driftfleet | scrambling in the aftermath [video]

Who: Billy Cranston
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Red Fish
When: one evening, right now

[It's been fairly quiet on the Red Fish this month, at least with what little time he's spent on it. He's finally started to pad his bank account with all those races and shifts at the garage, but the recent events he'd been on the periphery of? He's now a little worried about their situation.

And a recent conversation with a friend has brought something to mind.]

Hey everyone,

I understand if this is too personal of a question to answer a stranger, but when applying for augment upgrades, what do you tend to focus on? I was initially thinking about improving my station, but knowing what could be out there...improving our self-defense abilities might be the wiser option. We're sitting ducks regardless, but maybe we could use sharper beaks?

Perhaps coordinating with the rest of the ship is the best course, but things change so quickly. I'm worried.

[No more stretching metaphors for Billy. He just smiles and turns back to his work, and passengers of the Red Fish will find him twisting bolts a little more aggressively than usual.]

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It's true that I myself haven't heard anything negative truly, but the fact that we have these implants in the first place don't speak well for our captors at all.

I believe that there is some other purpose to them. I know that some people's powers have been modified or lessened by them. I can only imagine what else they are capable of doing.

Amplifying, altering...

[He sighs.]

Mind control. The one thing I definitely don't need to face.

[Ignis nods somberly. It's a thought that he's had more than once, considering what he's heard from Prompto and Noctis regarding a confrontation they had that was orchestrated by Ardyn Izunia.]

Yes, that's a logical thought in regard to these implants. I haven't heard anyone say that they've experienced it before now, but I doubt very much that it's out of the realm of possibility considering the Atroma's actions before now.

No, and that's what worries me most. The unstoppable altering of our brains. It's terrifying when you think about it too closely.

Yes, and I'm sure that you and I are not the only people to have these thoughts. There are many people who have been here for a while and have lots of experience with the Atroma and whatever they've been doing to their captives. They appear to be relatively in charge of their own faculties, but how can we tell?

We'd have to have known them beforehand, to be able to compare to behavior after. And that's the problem.

[He exhales, frustrated.]

I'm keeping some notes in the hopes I notice something.

That's true. I am fortunate that I have a few people from my own world that are here for me to observe and vice versa.

[He knows that it's both good and bad in a way.]

But keeping your own observations about yourself and those around you is a good idea for anyone and everyone.

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