[Video]

[lonered]

[Keith spent a long time debating whether to bother with video for this or just go with text. But the truth is, for what he's aiming for, it's better to do this virtual-face to virtual-face. Or something. He's even done bothering with the frankly ridiculous mask. For now.

The video opens to a fairly normal looking teenager (aside from the fact that what's visible of him is definitely dressed in a skin-tight vaguely glowy futuristic space suit), hesitating a moment like he's still debating on how to begin.]

So. Uh.

[Good start, Keith. Solid.]

I guess all of us are stuck in the same boat whether we want to be or not. And apparently that boat is headed for some other world before we know it.

I'll be honest. I don't know if we can trust this Astoria as far as we can throw her. [And he knows she can hear this, but he's said as much to her face, so there's that.] But for now I guess I plan on going along to see how things play out. [Which after discussing with Shiro, he feels pretty okay about, as plans go.]

But... just waltzing into other worlds, and potentially meddling in them... that could go bad really quickly if someone makes an enemy of the wrong person. If that happens, it might not be a terrible idea to know what we've got on our side.

Not just magic either. Because... that's really new to me at least. But we all bring some experience or skills or knowledge or something to the table, right? If we're gonna be any sort of team, we may as well know our strengths. And what we might be lacking.

[Maybe? Keith is now wondering if it was a bad idea to give him a way to talk to so many people at once. But he's committed now, no help for it. So he'll even go first.]

I'm Keith. Uh... I guess I'm pretty good with a sword. Pretty good in anything that flies. And I'm mostly used to being in space, lately. But it does't sound like that'll be helpful in this El Minha place. Also apparently I can fly now. So... there's that.

Anyone else feel like sharing?


(( hit him up, hit each other up, threadjack as you like! ))

Comments

video

[reeliable]

[That sort of preparedness is more welcome than Noct wants to admit - it sort of reminds him of Iggy, because he'd be making the same careful plans. Giving this mild sort of smile to that remark, swords in the right place at the right time, it's appreciated all the same even if he feels a little silly for how nice it is to hear. He's a guy with a sword, nothing else, and it's more of a relief that he doesn't have to be more.]

I'm thinking that even if nobody wants to change anything, listening or hearing out the residents isn't a bad option. We really might not need to do anything aside from show up, but hearing the actual problems from the people who live there - and I mean the poorest people, who wouldn't have any way to communicate their problems. [He remembers the refugees coming into the soup kitchen he volunteered at, and especially the treatment they received - it wasn't the greatest, but where could they complain? No one would hear them out, especially the ones from Galahd.]

That would give us a far better idea on what's going on in the end. We can always make some plans once we're there to be flexible with staying out of trouble, but maybe helping if we can.

Re: video

[lonered]

I think observing and talking to people probably can't hurt anything, yeah. I think you're right about that. And maybe there are people who aren't being heard that need help.

[But are they in a position to help anyone right now, thrown together and pulled from their worlds and given a random piece of magic. He considers before nodding,]

It seems like a bad idea to really make any major plans or decisions until we see what we're walking into.

video

[reeliable]

I'll make it a point to get around and talk to the locals, see if there's anything we could do. Extra manpower sometimes is all a place needs, or setting up some organization in the less fortunate districts for soup kitchens - something like that anyway.

[Keith is definitely right about trying to make major decisions, and it's not really something Noct wants to step on any toes for either. Rocking the boat when they're new and displaced themselves... eugh.]

I can let you know what I hear, after a few days. If you want, I mean.

[lonered]

I would, yeah. Whatever you'd find out. I'd definitely want to hear it. And if I find out anything I'll share too. I think the more we work together and share information with everyone the better chance we'll have of figuring all this out.

[More information is better than less.]