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[padadin]

Who: Shiro and you
Broadcast: Yes
Action: If you want, he's on the Blameless
When: Saturday evening

[Text closed to Keith - Friday night]

We've arrived to the new system. How are you feeling?

[He doesn't know about the planet bringing back the sensations of the dreams yet, but he worries.]

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[Video - Saturday evening]

[When the feed starts, an armor wearing Shiro is sitting down and taking off his helmet as the light blue lights of his suit go off.]

This is Shiro, co-captain of S.S. Blameless.

[His face is serious, and his tone of voice means business.]

Last month, certain members of the fleet had visions about the planet we were visiting and the incident that happened after. But there are certain dreams that didn't find their match there, and it seems this new system has brought those sensations back. So early today, I went down with a teammate that had those dreams to investigate. [He frowns a bit, obviously not pleased with the result.] There are some small towns, inhabited by the orange-skinned people we usually encounter. They're heavily armed, too, because of a group called the Vieziri. They're dangerous, deadly hunters that have made the locals live in constant fear.

[His hold on his helmet tightens - it's frustrating, not having his lion, being limited in what he can help with. But he continues, the natural leader in him shining through.]

I know we can't stay in our ships forever. So if you go down there, please, don't do it alone. The bigger the group, the better. Bring a weapon with you, if you aren't the powered or magical kind. The locals are willing to sell theirs, too. Keep your communicators safe and close at all times, check the GPS function that our fellow fleet members were offering some time ago. Captains, it would be wise of you to know where your crew is at all times.

[He pauses. There isn't much more he can say other than be careful. So how to end such a feed?]

If a situation like Lyuku's must happen again, I can only hope we're better prepared this time. [ #famouslastwords ]

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[sylphid]

Yes, Mom.

[Yeah, that's... literally all she says.]

[padadin]

[This isn't new, really. His team has thrown some sarcastic yes, add at him before. Usually he would just roll his eyes or shake his head, maybe joke back, but right now? He isn't exactly in a humorous mood.]

Fie. Are you visiting the planet?

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[tough_love]

Then keep your guard up and stay in contact.

[Looma's feeling much better, but given the return of the visions and everything they'd learned about the Vieziri so far, there's something decidedly off about her now- not so much that she's cautious, but that everything about her seems tense and focused. The bridge almost feels more like a war room, with how intently she's studying the readouts from various systems and not devoting much of her direct attention to the broadcast.]

I have ordered the Bishop to descend from orbit. We will monitor the situation on the ground, and provide immediate fire support wherever it is requested.

[Though to be honest she probably won't even wait for a request. The moment any hostile party emerges from that wilderness, it's likely going to get itself blasted into oblivion without hesitation.]

[padadin]

I will.

[He understands her tension perfectly, it's how he feels too - he's just better at keeping a poker face for the sake of being a good guiding leader. The Bishop... he wants to yell no, don't go, but he knows better. And he trusts Pidge. She knows she can take care of herself. He need to be a good leader, not a coddling brother.]

Pidge has spoken well of your crew, I know we can count on you. But please don't hesitate to come back to orbit if it gets to be too much.

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[tempredmental]

this isnt good

[He'd already been considering contacting Shiro, but it looked like Shiro beat him to the punch.]

[padadin]

[...quiznak.]

What's wrong? Are you okay?

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[alwayscomeback]

[Oh...swell. This is the best news ever. ]

...Yeah, that about lines up with the nightmares. Great, good. I sure was wishing for the day when they'd be prevalent to our lives.

[padadin]

Sokka. You got a dream too, didn't you? Was it one of the Lyuku ones, or one for... here, apparently.

[Keith gave him some details, but he won't mind more.]

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[universal_charm]

_{[ Because he trusts Shiro as a fellow captain to give it to him straight when he asks questions like this. ]}

What dreams are you talking about?

_{[ He was asleep when they happened, and no one exactly filled him in on them, but then everyone had been dealing with a planet just exploding, so they probably weren't foremost on the mind. ]}

[padadin]

Nightmares. Visions, they turned out to be. [He didn't get one, but the tone of his voice and the sympathy in his eyes says he knows how bad nightmares can get.] Before we arrived to the last system, certain members of the fleet had these nightmares - there were a number of them, repeating among some people - and they were all about tragedy and disaster for planet. Then we arrived to Lyuku - it was a singing planet. When it exploded, we had managed to evacuate most of it thanks to the visions that warned us.

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[soulsflight]

Sounds like a party to me. (As long as her sister stays on one of the ships.) I don't mind playing bodyguard if it's needed.

[padadin]

[He wouldn't call it a party, but he isn't going to get picky about word choice.]

