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[twosoul]

Who: Lorden and You!
Broadcast: Video
Action: Marisa > Bloodsport
When: Evening of the 9th


[There are a few loud shouts when he wakes up, calling out for something or someone, but more like curious than panicked. He can still feel the Light, so it's not like before, but he also can't seem to find his Ghost, and that's a major concern.]

Equinox! Equinox? Amida, if this is a prank....

Wrath? Anybody?

[And shortly after, he'll be in the cafeteria area, poking at all the food dispensers and seeing what flavors of protein gel he can come up with.]




[Lorden's a bit startled by the sudden transportation to a new ship, but hey! Pudding! He takes a few moments to scan carefully for threats, but seeing none, he takes off his helmet. A rather blue person is underneath, and though his eyes keep darting around the bridge to look at things, he grabs one of the cups and starts eating. With his helmet under one arm, he begins walking around the ship.]

Hello? Anybody home?



Broadcast - Video (a little later)
[Now settled in his room and once again armored up, Lorden waves at the camera. He sounds pretty chipper for someone who just got kidnapped, but then, this place isn't exactly a stronghold of the Dark.]

Hi, everybody. Fresh meat here, call me Lorden. I'm from Earth--if I say I'm from the City that doesn't really help, does it? But it's the only City we have, so there you go.

If I'm, uh, missing something kind of important from home, how screwed am I?

Also, are reality shows really a thing, or are they just making that up?

Comments

Video

[survivalistcookbook]

Yikes. Your Earth's even worse off than mine if you only have one City.

[It's . . . kind of nice that this guy is apparently taking the whole situation well. Refreshing. Weird as hell, but refreshing.]

And how important is this mystery thing, exactly?

Video

[twosoul]

[He looks closer at the screen, giving it some good detail of his helmet.]

It's pretty messed up, not gonna lie. What's yours like?

[And then he sits back and crosses his arms, huffing in annoyance.] Oh, you know. Life and death. Literally.

Video

[survivalistcookbook]

We uh. Kinda had a giant plague wipe out most of the population. And now we have roaming packs of people-eating monsters.

[Usually he just comes right out with the 'zombie apocalypse' shorthand, but if reality TV is unfamiliar, he's not sure that's going to be an understood phenomenon.]

And - not to be a jerk about it, but I never saw someone come into the Fleet without something they needed to survive. Atroma does need to keep their talent alive, I guess. What's this thing you're missing?

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[twosoul]

[He makes a gagging noise.] We have some creatures like that, yeah. Sucks about the plague though. We got attacked by aliens, and then the corpse-eating aliens, then the robot aliens, then the imperialist aliens. And then we killed the prince of the corpse-eating aliens and his daddy the king of the darkness aliens came to get his revenge. So, you know. Been kinda rough.

My Ghost! She brings me back to life when I die.

[None of this sounds weird to him. None of it.]

Re: Video

[survivalistcookbook]

[Eugene draws a very slow breath through his teeth, letting that whole deluge just percolate for a second, then lifts his eyebrows and slowly pronounces-]

-okay. Wow.

[Not gonna lie, that sounds useful as all get out. Especially with a global situation like that.]

Do you find yourself dying a lot?

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[jenovite]

[The boy on the screen giggles slightly as the feed initializes.]

I don't know Earth, either, but it doesn't matter, now. How important is it? Is it your weapon? Nobody has those when they show up here.

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[twosoul]

I mean, I'm missing my weapons, too, but I figured they didn't want me blasting my way out of a hull or something. Besides, they gave me some new ones. Nothing fancy, though.

[And although his expression can't be seen, he sounds annoyed when he continues.] Really important. Like, other half of myself type important.

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[jenovite]

[Something almost like understanding flashes across Kadaj's expression for a moment.]

A brother?

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[twosoul]

[He reaches for something palm up, but then closes his hand into a fist and lets his arm drop.]

It'd be sister. Half of a pair.

[He can be a Guardian without the Light, but not without his Ghost. Lorden huffs; his expression is concealed by the helmet, but he sounds irritated.]

I've never been without her, except that time she got possessed.

Bloodsport

[this_loser]

Ayup!

[Prompto pops his head around a corner. He thought he heard the happy tune of a new crew member arriving. He gives the...very blue...person a curious once-over, but smiles broadly all the same.]

You must be our new guy. Welcome to the Bloodsport.

[twosoul]

[He waves, arm still tucked around his helmet. Okay, good, there are people here.]

Thanks! Bloodsport, I like it. Pretty big ship. [....compared to what?]

I'm Lorden.

[this_loser]

Is it? Wait til you see the Iskaulit.

[He doesn't have a point of reference for space ships, except what he's seen here. Niflheim was good at churning out some pretty impressive air ships.]

Prompto. Hey.

[twosoul]

It's weird to see Human ships this big that aren't--that are in good condition. Been on a lot of ships, but none of them were made for us.

[Just the jumpships, which are about the size of the SR shuttles.]

Which one's the Iskaulit?

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[straightouttacarbonite]

That sounds like an awful planet.

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[twosoul]

[All right, he has to laugh a little at that.]

I mean, it used to be great back in the Golden Age. But none of the other planets or moons in the system is any better right now, so we don't have anywhere else to go.

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[straightouttacarbonite]

Well, congratulations, there are more systems than you can count, here.

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[twosoul]

But that's amazing! [He sounds eager, excited even.] It was always our dream to walk in the light of a distant star. I can't believe I finally get to do it.

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[axi]

[Kaname finds the newcomer in the cargo bay, where she goes to meet him. At the entrance, she stops and calls out a greeting in an attempt to not startle him. If she does, at least there's adequate space (ha) between the two.]

Hi, welcome aboard.

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[twosoul]

[He doesn't seem to be startled and waves back with his free hand, still munching pudding from the other.]

Thanks! Nice place you got here. Can't say I've been on a ship like it before.

I'm Lorden.

[axi]

Ah, it's what you make of it. [She does like his attitude so far, though! Now that his attention is on her, Kaname makes her way over and holds out her hand.]

Kaname Buccaneer. I'm the captain of this ship, the Bloodsport. And no, we didn't get to name it.

[twosoul]

It's not all in ruins, it doesn't stink, and it definitely doesn't look like a casino. Already better than the last couple big ships I've seen.

[He shakes the hand, grinning.] Too bad, I like it. My last ship was the Last Sunset, but it was more the size of your shuttles than something to live on.

[Video]

[sandywolf]

Well, I suppose it would depend on how important it is exactly. Do you require it for survival?

[Video]

[twosoul]

See, that's the tricky part. I don't need it to stay alive, but it will bring me back if I die.

[Video]

[sandywolf]

I do believe the Atroma does exactly that if something untowards happens. I do not remember seeing it with my own eyes, but I believe I have heard of it at least.

[Video]

[twosoul]

Huh, really? That's not so bad, then.

[Should probably confirm that before testing it, though. And besides, the Marsiva didn't feel like it was a bastion of the Light. If it's some kind of death magic, he wants no part of it.]

Any idea how that works?