[Video] Complaint #1

[brothersboots]

Who: Edna and You
Broadcast: Oh yes
Action: on the Marsiva
When: today

[Video]

[Being warm and comfortable is nice for half a second, but Edna has never needed to sleep in her life. Sure, resting is great and all, especially after a long and hard fight, but still not necessary. And waking up has never been difficult for her. Until now.

She rolls over and stretches, a booted foot sticking out of the blankets as her gloved hand covers a yawn that would put a man five times her size to shame. One blue eye cracks open before the other and she slowly rotates her head over.

And sees a black sky sprinkled with stars. Too many stars. That's when she sits up and looks around, frowning as she sees the sterile metal....things everywhere.]

Where's my mountain?

[Her hands pat around her, looking for her umbrella, and come up empty. Her voice and face definitely let anyone who can see her over the comm know that she is Not Happy. Sadly all that comes through is her voice, and the movements she makes on the bed. So, beware of ghosts.]

Alright, Meebo, you can give my umbrella back. You have five seconds.

[Action]

[For those with high spiritual resonance, they will see a tiny girl who is stomping around the Marsiva, looking as if she can murder anything or one who gets in her way. Her footsteps are much heavier than someone of her size should be able to generate, but that's not stopping her.]

Comments

voice;

[nerdeology]

[wait. waaaaaait he knows that voice. he- WAIT WHY IS HE BEING CALLED OUT THAT'S NOT FAIR]

Why would I have it!?

[wow, for like half a second he was glad that it's you!! this has to be a record.]

voice;

[brothersboots]

[Well, there's a voice she was hoping to hear, but why can't she see him?

It's just something she'll have to get out of him, once she can find him.]

Probably to make sure that I can't hit you with it anymore. But that won't save you.

[Because no one is safe.]

voice;

[nerdeology]

I didn't take it- and they took my staff, too! Don't just go blaming whoever comes to mind!

Voice

[searingedgelord]

[A video feed with a disembodied voice is a little suspicious.]

They even take people's umbrellas? That's pretty low.

Voice

[brothersboots]

[Edna twists and turns until she sees the little communicator lit up on the nightstand and she squints at it before poking it with a gloved finger. When it doesn't do anything else for a minute, she looks down at the screen and only gets a stranger. Only enough, her face doesn't change.

She doesn't know that Ghost Edna is making a visit. Otherwise, she'd find some bright side to this whole thing.]

I don't know who's responsible but when I find them, they're going to pay.

[She crosses her arms ineffectually over her chest, feeling naked without her constant prop.]

How do they expect me to get around? What if I get too much sun and get a freckle?

Voice

[searingedgelord]

The Atroma. They're the ones who brought us here, and they like to take our stuff. No one's ever been able to locate them, though.

[Velvet finds it pretty annoying herself. She's still mad her weapons were taken. Sure, she still has her claw, but it can be draining and a pain to rely on if it's the only real weapon she's got.

She can't help but quirk an eyebrow at the freckle comment.]

I don't know how much you have to worry about freckles here, though. The asteroids don't really have a typical sky.

[Since people colonized inside them and all.]

voice;

[rockily]

[ Eizen knows that voice.

He remembers as though he last heard it yesterday instead of all those years ago when he left their mountain, heard it sometimes in his head when he read her letters. For a moment he thinks it is just that, in his head, something his mind conjured up after thinking about her for so long. His sister, his Edna, couldn't be here on the Fleet, right?

But she is, it isn't in his head, and he holds breath he doesn't actually need. ]

Edna?

voice;

[brothersboots]

[By now she's been holding the communicator and when she hears that voice, her fingers go numb. She can't feel her feet and she's not surprised when she hits the floor alongside the stupid plastic and metal thing.

She opens her mouth to make a sound and it doesn't come. After a few more attempts, a noise finally emerges, but it's not really human.]

Eizen?

[She leans over the communicator, staring intently at the screen, tears coming to her eyes without her permission. Even if he's not there, even if she can't see him, it's like with Mikleo, right? RIGHT? RIGHT?]

Eizen?!

voice;

[rockily]

[ It's her.

There is a crack in her voice that he hears and he knows, without a doubt, that she is further along than he is. Is certain her last memory of him is that of a dragon, not of her brother who tried to make up for his absence with gifts and letters, who ran away to protect her and stayed away because he found his place in the world. ]

It's me, I'm here.

[ Here in the Fleet, not by her side as a part of him wants to be and doesn't at the same time. He failed her; made her cry, hide the fact he was at risk of becoming a dragon, promised to one day come back and see her. He has been a horrible brother. ]

voice.

[airily]

[ Aw, shit. ]

You can't go blaming poor Meebo for everything, y'know. It's not ladylike.

voice.

[brothersboots]

[You can't escape. See what happens when you tangle with Earth Seraph?]

I don't want to hear you lecture me on what's ladylike. You don't know what that means.

voice.