Thanks, that'll be helpful. Can I ask for your name and ship?

[goldkiss]

If the Vieziri are only one group on the planet. How are the rest of people who live in the cities and towns? If they're facing a violent group they might need aid?

[padadin]

You're right, they should have back-up. I offered a place to stay at the Iskaulit but they didn't accept. They're very hesitant and scared about the subject in general.

[mongoosecrow]

Any chance the next planet we visit will be a nice topical paradise with nothing life threatening or terrifying?

[padadin]

I want to stay hopeful, but I can't help wondering if they'll keep throwing tragedies at us because Lyuku was good ratings.

[passingthrough]

[She looks at him curiously. Something about hearing he was the co-captain of the Blameless. She'd been friends with all that ship's former captains. Well, not Azula, but did Azula have friends?]

I guess it was too much to hope for a party planet after the last stop. [Dryly. And not that she was awake for the last two stops. The Atroma made sure she got plenty of rest. But things had certainly been on the heavy side from what she'd heard and what she remembered before going in. Definitely a change from those early months in the fleet.]

I'll let my crew know. Did you learn anything else about the Vieziri? Are they powered or magical? Any special weaponry?

[There probably should have been a "hi, nice to meet you in there." Business first?]

[padadin]

Atroma likes playing with our hopes.

[Dryly fits the mood, honestly, he can't blame her for that tone. She hasn't introduced herself, but Shiro is already going through the names of the ships in his mind. While he doesn't know everyone, he always keeps an eye on the network, and knows captains by name from the roster at least. So by elimination process...]

Bloodsport or Twin Roses? [Not many female captains to choose from!] Not powers that the locals know of, but keep in mind, they're fast and incredible skilled hunters. Most people that have encountered them haven't come back, so the information on them is limited. From what I heard, they were armor and use both close and long ranged weapons. And they know the land well - the forests are their hunting ground.

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[ladybro]

[ it's a mid-afternoon like most other drifting mid-afternoons. the morning work is done -- there's a little gully of time kate has to herself. after all, she still needs must make supper come the evening.

but for now: ]

Hey. Think you've got an hour to spare?

[ they very well could be little more than rooms apart, but this seems like a sensible option. sure. ]

[padadin]

[Not just a few rooms apart, Shiro is actually on the pilot seat. It's a place whee he feels right, comfortable. They should be arriving to the new system soon, he knows, and that always makes him eager to see it. There's also the worry over the leftover dreams this time, but that flees his mind when he sees her text.]

Yes, of course. Where are you?

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[luxoraculi]

[ For as stoic as Lunafreya can be, today she looks a little... unsettled. ]

As someone who also had a vision, I must admit that I am concerned. Such violence was something that I witnessed in the aforementioned vision.

[padadin]

[Just like Keith. Shiro's expression fills with worry and sympathy - it's hard to see his beloved friends being exposed to this and not being able to help much.]

The violence is probably the hunters that the locals warned us about. You're right to be concerned. I'm sorry you had to see that, Luna, but I hope you understand I need to ask - was there anything in your vision that could help us?

[Someone is in full mission mode.]

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[selfhelp]

Yikes to... pretty much all of that. Thanks for the info.

My ship's decently staffed, and I know you guys are sort of unbalanced over there- do you mind if I hang out on the Blameless for a while?

[the staffing thing is just an excuse. kate's there, so that's where he ought to be.]

[padadin]

You're welcome at the Blameless any time, Billy. No need to ask. [He offers a smile, even if he's still tense and worried. A friend of Kate's is a friend of his, and he genuinely likes the boy.

Besides, who can say no to a reality bender in the middle of this mess?]

Did your powers react in any way to this place? I know some people have sensed singing planets before, but I'm not sure how your abilities work.

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[moseyin]

I'm getting all those feelings again from those visions from before, but it didn't match that. A buncha people just raiding towns or whatever...the vision I got made it seem more like a planetary disaster.

[padadin]

There were three different dreams, so the possibility of having another system with a problem to match the third dream definitely exists. The hunters suddenly raiding the little towns can't be discarded yet... did the surroundings in your dream match this planet?

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[helmsplitter]

Doudanuki Masakuni, new captain of the Caprine.

[Since Shiro started out by introducing himself, he figures he should do the same.]

Is anyone thinkin' of going down and taking out these Vieziri? Won't they cause a problem if left there to keep wreaking havoc on the other humanoids?

[padadin]

[Ah, the Caprine has a new captain. Duly noted.]

So far, nobody has offered. I do want to help, but it's dangerous to jump in blind. They're heavily armed and know the land like the back of their hands. We're at a disadvantage.