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002 [video/action]

Who: Ardyn Izunia and YOU
Broadcast: Yes
Action: SS Red Fish and Fleet Wide
When: Now

SS Red Fish:

Hello there, friends! Ardyn Izunia here to honour you all with his presence. How is everyone adapting to their new ships and prisons, hm? The food is quite distasteful I have found. A pity our charming hosts couldn't have used their imagination a little more to whip up something more....delectable.

[Please feel free to ignore this guy's rambling over the network. He loves to talk. As for those already on the SS RED FISH....you'll know this guy by now.]

Now, down to more serious matters. I address you fine people on this network to ask some rather important questions.

[He adjusted his fedora and composed himself slightly.]

During my last scuffle with another crew member I realised that my powers were limited somewhat. In fact, I could not use them to my full potential at all. Also, I bled for the first time in years. This is not supposed to happen. At all.

Tell me, does anyone else have magical powers and if so, have yours been handicapped in anyway now that you're here aboard these ships? I am certain that or hosts are capping our powers so that we do not destroy each other or their fleet. If someone will enlighten me on this I will be very grateful. I may even reward you.

[Don't take too much notice of that. This guy is a liar and a good one at that.]

Another question and this is to our captors, our alien friends, or captains or whomever they might be.

What technology is being used to power these ships and how are new ships just created to quickly to accommodate new crew members? I find it astounding that such feats of engineering can be accomplished in such a short length of time. It's almost impossible.

I, myself, use a technology back home known as Magitek. Some of you out there might know what I am referring to.

[As in Luna, Noct and Ignis. You hate his Magitek soldiers, don't you?]

Kitchen:

[Those who might be wandering around on the SS RED FISH might find themselves in the kitchen area, where Ardyn is currently tasting all the different gels. His faces are dictating which he likes more and which he downright hates. Feel free to come and pester him at your will.]

Disgusting. I wouldn't feed this one to my dog. If I had one.

[Umbra. How could he forget?]

Engine Room:

[Now, this is a room that the Chancellor is interested in a lot. The engines. The power of the ship. The heart of the beast. Ardyn slid his hand along one of the humming walls and smiled. He could almost taste it's power. He was curious as to what drove the engines.]

Such technology. Who designed you, hm? I wonder how you'd fare up against my Magitek engines back home.

[Picking up a tool from the ground, he rolled it over in his hand a few times just thinking. If you happen upon him in the engine room he'd be in deep thought.]

Med/Science Lab:

Well now, what do we have here?

[Ardyn was enjoying his self-guided tour aboard the SS RED FISH and was now in the medical bay it seemed. This is where all the science and first aid happened. He sat on one of the beds and placed his arms behind his head, relaxing somewhat. If anyone walked in right now they'd find him sprawled out on one of the med beds like a king. How fitting...]

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[ How annoying. Luna is currently situated in her room on the Blameless, absently petting Umbra who is ever faithfully at her side. She'd just been about ready to go take him to Noctis for visit, in fact, until this stupid broadcast just had to come across.

Lovely. ]

A scuffle with a crew mate? Already? Really, Chancellor, you don't seem to be making very good first impressions.

[Since beaming aboard, Billy spent most of his time on the Red Fish getting to know the equipment he was responsible for. If he needed to fix problems in a crisis, he first needed to have a baseline for normal ship operations.

He was carefully cataloging the features when the communications officer entered. It was a tight fit, but he shifted enough to let him by.]

I'm still not sure about magitek, to be honest---but that's likely because I'm blind to the magic side of the equation. Machines take consistency and precision, so wouldn't that require perfect control?

Indeed. The crew member in question is someone you might know very well indeed.

[Ignore him being a troll as usual. Why yes, he did get into a fight with your beloved, Luna. He started it though.]

Oh, on the contrary. I didn't start the scuffle at all.

Magitek is a blend of magic and technology back on my world. A technological marvel no less.

[He is very pleased with how the technology developed in Eos to fuel the Empire's army and arsenal. Ardyn was the man behind the curtain pressing all the buttons.]

Are you quite an engineer back on your world? If so, then we are similar men you and I, Billy.

You attempted a fight with Noctis, then.

[ She's not an idiot, but Noctis hadn't mentioned this to her.... ]

Of course you didn't. I don't believe that for a second. He made you bleed, though?

Actually, he attacked me first. Such an angry boy.

[He attacked Ardyn with good reason. He attacked his friends and killed his fiancée. Not to mention being responsible for the death of his father and countless others.]

Yes, he did. I shouldn't be able to bleed. I'm immortal. Yet, my powers have been weakened and this causes great worry to me. Have you tried healing anyone here? I am wondering if your skills as Oracle might have been compromised too.

...

[ She doesn't reply to that first bit. It isn't her place -- Noctis is free to do as he chooses, after all. ]

My skills as Oracle only pertain to the Starscourge, you should know that, Chancellor. And since there is no scourge here, I've no idea if my powers have been limited or not. But it makes sense that those more powerful, such as yourself, would have some of their powers weakened.

[ She smiles faintly, and almost looks amused. ]

Our captors are smart. People like you could bring so much destruction and death, and they clearly do not want that. Not yet, at least.

[He smiled at her words. Such intelligence mixed in with beauty. She was right though; he could have wrought so much damage and pain onto others if his powers were at full strength. Yet, so far he hadn't been inclined to think that way. Yet.]

Perhaps, our captors are frightened that certain crew members who wield powers could overthrow them. We might want to take the fleet and mould it into a fighting force. Who knows? The possibilities could be endless.

[He chuckled softly. He was treading dangerous waters but loved to be obnoxious and foreboding at times.]

Now, I am wondering if I can indeed die on these ships. If my body can receive a mortal wound. The injuries his Highness left on my body have healed up now but it took time. It was a most frightful time.

