driftfleet | Twelfth Cycle - Season Premier!

[Everything is quite dark as the passengers regain consciousness, with little lights and panels on the walls just now beginning to wink to life. It seems as though everyone and their new homes are rising from slumber together. Even the air is sleepy, and it tastes stale--it must have been a long time since it's been anywhere other than recycled endlessly through this space.

And for a few minutes, the only sounds that aren't coming from the passengers themselves is the omnipresent hum of electrical and mechanical parts surrounding them on every side, and the occasional scratch of vermin-feet in the walls. Then, regardless of where each passenger wakes in their ship, a short musical tune and an exuberant female voice crackles to life over speaker panels in every room.]

--Good morning, honored passengers! My name is Diamond, and on behalf of Atroma and our entire audience, congratulations on being selected to participate in the twelfth cycle of Drift Fleet! We are all eager to get to know you, and I just know you must all be eager to get started, so let's get right to it!

[And with that, whoever happens to be on the bridge of their ship at the time will be treated to watching the solid panels slide away from the windows, revealing infinite black and uncountable stars... and whether or not they've ever been capable of comprehending the concept before, they immediately recognize outer space.]

In a few minutes, the HS Marsiva will come into view through the windows to my left. Please familiarize yourself with her presence.

For more information on your new roles, and of the Drift Fleet itself, please refer to the helpful information files already uploaded to the network. And from here on out, it shall be up to you to refer new cremates to these information files and to make sure that their stays on your crews are pleasant and rewarding!

...Also--speaking of your new responsibilities as crewmembers--I expect captain forms to be filled out and submitted by the end of the week.

[The smile practically drips from her voice at that last point, and there's a little pause before she continues]

And finally-- we won't be approaching our first system for a few days yet, so you are all encouraged to get to know each other and enjoy the ride in the meantime.

Welcome to Drift Fleet, and remember... the worlds are watching!

[and the voice cuts out, but the lines are still open. the network is live and listening.]

((ooc: the Fleet is now live! dive in and tag around! it's a good idea to put whether or not your thread is open to the network, and what ship you're on, in the subject of your reply. to see who is on which crew, please refer to this sheet! have fun!))

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[ Bless your heart. ]

It's what anyone else would want done.

I imagine so! [and she really does] What's your name?

Emblica.

Who are you?

[ Not "what's your name" or anything. Nice. ]

[she's pretty used to rude people, so it doesn't even turn a hair for her. She just carries on.]

Zoe Hange. Have you been to space before, Emblica?

No, never. I've never even thought it possible.

By the way, is that your preferred name or your full name?

You can call me Hange, that's fine! That's what most people call me. What a thoughtful question.

Hange. I'll remember it.

I only have one name, but I know others have more than that. I'd rather ask than guess incorrectly.

Very thoughtful. What did you do before you arrived here, if you don't mind my asking?

I made medicines. My father taught me how.

... How old are you?

Fourteen. We started when I was much younger.

Impressive! You must be very precocious. I can see why you'd want that disease eradicated... although it might put you out of a job!

It might, if it were possible.

I wouldn't mind not having a job in that case.

Very good. I'd be interested to see you at work one of these days!

I'll try...but the medicines here aren't what I'm used to. It won't be the same.

I'm sure you'll try to pick it up anyway, right?

Of course. I may not be used to them, but I know how to use them.

...it's my job, after all.

That's the spirit! Your parents must be very proud.

[ She can't even remember their faces completely.

A half-truth is fine here. ]

I wouldn't know, Miss Hange. I'd like to think that.

Poor girl, are you an orphan?

Yes...it's fine, you didn't know.

[ Kind of a preemptive "it's okay" in case Hange feels bad about that. ]

[it's hardly unheard of to be an orphan at home. humanity's territory is crawling with them, really.]

It must have been difficult carrying on without them! How long were they there to teach you?

Until I was thirteen. I learned a lot during that time. I learned everything from them.

So you studied until you were gone and then carried on without them... that's brave.

What else could I have done?

It doesn't take any bravery to continue living.

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