lili sucks at intros: electric boogaloo

[hairkink]

Who: koujaku and you
Broadcast: fleetwide
Action: marsiva
When: right meow

[ this is not his beautiful home, this is not his beautiful wife.

koujaku awakens as elegantly as anyone does on this ship apparently; groggy, confused, and with a weird thing implanted in his head that tells him that he's in space and he suddenly knows way more about it than he cares to.

his first thought is to look for aoba - ask for aoba? people are listening, right? he could care less about the other three that had been hanging out at his best friends place the night before, won't bother asking about them when he finally addresses the network properly.

on his shoulder is a small red bird who looks to be asleep. and he will remain as such because i have no idea if he even works here yet shh. feel free to ask about him though and why he has cute little sandals on.

or ask why koujaku looks so damn serious when he speaks; ]

If this is what Platinum Jail is supposed to be like, then Toue's got one messed up sense of humor. [ literally no one knows what you're talking about koujaku. he sighs, furrowing his brows, ] Anyway, if you're out there, Aoba, give me a call ASAP - my coil isn't working, so I guess we're stuck communicating through this.

[ a beat, and then: ] And if anyone has seen a guy with blue hair running around, point me in his direction, yeah? Thanks. [ koujaku outtie. ]

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[devilsinthedetails]

Well, what Platinum Jail's supposed to be like is going to continue to be a mystery to you because this isn't it.

[hairkink]

[ thanks, dreamcrusher. ]

So you're telling me we're really in space? That's a little farfetched, don't you think?

[devilsinthedetails]

[You're welcome :D]

What else would I be telling you? "Actually, if you look to your left, you'll see where the sets end and this is actually an elaborate hoax! Surprise, you're on Candid Camera." You'll be waiting a long time for that to actually be real. Besides, it's not the strangest thing some of us have been through before.

[hairkink]

[ honestly, koujaku would have preferred to be in platinum jail right now. that's where he was supposed to go with aoba and the others. now he's... here. in space. and he's not pleased about it.

also, he doesn't appreciate your sarcasm, guy with ridiculous bodymods (?????) ]

So, what? We're supposed to just sit here and accept that we're stuck here now?

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[wordmiser]

[Jinx is wandering around. She woke up, she was confused, and now she's solidly into the 'poking things with a stick' part of her adventure.

It doesn't take her long to get to that stage, to be fair. if only she had found a stick.

At least she found another person.]

Blue?

[Words are required. This was the only other person she had found so far. If she didn't word she might not get anything from them - Boss Man would be mad at her lapse in information-gathering]

[hairkink]

Huh? [ koujaku turns to face her when she approaches, brow raised at the ... question? oh, she must be asking about aoba's hair.

he smiles, nodding. ]

Ah, yeah. My best friend's hair is blue - have you seen anyone like that around?

[wordmiser]

[She glances around the fairly empty ship, and then raises her own eyebrow at him.

Has he? because they seem to be pretty darn alone.

Then she gives a slow headshake - remember, Jinx, information. Boss Man would want to know it. If she figured out how to get back to him. Might just need to find a new Boss Man.

She nods her head to indicate the rest of the ship. Has he looked?]

[hairkink]

[ it's disheartening, but not surprising that she hasn't seen aoba around either. he has looked, though he's got a feeling his friend isn't actually around at all. lucky... him? he's not sure. ]

I've been walking the ship since I woke up, but you're the first person I've seen so far. [ and then, a small smile curves his lips upward. ] Can't say I'm too upset about that, though; being approached by a pretty girl and all.

[wordmiser]

[Jinx purses her lips lightly at the flirting, trying to decide what she wants to do with it. The second passes and she flashes him a brilliant smile.

Flirt back is almost always the right option. People underestimated girls who were flirting. Besides. Flirting was fun.

Beam firmly in place, Jinx extended her hand towards him. Join her in poking things with sticks, yes?]