I could not agree more with the food, mon ami. I can't even taste it and I can tell it's awful. It's tragic.

[So. Tragic. The worst. ]

Seems strange they would let you bleed, if they need all of us to be alive. Perhaps they understand less than they make out, no?

Frightened is not the word I would use. If they are able to contain such unimaginable power, that means that they are powerful indeed. Be careful of the things you speak over the devices, Chancellor.

[ That's the only warning he's going to get: if he wants to keep himself out of trouble, he'd best not be putting ideas into other people's heads. Or worse yet, have the Atroma seek vengeance... then again, if the Atroma takes it out on only Ardyn...

...No. She's never been that kind of person, and she isn't about to start. ]

Most likely you would be able to feel death's cold embrace. I can assure you, it is nothing like the stories tell. Do you fear death, Chancellor?

[Oh, he knew exactly what he was doing making this broadcast. He didn't get the job of communications officer for nothing. Ardyn planned his words and planned where he would say them too. Always one to think things over.]

Do not worry, my dear. I've never been afraid of aliens, daemons or any other mysterious or dark creature. You could say I've known daemons all my life.

[Since he was one.]

Do I fear death? An interesting question but the answer remains a firm no. Death has been trailing me all my life, hoping to capture me in it's net. My immortality has cursed me to never be able to feel the cold fingers of death constrict around my throat. You may even say that death my be a saviour to me after all these years of living in pain.

[Pain, mixed with anger, hatred and revenge. It's twisted him.]

What about you? How did it feel....to die?

So tragic, I do agree with you my candle friend. It's ghastly that our captors force us to eat this...paste. Space gel the call it?

[Not impressed. Nope.]

One curious question; do talking candles eat?

It isn't that I'm worried, but you may bring trouble to not only yourself but your crewmates as well.

[ She hums, listening to his response carefully. She'd never figured him to be afraid of something so natural, but if his words were true, if he was immortal... than maybe death is something he'd been looking forward to. ]

Do you fear what will happen to you after death, though? Death had never frightened me as well. Perhaps when I was a little girl, but as I grew up it simply became something that was part of life. Part of my duty.

[ That's how she'd seen it, at least. But she's a reckless soul in the big scheme of things, willing to throw herself into the line of fire if it means getting her job done. Really, to die by Ardyn's hand had almost been an insult considering the events that took place in Insomnia.

Still, is question has her arching a brow, before closing her eyes. ]

It hurt. But after the pain was gone, it just felt lonely. Surely you know the saying -- regardless of who is surrounding you or what is happening, we are all born alone and we die alone.

Oh, no. Tell me you're not eating the protein straight from the dispenser.

[Eugene doesn't even try to hide how appalling that thought is. The protein paste is edible, sure, but not without some serious finessing.]

I've had some of my abilities hampered, yes, but so far I haven't noticed any dampening of my spellcasting power.

[He seems more interested in the second part of the topic, though.] My world also has magitechnology. I assume that's what's powering many of the more...inexplicable parts of the Fleet, but if so it's far more advanced here than anything we have at home.

[She's standing in the doorway of the kitchen, observing his taste tests.]

That bad, huh?

[She sounds vaguely curious but unconcerned.]

I'd have to see it to truly understand it, but...I can imagine.

[He ducks his head, a little embarrassed.]

I'm really just a student, but I have dreams. I was working towards joining the space program after college---I just never thought I'd be involuntarily recruited first.

[Yes, it's that. Definitely nothing suspicious here.]

Would I do such a thing when I am so new myself?

[Don't tempt him, Luna. The simple answer would be: yes.]

Hm, I have really delved into it before, but now you mention it, perhaps? Death is life's greatest mystery to us all. It is something to be feared but also respected. A life is something to be treasured, not thrown away on a whim.

[He was speaking in riddles once more. It was the only way he knew when it came down to complex things.]

The pain eases over time. Yet, I have become dull to it. Years of pain thrust into my heart like a cold knife. I suppose the only way to find out what is on the other side is to die and experience the coldness then step out of the abyss and rise above your own demise.

[Was he spouting bullshit? Perhaps. Yet, he was in deep conversation.]

If I could transport you back to my world and show you I would. But, alas, that is near impossible.

[He'd want to take you back to try and impress you with all his soldiers and transport ships.]

A student? What might you be studying?

Oh? Am I not supposed to? There are no signs as such to tell me otherwise. This is our food, is it not?

[He doesn't see the harm in trying to product straight from the can as it were. Ardyn is a man of fine tastes and he's not afraid to try something new.]

You can cast spells? Interesting? Elemental or some other such ability?

[Please enlighten him in telling him what other magic exists outside of Eos, for he is a man of knowledge.]

You believe that magic technology is powering the fleet? Hm, perhaps. I am just wondering if it is similar to the magic used in both our worlds. If so, then we may be able to harness it in some way.

Possibly that bad, yes. The gel lacks substance and it all seems to taste the same but with added flavourings. This is just glorified toothpaste with food additives mixed into it.

[He'd love some real food, please?]

Do you know if there is a chef aboard? Please tell me there is to save us all from this...sludge.

I mean, you can. But it's pretty disgusting without more preparation than that.

[This guy seems like a piece of work, but even pieces of work deserve to not sit there spooning up gel-texture peanut butter.]

You should have some other supplies in your kitchen to round out the protein paste. I can send you a few easy recipes if you want.

[He's a piece of work alright. You just don't know how much of one he really is...]

Recipes? Oh, how delightful. Tell me, is there a chef on board? Perhaps, we could persuade him to cook us up some real food once in a while.

On your ship? No idea. I do happen to be the cook on the Wonderduck, though.

[It's not exactly an offer - just a fact. The guy did already put talk of rewards on the table, after all.]

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