Suddenly Seymour (001)

[dontfeedplants]

Who: Seymour Krelborn and you!
Broadcast: Yes
Action: Marsiva
When: Right now

[Seymour wakes up slowly, and at first he doesn't even realize anything is wrong until he suddenly realizes that he had no memory of even trying to go to bed last night with... everything that happened.]

I don't remember...

[His vague confusion quickly grows to near-panic as he realizes he's in a completely unfamiliar area. He almost jumps out of his cot and tries in vain to find some sort of exit to this place.

Of course that stops as soon as he looks out of the window and notices that he is in space. He barely keeps himself from screaming as he tries desperately to now look for anyone else on the ship.]

Hello? Am I dreaming? Or dead?

... Twoey, did you do this?

[He didn't know why Twoey would want to trap him in space, but why couldn't they? They could apparently grant wishes and can talk, and Seymour really had no idea what the extent of their powers were.

... Dear god did he just fall into a trap?]

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[onlyanapple]

[The sheer panic is enough to get a vague sense of interest from Crowley. He'll peer at the screen, eyebrow raised. ]

The answer is neither. You're not dreaming or dead. This is a crappy new reality for you, lucky you. What sort of name is Twoey?

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[dontfeedplants]

[The voice from seemingly nowhere is enough to make him stop for a moment. Seymour isn't looking at the camera so he just seems to accept a random disembodied voice. To be fair that would probably be the least weird thing that's happened to him today.]

But I don't understand. Why am I here?

[There is a deliberate pause before he answers the question.]

... It's a nickname, actually.

[He's a little uncertain if he should explain who exactly Twoey is. Even if he is in space he's not sure how people will react to talking plants.

Especially talking plants that demand blood sacrifices.]

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[onlyanapple]

Because the Powers That Be have decided that you'll be somewhat entertaining to them. This is a TV show. In space.

[Which is very helpful for Crowley. He mulls that reply over for a moment. ]

Weird nickname. Anyway. Unless they have the power to send you to another world- they probably didn't do it.

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[dontfeedplants]

I feel like they picked the wrong person, then. I'm pretty boring.

[It's hard to tell if he's just being down on himself or if he's trying to find some excuse to be able to go home.]

They might be able to? I'm not sure.

[Whoever this Twoey is, Seymour sure does not seem to know a lot about them.]

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[prettyimpulsive]

You too? [Surprise! There's a girl nearby—almost seventeen with long, pink hair, partially tied up in buns behind her ears and violet eyes.] I've been having trouble remembering what happened too. [Or if she's dreaming or dead. She has less trouble wondering if it was a man-eating plant behind it though. Signs point to no.]

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[dontfeedplants]

[Seymour notices the pink hair before he notices that it's actually another human. Because of this it takes him a little bit to relax due to the fact that he's not alone anymore, but it it comforting to know that there's someone else here.]

You think we've been kidnapped? Besides being dead I can't think of a reason why we'd be here.

[... Also he's gotta bring up the hair thing because wow that sure is interesting.]

... Your hair is very pink.

[Good enough.]

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[prettyimpulsive]

[She glances down at her hair. He's the second person to mention that. How odd.] Ah, thank you. Your hair is very brown.

But no, we couldn't be dead. We're alive. [Flawless logic, right?] And I don't think death is being on a spaceship, do you? [Not that she could tell him what she does think death is like other than she always hoped it would be a good place where people she lost would be happy and together.]

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[openseas]

[Since she woke up in this strange place, she's been traversing every part of the ship that she can access. It's confusing, and none of it seems familiar to her - both of which contribute to the fact that seeing someone else is a huge relief.

As she hurries towards him, though, his words give her pause. Misunderstanding time.]

...You know my dad? Did you see him here?

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[dontfeedplants]

[Well that makes Seymour pause a bit. While he's happy to see more people he has no idea how this girl got "I know your father" out of anything he's just said.

He tries so hard to seem casual about it to not disappoint her too much, but it's too awkward.]

Your father? I'm sorry but you're one of the first people I've run into.

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[openseas]

But you said - Tui?

[Or something similar enough that automatically heard his name in the word. Regardless, she takes a breath and crosses her arms (a gesture of determination rather than frustration) and looks at him.]

I'm sure I'll find him soon. He can't be far. But... I don't think we've met.

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[maledictus_semper]

Trust me, you're not dead, in fact you're very much alive and currently aboard a space ship known as the Marsiva. It's where we all begin our journey once we're brought here by the Atroma.

[Do forgive this man who likes to talk in a very posh accent and likes to adjust his black fedora when doing so.]

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[dontfeedplants]

[Well he can't help but feel a tiny bit self conscious at his accent with his own manner of speech, but honestly he has more important things to worry about right now.]

"Atroma"? So are they aliens? [I mean, there's not a lot of options of who it could be here.]

And there's more to our journey than just waking up in space?

[maledictus_semper]

No one knows, not really. All we do know is that no one's seen them close up, so for all we know they could be aliens of some kind, giving our setting.

[Mysterious, isn't it?]

Ah yes, the reality of it all. We're stuck in some sort of reality show.

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[livesfastdiesung]

I dunno who Twoey is, but you're not dreaming or dead!

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[dontfeedplants]

[That statement alone doesn't quite convince him.]

Really? Do we have any proof of that?

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[livesfastdiesung]

Whenever I pinch myself, I don't wake up 'cause I'm already awake and it hurts a lot?

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[morphitudinous]

[It might be a trick of the light, but the walls behind the boy in blue seem to be dripping blood. It's not the most attractive look, but the boy himself is worried.]

I'm afraid it's worse. You're on an entertainment program known as a reality show.

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[dontfeedplants]

[Well that's deeply concerning when you just woke up in a strange place. He doesn't want to mention it, but he looks slightly more concerned now.]

So... we're in some kind of documentary, then?

[What's what a reality show is, right?

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[morphitudinous]

Something like that, yes, but the makers manipulate our circumstances to make the resulting film more entertaining.

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[ahappylie]

[Have a samurai, who looks like a girl? guy? in a dress to the untrained eye.]

I'm afraid you're not dreaming, but thankfully not dead either. You're in space though! That's a bit exciting.

[His voice being quite feminine probably doesn't help.]

Who is Twoey?

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[dontfeedplants]

I guess being space is nice. I never thought I'd ever be in space, even if I had to be kidnapped to make it here.

[He flinches just a tiny bit about that question. Yeah the plant thing would be too awkward to explain.]

No one important, really.

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[ahappylie]

Mm, it's a bit of a shock if you aren't ready for it, but the things they put in our heads makes it easier to understand.

[Buuuuuuuut that deflection is not going to work.]

But Twoey must be important. They're the first person you thought of - and who you thought was responsible. Is it a friend of yours?

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[vouched]

[ there's one thing lance does greatly appreciate in the choices their abductors have so far made in the people he's forced to share this cruise to boredom induced mania with, and that is the impressive lack of panic, screaming, and crying. of course, his luck can only hold so long.

he doesn't bother to approach the man - he knows from experience how unstable people can be when they're panicking. instead, he addresses him from the doorway. ]

If you know someone capable of beaming you aboard a spaceship, you might want to rethink some life choices.

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[dontfeedplants]

[He's already rethinking every life choice he's ever made.

He seems a little wary of the other man, partly because he's keeping his distance.]

I don't know if they can, if that helps any. I really don't know a whole lot about them...

[Try to make your relationship with your murder plant sound more weird there, Seymour.]

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[vouched]

Did you climb into the back of a stranger's van for candy?

[ with a quirked brow, because he's starting to seem to be the type to do that, by that helpful little description. ]