[airily]

[ He's going to play hide and seek for eternity. ]

Sure I do! I've seen loads of amazing babes in my time! I could tell you all about it if you wanted...

[ Translation: he's incredibly nervous about Edna being here with Eizen around and he's doing his best to hide it. ]

[humene]

I'm afraid that can't be helped. I don't think there are mountains in space. Maybe you can find one when we dock?

[It's actually a subject that Eleanor's done very little research on, but she feels confident making that assertion, if nothing else.]

What's a 'Meebo'?

[She's genuinely curious. Is it a household animal?]

[brothersboots]

[Oh, look, it's another person she can actually see. Which means they're probably an Earth Dweller. Or a Hellion. But sadly, Eleanor will still be unable to see the tiny Seraph as she looks at her through the strange communication device.

After listening to her talk, one this is really, really clear.

This girl is too naive to be a Hellion. Maltran, she will never be.]

Meebo is a high-pitched creature that needs to be beaten regularly so that it doesn't do stupid things. Like walk off with angry ghosts favorite items.

[nerdeology]

I told you I didn't do it!!

[says the creature, angrily high-pitched.]

video

[monolike]

[Sorey knows even before she makes the post that she's arrived, that thread connecting them strengthening the same as when Lailah and Zaveid had arrived before. He can't call her to his side, and she probably can't traverse space to disappear inside of him, but- it's still a comfort. A selfish one, but a comfort all the same.

Sorey for once doesn't jump immediately to greet a friend, giving her a few moments with Eizen first before finally opening a channel later that night.]

Edna, it's me. I'm glad you're safe. [The last he'd spoken to her, she had left him with a feeling of I want this, I agreed to this, do it already dummy. No matter how many reassurances he gets from Mikleo and Zaveid that everyone is okay, it's just- it's so nice to hear her voice again.]

[brothersboots]

[There he is. She knew he was somewhere, even without Meebo telling her. Lailah might not be around, but she doesn't need the Prime Lord to feel the pact with her Shepherd. It's just there and it feels right.

And she won't say it to anyone, but she appreciates the fact that he waits until she's calmer, after Mikleo, Zaveid, those two women and...him...to contact her.

It's all a raw wound and she's not sure it'll scab over any time soon, but a little bit of space is nice.

Space. Ha ha.]

Well, why wouldn't I be? It's not like Kittybeard and his Pathetic Pansy are here to ruin everything again.

[She's trying to joke, but she sounds off even to herself.]

[monolike]

[Yeah, it definitely lacks her usual bite. She must really be rattled, especially since she's trapped there without anybody else.] That's true. It's just always a little weird when you guys can't just fly right back over. [He'll never get used to being separated from them, even if they can still talk.]

audio;

[sylphystia]

[Dezel is the last to roll in. It isn't that he doesn't feel welcome, not exactly. Edna has a lot of people to say hello to and one of them is her dead brother. Well, dragonized brother. Whatever. He might as well be dead, even Dezel knows that. More dead people for a little lady who has lived for longer than it seems.

He winces inwardly. He thinks Edna might hit him when they meet again... possibly more than once. He-- definitely deserves it, after careful reconsideration of his manner with the party and how he went out.]

... Hey.

[His voice is rough and awkward, but that surprises no one.]

It's been a while.

[brothersboots]

[ She'd wondered if he'd bother to contact her. Everyone else has so far, even people she doesn't know.

Even being warned that he was here and moving around isn't really enough to prepare her. Not after talking to Eizen and realizing that retreating inside Sorey isn't possible. But his usual clumsy manners and rough voice brings back memories of the small amount of time they traveled with the others and she's both happy and angry to hear from him. ]

It's been a while. [Her voice is dry and flat.] You're as stupid as ever, Dezel.

[sylphystia]

[Well, at least she's not screaming at him. Not that she is the type, but still. It's refreshing to be scolded rather than treated like he'll die at any moment.

He missed her in his own way.]

Should I hang up and try again?

Video;

[alwayscomeback]

There's no mountains in space...disembodies voice.

...Well, maybe on planets but not in space-space. Which is where you are.

[brothersboots]

[Like a bloodhound sniffing out prey, Edna knows a scaredy cat when she sees it. It's the look on his face. Totally gives him away.]

There might not be any mountains on these ships, but now you have a ghost.

I'm a spaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaace ghost~!

Video;

[save_the_souls]

[A disembodied voice, all the people from Glenwood responding - must be a lot of Seraph. And from the sound of these conversations she's having, she's not exactly a pleasant one either. Hell, he can't decide if she reminds him of Toph or, ugh, Road.]

Another Seraph.

Your world certainly is popular lately....

[brothersboots]

[Look, this isn't even all of them. Be glad the princess decided to stay at home. Besides, Edna isn't here to be pleasant. That's Lailah's job. She definitely makes a better Prime Lord than Edna ever would.

Besides, you'd be pissy too if you had to deal with the crap she has.]

Well, you all must be special then. Or maybe our snatchers think it must be fun to throw the seraph into space and watch us adapt.