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Who: Zelda and you
Broadcast: fleetwide video
Action: the Marsiva
When: now

[The video that appears on the network seems a bit shaky - a young woman can be seen peering at the screen, and talking to herself.]

...ah, I see, now it's showing me what I point it at. [At which point the picture swings around to zero in on the beds of the hospitality deck. Zelda keeps talking, a note of curiosity in her voice.] That does seem to be working. So it's like the Sheikah Slate, only if my guess is right, it should also capture more than just a still image.

Perhaps--

[Boop. The video ends there. About a minute later, the broadcast starts up again, and now the video is showing Zelda once more, delight all over her face.]

--Yes! It does send these images to other devices, just like the ones I found earlier. What a marvellous device. [She remembers then that others can see what she's doing, and restrains herself from theorising further about how much a device like this can do. She holds the communicator steady, and gives a more reserved smile.]

My apologies; I haven't yet introduced myself. My name is Zelda, and I have been aboard this ship for five days now. I have tried to learn whatever I could from this device, and the ... information being spoken here. [Some scepticism creeps into her tone. The Atroma's tinned welcome messages aren't reassuring.] But I would very much like to hear from anyone else who can tell me about this place, and what our circumstances are.

[She remains full of poise for now. It doesn't quiet the worry in her heart, and she only hopes more information can provide some answers.]

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[She has her own concerns over being here, but there's little that can dampen her enthusiasm for technology she doesn't understand yet.]

I have heard a little about this... show. Someone mentioned it was for 'television'? But I'm afraid I still don't see what the purpose is.

[Or why she was chosen to take, for that matter.]

I'm afraid I can't help with that one, we don't have anything like 'television' on my world. We don't even have communication devices like this or ships that can sail anything but the sea.

[He wonders the same. Maybe they can work together to find out.]

I haven't heard of television, but there are ancient technologies like this device that we found in Hyrule. I believe the ancient Sheikahs could have made ships that sail in the sky-- [If Vah Medow was any indication.] --but I have only seen one such vessel.

There was certainly nothing that could travel into the stars.

That must have been amazing to see! [If he sounds a little in awe, he is. Sure, Dalaran floats in the sky but the archmages did that. It's not something anyone else could achieve on his world.]

You'll have quite a time when they shuffle you off the Marsiva then. Some of these ships have shuttles you can take to visit the others.

Oh yes, it truly was.

[When they had gotten Vah Medoh into the air the first time, there was no denying the thrill of achievement in what had seemed so impossible. To dig such a massive machine out of the ground and send it skywards!]

Is that so? I could see some smaller vessels through the windows of this ship... are those the ships you speak of?

[He can only imagine.]

That's them. Or, all of us, really. Each ship has captives assigned to it except the Iskaulit. There are different restaurants and such kept there, some of them run by people the Atroma brought.

[She purses her lips, reminded once again of the predicament she's found herself in. Being prisoner was not to her liking.]

And we captives are allowed to do such things?

[No more than it is to his or anyone elses. He really can't blame her.]

Travel between the ships? Oh yeah. Or running businesses? Because I haven't seen them stop anyone yet.

The businesses. I will have to familiarise myself with all the workings here.

You don't have to rush, of course. I doubt any of them are going anywhere. I haven't heard of any changes since I arrived.