of my youth training away from home and now I live as a ronin, trying to survive day to day.

[Mostly the truth, just a little bit of a lie.]

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