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Who: EVERYBODY
Broadcast: Maybe
Action: Lone Breaker System
When: The fleet will be in this system from 3/10 to 4/14

Welcome to the Lone Breaker System. The planet consists of a single ghost town that replenishes its stock daily, and a desert that does not. There are quite a few points of interest, no consequences, and a mystery to be investigated!

→ More system info is here!

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[HE'S EATING A HEALTHY APPLE.

He stares back, unconcerned, smile crooked.]

I guess so. But I'm fine, dude. Save it for someone who needs it more.

[Messer keeps holding it out, his expression unwavering. Seriously? You're going to leave him hanging like this?]

Don't be absurd. There's no shortage of supplies, and they replenish themselves daily.

[Besides who would need a jacket more than someone with no jacket. Makes zero sense.]

[Aw, man. This is getting awkward. He looks at the jacket, and back at the guy. C’mon, dude.]

Still. Shouldn’t take something if you don’t need it. Really, thank you, but I’m cool.

[Smile some more?]

[....

Look buddy he is trying really hard not to hate you. It's like Day 3 and he's already been shot through the heart, again. Throw him a bone.

Anyway he's through being subtle.]

Kaname would be inconvenienced if the night's chill got you sick.

[Oh. That changes ... nothing really. He doesn't want the jacket! But...]

You know Kaname?

[His eyebrows scrunch and he takes the stupid jacket with the dumb sleeves and just... ties it around his waist. Okay?]

[Messer's gaze drops to Prompto's waist, then away again, facing forward. It is so tempting to just drive away.]

I do.

[And you don't know how jackets work!!]

[.................]

Awesome.

[It's called fashion. Learn some.]

I'm Prompto.

I'm aware.

[He's not gonna learn your weird fashion, that's for sure. And since he's assuming Kaname gave up his name the same way she gave Prompto's--]

...Messer.

O-oh.

[Alrighty. This is uncomfortable.]

Oh! Right! Her friend from home.

[That does change things. Maybe.]

I was hoping I'd get to meet you.

[Was he? Is he sure he isn't regretting that hope now? Honestly, Messer didn't expect him to be smiling about it.]

It was probably inevitable. I assumed it would be better to get it done sooner than later.

[Put a face to the name, and... whatever. Suss out how he's supposed to deal with this.]

[He's trying to be optimistic here. Cautiously optimistic.]

Yeah... [Don't make it sound like a chore, guy.]

Well! Uh, she seemed happy that you're here. So, y'know, welcome to the fleet! And, um, maybe we could all hang out sometime...

[Smiling ... getting ... harder...]

...That sounds as if it would be needlessly awkward.

[Being with Kaname is one thing, but to hang out with her new boyfriend at the same time, like some kind of creepy third wheel? Either she didn't tell him the whole story or he's hiding the fact that he's an asshole behind that smile.

Whatever, Messer's fine with either, so long as the asshole behaviour stops at Kaname.]

[Well, he's not an asshole. (Tries not to be, anyway.)

His smile finally drops. He's not sure what he did wrong, but he's pretty sure this guy doesn't like him.]

...Right. Cool. Well, you obviously have stuff to do. [He waves at the cart of supplies as he shuffles backward, away.] So, I'm just gonna... [Two thumbs pointing the opposite direction.] And, uh, thanks for the coat I didn't ask for.

You're welcome.

[sorry Prompto, it's not you. not exactly. not... not entirely. Messer gives him a polite but curt nod and faces forward again, revving the engine and driving off without another word or a second glance. It's hard enough to get him talking in the best of situations, and this? Is not the best of anything. At least Prompto is too nice to hate... though maybe that's the problem.

BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME?]

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