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[Action] Second Emblem

Who: Lucina and you
Broadcast: No
Action: SS Heron and the Iskaulit
When: Month of September

The Heron - OTA

[Now that she's been on the ship for a while, she no longer relies on her mask. It doesn't matter anymore. Her ship mates know who she is. Her limited amount of associates know who she is. So does the audience that watches this "entertainment show."

And the fanmail is getting ridiculous. In fact, she's going through a few of them right now in the ship's lounge, trying to figure out what to do with them.]

Why would.... I am not answering questions about my personal life here or back home!

Iskaulit's dojo - Private to Sora and Morgan

[After her conversation with Sora over the devices, Lucina has realized how much she's been neglecting her own training since her arrival. Yes, she's gone out and done more than one job on the planets and systems they've visited. Yes, she's been working with Messer a bit here and there to train one another with other weapons they weren't familiar with. However, it's just not the same.

So, when Sora asked her to possibly train him on how to soften some blows to keep humans alive, she jumped on the option. It had to be better than just sitting around and doing nothing. The dojo is the best place to do this. And, well, why wouldn't she invite Morgan? He's better at making friends than she is and she's sure that they'd get along. ~~Not that Morgan doesn't get along with everyone he's met.~~

Here she is, waiting patiently for them to arrive to start a training session. Well, as patiently as she can while using one of the bows she got months ago to shoot arrows into a training dummy.]

Iskaulit - OTA

[She's no cook, but the food on the ships isn't exactly what she would call good. As it is, she tries to find as much time as she can with. There are three establishments that serve food and drink, she knows, but she's yet to visit any of them. Her purpose is to rectify that with frequent trips to the Iskaulit for something other than training.

So, expect to see long blue hair everywhere as she explores more fully. She makes many stops at Málum, Space Bar, and The Melting Pot to figure out which atmosphere she likes best. When she's not in those places, she can be found in the library that once belonged to someone capable of using magic if the books are any indication. Or near the unused theater. Or maybe you find her in the dojo, practicing with her sword or bow.]

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[When Lucina asked Morgan to help with a training session, he couldn't say no. Especially if he was going to meet one of her friends!]

[He makes his way over there as quickly as he can, although he gets distracted once or twice on the way and arrives a little late as a result. By the time he gets there, Lucina's already filled a dummy with arrows.]

Whoa! You're getting really good. Have you been practicing?

[Sora seems a little too excited at the idea of training, but he can't help it. He was supposed to be re-learning his abilities back home too and at least with these lessons he can feel like he's doing something.

When he shows up at the dojo he's all smiles and bouncing with energy.

That doesn't mean he's any good at being on time though, and he runs into the dojo a little bit later than he should be.]

Hi! Sorry I'm late!

[Lucina turns at the sound of her brother's voice and shrugs as she lowers the bow. It's not exactly comfortable to hold it in battle position.]

Well, I had the opportunity to use it during one of the ship runs a system or so ago. I'm still not sure how Noire and Virion do nothing but use bows in battle.

[She's still waiting for another to show up and.... a lot of noise precedes the other boy's entrance.]

It's fine. Sora, yes? I'm Lucina and this is my brother Morgan.

It's nice to meet you! [Sora looks from one to the other with a big grin.]

I can't wait to see what we're doing today.

[Oh no, Lucina what have you done? You've given Morgan a chance to geek out.]

It all comes down to the use of tactics! Archers aren't very useful if they're alone, but if they're acting in a support role...

[Mid-sentence, he's interrupted as someone crashes through the door. Hello, new best friend.]

Sora, huh? It's nice to meet you, too!

[And he turns back to Lucina.]

You've got something lined up for today, right?

[She's well versed in Morgan-ese, thanks. She just lets him ramble until he gets it out of his system.]

Well, aside from introducing the two of you, I was hoping that you would be willing to stand in with Sora for a sword fight so that I can assess his skill level easier.

[She goes over to the corner where her coat is resting upon a few wooden practice swords before she hands them out.]

