[Check-In] Your Enthusiasm is Appreciated

[chalicejoker]

[It isn't too long into the Jaunt before Ryo's excited voice comes through on the network.]

BEST JAUNT EVER!

[And Hajime's far more exhausted mental voice comes in afterwards.]

This is Hajime, we, ah, did that thing where we're both infiltrating and not infiltrating, and there's some kind of space base out here with a lot of aliens bent on conquering Earth to take care of some bioweapon? I just...don't really know what's going on beyond that.

[Ryo cuts in again.]

And we're mantises! Mantis people are normal here! Not many of them, but enough to be normal! IS AMAZING!

Comments

[cameracoded]

Iggy?

Can't what? What's wrong?

Where are you?

[keepcalmcookon]

Can't see.

And I don't know.

[cameracoded]

Gods what??

-=his spike of panic is probably not at all helpful=-

You don't have your eye on you? We're in Space Wars you can totally have a robo-eye here!

[keepcalmcookon]

[No, it's most definitely not.]

No, I don't. It seems that servicing it last minute in Liminal was a mistake... I should have asked sooner.

[First thing after Jaunts from now on. Also, he's not blaming Prompto in the slightest.]

[cameracoded]

Can't you portal back to liminal for now???

[keepcalmcookon]

If I could see that the coast is clear, yes. [But he can't.]

[cameracoded]

If we can get to liminal I can at least fix your eye.

-=can practically feel the worry radiating off him=-

[keepcalmcookon]

I can use that as a cover story... [That it's in the shop.]

Prompto. I-I'm sure someone will be here soon. Try not to worry too much. I've been on my own before. [In Liminal Space only.]

[cameracoded]

Not like this!

-=don't even try it iggy, he's gonna worry like a champ=-

Once we figure out where you are, I can find a way to get there!

[keepcalmcookon]

[Sorry, there's silence for a bit, and then--relief.]

Casper found me. I'm on Mars.

[cameracoded]

Uh... That's a planet, isn't it? I don't think I'm even on a planet.

[keepcalmcookon]

It is. Fourth in the solar system where Earth is, Earth being the third planet where their version of humanity grew up. Mars is mostly dead except for small parts that have been terraformed it seems. From what I can see from Casper's eyes, we are in some sort of enormous dome to keep the air breathable; Mars has little to no atmosphere.

[Look if Prompto does something stupid, at least he'll know not to take his helmet off if he lands on Mars.]

[cameracoded]

-=it's prompto. he's bound to do something ill advised at some point=-

That... doesn't seem safe. What happens if the dome breaks? These people are practically itching for a fight over here.

[keepcalmcookon]

[Ignis knows this is inevitable. He's just wondering how long it will take Prompto to do it.]

I'm hoping they have emergency force fields or something similarly futuristic. If they don't, I'm afraid I don't know enough to even begin to calculate how many minutes of air we'd have left.

[cameracoded]

You know, sci-fi is super cool until you're there and have to actually think about it.

[keepcalmcookon]

Unfortunately... it does have its uses, however. [Like returning his sight, even if it's been taken from him temporarily.]

[cameracoded]

Okay, yeah. It's still pretty damn cool!

[keepcalmcookon]

Ha. That it is. It just gets more involved one you're there.