video | un: handsome zelos

[luxuriant]

[What is the first thing that Zelos does when he realizes that these little wrist devices can communicate to everyone on the ship? That's simple.]

Yo, hunnies! [His voice sounds loud and clear across the communicators, his face also making a grinning appearance. Well, as much as this announcement might seem carefree, he's actually just fishing to see who's all on this ship. He heard there were a few groups of people in front of him at least, so who's he looking at here? He can't properly stay safe if he doesn't know the whole set up.]

Check me out! Are you seeing this, or what? Man, I look so cool, even on these little wrist bands! [His laughter sounds out, obnoxiously cheerful about this.] You guys can all hear me, right? Testing, testing, one, two, three...!

[He's probably made himself hated to more than half of the ship by now, but that's fine.] The name's Zelos Wilder, but you can just call me Zelos. ♥ We're all the unfortunate souls stuck in this screw up, right? So let's get along!

[That's his short and simple message, and with a wink, he turns the video off.]

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audio / un: adsgf

[buttsbuttsbutts]

[ sera hates this place. a lot. actually, that's an understatement.

however, she has fortunately (or possibly unfortunately) moved past the state of blind panic she was initially in and is now just sort of passively angry at everything and everyone. she hasn't really tried messing with the creepy little talking wrist thing yet but when it starts shouting cheerily at her she presses buttons until she thinks it might be listening. ]

No.

video back

[luxuriant]

Aw, come on, you don't wanna get along? But we're all in this together!

[Highschool musical playing in the distance... Except not really, it's just Zelos looking sad.]

permavoice bc she is stubborn (and doesn't know how to change to vid)

[buttsbuttsbutts]

No! I don't want to get along because I don't want to be here. I don't want any of it. How can you– ugh. Look. We've not just stepped in shite, alright? We've frigging rolled in it. Covered, all of us.

That's what this is. Shite, up to our tits.

So. No.

[ JUST NO. to everything. ]

[luxuriant]

Whoa, whoa, whoa, take it easy, hunny! I'm not disagreeing with you. I mean, I sure as hell didn't ask to be dragged here and forced to wear some tacky outfit. This is criminal!

[He will complain to the ends of the earth. But--!] But the thing is, we're all stuck like this, aren't we? So we might as well band together, or whatever.

[buttsbuttsbutts]

And do what? We're nowhere. There's nothing. There's no banding together and making a grand escape like heroes, is there? We're stuck.

[ ok maybe a little of that blind panic is still hanging around ]

voice; un: rogue leader

[taggingwomprats]

[ Luke actually sounds kind of amused. ]

I can hear you fine. Your commlink is working just fine.

[ Exchanging names, huh? ]

Name's Luke.

video back!

[luxuriant]

Luke, hey! Is that what these things are called? These wrist thingies?

[He's so technical.] Well, as long as it's working, I guess. Looks like I've got a few options here and there, too.

[taggingwomprats]

Well, I don't know what they call them here, but back home we called them commlinks.

[ Luke laughs. He's kind of amused by that. ]

Options for what?

[luxuriant]

[Oh, that makes sense. He had communicator things like this back home, too, but no one really knew about that, so he's just not going to mention it.]

You know, for sending messages! Video, voice, text, that sort of thing. I guess I better not lose these dog tags.

un: el rey

[shabby]

[ Vaas considers this for a moment, equal parts perplexed and disappointed. Hollywood gave him certain expectations where aliens are concerned. Zelos is not meeting them. ]

I thought you were supposed to be green.

[luxuriant]

Green? [He doesn't really follow the line of thought because he doesn't have the same green alien rumors where he's from.] Green isn't really my color. It'd clash with my beautiful hair, you know?

[shabby]

You're on of those guys, huh? [ That gets a good-natured shrug. ] S'okay. One of my guys was like you. Always wanted first pick of all the new shipments.

[ In this case, shipments happens to mean the luggage of the tourists his band of pirates habitually abducted, killed, or sold off. ]

Best dressed guy on the island.

[luxuriant]

Someone's gotta look good, right? [He is taking that as a compliment... He has no idea about these island shenanigans so it just sounds normal. One of his guys, like a friend?? A groupie? Who knows!]

You can't blame a guy for having taste. Heheh.

VIDEO, UN: ░░░░░░

[doxing]

(jesus... she has to snort a laugh.)

The radios work, but I'd bet my top dollar that your head doesn't.

[luxuriant]

Aww, come on, hunny, don't be like that! I'll have you know I graduated the top of my class at the Imperial Research Academy. [Not that that means anything to anyone here, he realizes.]

[doxing]

(she's going to tally up every single time zelos calls her hunny... he doesn't want to know what'll happen with that tally.)

Are all imperials such charmers? Or is it just you, mi querido?

[luxuriant]

[This tally will be the death of him... But he has no idea, so he's having a great time. What's a mi querido, but also who cares because it sounds sexy.]

I don't know about that, but I'm definitely the prettiest. [Can he get a laugh out of that?? Yeah?? He's trying.] Why don't you and I get something to eat together some time, hmm? You know, since we're all stuck here and everything. Some nice, friendly bonding, a fancy dinner, maybe some wine...

rebellious action thread

[allweather]

[Or, Reim, sitting in the lounge where he's just been treated to several takes of Zelos practicing for this post of his and he can't imagine why any of it was necessary. The man talks to himself about calling himself "the Great." Is this real?

He's either been ignored sitting there or shushed so that The Creative Process could take place, and both of these still involve him sitting there witnessing and so neither is great. He clears his throat.]

Are you through?

gasps

[luxuriant]

Hm?

[Zelos is probably in the process of answering a few people, now that he's actually posted, so he's entirely forgotten about Reim until this moment. Or, that's what he's trying to make it seem like.]

Oh, yeah. [He waves his hand in the air casually, like he's not aware at all of how annoying he was just being.] I'm up and running! Heheh. Why, you want some pointers for your own broadcast?

[allweather]

[This guy can't be for real. People surely aren't like this. Reim's brow furrows and he looks back down at whatever nerdy book he's reading today, but since he's scoffing and still talking, this casual dismissal is not going anywhere. He can't resist!!]

No, that's quite alright. If I wanted to be shallow I suppose I could wink into the camera a few times, too.

[luxuriant]

[Lol this nerd is getting sassy with him?? That's kind of funny, so Zelos walks right over and plops into a seat next to him, one arm over the back of the chair or couch behind Reim. Was this chair meant for more than one person??? Whether or not it was, here is Zelos, taking up space.]

Hey, hey, hey, don't hate me cuz I'm beautiful. You know, even a guy like you could get a few fans if you acted a little friendly! Come on, wanna practice?

text | un: v-nikiforov

[genice]

Ah, but my fine new friend Zelos, have you heard of selfies before?

( meet no shameforov. here for all his own "look this guy could probably appreciate this and we're that much closer to INSTAGRAM!!!" in space )

zelos will reply with video!

[luxuriant]

Huh? A "selfie"? What's that?

[TEACH HIM SELFIES. Zelos is absolutely the type of person who would appreciate the art of taking pictures of yourself whenever possible.]

bueno

[genice]

A style of photography that these wrist-comms manage pretty well! Here, how about this. I can show you what I mean, then show you how to take your own. Think of it as a short and sweet tutorial in modern photography advances!

[luxuriant]

Photography? You mean like images and stuff? That sounds sweet! I'm in the lounge on the second floor for rooming, so we can just meet up here!