driftfleet | To Eyuzi and Beyond!

Who: Rose and You!
Broadcast: Yes, at least for part of it.
Action: Around Eyuzi + Red Fish
When: September 2nd - 10th!

[The SS Red Fish]

[To say that Rose was having a rough first day would be an understatement. She'd been shuffled onto the Red Fish almost immediately after arriving on the Marsiva, and the fleet had docked in Eyuzi only a few hours after that.]

[All of this (combined with the lovely hum of the new system) combine to make one very, very sick Miqo'te. Rose spends most of her first full day on the fleet in her room, trying not to feel like she's dying. For the little bit of time that she feels well enough, she'll head over to the kitchen, and then the bridge.]

[Rose tries her best to be put together, but today is an obvious exception. Any of her crew mates who notice her will see that she's more than a little disheveled, and very unhappy. Approach at your own risk?]

[Lyuku]

[Once she finally gets her space legs, Rose immediately heads out to Lyuku, and is surprised to find how much she enjoys it.]

[She even voluntarily goes on one of the "Star Tours," which seems like a good idea until the tour actually begins. Anybody who is "lucky" enough to be in the same tour group with her might hear somebody snickering or making a less than kind comment under her breath. For someone who was raised in a superstitious tribe, Rose is surprisingly critical of other superstitious beliefs.]

[Once the group breaks to stargaze, however, she becomes almost uncharacteristically calm and respectful. For anybody who was waiting for a good chance to talk to her, this is the best one.]

[Broadcast, Fleetwide - September 4th]

[Is by the pool on a cruise ship a good place for a serious broadcast? Of course it is.]

So, I haven't been here very long, and I'm not sure what counts as normal, but I'm positive this isn't it.

I have a few questions, a lot of questions actually, for those that have been here longer. I don't know how I got here, and the only answer that I've been given is that we were summoned here by a group called the Atroma, to be used for entertainment.

Where I come from, kidnapping was never considered polite, but the offending parties were always courteous enough to be honest about their motivations. I know 'Entertainment' isn't the only reason the Atroma brought us here. I'd like to speak with anyone who's found out more.

[Wildcard]

[Rose will be on the cruise until the 6th, after which she'll be at Yanti Rock and Eynewa's Bow.]

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No, it's... as it seems. They brought us here for entertainment.

If you're a new arrival - are you alright? It's normal to feel rather disoriented at first for a while.

Entertainment might be technically correct, but there's more to that than they're letting on.

[Rose has been embroiled in politics enough for the last year to know a lie of omission when she sees one.]

I'm not sure anyone could be considered 'alright' in these circumstances, but I'm managing.

[Less than a week ago she was dealing with a group that was actively trying to kill her, and now she's relaxing poolside on a cruise ship. Doubts aside, this might count as an improvement.]

That may indeed be the case. We do travel from world to world, and there's always something to do in these new destinations from what I do know about our situation.

... You're right. I apologize. [ She didn't mean to make it seem as though she was assuming she was alright. ] It's a rather difficult situation for the majority of those to adapt to.

[Rose sighs. As much as she's confident she'll be able to adapt, it's not a process she's looking forward to. Unfortunately, she doesn't have a choice here.]

[But the other girl seems like she's been around long enough to know something, so Rose might as well get what she can out of this conversation. The more she knows, the better off she is.]

World to world, is it? I take it most of the worlds aren't as nice as Lyukuz

I'm afraid that I don't have the experience to answer that, but... you may be right. Still, there are many capable fighters on this ship if anything dangerous were to happen. [ Including herself. ]

It's good we have capable fighters, but how much of a match are they against the Atroma? The Atroma were able to bring us here against all of our wills, and they seem to be the ones setting the stage.

[As someone who fights gods on the regular, Rose is aware of when she's outmatched. Magic space wizards who can bend the laws of reality? She's outmatched.]

[But, just complaining about it won't get her anywhere, and she has actual questions that she needs answered, so she'll let that point slide.]

Do all the planets sing like Lyuku?

... I'm afraid that I can't answer that. No one's seen them themselves.

[ Therefore, no one has fought against them.... For all they know, it might not be just them. ]

From what I've heard, each planet is different from one another. Though, I also haven't been here for very long myself.

No one at all? That's even more lovely.

[Omnipotent she was almost okay with, almost but omnipotent with no physical presence? That's a hard no. Even the Warrior of Light can't fight what she can't see.]

I wonder what purpose they have for sending us to each of these planets. Even if it's only for 'entertainment,' there has to be a reason they chose Lyuku. Maybe there's something about to happen?

This may sound strange, but... I don't think they're entirely malicious in their purpose, either.

[ Well, she's still new, so she can only say so much... ]

My theory is that they send us there partly to help. The planets I've been to so far have needed that.

That's not unfathomable, but why send us here to help if our instructions were going to be so vague? Why not give us a clearer purpose?

[It's not that Rose has never met a nice omnipotent diety, it's that she can count the number on one hand.]

I think the more likely explanation is that something is about to happen, and they want to see how we react.

It may be that they themselves don't know yet. Though, that's just a theory that I have as of right now.

[ Though, Alisha has some optimism about others... She doesn't quite think they're the enemy as she did before. ]

... Though, you maybe right about that, as well. And... that might be the reason that we don't know what they want yet. They may want us to find out for ourselves. We still know little about them in the first place.

Perhaps.

[Rose frowns. It's not that she doesn't respect Alisha's optimism, she does, but she feels it's a little misplaced. Intentions aside, that sort of blind optimism is how people get hurt.]

But I think it would be better for us to regard the Atroma as enemies, at least for now. Even if they didn't know exactly how this will unfold, they still sent us here without any sort of direction.

[Best case scenario, she's wrong and the Atroma pull through in the end. Worst case scenario, she's right and they trust the Atroma anyway.]

An enemy... You may not be alone in thinking that way. In the end, what has happened here can be called no less then kidnapping.

[ So, she's not arguing against what she's saying, really. ]

Yes, and where I'm from, kidnappings have rarely ended well.

[Rose still remembers the first time somebody tried to sacrifice her to a god. She's bitter.]

It'd be difficult to imagine such crimes ending where anywhere.

[ The same could be said for most crimes, really. ]

Yes, which is why I'm so reluctant to trust the Atroma. They could have asked us willingly, and chose not to.

[she has trust issues with omnipotent beings]

I agree that it's wise to stay on your guard. Do you have any plans on what you may do from here?

[ It does sound like she has some idea of what she wants to do. ]

Try to find my footing. If nothing else, I'd at least like to find a place I can communicate with the elementals.

[She doesn't like being stuck in this box.]

... "The elementals"? What do you mean by that, exactly?

I mean 'the elementals.' The spirits that exist around us.

[Mostly in nature. Usually not in floating metal boxes.]

You couldn't mean seraphim, could you?

Seraphim? I'm afraid I'm not familiar with the term.

[Short answer: No.]

[Long Answer: ...Maybe?]

... I see. I may have asked something strange, but... what you called elementals sounds similiar to beings in my own world.

To Eyuzi and Beyond!

broadcast;

I'm so sorry

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