mingle on the pathstone

[dawnwillcome]

Who: The Pathstone crew and anyone brave enough to come say hi
Broadcast: not this time
Action: I mean obvs
When: all month? all month!

[Contrary to popular believe, the Pathstone isn't THAT useless. Yes they can go months without an upgrade and sure they're kind of a mess at the best of times, but they still function!

Most of the time. Flying sideways in space is all about perspective anyway, and they haven't done a barrel roll in like... well probably awhile.

So welcome, new Pathstone dwellers! We're probably very sorry in advance.]

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[princessia]

[ Still moping even after transferring from her old ship, Elize doesn't make an effort to seek out the Pathstone's newest member immediately. She's aware of the new passenger, being able to hear the fanfare from her personnel room.

But she can't stay cooped up for too long. She at least has to leave her room to eat or whenever she wants to go to Jove or Cole's room when she has difficulty sleeping. Knowing that she has to greet the crewmate at some point, she lets out a deep breath and takes along her stuffed animal in her arms when she finally decides to head out into the hallway.

Elize is probably the latest of the welcoming crew. It's easy to pick out the new face in the hallway. ]

...hello. Did you meet everyone else already?

[neverknight]

[And that's the moment he realized that there were small children aboard. Not just teenagers like on his own ships, but actually children. With a stuffed animal on top of it. It struck a chord with him that he didn't expect. As if Cole hadn't left him completely unbalanced already.

He nodded.]

More or less. It's some crew here. [Mostly human, he noticed. Except for Cole - he didn't know what he was.] I'm Kanan.

[princessia]

My name is Elize. Nice to meet you.

[ From his answer, she's assuming he must have already met Tek. Her doll partially covers the frown she's making as she thinks about him. She dislikes Tek, but she's willing to bear his presence to be near Jove, Cole, and Cassandra. ]

...And you don't have to listen to Tek. Jove's the better captain.

[neverknight]

She's definitely the nicer one.

[Better? Well, he'd have to wait and see. Hera was still his captain, though that was very much a case of her being in charge on the ship while he was in charge off of it. Tek didn't exactly leave a lasting impression of good faith with Kanan however.]

My name is Kanan.

[princessia]

[ Jove's like a mother to Elize and she'd always speak highly of her whenever asked. But now with introductions out of the way, she's actually not sure what else to say or how much he has seen of the ship.

She gives the floor a light, nervous scuff of her foot. ]

Do you... know where the kitchen is already? They usually have dessert for the new people.

[neverknight]

[Truth be told, he could probably find it. The ship wasn't that big. But still - if he was going to be here, might as well get the VIP tour. So with a friendly smile:]

I haven't run across it just yet. Mind showing me the way?

[princessia]

[ Her cheeks redden, then she nods. She was expecting that he might have already seen it, knowing how long she had delayed herself from meeting him. It's probably not much of a VIP tour with her as a tour guide, and the food isn't even great here... the welcoming dessert's probably the only good thing. ]

Oh. I-I don't mind! This way.

[ She turns around, heading down the corridor and for the kitchen doorway. ]

[neverknight]

[He falls into step behind her as he idly looks over the changing pictures decorating the ship. All the while though, he's wondering just how many other kids like this are caught up in this mess. And for holodramas?]

Elize, have you been in the fleet long?

[princessia]

Umm...

[ Elize has to pause to think about it. It's been awhile though. She did manage to return to her own world once by falling into some mysterious slumber, but that was about six months ago. ]

Yes. For about several months...

[ Probably getting close to a year when not including her cryosleep.

The kitchen is a short walk away and once they're near, Elize stops besides the doorway. The plate of chocolate cream dessert is sitting out on the counter. ]

[neverknight]

[There were only eight planets in the galaxy that produced the pods used to make chocolate and so while it was a popular treat, it wasn't always common - and especially so in the Imperial run galaxy when you were a rebel avoiding the core systems. So a big chocolate dessert is kind of a surprise. He even takes a moment to give it a cautious taste test to confirm that this is indeed what it is.]

That's a long to be here. What do you think of living in the fleet?

[princessia]

It feels cramped and the food tastes bad. The dessert is the only thing that tastes good.