Although, now that I'm thinking about it, maybe I should have called Libra over to do some healing just in case.

[Sora wishes he could offer to heal instead, but with all of his powers gone he doesn't have access to that spell anymore.]

Can we use wooden swords? That's what my friends and I used when we were kids.

Oh, c'mon. We're not gonna get hurt that bad.

[He hasn't had the chance to prep this area for traps yet, so Sora is safe.]

I think wooden swords are our best bet. [Morgan happily takes a sword from the pile.] I figured you'd come prepared.

Morgan, what's the one constant of fighting, whether real or practice?

[He's had the same sort of training she has by their Uncle Frederick. This is something he should know as easily as breathing.]

And of course I brought wooden swords for practice. Mother would have my hide if she knew I put you up against an unknown person to train with a real weapon before taking stock of their fighting style.

Well, take stock away then!

[Sora seems pretty amused by them interacting and is ready to get started. He goes to grab a sword too, and bounces a bit as he walks, bent up energy shining through.]

Always expect the worst to happen, and have first aid on hand.

[He recites it easily from memory. He's done the work looking at the books, but he's also had it literally beat into him after more than one training exercise gone awry.]

[Morgan happily takes his sword, and readies his battle stance on the other side of the arena.]

Alright, let's do this!

[Considering she trained with Frederick and helping Morgan learn the sword alongside the other younger members of the Shepherds, she knows all of Morgan's deficiencies as a fighter outside of magic.

Sora, on the other hand, is a complete mystery.]

Go for it, and don't worry. If you're injured, I'll just make sure that you can walk in the morning.

Whenever you're ready.

You can Cure?

[Sora asks thoughtfully as he moves to his own side. His battle pose is low, ready to lash out or guard quickly.]

[ Carol wanders into the lounge with a cup of tea and some books she's reading over before her next recording session. She wasn't expecting to find anybody there, but since Lucina is in some kind of distress she opts to stay and maybe help her shipmate out. Something has changed with the young woman. She's no longer relying on the mask. But since Carol was never clear on why she needed it in the first place, she hasn't found a tactful way to ask about it. ]

Hey! Wow, people sure want to know about you, huh?

[ She smiles fondly as she takes a seat nearby and sets her books aside. Carol, for her part, has not even acknowledged whether or not she's gotten any fan mail, let alone looked at it. Some things she'd rather not know. ]

[Lucina looks up at Carol and feels a bit of relief and distress. She's stopped wearing the butterfly mask from Gerome. In fact, it's on the shelf next to the miniature Falchion her brother crafted for her birthday. A reminder. She doesn't have to hide who she is, and it's better if she doesn't make anyone else uncomfortable going forward.]

I figured it was pointless if people were surveying me all the time. There were some here who have seen me without it. Besides, unknown elements have seen my face. Why not the rest of you?

[She turns her attention back to the letters and growls.]

Why do they think that I'd bother to answer some of these impertinent questions?

[The Iskaulit is still somewhere Leia doesn't know her way around very well. The more popular places, sure. She can find those easily. But even after having been on board for a few months now, there's more than a few spots she doesn't know.

In an effort to correct this gap--because she doesn't feel comfortable at all not knowing her surroundings like the back of her hand--Leia has decided to explore more on her own, to figure out what's where and who can usually be found in these spots.

It's on one of these trips that she comes across someone she recognizes from the last system, hanging out in front of a room that doesn't appear to get much use at all. If any.]

What did this used to be?

[Lucina is admiring the dusty room and lamenting its lost potential. A stage should be used, but with so many videos available, who would bother to come here and act or sing or dance?

It's sad.

She looks up to see a familiar face and sighs.]

I believe it was a theater, but I don't know that anyone's used it.

[It is sad. Theaters aren't an unfamiliar sight to Leia, but they aren't something she's had any chance to visit in years.

She looks over the empty room before returning her attention back to Lucina.]

If anyone has, it's been a long time since then. Is theater just not popular on the Fleet?

I suppose not.

[It's something that Lucina would want to see rectified, but she can sort of see why as well.]

