003 [video/action]

[maledictus_semper]

Who: Ardyn and YOU!
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: SS RED FISH - Catch-all for the fleet
When: Now

SS RED FISH:

Around the Ship:

[If anyone is wandering around the many decks of the RED FISH they will likely find the Chancellor gazing out into the stars. It had been over two months nearly since his arrival and Ardyn Izunia was pondering his fate aboard the ship. The new arrivals last month had caught his attention and now he was wondering about possible ways to contact the Atroma, or try to reason with them at least. Negotiation was something he was good at and he intended to use his skills to get his way out of this cold prison.]

Is this where the stars destined for me to end up? How could you be so cruel to a servant such as me? What have I done to deserve another stab of the blade thrust into my already broken heart?

[Don't mind him. Ardyn loves to spout off poetic verses and riddles. It's just how he speaks.]



Armoury:

[Weapons. Now these were something Ardyn was very interested in. There were no fancy swords aboard the ship but there were some guns. Automatic weapons it seemed. What if they were infused with Magitek? Ardyn wondered what it would be like to have the SS RED FISH equipped with Magitek technology. Surely, it would become the jewel in the fleet? He picked up one of the rifles and examined it.]

Hm, not bad. Yet, it lacks the decorum of a Magitek weapon. If I could infuse it with technology from back home, who knows what these weapons could be capable of?

[He mused to himself, placing the rifle down and moving to admire the space armour. The security crews got the upgraded versions, so he would be wearing one of the more basic armoured variety. Still, he wondered what it would be like with Magitek added. All the possibilities.]



Cargo Hold:

[Now, this was interesting; a gym aboard the ship. Who would have thought? Ardyn adjusted his fedora before taking it off and placing on a nearby bench. This would be a good place to hone his skills, surely? He closed his eyes and placed both hands out in front of him, materialising his sword. At least he could still do that. The Atroma hadn't completely taken away his dignity.

His eyes scanned the room before landing on the 50lb punch bag hanging from it's hook. Smiling to himself, he replaced his weapon with his fist, smashing the bag with a powerful blow, enough to send the bag reeling with the force. The man was dangerous when angered and now he felt like giving the bag a good thrashing. How dare the Atroma imprison him! He could take his frustrations out on the bag for now.]

How kind of you for giving me a whole gymnasium where I can wreak havoc to my heart's content. Yet, I wish it were you I was doing this to.

["You" being the Atroma. That's right. He's kind of pissed at you alien people.

His eyes focused on the feed network, as he faced the bag and sliced it with many shards of ice. His power of the elements was quite intimidating to those who were not used to magic. He smashed the bag, seeing all the icicles fall to the floor.]

Comments

[searingedgelord]

Not really. I could ignore you if I want.

[It's the truth, and if she'd been doing anything important she probably would have. But it's not like there's a lot to do around the ship at the moment.]

[maledictus_semper]

[Did he really want to get to know his crew members like this? Perhaps, he did but was too damn proud to actually do it. Crowe seemed a nice enough girl.]

I am envious of you, as I wish I could ignore my feelings, as if you could ignore my conversation. Alas, I am stuck with how I feel at the moment and the mood is less than sombre for me.

[This means he wants someone to talk to.]

[searingedgelord]

Yeah, well, feelings are harder to ignore than people.

[In Velvet's world negative emotions literally turn people into daemons, so this is something she understands. Though due to being a daemon herself she's not always the most patient or compassionate person. She can be pretty cranky and temperamental Though she's not telling Ardyn not to talk, if he wants to. At least not yet.]

[maledictus_semper]

Oh, they are. So much so that sometimes they practically eat at you, consuming you like a vile disease.

[The hatred within his heart had been consuming him for thousands of years. It was sad really. A good man turned bad.]

Have you also had experiences feeling such strong emotion? As if it won't go away even when you are asleep.

[searingedgelord]

[Honestly she's almost tempted to laugh at the question. She's a daemon borne from malevolence who feeds on malevolence. Emotions consume her every day. But he has no way of knowing that. It's not like she talks about it a lot.]

Yeah. That's probably why I don't sleep much.

[Being flippant is a good coping mechanism.]

[maledictus_semper]

You have trouble sleeping too? Insomnia is such a thorn in one's side, don't you agree?

[It could be a badly spoken pun to those who knew of the city he was referring to, as well as the medical condition. He barely got five hours of sleep a night these days, sometimes none at all. The daemons inside of him keeping him up.]

The daemons inside of me keep me wide awake until the early hours of the morning.

[searingedgelord]

There are daemons inside you?

[She doesn't seem scared or put off by it at all. Just curious about what he means.]

[maledictus_semper]

Yes. I'm not exactly human you see. I can understand if this disturbs you, as it disturbs most when they find this out about me.

[He doesn't usually reveal such information about himself.]

[searingedgelord]

[She just snorts. She's not disturbed. Or even particularly impressed.]

Neither am I. I don't care.

[maledictus_semper]

Then, perhaps you and I will get on better than others within this place.

[Ardyn guessed that she was a woman who knew what she wanted and took it when she wanted. A one to be wary of.]

How are you finding life aboard the Red Fish, Crowe?

[searingedgelord]

[Her eyebrow quirks up slightly. She's not so sure. She doesn't necessarily get along with non-humans any better than she does with anyone else. But time will tell.]

It's a little cramped. [In response to his question. And then:] Don't call me Crowe.

[maledictus_semper]

Alas, it is, isn't it? I suppose one must adapt to his or her situation when the need arises. Oh? What should I call you?

[He thought that was your name.]

[searingedgelord]

[It's her family name. And family is a bit of a tricky subject for her.]

Velvet.

[maledictus_semper]

Alright then, Velvet.

[There. He can show manners where needed.]

It occurs to me that I don't know that much about you, unless you'd rather keep that close to your chest like your family name.

[searingedgelord]

[She glares at him. She's prickly and easily irritated, and cracks about her family and what she prefers to be called don't help.]

I'm a daemon who eats other daemons. What more do you really need to know?

[maledictus_semper]

Interesting. Do you eat other daemons to sustain yourself?

[Because he wanted to know why she was a cannibal. Ardyn didn't eat other daemons as such, he just absorbed them.]

[searingedgelord]

[That's actually kind of what she does too, more or less, eating is just her crude way of putting it, since consuming them is similar to eating.]

Not really. [Daemons don't actually need to eat, as such.] It just makes me stronger.