Chocolate-flavored Dessert Cream on the House

[thespaceopera]

[The bunks are filling up, but the new faces just keep appearing!

Are you a travel-weary passenger having trouble keeping your crew roster straight? Perhaps you are a fresh new recruit, finding themselves dumped into a new (and much less shiny) home. Or, maybe you've been around for a little bit and just haven't bothered meeting the other weirdos on this ship yet--what is their problem, anyway?

Well, this is the place for you!

All new passengers from the last few Shuffles, especially those who haven't met their crews yet, are welcome to post starter-comments here to invite those living on and visiting your ship to come and interact. Newbies could be just arriving on the ship, busying around where others can find them, or you can offering multiple options for interaction--however you'd like to set up your thread is fine. Just make sure to include the name of your ship in the header, so your crewmates can easily find you!

Everyone else-- go meet those newbies! Whether they are new to your own crew, or on ships you frequently visit, now is a great time to bump into them.]

Comments

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[helladoomed]

Hmm. Well I'm sure I'll be a hit, who can resist me right?

[The punk girl with the funny colored hair was always a hit, after all.]

And I can't argue with free food. But...

[Okay, this whole 'chain of command' thing was weird.]

So like, if our money comes from whoever's perving on us, the you don't have to pay us, right?

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[merchantprince]

[He doesn't say anything. He's not into people who are young enough to be his children. TOO WEIRD. TOOOOO FUCKING WEIRD.]

Oh, no. I'm not paying you or the crew, but I run a bar. People work for me there and they get paid for it even if they're the bleeding-heart types who try to convince me otherwise. [LIORILEY...]

If you're strapped for cash and don't know where to start, I can give you some pointers.

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[helladoomed]

[It's not her fault he's old.]

Oh. Oh cool, where?

[How did have a bar on the ship? Was it on the station? This was something she didn't know about wasn't it.]

And I don't know. Am I? Do they give newbies an allowance just for showing up?

[merchantprince]

The Iskaulit. It's the really weird-shaped ship. Hard to miss.

[It's not on HIS ship, there's no damn space!]

You get an allowance for showing up, yeah. But you're gonna be broke until they sort out what's wrong with our accounts, so you'll need to pick up a part-time job on the station.

This kinda shit is why I always have my money in separate accounts. If something gets seized, it's recoverable. Not here though.

[helladoomed]

Heard about the money thing. This is totally why I don't trust banks.

[Chloe you're too young to be jaded stop it.]

I didn't know there was a...what is it, a mall ship?

[merchantprince]

That's because banks are bullshit. They make money by ripping off people who can't afford it. At least if your accountant screws up, you can shoot 'em.

[... He might be serious or not, who knows.]

It's a ship with a bunch of empty rooms on it, if that's what you mean. Some people have set up businesses and stuff.

[helladoomed]

Interesting.

[She hadn't known there was a ship like that.]

...Can anyone do it?

[merchantprince]

Yep. You probably want to make sure you have money for supplies and furniture, but hey. If you have a dream, go for it.

[She's cute, she probably has some cute ideas.]

[helladoomed]

[Yes. Cute ideas. That's it.]

Well, I've got time, right? Gonna be here a while.

[merchantprince]

Most likely. I've been here for a year.

[Fun times.]

[helladoomed]

A year...and Max has been here for six months.

Have people been here longer than that?

[merchantprince]

The earliest I know of? Only two or three months before me. You're probably in for the long haul.

[She's young, she probably thinks she has a big long life ahead of her.]

If it's any consolation, I don't think people actually age. I haven't found a single gray hair since I got here.

[helladoomed]

[She'd heard the not aging thing, but she didn't know what to think of it.]

Long haul sounds good. I think I'll aim for that.

[merchantprince]

Shit, really? You don't want to go home or anything?

[That's unusual, and now he's fixing her with a curious look.]

[helladoomed]

[Slow shrug.]

Doesn't really matter what I want.

[merchantprince]

[That's a weird answer.]

Oh, but it does! You're an adult, aren't you? You never know the kind of weird shit that happens here. You might actually have a choice at some point, or you might not. The freedom is in the choosing.

[helladoomed]

[She huffed out a breath and shook her head.]

None of that shit actually matters because I can't go back.

[He should be able to figure this out.]

[merchantprince]

[He picks up on that, finally. Can't, as opposed to won't. His eyebrows shoot up, and then he is quiet for a moment.]

Shit... I'm sorry.

[He rubs at his nose. This is awkward.]

In that case, live it up. You'll hear nothing from me.

[helladoomed]

That's the plan.

[She grinned, but this time it didn't reach her eyes. She was dealing with way more than she was really prepared to, which meant a lot of things were being repressed.]

I mean, I can think of worse places to be than space. And my best friend is here, so...

[She was pretty sure that she deserved a lot worse than this.]