I see many of my ship mates reading or watching those video things when on the ship and finding entertainment on the planets when we dock. I guess being used as players against our will has dampened any inspiring thespians.

I can understand that feeling.

[As sad as it is, it makes sense. She's not so fond of the whole unwilling reality show participant aspect of these ships, either.]

But I wonder if there's not a different way we could use the theater. It's really just begging for us to put it to use.

I do understand the sentiment.

[She looks over the stage and steps into the room, a hand resting on the back of one of the plush chairs.]

I doubt anyone wants to hire me to act, but I wonder if there are more artistically inclined people that would be willing to indulge us.

[Her face lights up almost comically.]

There is a group of singers here. Perhaps we can start with them?

[Leia follows her in the room, looking up and around at the empty, dimly lit former-theater.]

There are? I wasn't aware.

[But Lucina's bright optimism about the singers possibly being interested is almost infectious, in a way, so Leia wants to know more.]

Who are they?

I'm not surprised. They don't advertise.

[They don't need to.]

Kaname Buccaneer is the only one I know, but she's recently had two friends from her home show up. They're part of a music group back there and extremely popular. I believe it because I've had the chance to hear Kaname sing herself. She's rather talented.

[Not a name Leia recognizes at this point, but she makes a point to add it to memory. Just for the sake of information, if anything.]

She's a friend of yours, then, I take it?

[Well, maybe it's time for Leia to get familiar with other members of the Fleet! She should reach out and meet the other women. If Lucina can do it, so can Leia.]

She is. I met her from a friend of her home world, but she is worth knowing.

[getting a better feel for everyone on the ships and knowing more about them is certainly something on her list of things to do here.]

What's she like, if I can ask?

[Still belongs to someone capable of magic, as it happens.

The library isn't a busy place, even during drifts, so Felix can make rather infrequent trips to the common ship to straighten and re-shelve anything that has been messed up in his absence. Scooping up a few abandoned tomes, he walks into the stacks and encounters Lucina examining the books]

Do you need help finding anything?

[As a princess, she's sure that her education should have entailed more learning about the policies of the world she is from and how to rule Ylisse when her time arrived. Instead, she spent her time fighting the Risen, learning the progression of events and trying to find a way to travel through time to prevent the end of the world her parents loved.

So, being in a room filled with so many books is a little wonderful. She's not as bad as Laurent or Miriel, but she likes to learn. When she hears a voice, she hastily returns the book in her hand to the shelf, trying not to seem like a small child caught taking sweets from the kitchen before dinner.]

A-ah. N-no! I... I didn't know this belonged to anyone. I was just looking around.

[There quite a few reactions he expects, ranging from an enthusiastic 'yes', to a surly 'leave me alone', and he's not quite sure where this fits, if anywhere. He can't help but laugh]

And you're perfectly free to do so. This may be my library, but if I didn't want anyone looking through it, I wouldn't have put it out in the open on the common ship for just anyone to poke their noses in. My private collection not withstanding.

[That's Lucina, living to keep people on their toes. Besides, she doesn't really like to be sneaked up on her. You know, with the whole apocalypse and stuff...]

I...I suppose so. I wasn't looking for anything particular. I figured it was time to get to know exactly what was on this ship. The ones assigned to us are small and can only hold so much, right?

[Probably nobody likes to be snuck up on, least of all Felix himself. It doesn't stop him from doing it to other people however. He smiles gently at her.]

True. And at least we're afforded a place to spread out to. The fleet did not always have that much. We've been quick to fill the space. People are liquid that way.

[Well, that might be true, but she's rather jumpy on a good day.]

How long have you been aboard the Fleet? I haven't searched the devices' archives as far back as I'd hoped but I didn't know that this ship wasn't originally part.

Oh, it's been three...hm...almost four years now, I believe. But yes, this ship was one the fleet encountered earlier in it's journey, belonging to an alien race called the Nunnillis.

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omg so late sorry

Not as late as me!

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/crashes in two days late with starbucks.

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