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

sorry for taking so long!!

[survives]

[She shakes her head quickly, smiling a touch sheepishly.

Oh man, is he okay... Ohhhh man, she hopes he is.]

Sorry, so sorry! I didn't tell you. It's Leanne. And you are?

it's really no problem!

[astrobleme]

[Headache aside, Shinji looks less like he's going to pass out in a pool of his own vomit. That's an improvement.]

Shinji.

[...]

At least, I think that's... my name... [Nothing has felt particularly real about his time with the Fleet. Including himself.] I hope that's my name.

thank you haha!

[survives]

[Leanne frowns now, taking a careful step closer.]

You think? You hope?

Um. [Well, that's. Concerning.] Did something happen?

[astrobleme]

[Shinji comes close to eviscerating himself and spilling his life story all over Leanne's feet. Even before joining the Fleet, he couldn't be totally sure of his own identity. Thankfully, he just focuses on breathing, breathing more, slow and steady with every attempt.]

Sorry. I haven't... slept in a while, so I'm a little out of it. I guess.

[survives]

[Oh. Well. Okay. All right. That's a lot less concerning.]

Ohhhh. [She laughs, a little relieved.] That's fine, I guess. You haven't slept... and you just got sick! [Her eyes widen slightly. No sleep... getting sick... Jeez, no wonder.] You should get some rest.

[astrobleme]

[Now that he's calming down, Shinji can see just how ridiculous he's being. Getting sick, then worrying this poor girl...]

I'm fine, [he says, like he was saying earlier, except there's a little more force to his words.] I want to get to know my surroundings, before anything else... if that's okay... [He's paranoid like that. He needs to locate any escape routes or good places to hide.]

[survives]

[She nods, though she still doesn't look completely convinced.]

I get it. I guess you probably don't wanna rest somewhere you don't know either anyway, huh? I toootally get it.

But, um. [She looks away for a moment.] If you feel too sick later, you can ask for help, too, or something, you know?

[astrobleme]

[Asking for help? Imposing himself on others? Not a chance in hell. Shinji nods, though, and even smiles briefly, a flicker of feeling.] Thank you, Leanne-san. I'll keep that in mind.

[He's finally ready to stand up. Taking a deep breath, he pushes himself back onto his feet, inching up the wall.]

Is... Is this a very big ship? How many people are stationed here?

[survives]

[She smiles, and nods one more time.] Just don't forget, huh?

But, um... [She leans back slightly on the balls of her feet, taking a moment to think that over.] It's not that big, I guess. But I've never been on a ship like this before. Maybe this is really big. [A laugh.]

There are around... eight of us! People leave or show up sometimes, but that's more or less how it always is.

[astrobleme]

Eight... [Not as many people as a classroom, but more than Shinji is used to living with in close quarters. He has no idea how well he's going to adjust to this. If he's going to adjust at all. Everything about this is scaring him half to death.]

Is that... normal? The other ships, do they have around that many?

[He wants to go find Kaworu and Asuka, but that can wait until after he's explored the Heron and had another ten panic attacks.]