shinra soldiers need not apply

[wingenvy]

Who: Zack Fair / OTA
Broadcast: Yes!
Action: the Caprine
When: Now!


( action; caprine )
[...Alright, so that was. Weird. He was totally just on the Marsiva, but now he's on another ship, apparently! With confetti, and... pudding, which gets set aside for now, because he's sure as hell not trusting random food thrown at him willynilly.

He's more interested in the new ship itself, so he'll be exploring the place, poking his head into whatever room he comes across unless it's locked. Apologies in advance?]



( video; fleetwide )

[Have a Zack! Pulling bits of confetti out of his hair. He looks about as confused as any newcomer, though perhaps not as disturbed. He has officially Seen Some Shit, as one might guess by the semi-glowing blue eyes.]

Testing, testing... okay, we'll pretend this works. It's kinda different from standard issue ShinRa PHS, but it doesn't look that complicated...

Anyway- hey there, fellow space people. Name's Zack. Am I crazy, or are the voices in my head legit when they say I'm on TV? 'Cause, uh. I'd kind of prefer that, at this point. Not really a fan of the random voices concept.

...Aerith? Where'd you end up?

[TRIES VERY HARD NOT TO BE WORRIED]

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[moseyin]

[There's just a second of sound, a sharp inhale, because if this is a hallucination it's somehow on this not-phone instead of right in his face like they had been before. And he hasn't really had any hallucinations or heard voices or anything since Tifa helped him (or maybe you have and you just couldn't tell), but this still doesn't-

He's never been able to remember Zack as crisply as he is here. Even now, all Cloud can recall are foggy, disjointed things; the sound of rain against metal, the crunch of boots in snow, his heels dragging across the ground. It's a patchwork of sensation, of a boisterous voice he can't quite recall, though this one sounds a lot like what it should've been.]

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[moseyin]

[...on the other hand, this place has yet to give him something good, and Cloud is one bitten a million times shy. He's had enough of being jerked around and he's barely been here a month; people got shoved into his head against his and their will, what's to say something like this is beyond the Atroma to fabricate?

No, hell no, he'll believe he's in the Lifestream first.]

You know that big sword I'm getting made, you monsters? I'm gonna get your names carved in it. Like, I mean serial killer style, that's how much you've pissed me off.

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[wingenvy]

[That voice is... seriously familiar. Like, aggressively, hauntingly so. A part of Zack wants to point and go ah-ha! on the spot because he knows, he knows this person. But at the same time, it can't possibly be that easy. For them to arrive here hoping to find Cloud, for him to be right here...

No. No way. He's never had that kind of luck. And this guy doesn't act like Cloud as he remembers, or how Aerith described. It's probably just a fluke.

...Still.]

That's... a weird way to say hello to somebody, y'know.

[TEST...ING...?]

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[moseyin]

Knock it off!

[There is just honestly no way. Dead people don't come back. All that stuff he heard about people showing up here is just like, hyperbole or something, because it can't be that easy, to recover those he's lost. It's just not that simple.]

What's your name? Did the Atroma put you up to this, or are you just some kind of like, synthesized voice thing or whatever?

[pain_train]

You are on TV! It's a whole reality show thing. Kind of cool, except no one really applied to be here I guess? It gets kind of silly. It'd be way better if they had like a gladiator elimination combat system or something.

But... um. Are you actually hearing voices in your head? Does that happen to you a lot? [Trying not to be overtly concerned here, don't stress the new person.]

[wingenvy]

No, no. Not, uh, usually. I've just known enough people in the past who've started off with that sort of thing, and believe me when I say it never ends well. So I figure if I'm headed down that route I need to start therapy yesterday.

[pain_train]

[...she is now slightly confused. Sorry, man. Not the quickest sometimes.]

...so you were just pretending to have voices in your head? That's good. [...why would you pretend about that?]

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[musicalhost]

[Zack will soon be greeted by a young woman with spots running down both sides of her face, smiling to him as she spots some confetti still sticking to him here and there.

Mostly his hair.]

Hi there. Welcome to the Caprine.

[wingenvy]

[It's definitely mostly in the hair. He's trying not to leave bits of it everywhere but to no avail.]

Oh, uh, hey! Thanks, appreciate it. [Have a confetti-speckled wave.] I'm Zack.

[musicalhost]

[Like they can't just clean it up later, it's bound to happen whenever they get new crew.]

Nice to meet you, Zack. [She takes a couple steps closer and offers her hand.] I'm Ezri.

video.

[asphodels]

Hmm...

[ She's settled down in a kitchen, putting her device on the table in front of her. ]

Blue Fish!

video.

[wingenvy]

[OH THANK GOD he wasn't sure if it would be that easy]

Blue Fish, huh... I'll have to try and figure out how to get there... hmm.

[He can fly a shuttle, can't he? He can totally fly a shuttle. Probably. Maybe.]

[wingenvy]

....Oh, and I found Cloud.

[by the way]

[asphodels]

[ This is the face of someone who Knows Cloud. ]

Don't worry about finding me! How is Cloud?

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[maledictus_semper]

I assure you, my boy, you are on T.V. We all are, whether we like it or not.

[Have the space hobo talking at you through your screen now, Zack. This guy doesn't know when to shut up at times. Yet, he offered Zack a tip of his hat.]

What piercing blue eyes you have.

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[wingenvy]

["Boy" he says, like he isn't a grown-ass adult... Hojo did that, too. Not a great reminder.]

Yeah, so people say.

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[torsion]

Not familiar with PHS, sorry.

I'm Jill. You're not crazy and I have no actual confirmation that we're on television (as in I haven't seen it myself), but there are cameras.

I haven't heard that name before, but I can keep on the look out, assuming you're looking for someone.

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[wingenvy]

[oh we're texting now? he can do that. Kunsel always said he was atrocious at returning his e-mails but HA JOKE'S ON HIM HE'S GONNA DO IT]

I guess half confirmation's better than none.

I did find her, though! so no worries there

[torsion]

[ If you're talking to Jill you might be! She'll be, at least. Audio and visual responses are welcome, but text in return is just as well. ]

You might be able to catch the cameras if you look hard enough in some places.

That's wonderful to hear. I'm glad. :)

[ And a little jealous. ]

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[ofkirkwall]

Having voices in your head isn't that bad, you'll never let lonely!

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[wingenvy]

Yeah, nah. Sometimes brain-voices can mess with you way too much to make for friendly conversation.

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[ofkirkwall]

You must have some terrible brain-voices then.

[Video]

[valyrianstorm]

[Daenerys's smile is easy, patient, motherly. She has that charm about her since taking so many under her wing. It is unfortunate that only one of them is still part of the Fleet.]

The voices are not due to your madness if that is of any comfort.

[Video]

[wingenvy]

Pretty confident, saying that to somebody you don't know.

[he doesn't disagree, though.]

[Video]

[valyrianstorm]

Do I need to know you to be certain you exist? [This is getting deep, Zack.]