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[appletart]

Who: Escha Malier & YOU!
Broadcast: Yes!
Action: Yes!
When: Marsiva: backdated to 3/1 and 3/2 before shuffle; Wonderduck: anytime 3/2 and after!

1. The Marsiva (pre-shuffle)
[ The video feed opens on the top of someone's head - red-pink hair and a little white hat, puffball tail-holders to either side. There's some wiggling, and eventually her face comes into view, bright green eyes currently red-rimmed. Someone just finished crying, looks like...

She takes a deep breath, clears her throat, and puts on a smile - as bright as she can manage! ]

U-Um, hello? Is someone seeing this? I'm a little confused about some things... Before here, I was somewhere else with, um, cell phones? But this doesn't look like the same thing. Oh, but anyway, can someone... tell me where I am? Please? [ A pause, and her voice gets a little bit quieter, a little bit shakier. ] I-I've never been anywhere like this, and it's really quiet here, a-and...

[ ... She shakes her head sharply, puts that smile back on. ]

Right. My name is Escha Malier, by the way.


2. The Wonderduck (post-shuffle)
[ At least she wasn't stuck on the Marsiva for too long! Suddenly, she appears on the Wonderduck! ]

Waah--!! Huh??

[ She looks up as confetti flutters all around her, plopping into her hair. And her face. She shakes it off, blinks wide-eyed at the pudding in front of her... and teeentatively reaches over to pick it up. ]

Umm... Thank you! Who... whoever did that? Um.

[ She blinks at the confetti on the floor, then at the pudding in her hands, at the confetti once more... And then, with a shrug and a small smile, you bet she's digging in. Pudding is sweet and delicious after all~

She starts walking down the hallway, looking for any signs of anyone else around. If she's supposed to be on this ship and part of this crew, she definitely wants to meet everyone! Wherever your character is, unless it's their own private room with the door closed, she's bound to run into them eventually~ ]

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[sylphid]

[Wandering the halls when suddenly--!]

[appletart]

[ Escha jumps with a little squeak when the armadillo unrolls!! But then she's smiling at it, and leaning down for a closer look. ]

Oh! How cute! Hi!

video;;

[postocular]

Were you someplace else like this before? This place is called Drift Fleet. If you look out the big window, you'll see a bunch of little ships. That's us.

[appletart]

[ She nods. ]

Yes, a small city called Witchy Willows. A few of us from all kinds of different worlds ended up there somehow - we never really figured it out. I was there for a few months, but now suddenly I'm here? I don't really understand it...

[ The big window... oh boy, that means looking out at the big, huge span of black and stars and nothing out there and probably getting dizzy again, doesn't it? She takes a deep breath to steel herself, glances over - Carl will practically see her turn a little pale. But she does perk up a bit when she spots-- ]

Oh! Those ships! So... we're all on ships? All the time?

[postocular]

That's the third place I've heard about that's like the fleet.. I wonder how many of them there are. This is my first one. It'll be okay, it's not so bad most of the time.

[ He does notice the change in demeanor and frowns a little in sympathy. He can't imagine what it would have been like to arrive here alone. Carl's thankful that Maggie was with him at the time. ]

Not all the time, thankfully. Usually for a couple weeks at a time before we visit a new planet. Sometimes it doesn't work out like that, though.

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[nomercyshot]

[Not expecting to hear that voice again, Percy practically leaps up, dropping his notebook, and grabs his communication device. Sure enough...there's a face that's familiar to him. But could it be a trick...?]

Escha? Escha! Is it really you?!

!!!

[appletart]

[ Talk about voices one doesn't expect to hear again...!

She pretty much jumps when she hears, eyes incredibly wide when she sees him on her screen, and out of some sort of reflex she even stands up! ... Not that that actually does anything, but, well! Instinct! For some reason. jfdskl ]

Percy? Oh my gosh, Percy, you're here, too?!

[nomercyshot]

[An involuntary laugh escapes his lips as he falls back into his seat. He's silent for a moment, though, his head bowed just enough to hide his expression. When he sits up, his eyes look a little red but he's smiling faintly and cleaning his glasses.]

I am. For better or worse...I'm here. You're the only familiar face I've seen. Are you all right? Everything all in order?

