[NPC] A Heartfelt Plea ; video

[khuimods]

[ The tall Arybar woman who appears on the video today sits farther back from the screen than most; at an average height of over 7 feet, these feline-featured humanoids often have to hunch to use the stationary network consoles. Even still, it's not hard to see the open distress on her features, her ears drooping, or hear the edge of desperation in her voice. ]

I, ah... this message is for Dreamfolk specifically. My name is Tiaghae.

Lately there have been a lot of posts talking about people -- Dreamfolk -- seeing visions about people they don't recognize. The names you've been mentioning, they wer-- are crew members upon the Narrakra. Ms Eitria, she's their navigator! And the older Castian gentleman, Nerrin, he's the Chief Engineer if my memory serves.

You see... my nephew, Faias, is also aboard the Narrakra... he just graduated the academy not too long ago, he couldn't stop talking about his new posting. And th-then this happened...

We've gone to the Sentry about the disappearances, and that people are receiving these visions, but they're telling us that since they can't be substantiated, there's nothing they can do.

So I'm making a plea to you all directly: if you have any information that he's alive, that... that he's safe, please... tell us.

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[eyeinfusion]

...Sorry... [He's never caught a hint of Faias.]

...Just...how long ago was this?

[khuimods]

[ Tiaghae appears confused by the question. ]

How long ago was what?

[eyeinfusion]

[He's sheepish when he answers because he knows it's kind of inappropriate—someone who's worrying doesn't want an interrogation. But—]

When did the ship set out...

[—He continues on anyway. When things have gotten like this, he needs to know. (Or at least...that's how he justifies it to himself.)]

[khuimods]

Oh... the Sentry ship was on its regular patrol during the first week of May when it disappeared.

Why? Is that significant?

[ She's desperate for anything to work with. ]

[eyeinfusion]

[...He's going to assume that she doesn't mean the first week of May years and years ago...]

...I saw him. One of them. I'm...not sure if it's significant.

[He really doesn't want to even bring up the possibility that Nerrin might be dead, much less Faias. And hey, it doesn't have to be true... It's just, there's no way to go to the dimension that Nerrin seems to be trapped in, as far as he can tell.]

...I think he's alive.

[khuimods]

Oh stars, I'm relieved... is there anything you've seen that I could pass along to the Sentry?

[eyeinfusion]

[Well that puts Judai in a bind. That he inflicted on himself.]

I'll, uh. I'll tell the Sentry. First-hand sources, right? [His school-learnings are showing.]

[khuimods]

[ Tiaghae looks very grateful. ]

Thank you so much... will you tell me what they say? Perhaps if a Dreamfolk goes to them rather than one of us...

[eyeinfusion]

[He can do that. Probably.]

Uh, not to be rude... But why would that matter if it were one of us? [He has an inkling—something to do with Dreamfolk existing at all, or something—but...is that weird? He doesn't know if it's weird. He doesn't interact with the Sentry much.]

[khuimods]

The Dreamfolk are delivered by the Dreaming, was what I was thinking. Logic may not play into it so much, I admit, but I'll gladly take the illogical if it means I can do anything at all to get Faias and the others home safely.

[eyeinfusion]

Oh—right.

[He rubs his head. He doesn't mean to look doubtful or anything, but this isn't shaping up to be one of those things he can go along with even if he doesn't understand it.]

[He can get the sentiment behind doing one's best, though, at least.]

Yeah, I'll let them know. [Maybe if he manages to convince them that he knows more about the Dreaming than he really does? But that's for later, when he actually goes to do it.]

And, hey, uh, thanks.

[khuimods]

No, thank you. We need every bit of hope we can get, that they might all return safely.