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Who: Yuya Sakaki
Broadcast: Fleet-wide video
Action: Marsiva
When: Saturday, May 23

[There's the image of a splayed hand rising away from the camera at first, and then a close-up view of green cargo pants - something's broadcasting from on the floor. The owner of the cargo pants isn't completely visible due to the angle, but there is a salmon-colored T-shirt and a kid's face, leaning over with his nose against one of the Marsiva's viewing windows. If he's aware of the broadcast, he doesn't seem to show it; but then again, he's currently busy being dumbfounded by the view outside right now.]

Space? This isn't...

[He fiddles with what looks like sort of maroon-colored device strapped to his arm, removing a card from a slot and re-inserting it.]

Dimension Mover, acti--huh? Error? Oh, come on, this can't be...where is everyone?

[He turns around to look out at the rest of the deck, seeing other people around but nobody he's looking for. It's again hard to tell for sure from the angle but he seems to shrink back just slightly - that is, until he glances downwards and sees the weird device he's been recording reflecting himself back at him.]

Eh? It's recording me?

[Crap. Shock registers on his face, then panic, and he scrambles to pick up the device and hold it out a foot from his face with one hand, tossing the other out dramatically like he's showing off the view of the stars behind him. His face is more visible now, now a wide-eyed grin that looks slightly forced before melding into something more natural. His voice, on the other hand, takes on a more pronounced and theatrical quality once he starts speaking again.]

Uh--Ladies and gentlemen! Hello! My name is Yuya Sakaki. I don't know whether it's day or night right now, but good day to you all the same! If there's anybody listening who could explain to me where we are, I humbly request your assistance. Thank you!

[There's a little more flailing as he uses his free hand to poke around until the broadcast shuts off, and then it's all mercifully over. For now.]

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[Great googly moogly that hair -

is probably not the craziest he's ever seen, but it's still pretty far up there.]

Hey hey, welcome aboard! Right now, I'm guessing you're on the Marsiva. You just showed up, right?

[It...worked? That's a relief, really, but then there's still about half a dozen questions he needs answered right now.]

Y-yeah. Did anyone else show up here?

I've seen a round of new space travelers show up, so yeah! There should be some others in the same boat as you right now.

[Clay sits to get himself comfortable; he knows that just showing up can be a pretty harrowing experience, so he'd rather just sit with the person - metaphorically speaking, and talk things through.]

You've probably got a looot of questions right now. I'm not sure if I can answer them all, but fire away.

[Well, now that he's mentioned the new people--]

Where can I find everyone that just came? It looks like we got separated.

Hmm... They're probably around somewhere. Maybe they're trying to explore the place? I know I got separated too, when I showed up. [Mostly because he just kinda. Hung around the window where the sight of space was instead of actually looking around the place.] I'm on another ship, so I can't go see what's up. But that's my best bet there.

Maybe...

[He doesn't see any of the Lancers in this big space, though, and there were nine of them when they left. Something Clay's said sticks out to him, though.]

Could my friends have appeared on those other ships instead?

[Wanda had been wandering around what little of the Marsiva was open to recently added "cast members." However, as she was walking past the sleeping area, the sight of some bright red and green hair caused her to stop and look in. She stands in the doorway and remains quiet as Yuya began playing with the communicator. However, she can't help but begin to giggle at his little display of showmanship. By the end of his little performance, she is definitely laughing, and doing a poor job of stifling it. Even with a hand over her mouth.]

[Yuya hears the laugh as he's breathing his sigh of relief over having survived that accident, and surprise registers on his face as he looks over towards the source. How long has that person been there? Long enough, obviously, and he looked vaguely sheepish as he waves at Wanda.

Uh, hey.

[Wanda gives a soft clap.]

Is your performance over? I rather enjoyed it.

[That wasn't really a performance, exactly...but hey, he didn't just go through all that with Mom just to turn down a chance to help people smile once he left Standard. So, right! Yuya gives a bow and looks up at Wanda, a bit more confident than he was in his broadcast a moment ago.]