[ Even with the upgrades, she felt the ships were far too small for her liking. She disliked small rooms that brought back memories of her stay in Hamil. ]

But I like most of the people that I meet here. I made a lot of new friends...

[ New friends and people that she started to see as family. But they keep on leaving too...

Biting her lower lip, she's starting to tread into a sensitive subject. She briskly walks over to a cupboard, to distract herself by searching for a glass. Maybe Kanan could use a drink to go with that dessert. ]

[neverknight]

[While she goes a glass hunting, he takes a moment to locate two plates and a knife. He's not much of a dessert person (space makes for a bland diet), so he'll be splitting it down the middle for them both.]

Say what you want about the Atroma, they have some decent people here. [Some unsettling like Cole and some downright unpleasant like Tek. But the rest... they were fine.]

[princessia]

[ Elize gives a quiet nod of agreement. It hurts to talk about the people that she has met. Some are still around, but she can't help but think of the ones that left. So she tries to focus on Kanan. ]

Is there anyone on the fleet that you know from home, Kanan?

[ She doesn't know he's splitting the dessert for her, thinking he might be saving the other half for later. She sets her plush doll on the counter, to free up her hands and carefully pick up a glass cup. Pausing before the dispenser, she realizes that she hadn't asked what he wants... ]

And, umm... do you want water, tea, or the fizzy stuff?

[neverknight]

Let's try... the fizzy stuff. [It's the non-Jedi answer. He's going way off the script.]

I've got my pilot, Hera. There's some others... but I wouldn't say that I know them.

[At least - not as Kanan anyway. Or not as they are now. It's confusing.

He slides one of the plates to the opposite side of the counter.]

[princessia]

[ That reminds her of a bunch of all the Thedosians she met on the fleet. Some knew each other and others didn't. She used to jump to the conclusion that everyone was friends with each other, but that wasn't the case. Being the only Rieze Maxian for a long time, she really wonders how Atroma goes about selecting people from different worlds. ]

Oh? Did you want to be on the same ship as your friend? You don't have to stay here...

[ She can understand people wanting to leave to be on the same ship as a close friend. It's the reason why she changed ships, twice.

After filling the glass cup with orange cola, she steps back over to the counter and cants her head slightly when she sees the other half of dessert on the plate. ]

[neverknight]

We're still sorting that out. Here.

[He gives her plate of dessert a small nudge to her before plunging his own fork into the dessert to have a bite. It's certainly a rich flavor.]

We have our own ship back in our own galaxy. Which ships we're on here doesn't really matter.

[princessia]

[ She slips the glass of orange cola in front of Kanan. Before she can further ask more about him and his friend, she's still staring questioningly at the other half of the dessert. It's good dessert, but she's not sure how she feels about taking it from the newcomer. ]

...You don't want the rest?

[neverknight]

I'm watching my calorie intake. This doesn't happen by accident.

[He taps his nicely flat stomach. He's practically a stick, really.]

[princessia]

Oh, um... okay?

[ She takes a seat on the stool across from him, picking up a fork. She tries to at least smile a little when thanking him. ]

Thank you.

[neverknight]

Don't mention it. [He has a bite of his desserts and chews on it thoughtfully before speaking up again.] You don't seem to be very happy on this ship.

[princessia]

Jove, Cole, and Cassandra look out for me. I'm fine being here.

[ It's the best ship for her now, even though she greatly dislikes Tek for... strange reasons.

She scoops up a piece of her dessert, then takes a bite of it. ]

[neverknight]

Fine is a whole other word than happy. [He spears his dessert with the fork again, but only to really move it around more than eat it.] Do you have family where you're from?

[princessia]

[ From her home world... ]

...My friend was letting me stay in her home. My mother and father died when I was really small.

[ When she was around three or four, perhaps. She doesn't remember anything about them. It makes her sad, but she has learned to hold back her tears about it. She solemnly prods at her dessert, then takes out another piece to chew on. ]

[neverknight]

Me, I never knew my parents. They could have been anyone.

[Which isn't to say he could compare it to having parents who had died. But in a way, he was an orphan - not just of his parents, but of the Order as well.]

[princessia]

[ She lifts her gaze slightly, after swallowing a piece of her dessert. ]

Do you ever think about what kind of people they might have been?