maskormenace | Video; That's So Maya: Millennial Mysticism Ep 1

[You know what sucks? Being told on one of your first days here that ah, no, you're going to be on a live TV show. When you have no TV experience.

That lack of experience is probably evident on Maya's face when the camera pans in on the tiny recording space, where she's sitting in a chair too big for her and wearing clothes that don't suit her. As the intro jingle ends, the camera zooms slowly in on her.]

Um... Hi.

I'm... Maya Fey, and...

[She freezes up.

It would be one thing if this was something she's excited for. Like, like being an extra in the Steel Samurai Revolution Z special movie that was due next fall. That would be something. But this... this is out of nowhere, after she's been told she's living with an Edgeworth that doesn't remember her and that Phoenix is nowhere to be found.

This sucks.

Past the camera, someone hisses, Read the prompter!

Maya nods.]

I'm Maya Fey, and this is, uh... That's So Maya, Millennial.... Mysticism.

[The same voice hisses, energy!

And Maya's face sours. Well! It's not like they've given her all that much prompting before now, since they rushed her and wouldn't listen to her, but... here goes.]

I'm here to take your questions about love, money, and your fu... what?

[She frowns again at the screen.]

I thought I said, I'm not that kind of--

[The feed flicks off for a minute, reading Technical Difficulties. When it flicks back on, Maya is smiling, sitting more comfortably in her seat, like a cat. Like a cat about to enact some revenge.]

Hello everyone! Sorry for that delay. I'm Maya Fey, your host for Millennial Mysticism! Which, I might add, could have had a better title. Just saying.

I'm here to take your questions about love and money and all of that! So if you're ready to have your privacy spilled out all over public broadcast, just call in!

[And with a grin like a cheshire cat, she puts her hands together.]

Thanks so much for your calls ahead of time! Let's look forward to a bright future together, okay?

[You wanted energy, news team. Here's energy.

OOC: Feel free to call in with a question to have her answer on air... and don't worry, she'll get herself introduced to everyone a bit more properly in the future. Some test drive threads are being used as canon as well, so it's ok if people have recognised her from around the streets of Heropa recently. ]

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Mine's not ornate, but it still takes time to do put on. Not that hard to do before going out for the day.

Well-- yeah, but your armor probably doesn't make you into a totally different butt-kicking magical person!

If you wear armor like that you were probably already a warrior or something, right?

Depends on who you ask. Take out the magical part and I can tell you several people here who's asses I've kicked.

[ The small benefits of having so many people here from her own world. ]

And something like that. Soldier.

A soldier...

[Well, she's never talked to a soldier before.]

--Well, see? You probably got trained to do that, right?

Those transformation things give you powers you weren't supposed to have before. And you can only use them when you're transformed! Like Sailor Moon, or The Steel Samurai's third generation, Pewter Samurai.

Does it give you something besides armor then?

Probably like, a cool weapon and super powers.

Iiiii haven't tried it out yet.

[Maya....]

Going to show it off on air or save it for a special occasion?

...

I dunno how to do it yet.

[Maya, the mics won't hear you if you talk behind your hand.]

What?

[ Sorry, Maya. You're going to have to speak up. ]

I don't. know how.

[...Maybe try one more time.]

To use the thing, I mean.

You could go practice with it. If it's the same thing in that show of yours, do what they did.

I already tried that. But... I couldn't make it work.

[She tugs nervously at her hair.]

Are they supposed to work immediately?

All of my crap did.

[ Including the auto-targeting groin shots, but she didn't find that out until the paintball tournament. ]

It didn't come with instructions in your paperwork?

Well, yeah, but for some reason, it's still not working. There's an energy power, too, so I keep thinking maybe it's just not enough.

[She crosses her arms.]

But-- don't worry, I'll figure it out. It's not that big a deal.

[...Yet, anyway.]

Better get it worked out, kid. They've had attacks on imPorts here before and you don't want to get caught defenseless.

[Excuse Maya while she stares for a minute, her face just a whole load of #Unsure.]

...Do they do, like, classes or some kinda training around here, maybe?

For figuring out your powers? Hell if I know. If you want to learn self-defense, that's a whole other story.

You mean, there's a program for that?

[She looks interested, at least.]

That's a start!

There's a bunch of cities around here that would have them if you feel like paying for it, but I think I've seen a few offering to train other ImPorts on the network.

[ A small pause. Should she offer? The 'mystic' seems young and if there's one thing a young woman needs to know, it's self-defense. ] Depending on what you want to learn, I could help.

Oh-- really?

[Maya hops off the chair real quick and the directors are quick to cut to a commercial, because at least Maya has the foresight not to have this conversation off the air. She continues on voice, apparently having gotten the crew to switch the speaker to the actual telephone part.]

You said you're a soldier, right? So you totally know this stuff.

[Maya she's still a stranger what are you doing]

[ She was only listening to Maya anyway, but she notices the swap to commercial. How many people are watching this show anyway? ]

Yeah, I'm a soldier. Do I need to give you references? [ There's some sarcasm in the question even if she can appreciate the slight caution being applied. ]

[She has NO IDEA but still maybe this soldier lady doesn't want her personal info all over the airways.]

No, no, I believe you!

[maya that's possibly a bad idea but ok]

You're seriously offering?

[ It's okay Maya, this could be an equally bad idea for her too. ]

Yeah, why not. As long as you don't cry about scrapes and bruises.

Um-- I can promise not to cry in front of you!

[That's an acceptable compromise, right?]

[ ...Well. She supposes that's good enough. ]

That'll work, kid.

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