I'd be glad to give you another, but first I'm looking for my friends, and for more information about this place. Have you seen anybody else here?

[Wanda's eyes briefly glow red for a moment, as she reads Yuya's mind. No worries, she's just checking what he meant by friends. After which, her expression becomes more sullen, as she realizes that she is now in the position to be giving the bad news that she had received only just yesterday.]

Your friends are not here. We are in space. [She motions towards the window.] As you may have noticed.

Apparently, we have all been kidnapped from our various worlds and homes. Brought here to be on some alien television show. By what or whom, no one seems to know yet. That is all I am able to tell you at the moment. I am sorry.

[Glowing eyes...? Nothing seems to happen though, weird.

Wanda's news clearly disturbs him much more than that, though: Kidnappings. Space. Aliens. No friends. He hasn't felt in over this head since...actually just a day ago, but on top of the invasions and the casualties and Yuzu's disappearance--yeah, that's a little much.

His emotions are running high all of a sudden, but trying to turn them into words is a little difficult. After a moment he manages to get out one thought - more of a fear, or something.]

Is a group called Academia behind this?

[Wanda sees Yuya is clearly upset, but she's not really sure what to say or do exactly. So she remains quiet as he attempts to process everything that she just dumped on him. However, when he asks his question, she naturally responds, trying to be as helpful as she can given the situation.]

Academia? No. I believe the one behind this is something or someone named Atroma.

Atroma. I've never heard of that name before.

[Well, that's something. Maybe. This situation isn't as dangerous as being captured by Academia, probably, but that's not saying much overall. A course of action...they're on a television show. Shows don't run forever, or at least most of them don't.]

Do you know how long they want us to be here?

[Wanda shakes her head.]

No one that I have spoken to seems to know. People just seem to come and go here, and it is rather unclear why.

[Wait.]

Then what's the point of kidnapping people? If they're going to just let people go for no reason...unless they aren't.

[That's actually somewhat terrifying, given his experience with Academia. Wherever Yuzu is now, Yuya sure hopes she's out of their hands.]

I do not know their true purpose. I do not believe anyone here currently does. All anyone seems to be able to tell me is that we are on a TV show, being watched. In return, we receive payment and maybe even some kind of sponsor or fan mailings.

[Wanda sighs as she rubs her forehead.]

I still do not fully understand it all myself. I only just arrived yesterday.

[Yeah, okay. He's probably asked a little much of her with all that. Yuya rubs the back of his head in embarrassment.]

Sorry. It's just weird. I didn't even know aliens had TV.

[And that was a joke, but it does raise a real question (or yet another one).]

No need to apologize. It is a lot to take in all of a sudden.

[Yeah, that joke sailed right over Wanda's head, or she just chose to ignore it. Hard to tell.]

[Yuya's not in much of a laughing mood himself, and instead he turns his attention to the rest of the hospitality deck. He didn't notice at first, being preoccupied with "where am I" and "why do I see outer space over there," but it' pretty large.]

No kidding. We're really...here. I wonder if my friends are all right.

[Where they ended up shouldn't have been different from where he ended up, after all. In theory.]

[Wanda shrugs as he she follows Yuya's gaze around the Hospitality deck.]

Who knows?

[There's a brief pause, as Wanda's eyes travel around the deck and then back to Yuya. She gives a small smile when she sees how troubled he looks, wishing she could do more to comfort him.]

They must be very important to you for you to worry this much.

They are. They...we were traveling together, so I hope they've reached our destination.

I see.

[Wanda ponders briefly about what to say next. She seems unsure of what more comfort she should try and provide Yuya. After a brief pause, she hesitantly adds:]

I am sure your friends are safe. You may yet see them again.

[That does help, a little. That someone else seems to believe it helps.]

I hope so...but not here! They're better off in the--where we were going.

[Except Yuzu maybe, depending on how she's doing. Would have been nice if Atroma had waited to kidnap him until after he'd found her.]

[Wanda can sense Yuya's still worried. Doesn't take mind reading powers to see that he's clearly dwelling on the safety of his friends.]

Was it a difficult journey? Where you and your friends were going?

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