driftfleet | 084.1 Video

Who: Lance Hunter and yourself, should you choose to engage!
Broadcast: yes
Action: Marsiva
When: no time like the present!

[ the comm seems to be haphazardly leaning against something, and the image you get is crooked. a sleeping man, who almost instantly awakes with a start. no scream, mercifully, he's quite over screamer videos, and besides, it wouldn't really be that surprising under the circumstances, now, would it? his eyes dart around the room, his feet flying off the cot and touching the ground. the moment he speaks, his accent undeniably and unapologetically identifies him as an englishman. ]

Not again - [ he groans, looking around him. the first time he was knocked out and kidnapped happened because he was foolish, he trusted a friend when clearly he had overestimated the bond, bloody spies, he's had his fill of bloody spies. but this time - he has no idea what happened. one minute, he's in a pod, sailing to freedom and the next - he's in this bed. he must not have deactivated something. do they have a blasted tracker beam on these things? so paranoid! ] Oi, @therealshield, you forgot to paint your eagle - I'm gonna have to deduct your merits - [ no answer. the room really doesn't seem like anywhere his previous captors kept him in, and that's rarely a coincidence. he gets up, and the comm seems to slip off whatever it was leaning against and end up in a new position, one that shows the back of the man, as he walks towards a window. ] ...you have got to be joking.

[ and a moment later ] Bloody aliens!

[ the man comes in and out of the frame, as he's clearly examining his surroundings, before he heads back to check on what he's got by his cot, and notices the comm. picking it up, you now get a close up of his face - ] Little red light - you're either going to explode or - [ that sure looks like a camera, doesn't it? he holds it directly in front of his face. ]

Take me to your leader.

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[ well, that was surprisingly clear and easy to follow, with a dose of much needed suspicion. how refreshing. ]

What do you believe? [ he has no problem believing they're on a reality show, people are definitely fucked up enough to do that, so why not aliens? ]

I don't know if I believe the reality show thing. I think we're here because they need us here. I think it might have to do with the augment.

[ he reaches behind to tap the points where his is located. ]

Never try to remove it. Some people did and it wasn't pretty.

There's an interesting thought - what for? What do we do here?

[ the augment. is this a plot to extract intel? it's a pretty complicated ploy, he's gotta hand it to whoever's behind this. ]

I've seen plenty of ugly, you're going to have to be more specific.

It'll kill you.

[ that as plainly as he can put it. ]

It gives you the knowledge for whatever it is you're going to do, though. Once you reach your ship, it'll all click into place.

...that is pretty unsightly.

[ he most certainly does not want to die. a moment of silence for the poor souls who lost their lives to get them this intel. ]

What I'm going to do? You mean, beyond an assigned skill set? [ if he's going to be mind controlled death may not look so bad after all. ]

An assigned skill set is a good way of looking at it.

[ he nods ]

Some people are pilots, others are really good at cooking.

I can already cook, does that mean I'm off the hook?

[ these abductors are not taking the credit for his mushroom soup, okay! that is all him. ]

Not necessarily. I can shoot and I still got security. Gave me a way to figure out the guns they have here a little quicker than others.

[ though he doesn't look like quite the security officer at the moment. ]

Might mean you'll know what to do with the ingredients.

I can do that, too. Giving me any more advantages would just be unfair. Not that I'm opposed, in theory.

[ he's all about the advantages, especially in a situation that his at such a disadvantage...but implanted knowledge doesn't really feel like any kind of advantage at any time, particularly when it's the work of the aliens holding you captive. he wasn't there for mack's alien acid trip - but he heard about it. he's not looking forward to living it. ]

There's a firing range. You could take some of the pistols on your ship's weaponry and practice using them. They're a bit different than what most people are used to.

[ less so than the laser guns, but. ]

But if you have experience, it shouldn't take too long to figure them out.

Brilliant, where's that?

[ finally, some good news ]

Iskaulit. You could take a shuttle over once you're on the ship.

[ apparently, he's quite glad to be the bearer of some good news. that, or he's just glad to have more people with skills to protect others here. ]

Is-cow-lit? Who the hell comes up with these names?

[ skills he certainly has, and the willingness to utilize them. in fact, he may be a touch over-eager on that front. ]

Anything else worth a visit?

You know, I've never asked.

[ beats the wonderduck, he feels. ]

I heard the bar isn't bad.

[ from others, mostly. he doesn't frequent it too often. he's a bit more invested in - ]

The library is pretty good too.

Where's your healthy curiosity, man?

[ wonderduck. at least those are words with a discernible meaning. iskaulit, atroma...whoever's in charge of branding there should be fired if you ask him. ]

So there is a bar! Finally, some good news.

I was kinda wondering about everything else. Gotta say that subject was never made the top of the list.

[ he smiles a bit, it's a good question, though and now he'll have to try and do some research. ]

Yeah, it's space's versions of drinks but people say they're not bad.

How long you been here?

[ how long is that list, does it ever get any shorter? does he want to know? ]

People say? You mean getting kidnapped to space isn't a good enough reason to drink for you?

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