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

[redactions]

[ It's his default; Jim does, however, look abashed at the correction. ]

My apologies, miss. I'm the captain here, can I help you?

[outermirrors]

[She'll take abashed. At least he switched to miss that was somewhat better.]

Ai Ebihara. They just beamed me aboard from the Marsiva.

[She bows a quick little lean forward from the waist and back up, hands folded in front of her.]

[redactions]

[ OH. Does he bow?? Jim opts to hold out his hand, if she'd like to shake it. ]

Oh, you're the new comms officer. Pleasure to meet you. James Barnes.

[outermirrors]

[It would be socially correct to, but that ight be assuming a bit much. Instead she takes his hand and shakes it quickly. Her other going to the small bump behind her ear.]

Yeah, I uh am. How'd you know?

[redactions]

Well, having one means we can encrypt communications in and out of this ship, which we've been able to do since this morning.

[ The smile is pleasant, but a little thin, he doesn't enjoy the augments. ]

I'm one of the ship's two engineers.

[outermirrors]

That makes sense.

[She really isn't this dense, but this whole thing ith augments and ships and reality TV is taking a little extra effort to adjust to than normal.]

So call you when something breaks?

[redactions]

If you like.

[ He smiles, politely. ]

Otherwise, make yourself comfortable. We're having an overcrowding issue, and there's no way to increase life support until the end of the month.

[outermirrors]

Might actually get fixed if I do.

[she blinks at him and after a moment frowns.]

What does that mean?

[redactions]

It means that this ship has a limited crew capacity, and we're probably going to be over it. They let us expand in size once a month. You might have to end up waiting your turn at dinner.

[outermirrors]

[She just wanted to know what she could expect, sorry.]

I guess I should see Ikari-san about those extra blankets then.

[ And find a place to call her own until then.]

And for the record, I was always planning to behave and wait my turn.

[redactions]

[ He chuckles. ]

I don't use my bunk, you're welcome to it. Our personnel officer, Padmé, usually stays on a different ship; I'm sure she'd be willing to accommodate you too.

[outermirrors]

Huh? I didn't mean it lke that, I can sleep with a futon until the ship expands.

[ She is so confused, how foes she keep finding nice people.]

[redactions]

[ too bad, this ship is full of them. ]

A futon? You sure? A bed's a lot more comfortable.

[outermirrors]

[she isn't most of the time, but she's trying to be better.]

I know.

[Ai bites her lower lip. Would it be wrong to accept when he offered in the first place?]

Honestly I don't know if I'm sure.

[redactions]

Try out both and see what's comfortable.

[outermirrors]

You sure it won't cause you a problem?

[redactions]

Very sure, Ai.

[outermirrors]

Alright, but if I decide I want the bed don't hesitate to take it back if you change your mind.

[redactions]

Works for me. Have you had anything to eat since you got here?