A cry for help

[thespaceopera]

[a distress call has been tracked across the void, finally leading back to the source. a hulking crippled ship, teeming with hostile alien life, now lies before you.

what do you do? do you dive in or hang back? are you here to learn, play, build, or observe?

however you choose to proceed, your audience is out there somewhere, watching.]


ooc: here is a good ol' themed mingle to get you all started! and don't feel limited by the prompts and what they describe--they're just there as idea-starters, so feel free to go anywhere and do anything.

have fun!

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[heresyandlace]

[he pats the seat next to him again.]

You seem to be enjoying yourself.

[but, no. that doesn't sound quite how he means it, so he's quick to make an amendment.]

--Not the situation, mind you. Only your apparent role in it.

[hearsthesea]

Am I?

[She's never thought of it that way, but it is true that Shirley feels a little more in her element than usual.]

It certainly keeps me busy. There are a lot of people working together here, and there's been a lot to do.

[heresyandlace]

You seem very comfortable in the role, at the very least.

Not many around here seem eager to take on that sort of mantle.

[hearsthesea]

I've done some work of this nature before. The people are different, but aside from how busy everything is it isn't so complicated.

[Well, maybe it is a little complicated but at least generally nobody tries to kill each other. Most of the time.]

that edit made me laugh

[heresyandlace]

[yeah, most of the time. and then every once in a while they band together for a little murder--as he knows firsthand.

even so, he does agree with her for the most part, and nods along.]

Were you in politics?

I only remembered after the fact...

[hearsthesea]

I am. I act as an ambassador for my people, and I was involved in organizing some important changes before they took me here. It's not exactly the same here, but...

[Still closer to her real work than lab support, as much as she's learning on that front too.]

[heresyandlace]

Oh, well... it is good to see someone with some experience in it, at any rate.

And you're not a captain?

[hearsthesea]

No, I'm not. Chris is my captain, if you would like to talk with him.

[heresyandlace]

No, it's not that.

You just strike me as the type to make a very good captain. Better than most I've seen around here, at any rate.

[hearsthesea]

[Well, that's...new. Shirley recognizes it as a compliment of sorts, but she's not entirely prepared for it either.]

I don't think I would say that.