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[selfhelp]

Who: Billy Kaplan + OTA
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: The Blue Fish
When: Now!


( blue fish )

[...con... fetti? alright, that sure is a thing that just happened. Billy's used to teleporting, but it's never felt quite like this. so weird. everything about this is weird, weird, weird, and coming from him that's saying something.

Reaching around the back of his head, he pats awkwardly at where the augment rests, disturbed, and starts wandering through the halls of the ship. Might as well get acquainted, and maybe make sure he's not just super crazy right now. You never know, where he's from.]


( private; text to kate )

So are my powers busted or are you the only one here?

[Location spell went kinda haywire, whoops.]


( video; fleetwide )

Okay, so, ignoring that this is kind of awful and I hate that I apparently can't teleport myself home...

Any advice for first-timers? Can't say I've watched much reality TV back home. Um, barring that... what's some good places to visit off-ship if you've got like five cents to your name?

It's very, uh. Colourful here.

Comments

[heroofcocoon]

We all have to start somewhere, I guess. It's not like we're given much of a choice.

[He sure wasn't.

He pulls out the communicator weighing a small ton in his jacket pocket.]

SS Blue Fish, Security. That explains why I know where to find the armory.

[selfhelp]

That's true.

[uncomfortably so... oh well. space travel is a bit old hat where he's from but deep space travel is pretty outside the norm for your average joe.]

I think I'm... support, or something. Personnel. Whatever that means.

[heroofcocoon]

[He just growls it like he sees it.]

No clue. But what kind of support does a space ship need? A babysitter?

[He's not that far off, is he?]

[selfhelp]

A... therapist?

[this whole experience is pretty traumatic. he's already wishing he could hide away for a good therapy session.]

[heroofcocoon]

Therapist?

[Um, yeah, see, l'Cie don't get therapy. They get screwed over. Repeatedly.]

Never had one. Can't say I know what that entails.

[selfhelp]

[dude you look like you could use one]

Whoa, for real? They can be pretty useful. I grew up with a psychologist - um, a similar field of study - so I tried to avoid it for a while, but... I dunno, once I tried it, it's hard to go back. They're like... mental health professionals. If you're sick you go to the doctor. If your head's feeling messy you see a therapist.

[heroofcocoon]

[He could use like ten. Not the point.]

I don't get sick. If I'm injured, I usually just heal myself.

[One of the joys of being a l'Cie and having access to magic on Pulse.]

I'm sure that other people had time for therapists. Just not me or my friends.

[selfhelp]

[Billy lifts a brow, glancing around. There is not a whole lot going on around here...]

In my experience, the people who say that sort of thing are the ones who need it most.

[heroofcocoon]

[Snow looks down at his new crewmate with a sort of blank expression.]

Right. Maybe that's the case. Wouldn't know, honestly.

Besides, I'm not the kinda person who talks about my feelings that easily.

[Not anymore.]

[selfhelp]

You say that like it's easy for anybody. Can you honestly say that in your experience, people are willing to throw their life story at you?

[seriously, dude.]

Therapy's like... because it's a professional thing, it's their job to listen and not judge, and most importantly, not tell anybody else. It's like having a diary that actually gives you feedback on how to feel better.

[heroofcocoon]

Not unless they wanted something from me.

[Because, ha ha, fal'Cie are twisted that way. Or maybe it was just Bartandelus/Orphan.]

Never had a diary. Had a friend who'd just punch things out with me once upon a time.

[selfhelp]

Are punches like, a therapy requirement for you? Because I can try that, but I don't hit very hard.

[squishy mage, sorry.]

[heroofcocoon]

[Snow takes a moment to think that over. Gadot, Lebreau, Lightning, Fang, Lightning, Noel, Lightning....]

Never tried it without a few blows happening.

[Only one exception to that rule though.]

I mean, there was that one time, but it didn't end so well either.

[selfhelp]

What happened?

[just innocently curious, no biggie]

[heroofcocoon]

Got attacked by a robot. Fell off a roof.

[No biggie. He obviously lived through it.]

Wouldn't recommend that. Hurt like hell.

[selfhelp]

[what the frickity-frack.]

Shockingly, I didn't need that advice... but thanks anyway. You've got robots in your world too?

[heroofcocoon]

[Look, it's long and it's complicated and involves a kid with a knife.]

Robots are pretty common right? Usually controlled by people with nothing better to do, in my experience.

[selfhelp]

It kinda varies where I'm from. Some of them are like that. Others are just like people- they have personalities and emotions and such. One of my friends was like that.

[and his dad, kind of.]

[heroofcocoon]

Never met a robot like that. I guess the closest is this fal'Cie that a friend of mine made.

[Snow frowns. Hope has always been too precocious for his own good.]

That... didn't turn out too well. Nearly killed two other friends.

[selfhelp]

What's a fal'Cie?

[is that good or bad]

[heroofcocoon]

Mostly overpowered assholes with parent issues. Only met three that weren't like that.

[Only ones he didn't try to take down.]

[selfhelp]

...Ugh. We've got lots of those where I'm from.

[parent issues is kind of the worst part about that description.]

[heroofcocoon]

What does your world do with them? Put them in charge?

[Because, honestly, Orphan was the worst leader ever.]

[selfhelp]

Actually... sometimes, yeah. Most of the ones I know are in professional heroic careers. It's probably symbolic in some way. Saving others so they can save themselves! ...Maybe.

[heroofcocoon]

Your world sounds as screwed up as mine.

[He's not wrong.]

And you can't save anyone if you're busy trying to avoid what the hell is wrong with you.

[He knows what is wrong with him and he's not avoiding it. The problem is that he's just given up on being happy.]