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[rogueroyalty]

Who: George Cooper and anyone checking the Network
Broadcast: Fleet-wide, Video
Action: SS Golden
When: After the Shuffle

[There's a short pause after video comes up onto George's upper body, seated, the moment where he's working out if this is how it's meant to be, if it's correct, if this is how it works. And then he smiles warmly at... Well, the people? Those he seems to think are listening. It's like scrying, if he'd the Gift for that.]

I can't say I'd been expectin' to wake up to such a thing today, or for as long as I've been alive, but I'm beginnin' to accustom myself to the notion.

[His voice is lowerclass, a sort of faux-brit-possible-londoner-something but it's clear anyway, understandable. Medieval fantasy people.]

I'm George Cooper, newly of the SS Golden, and new to anythin' like this, truth to tell. I was hopin' someone out there might be able to explain precisely what a reality show might be, and what they mean for us to do. Are we travellin' somewhere in particular or is it a jaunt for no particular reason? Whoever went fiddlin' about in my mind didn't see fit to explain how a Player might go about playin' to no one.

[He shrugs goodnaturedly. He might be playing up the dumb city boy angle a little bit, but he wants information, and the non-threatening approach is generally the best.]

Outside of that, it seems I've only just missed a good deal of excitement. Is everyone makin' their way alright after the attack? Ah, and that said, has anyone a record of the appearance of those who fired on us, or was it precluded by the chaos? Might be useful, knowin' what to look out for.


[ooc: info trawling tiiimmme and also bits of this second part got broadcasted as well without his say-so after he put this video up so. If you'd rather contact him over that, there it is.]

Comments

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[justamobster]

What I'm hearin'? "Reality show" just means people're watchin' us live our lives. Like peepin' Toms, only they think it's all on the up and up.

As for where we're goin', not a damn idea. And the enemy fleet turned tail like a buncha yellow bellies 'fore we could take any hostage.

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[rogueroyalty]

Useful for some, I'd think, but not as entertainment. Mayhap they merely watch the rest for a chance of what someone might peep at.

Did the ships look uniform, or were they a jumble, such as pirates might cobble together?

[justamobster]

S'a waste of time either way. Folks should be livin' their own lives, not watchin' others live theirs for 'em.

Didn't see 'nough of 'em up close t'say for sure. [ He snorts a short chuckle. ] Crew wasn't real keen on lettin' me get close with our ship. Somethin' 'bout it bein' dangerous.

[rogueroyalty]

They must be bored. Does the threat of watchers set anyone to better behaviour?

There's that to mind, true enough. A pity, though, to have no idea who did the attackin'. There's not much to take from these ships aside from human cargo, and that's a risk to take on a group so large. [A pause, and then he adds:] It made for a good enough show, on that side of things.

[justamobster]

Ain't been here long 'nough to know, but my hunch says that bein' watched don't do much to folks unless it involves gettin' heat for it. Whoever's watchin', they're hands-off. Hell, causin' trouble might get you paid more.

[ Wryly, ] Imagine it was a real humdinger. Wouldn't know, was too busy gettin' fuckin' shot at to pay attention.

[rogueroyalty]

I'm thinkin' all of you who were here'll see an increase in your ratings, resultin' out of that. Had anythin' been happenin', before the attackin' fleet appeared? Anythin' interestin'?

[justamobster]

Since I been here, nothin' really. Planet we were at before was some kinda... medieval place. Guess we move on each month or so. Haveta ask other folks what the ones before that've been. Was busy bein' stuck in a different part of space then.

[ He thinks, anyway. The past couple years are a bit... fuzzy in his head. ]

[rogueroyalty]

[There are...a lot of interesting things George could choose to focus on there. But he's just met Ladon, so he goes for the easiest choice.]

What d'you mean by "medieval"?

[justamobster]

Folks ridin' horses and usin' swords, insteada drivin' cars and usin' guns. Or somethin' like that. Didn't spend too much time there, ain't comfortable 'round that kinda crowd.

[ They're a little more likely to go on a dragon hunt than modern people are, after all. ]