driftfleet | ✮ ( 001 ᴠɪᴅᴇᴏ / ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ )

I knew I should have looked up 'reality shows' a few months back.

[ The man who appears on the screen is currently looking at what seems to be a little notepad before adding the word 'space' next to the words 'reality tv'. Really, he could have done this space setting if it included an inter-galactic war or helping planets in peril.

But in all honesty, Steve Rogers: entertainer has never been his career choice and it's not his forte, either. At least now the whole thing doesn't include singing and girls in scandalously short skirts. ]

My name is Steve Rogers, currently aboard the SS Pathstone. I've done a little bit of reading while aboard the Marsiva. I understand there are those who are trying to help the people on the moon we're visiting, if there is anything you need, I'd do whatever I can do to help.

[ you might catch a glimmer of red and blue and silver just behind him. A wink as the light hits metal ]

The same goes for going home. I imagine people have already looked into ways for us to leave this place. No one should be taken anywhere against their will. I'd like to hear about the information you have managed to collect and I'll do everything I can to make sure everyone will be able to go home safely.

[ you all get a little smile. he's so awkward at these things, can you tell by now. ]

I heard I've missed quite a party.

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Pathstone, huh? Be careful, with an attitude like yours, you might end up its captain. [You know, once Crowley realizes he's been made Captain again and tries to shove it on the first person that seems semi-capable.]

Welcome to the fleet, Steve. And thank you for your offer to help these people. Mostly we're just trying to figure out what we can do.

[ he smiles a bit. him being captain of anything will never not be ironic. ]

do they choose their captains or do they allow the passengers of the ships to decide which one of them is the most fitting?

[ it's a terrible burden to just cast on one's shoulder without them being asked. a captain is in charge for the safety of their crew and in a place like this -

he would never refuse such responsibility if they asked him but he does so hope they do ask. ]

Has anything come up at all?

A person can volunteer to become captain or first mate, but if no one volunteers or a Captain leaves, Atroma assigns one whether they want the position or not. [He offers a shrug] The current Pathstone captain already stepped down once but just got reassigned, so don't be surprised if he tries to push it off onto the first person he can.

[Once his mun gets back from vacation anyway. ]

As for the moon, we're still looking into it. We've learned things about the pollution, and I can send you a report about that. But we still have nothing about what caused it besides that something went wrong with the terraforming process centuries ago. And without that piece, it's hard to know how to reverse all this.

I hope he won't toss it on just anyone. It's a big responsibility, being in charge of a crew, of people's well-being. Especially here.

[ he frowns a little ]

terraforming?

[ this sounds like something fitting for Bruce to handle more than himself. ]

I'd like that report, if it's alright.

Don't worry, he wouldn't do that. Don't tell him I said this, but he cares more than he lets on. He'd probably pick someone he feels would do a better job than him.

[In other words, the guy who is sound pretty compassionate and together right now ahem ]

It's- some kind of technology that makes inhabitable planets habitable? I don't really know the details myself, but hold on-

[He takes a moment, before he uploads the file] Here, that's the report.

Your secret's safe with me.

[ he smiles. that does sound more reassuring. give him a moment to figure out how to download the file. he's not the biggest fan of technology out there. ]

sounds like terraforming is something people shouldn't really meddle with.

Hmmm, probably not. There's been a lot of planets where it's gone wrong. None this bad though.

But then again, maybe they had their reasons to try.

Well, I don't know much about these subjects but I think it's safe to say we can't really reverse the process by ourselves. Is there anyone here who used to work in science before? Maybe they can look into soil samples in one of the labs and make sense of this.

[ he really wishes he were somewhat better when it came to science ]

We mostly have medics and engineers, not so much...dirt scientists. [Don't look at me for fancy terms I didn't go to school]

I can tell you though I haven't found anything magical or supernatural about it. Though that means I don't have the slightest idea how there could be so much of it.

well, at least we can rule some explanations out.

[ and after steve's experience with magical stones, alien armies and loki, it's almost a comfort to have something that might be solved by science. at least in that case it probably spells less havoc for them all to deal with. ]

That's important too, I'll see what I can find in the library.

Alright, let me know if you find anything.

[Except, oh wait-]

Oh yeah, sorry. I'm Allen Walker, first mate of the SS Blue Fish.

Good to meet you, Allen.

[ a nod ]

If anyone aboard the Blue Fish ever needs anything, by all means. Please don't hesitate to ask.

✮ ( 001 ᴠɪᴅᴇᴏ / ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ )

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