Wonderduck

[chicandsporting]

[Well, it's always nice to have new people appear. The Wonderduck has losing crew at an alarming rate recently. It's about time someone else showed up. Lumière peers out at the sound of the usual fanfare, offering her a smile and a wave. ]

Bonjour, mademoiselle! Welcome the the Wonderduck. I think Atroma themselves are responsible for the... entrance.

[appletart]

[ Oh hey, a person! She smiles brightly and walks her way over. ]

Hello! The Wonderduck? That's an interesting name! Not that I really know what people name ships that go this far away from the ground...

[chicandsporting]

Oui!, it's...a very unique name. You certainly will never forget it, no? Most of them are named things like Goldstone or Huntress.

[He smiles, offering a hand. ]

I'm Lumière.

video!

[poisontippedcure]

[When Rose sees the video feed, she sighs. She doesn't make a habit of going out of her way to help new people, but the other girl clearly looked very lost, and confused, and worried. Someone had to lend a hand.]

You're in space. You've been conscripted to join something called the Drift Fleet.

[Rose isn't looking too happy about this, if that's any indication of what Escha should expect.]

[appletart]

Space... I-I didn't know it was possible to, um, go into space.

[ She very briefly glances away from the camera, obviously looking toward the window, then immediately looks away again. ]

It's so quiet... I mean, the stars are really pretty, but... I can't get over actually being here, so it's hard to be happy about that.

[poisontippedcure]

Many of us didn't know it was possible until we arrive.

[Rose sighs. It's really difficult watching Escha; the Atroma might as well be kicking a puppy.]

If it's any consolation, most people here adjust in time.

[humene]

[Eleanor is unaware that the crew is getting a new member, until she hears the familiar sound of confetti. When she does, she immediately rushes out. She remembers how disorienting it was when she first arrived, and she wants to make sure that their new arrival has support.]

[Thankfully, the Wonderduck is rather small, and it doesn't take Eleanor long at all to find Escha.]

Welcome to the Wonderduck. I take it you're new here?

[appletart]

[ Escha brightens a little when she sees someone coming her way, offering a smile and a wave! ... She realizes shortly that she's waving with her pudding spoon, and puts that down. fjdskl oops. ]

Oh, um, yes! I am. My name is Escha - does this mean that this is the ship I'm assigned to? Is that how this works?

[humene]

Yes, that is correct. This is where you'll be living.

[It's cool, Escha. Eleanor would be lying if she said she never greeted anybody with her spear.]

My name is Eleanor. I'm the captain assigned to this ship.

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[lord_wizard]

[His face appears on the screen looking a bit pinched with concern for the girl. Normally he doesn't much bother with new arrivals, but her alarm makes it hard to leave her plea unanswered.]

Don't-- well, actually it would be disingenuous of me to tell you not to fear, but I promise that you are safe on that ship for the time being. Nor will you be alone there for long, either.

[appletart]

[ She's grateful for the answer. Feeling alone is always bad, but feeling alone in a completely strange place - in space - is so much worse. ]

Thank you. I'm glad I'm safe. But um, if I won't be alone here for long, then what's going to happen?

[lord_wizard]

[Space never means anything good, in his own experience. At least, before he arrived here.]

You should be assigned a position on one of the other ships in the fleet...I imagine you can see some of them from where you are?

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[expellerhead]

Take a few deep breaths.

You're not alone out here; you're just in pending new arrivals. There's plenty of us who've arrived just like you.

[appletart]

[ Thanks for the reminder to breathe, she kinda needed that honestly. ]

Pending new arrivals? So, when I'm not pending anymore, what happens?

[expellerhead]

You'll be moved to one of the other ships. There's several of them; you might be able to see us out one of the windows if you look.

[Time to give her a focal point.] My name's Aizawa. I'm on one of the ships called the Starstruck.

video;

[willynilly]

[oh noooooo a sad girl! must fix!

have a cheery face and a waving hand.]

Hello, hello! Welcome to the fleet! You'll be okay, don't worry about a thing!

[appletart]

[ Escha is a bit thrown off by the cheeriness at first, but honestly, it's infectious. And very appreciated. So little by little, her own smile becomes a little less forced! And she waves a hand in return. ]

Hello! Um... Thanks for the welcome! And I'll try not to worry. I'm sorry, everything's just so different.