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[blightedson]

Who: Felix Alexius
Broadcast: Fleetwide (Video)
Action: The Marsiva (Hospitality Deck, somewhere near a viewing port.}
When: April 25 (afternoon)


[When Felix makes this communication at first it's clear that he's just doing it to find out if he really knows how. At first it turns a bit, slowly, but you can see the floor and the view part before it settles on his face.

His eyes are narrow, but not in an aggressive way. Mostly, he's just dealing with the fact that he has all this new information in his head. Shouldn't he be freaking out about it? Instead he just feel calm and curious.]

Well, this is certainly new.

When I said before I was ready for the Maker's Embrace I wasn't exactly thinking it'd be a spaceship. [And that new word comes to him effortlessly, making the joke less awkward that it should have been. He gives the fleet a small, half smile.]

They're going to have to change all of the religious texts, if that's true.

[The tone of his voice and the smile still on his face, showing clearly that he knows he isn't actually dead. He's mostly just dealing with this entire thing by making a joke because he still can't find the energy to be too concerned about it. Even the joke, though, comes off as more a comfortable, muted snark, than that he's expecting to bring the house down with laughter.]

I'm Felix. Obviously, I've just arrived.

Comments

[realhumanbeing]

Hi, Felix!

[He chirps out the words and gives a little wave.]

What's the Maker's Embrace? I think it's kind of weird for everyone, honestly. Nobody's really used to living in space. But it's pretty good here, mostly, except when we're getting attacked. But, uh, that doesn't happen that much, so.

[omg steven let me hug you forever]

[blightedson]

We're taught that after you die you return to the Maker's Embrace. It's... the after life.

I was very sick, back home.

[lmao that was my exact reaction to finding out we have a felix]

[realhumanbeing]

Oh. Are you now? I could help, if you need it.

[haha! basically the sweetness of these two will give me a tootache.]

[blightedson]

[He blinks at that offer and then smiles.]

You're a healer?

[realhumanbeing]

Yeah!

[Well, sort of. Not in the way Felix is thinking, but closer to the truth than either of them realize.]

I've never tried with a sickness before, but I fixed my friend's eyes, so it oughta work!

[blightedson]

I'm not sure if it will. What I have is a taint that settles in your blood. None of the healers we have can cure it.

I'd still be willing to try, though. Once I'm able, I'll meet you and we can see.

[realhumanbeing]

Good! I'm on the First Breath. Er . . . can I ask how you got it?

[blightedson]

The Blight is given to you when you interact with darkspawn. They taint you.

It's... complicated. Have you heard of darkspawn?

[realhumanbeing]

Nope.

[blightedson]

They're... not something I would suggest seeking out. They're monsters. They can infect you with the Blight and then you'll die rather painfully.

My father did a lot to protect me. He managed to prolong my life for years but even he couldn't cure it.

[realhumanbeing]

Well, maybe that's why you got to come here! It's like fate!

[If . . . he can manage to cure it. Steven's optimistic smile falters for a second before returning full force-- of course he can manage to cure it!]

[blightedson]

[Oh you are too precious child.]

It can't hurt to try.

But... please don't get your hopes too high.

[realhumanbeing]

[No, he wants to argue, because if he lets doubt enter his mind, then it really won't work. But he doesn't want to get into it, so he just nods and smiles.]

So, uh, do you like space so far?

[blightedson]

I do. It's beautiful.