[intro] | What's this?

[nosferatanking]

[Action - Marsiva]

[This isn't the first time that Morgan's woken up somewhere strange without any memory of how he got there, but it doesn't make it any less distressing.]

[Think, Morgan, think! What would Mother do in a situation like this? First would probably be taking inventory. He had his memories of his friends and family, so at least that wasn't a total loss. And then, he can't tell whether or not this is enemy territory, so...proceed with caution?]

[Anybody who is on the Marsiva at the same time as Morgan will see what is clearly a lost child, if they want to lend him a hand.]

[Action - S.S. Caprine]

Whoa!

[And then, he's whisked away somewhere else, only this time with confetti! This is only slightly less disorienting than before, and Morgan still has his guard up.]

[Which isn't to say he's not going to explore the ship, because he absolutely is. From the kitchen, to the engine room, to the private quarters, he's doing his best to familiarize himself with this ship. Even if he's not letting his guard down, there's another part of him that can't deny how cool this is.]

[S.S. Caprine, meet your new engineer, he's basically a kid in a candy store.]

[Broadcast]

Hello? Hello? Can anyone hear me?

[After hearing about the network, he can't stop himself from trying it out. It sounded pretty far-fetched, but considering he's already in space, he shouldn't be surprised when his broadcast actually goes through.]

This works? Awesome!

[Anybody tuning in will see a smiling, blue-haired boy waving from the other end.]

Hello everyone, my name is Morgan, and I'm new here! I thought it'd be a good idea to introduce myself.

I don't know much about space, but this place seems pretty cool! All of this technology is way more advanced than what we have back home. [Not that he's taking notes.]

I've still got a ton of questions about this place, too, but I'm probably not the only one. I'm looking forward to meeting everyone here!

Comments

[nosferatanking]

That just means I get the experience of the people who came here before me! Besides, what good is a puzzle if it's easy to solve? I like the challenge.

[brothersboots]

You're one of those "look on the bright side of things" people, aren't you?

[She normally gets that with Sorey, but he can be mopey sometimes as well.]

If you want a challenge, find a way to make these devices have spiritual resonance.

[nosferatanking]

Yep! In situations like this, it's better to stay positive.

[Being positive means that you have more options.]

What do you mean by spiritual resonance?

[brothersboots]

Ugh, optimists.

[The worst. They are the worst.]

Spiritual resonance... It's what allows humans to see and hear seraphs and hellions. Of course, the Atroma cheat and you can hear me all the time, but only if you spend time around the seraphs are you able to see us. Think of it as building up enough strength in your soul.

[nosferatanking]

[Don't you mean the best? Because it sounds like Edna means they're the best.]

So, it's the power to see spirits? [There weren't any spirits to speak of in Ylisse (at least, not in this sense), but he can grasp the idea easy enough.]

What about a training course? Do some trust exercises with the seraphs, and increase your resonance!

[brothersboots]

[No, she literally means the worst because they annoy her more than anyone but mouth-breathers.]

If you need to dumb it down, yeah, let's go with that.

[At least he didn't call her a ghost, despite her tendency to play on the fear of them in others.]

What makes you think we rely on trust exercises?

[nosferatanking]

I dunno, based on what you said, it sounds like Resonance is determined by what kind of bond a human has with a Seraph, right? So if you strengthen that bond, they'd be able to see you faster.

[Would pitfalls work for this? Pitfalls would definitely work for this.]

[brothersboots]

Normally, it would go like that. It also depends on the purity of your soul.

Here, it doesn't work that way. Just stick around and the invisible will be more visible.

[No, pitfalls would NOT work for this. Stop with the gimmicks.]

[nosferatanking]

[But gimmicks are great? Excuse you, Edna.]

So, it works different here than it did in your homeworld? That means the Atroma must have done something, right?

[brothersboots]

That's something you'll learn to get used to having happen or hearing happening. [Not that Edna likes it when they interfere with the natural order of things.] The Atroma are always messing with things and they never seem to get bored of pulling the same boring tricks.

[nosferatanking]

Ah, well, I'm not sure if I can undo anything the Atroma have done, but I can definitely try!

[Does he have god powers? ...Actually, technically yes. But not those kind.]

[brothersboots]

You can't undo what they've done. I've seen what happens when you try.

[She snorts under her breath.]

Some moron tried to fry his augment off of his body and only ended up making himself really sick and almost dying.