/takes the huntress out back and buries it (jan mingle pt. II)

[scrubscrub]

Who: Anyone on the SS Huntress! Crew and visitors.
Broadcast: N/A
Action: SS Huntress
When: More of January! We got three new crew mates and it will be messy.

IT'S ANOTHER MINGLE FOR OUR EVER-EXPANDING SHIP.

Also, we need an update on how well Koala is doing at pinball.

God, help this ship.

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[nerdeology]

[Huh. Her too? Well, he probably should have guessed she might be unusual too, considering the whole blue motif. She definitely doesn't look human.

He could address that, but what she says gets him sidetracked immediately. He's been worrying about that since arriving.]

Security... what kind of weaponry do we have available on the ship, then?

[waterwing]

[ Ah, the armory, her favorite topic...except not really at all. ]

Firearms. Don't ask me how to use them. [ A beat. ] There's armor, too.

[ She had need for neither, but if others on the ship wanted to use them, she wouldn't stop them. ]

[nerdeology]

Fire... arms?

[What does that even mean. Armor, though- Sorey might be interested in that.]

[waterwing]

[ She had the same reaction. No, it's not some kind of Ruby gem-power... ]

They're projectile weapons. I guess humans like to use them.

[nerdeology]

[H...uh.

Weird.]

That's not what I was hoping for... is there anywhere one can get a staff?

[waterwing]

[ She just shrugs. MOST HELPFUL SECURITY OFFICER. ]

I've been told we stop at planets some times. You might be able to get one there.

[nerdeology]

[Wow that was... almost no help at all. Yikes.]

Are you new here as well, then?

[waterwing]

[ She tries



to be unhelpful. ]

Yes. I've only been here for about a week.

[nerdeology]

[Alright then. Lowering expectations immediately.]

I'm sorry, in that case. I've gotten used to everyone acting as if this place is familiar, so I assumed you'd have as many answers as them.

[waterwing]

Sorry. [ Though it doesn't sound very sincere. ] I still have a lot of questions myself.

[nerdeology]

I'll try to refrain, then.

[Well, since weapons are out of the question-]

Am I right to assume you're not human?

[waterwing]

[ Does she...look like a human? ]

No, I'm a Gem. [ Like it's the most obvious thing in the world. ]

[nerdeology]

[Not really, but people are weird here, so it's safer to ask.]

A... Gem?

[She doesn't look like a rock, either, what.]

[waterwing]

Yes, that's right.

[ #helpful ]

[nerdeology]

[UNHELPFUL]

That's... a species, where you're from?

[waterwing]

Yes. On my home planet, every being is a Gem like me.

Not exactly like me, though. There's different types of Gems.

[nerdeology]

I see.

[Makes sense. Most species, human or otherwise, has variation from being to being. It's not like all the seraphim are identical.

Wait- Lapis-]

You... are you the one here with water-related abilities?

[waterwing]

...Yes. Someone...told you about me?

[ Is that a good or a bad thing? ]

[nerdeology]

The captain did, more or less. I'm mostly curious, as water is my element.

[waterwing]

What do you mean, it's your element?

[ She's never known a human to have Gem-like powers. ]

[nerdeology]

Exactly how it sounds.

[He lifts a hand, calling forth a small sphere of water above his palm before allowing it to dissolve again. See? Water.]

[waterwing]

[ Her eyes widen. ]

How did you do that? You're not a Gem.

[ water is her territory hdu ]

[nerdeology]

No, I'm a seraph. I was born with this power.

[hdu right back!!]

[waterwing]

I've never heard of a seraph before.

[ SURE LOOKS LIKE A HUMAN TO HER. But then again, so does Steven, and he's not entirely human himself. ]

[nerdeology]

Well, I've never heard of a gem referencing a person before, so I suppose we're even.