driftfleet | Where There's Water...

Who: Nami and you!
Broadcast: Yep
Action: Nariba Relia / Iskaulit
When: March 18th

A - Shopping!

[Yes, the place is disturbing. But she doesn't think the food is poisonous, and there's just too much variety here to pass up. Find Nami weaving her way in and out of the fresh produce shops, stuffing her backpack and a couple of baskets full of fresh fruit and vegetables to back up to the Bloodsport. Following in her wake is Biri, also known as a giant peacock duck hybrid chocobo wannabe, and she has no qualms about loading him up with her bags. She also raids the gardening stores when she finally comes across them of any seeds that look viable.]

B - Wavering!

[To make up for using Biri as a pack mule, she finds the nearest lake. It's probably a fair distance out of town, but other explorers might come upon the sight of a girl in a bikini flying across the water on what honestly looks to be a jetski made out of a rowboat. It's going at least as fast as one, anyway. Biri's out here, stretching his wings, a yellow blur of a bird keeping up as they tear around the lake. It's all in the name of freedom and having fun and not thinking about things.

...is that bird giving off sparks?]

[Video]

[You could be forgiven for thinking Nami isn't taking this place seriously and instead treating it like a vacation spot. Well, yes and no. She has her reasons.]

So what do you think the chances are that this place was constructed as a beginning to colonize this planet, but then the people evacuated? Something went wrong, or some disaster happened, or whoever was in charge of the money decided it just wasn't viable.

I think the food is okay. I'm going to take advantage and get us a lot more variety of fruit and vegetables growing in the gardens. If you're up for a project and aren't too nervous about it, I'd appreciate some help. Just as long as everything we grow doesn't taste like citrus, I guess.

[She hopes. Her favourite fruit is mikan, but that doesn't mean she wants everything to taste like mikan.]

...speaking of which, picked up some liquor for people willing to give it a try. It also tastes a little like oranges, but it'll knock you for a six. Best of both worlds. Catch it at your local Space Bar.

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[Apart from the above options, you can also find her plotting out the beginnings of said vegetable garden, or serving at the Space Bar. Or anywhere else you can think of. Wild card me up.]

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[Plenty of worlds have glowing-eyed people! Well. One or two.]

Reassuring but still creepy. Like if it was the Atroma, I wonder if this was some kind of original test run. Or it was for an earlier season. Or it's going to be for a later season and they're just checking up on the place.

If it's for later stuff, wouldn't this end up being like- what's the word, uh... spoilers? For future episodes of whatever we're calling this shitshow.

Depends on whether it's getting filmed or not. Maybe they just want to see how we take to the place first.

[She half believes it's possible. Mostly she's thinking in terms of conspiracy, or she'd be taking this a lot more seriously.]

Be kinda weird if the show had some kind of hiatus while we wandered around a ghost town. Isn't this the perfect place for a horror movie or somethin'?

[He can't decide which idea he likes less. Like- okay, nobody wants to be filmed all the time. But if it suddenly stopped, it would be even more suspicious, so...]

...never seen one, but I take your meaning. [You kinda don't need more context with 'horror' in the title.]

I don't know. My knowledge of television kind of runs out there.

I'm not an expert myself, this is just stuff I picked up from other people. There's no reality show that I've ever heard of where folks are actually kidnapped, though, so the usual tactics might not factor in either.

Do you know much about reality shows? Like are they usually just "stick a bunch of people in a place and see what happens?"

Uh, well, I wouldn't go that far. I've seen a few different kinds here and there during downtime. Most stuff is like, "come here and do weird stuff to entertain people, and maybe you'll win money!" So people get on board for their five minutes of fame, fight monsters, eat gross shit, perform on a stage, travel around the world- whatever the show premise is.

Oh, so like talent shows. They're a lot more understandable to me than this stuff.

[...then again, live broadcast executions come to mind.]

Anyway. You wanna try our high strength liquor? It was made originally for a race a lot bigger than humans, so it packs a heavy punch.

Hell yeah I do. I bet it can at least get me buzzed.

[He strives not to become an alcoholic but sometimes. SOMETIMES.]

I can get a buzz from it, so it's some pretty solid stuff! Come on in and we'll see how you go. I'll drag the keg out from the back.

You got it! I'll be there real soon.

[AND HE REALLY WILL. Because it's not like he needs to get drunk, it'd just be kinda good to know that he can. Been a while since that weird drinking day with Cloud.]

[She'll be waiting! Or... she'll be on shift, anyway, tapping a keg that still has a notice on it saying JARVIS, DON'T DRINK.]

It's not the same as giant or fishman booze, but it's still pretty good for out here. It's pretty hard on the taste buds, though. You want it straight?

[It's probably fine to people who are seasoned drinkers, but she has no idea where Zack falls on that scale.]

[Zack makes himself comfortable at the bar counter, leaning in so he can read the sign- and grins.]

Hah, sure! Toss me a shot, I'll see how it feels first.

You got it.

[This is yet another unnamed beverage she picks up and she really ought to start naming them sometime soon-- she pours him two fingers of deep amber-brown, sliding it across the bar to him.] You much of a drinker?

[It's designed for large horse-ish aliens the size of a human and a half, so it's heady stuff.]

[Heady stuff! Awesome! He accepts the shot, swirls it around, and downs it in a single gulp, taking in the burn down his throat without so much as a cough.]

Whew! That's got a nice kick to it. Does Cloud know about this stuff? I think he'd dig it, too.

I'll be sure to offer it if he ever comes in.

[Cloud drinks in Malum, mostly. He's a loser.]

That went down fast. You weren't joking about soldier tolerance, huh?

[super loser. this bar is clearly superior.]

Nope, no joke! It's actually pretty hard to get us drunk- the mako heals the effects too quick.

Mako? [Okay now I snag a clue.]

Oh, yeah, it's this-

[He points to his eyes, and the telltale glow within.]

Chemical enhancements, the mark of a SOLDIER back home. Boosts stamina, strength, durability... Shinra's favourite way to make a better "you".

Ah, so it's soldier with a capital S. [NOT QUITE but she's getting there. He's so cheerful about it, though--] So basically, I should never get into a drinking competition with one of you.

[Yeah close enough. Not like he has an explanation for why Shinra picked such an obvious (and easily confused) name for their elite faction.]

We're not immune to getting drunk or anything, but... yeah, it's probably not a great idea. But hey, if you ever wanna try, let's make it a bet!

[Cloud would be happy to win some money, he's sure.]