[hairkink]

[ oh no she's adorable. koujaku's own smile seems to brighten instinctively, and he reaches for her offered hand. ]

Already planning on sweeping me off my feet, huh? Do I get your name, at least?

[realhumanbeing]

I'm Steven! And I haven't seen anyone with blue hair today, but, uh, it's a pretty big ship. Have you seen any gems?

[Buuuuut actually, he thinks he recognizes that stretch of wall behind the teenager. Teenager? Maybe. Steven heads down the hall, waiting for a reply-- but before one comes, he spots the black-haired man.]

Hey!

[A wave! Hello!]

[hairkink]

[ actual 27 year old adult man suffering from a bad case of anime boy syndrome.

koujaku opens his mouth to answer, but is met only with silence and then the sudden appearance of the boy not too far from where he's standing. ]

Ah - hey. That was fast.

[realhumanbeing]

[Whatever, man, when you're twelve everyone looks around the same age: older.]

Yeah! I've been here a few hours.

[hairkink]

So you just woke up here too, huh? [ they're even taking kids for this bullshit? that's messed up, man. ] Have you seen anyone else around?

[realhumanbeing]

Not yet.

[He glances around, as if he might spot one in the corner of his eye now that Koujaku's mentioned it.]

But it's a big ship. We could look more, if you want to see if your friends are here.

[noctiphile]

I don't know of anyone with blue hair residing in the fleet. Perhaps he has yet to come in.

[Unless...] Is this coil of yours able to communicate from long distances?

[hairkink]

[ leave it to aoba to be late to his own kidnapping.

koujaku shrugs, ]

Depends on what you mean by long distances. I don't think I can call him from space, but if we were in the same city it'd be a whole different story.

Why?

[noctiphile]

I'm a communications officer. I've got some knowledge of how to manipulate signals, though I was hoping it would stretch further. I don't think a city's length will be enough to reach across space. I'm sorry.

[A slight pause. He can't contain himself. Curiously:] What exactly is Platinum Jail?

[hairkink]

I've never tried to use it outside of Midorijima until now, but if you want, maybe you could look at it when you have the chance? It's been down since I got here, though - same with Beni here. [ a vague motion to the bird on his shoulder. ]

[ koujaku frowns. you don't know what platinum jail is wow get with the times. ] 'S an entertainment complex run by the Toue company, [ he says like that name is significant to mattias in any way - but at least he emphasizes it, like toue is obviously a big deal. ] They don't let just anyone in without an invitation, so I've never been there myself - but I hear everyone just parties all day and night without a care in the world.

[ MUST BE NICE. ]

[noctiphile]

That hardly sounds like a functioning society.

[but uh. bro.] As for the bird... [bro] I said I was a communications officer. Not a veterinarian. I don't know how much help I'd be with your... pet.

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[ladiesss]

[he seems so serious....... have a serious-looking teenage girl speaking quietly over a video feed.]

Not a whole lot of blue hair around here, sorry...

[hairkink]

[ losing your best friend is a very serious matter madam. but he seems slightly less serious when she shows up on the screen, and his expression seems to soften. ]

Ah, that's alright. Nothing you need to apologize for. [ it's not like she did this right - RIGHT?! ]

Did you just wake up here, too?

[ladiesss]

[w-wow that's kind of charming. ...not that she. thinks boys are charming. ew, right? um. anyway, she blinks a little and then reprocesses whatever questions were just asked. FOCUS, Krista!]

I, um, I've actually been here for a little while. A few months. It's pretty weird.

[hairkink]

Whaddya' mean by 'weird', exactly? I know a 'reality show in space' is already pretty strange, in my opinion.

[ladiesss]

Well, the food is terrible, the ratings don't make any sense, they shower you with confetti when you change ships, the people running the place might be certifiably insane or evil computer programs, and... [she pauses, trying to think of at least one more weird thing to round it off...] I guess there was that time they gave us self-destructing sweaters and mittens...