001 [Text]

[techknowlogical]

Who: Koushirou
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: The Vanquish
When: After the shuffle/nowish

[So Koushirou's been lurking the network the for first few days he's been here, reading and watching public broadcasts and trying to figure out as much as possible about being here... And not entirely meaning to go as long as he has without actually talking to anyone, but you know. It happens.

Or it had happened, anyway, while it had been relatively easy to find an isolated corner on the Marsiva's Hospitality Deck. But now that he's on the much smaller Vanquish it's probably time to say hello, although he doesn't have all that much to say just yet.

He isn't using text for any particular reason other than that he's a much faster typer than he is speaker.]

So all new arrivals find themselves on the Marsiva, correct? Is there any way to get back onto the Marsiva once you have been transferred to another ship?

[He's asking because of reasons. And that's... About it for his first network post. Except one thing:]

I also wanted to ask if there were any other Chosen Children here.

[He hasn't seen any on the network yet, but he doesn't know all of the internationals so it's still possible.

And that's actually the end of his network post, although anyone on the Vanquish can run into him on the bridge, where he's staring intently at the communication controls and apparently attempting to resist pressing all the buttons in order to experiment with them.]

Comments

[Voice]

[misterprongs]

[ . . . ]

Which means... what, exactly?

[kid don't fuck with him he's like twice your age

except not

james is an adult child]

[Voice]

[techknowlogical]

[Unless you're his mom or a girl his age with pink hair you're just not that scary okay.

At least not on the other side of a network, anyway.]

It's just... A name for the group of us.

[He's guessing James wants to know why that's the name but that's not what he asked and it's not really something Koushirou intends to explain anyway. Safety of the group and all that.]

[Voice]

[misterprongs]

[There's a huff of laughter -- because James hadn't expected a real answer out of Koushirou, but he admires the continued stubbornness.]

Merlin's beard, it must be quite the group -- but fine, have it your way. I'll think up a creative story in the meantime and ship it over for your approval.

To answer your question, I don't think you can get back to the Marsiva, but I'm new myself, and none of this existed in my universe, so I'm complete rubbish at figuring out how to get back and forth and all this technological wizardry, so --

[Ahem.]

I'm James. Welcome to the Fleet. Enjoy your stay, young sir.

[Voice]

[techknowlogical]

[He's not entirely sure how to take that answer, not the best at reading tones of people he does know, but James seems more amused than anything else even if Koushirou has no idea how to respond to that first comment. It's clearly a joke, but joking with people you don't know is just asking for trouble and he's not about to try it in return.

So he'll just respond to the rest.]

How long ago did you arrive?

[Oh, and introductions. People here seem to use their given names from what he's seen, and James is definitely an English first name, so...]

Nice to meet you, James. My name is Koushirou.

[...Which might be a little hard to say but good luck James.]

[Voice]

[misterprongs]

Week or two, maybe? I'd have to check the exact details.

[With a slight scratch of his cheek.]

And it's nice to meet you, Koushirou. [It sounds a bit odd with the accent, but hey, Hogwarts is a multi-cultural diverse school. HE CAN DO IT.] Hope you find your friends about.