"You Tried": The Ship

[birdsbirdsbirds]

Who: Bloodsport crew and any visitors aboard their fine vessel.
Broadcast: N/A
Action: Ship shenanigans!
When: While they're still on the Starlight.

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[time to check in on the Bloodsport... what antics has this well-behaved and perfectly well-adjusted crew been up to?]

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[combatready]

[ Penny is not used to arriving to fanfare and confetti. Still, the ship's new maintenance officer takes it in stride. She's more interested in checking out her new ship - well, not hers hers, but the ship she was assigned to anyway.

She immediately begins to poke her nose in everywhere she shouldn't - engine room, personal rooms, personnel rooms, the kitchen, the cockpit...

All while being followed by a gaggle of roombas small cleaning robots. ]


Um...

[birdsbirdsbirds]

[when she finally pokes her head into Robin's room (his is the hatch with the little bird keychain hanging on it, you see), he's sitting cross-legged on the bed and sewing up some shirt where the hem had started coming undone... he's got a couple of pins in his mouth when he glances up, which makes him sound kind of funny when he says:]

... Hi. Who are you...?

[combatready]

Oh!

[ She seems. Slightly surprised to find somebody. In a room. That obviously belongs to him. Why is she even surprised? ]

Salutations, new crewmate! My name is Penny. [ Simple, to the point. Who uses the word "salutations" any more?

One of the cleaning robots roombas that's following Penny around notices a pin dropped on the floor. CLEANING PROTOCOL ENGAGED! Vroom vroom, moving on into the room ahead of Penny to clean up. ]

[birdsbirdsbirds]

Sal... utations...

[he mimics the word mostly out of puzzlement. who does use that word anymore? what starts off as a confused little wave gets interrupted--because he's immediately distracted by the cleaning robot vrooming into his room. and the other ones hanging out behind her.

...he points to the floor, just kind of. baffled.]

Is this a friend of yours?

[combatready]

[ The robot is unfazed by his puzzlement, content to vacuum up the pin on the floor. Along with. Anything else that happens to be down there. ]

Um, actually, I believe they are. All of our friends? Or the ship's.

Although I am your new maintenance officer, so perhaps saying they are my friends in accurate.

[birdsbirdsbirds]

Oh...

[...he drops whatever was in his hands onto the bed, sticking both pins into the covers (totally not where those go; he'll regret this later). but he's got to stoop down and pick up the cleaning robot! he holds it up, looks at it's underside, getting this stupid little smile on his face.]

Well, would ya' look at that! Looks like a new friend to me...

[he finally looks back up at Penny, still holding the poor little cleaning bot as it attempts, unsuccessfully, to scoot through open air.]

And you too! Nice to meet you, Penny. I didn't realize we'd gotten anyone new.

[combatready]

[ Penny smiles at that. Referring to the robots as friends, anyway. Seeing robots as friends is a good impression for her. ]

Yes, I have just arrived. [ She brushes a bit of confetti out of her hair as she says this. A second cleaning robot vacuums it up as it hits the floor. ] I was very pleased to find myself at my newly assigned ship! The wait on the Marsiva seemed very long.

[pneumo]

[ Sascha may not exactly be a member of the Bloodsport, but he sneaks onto the ship now enough late at night to hassle Bigby that he's seen a few of the crew members. This red-haired, green-eyed one though? She's new. And so is the nice smell she brings with her, of youth and vitality and blood, so that while she explores?

Sascha takes a detour from his intended route straight to the Bad Wolf's den to instead go and find the source of this lovely new smell abroad the Bloodsport. Which also means popping up behind her without a whole lot of notice. ]

Hi!

[combatready]

[ Well, she certainly might smell of vitality, but also more metal and magic than blood, being that she is a robot. Please don't try to eat her, metal is bad for your teeth.

If she is surprised by this man popping up without making himself known, she doesn't let it show, whirling around to face him with a smile instead. ] Greetings, new crewmate! [ So she assumes. ]

[pneumo]

Nope! Just a visitor. [ At least he doesn't have problem correcting her any, still as cheerful as ever. ] I show up a lot though so you can still call me that if you want.

[combatready]

New... semi-crewmate, then! [ Penny that is so not an actual term. ]

Do you come here on business, or to visit a friend?

[pneumo]

[ Sascha will take it. ]

...Ehe~ I don't think we're friends yet--he only lets me sleep with him. [ Literally sleep with him, not the sexy kind. Bigby's too much man for him. ]

[combatready]

[ HMMMM. ] From what I've read, sleepovers should come after becoming friends. [ A second meaning to "sleep with" goes right over Penny's head. ]

Bunk room: B Wolf

[bb_wolf]

[Bigby's room is not like anyone else's.

There's no furniture. At all. There's pillows, blankets, a couple of pillowcase like bags hanging up high. And there's fur all over the place. Long, thick, soft fur.

And then a throat being cleared.]

Can I help you?

[Yes, he's smoking on the spaceship.]

[combatready]

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to disturb you.

My name is Penny, your new crew-ack! [ Penny is rudely interrupted by her cleaning robots as they practically run her over to get into Bigby's room.

Why? Because they are cleaning robots. And that is a LOT of fur that obviously needs to be cleaned immediately. So congrats, Bigby, your room is now swarming with tiny roombas. ]

[bb_wolf]

Hey! Hey, no, out!

[Bigby happens to like his room covered in fur and scent. He jumps in after the robots, grabbing one and throwing it back out none too gently.]

Get out of it, you little wretches!

[combatready]

[ Please do not destroy Penny's new friends, even if they are overeager.

Penny somehow manages to catch the robot being thrown, placing it down gently. ] Please, I think he'd rather- [ She seems to be addressing the robots. ] -not...

Please leave this room alone.

[ The robots seems to consider this. Between her suggestion and Bigby's much more violent suggestion, they agree it's the wisest course of action.

Congrats, they are now leaving the room single-file. How much cleaning they accomplished in their short time in the room is up to you. ]

[bb_wolf]

[Bigby is annoyed, but it's not any more serious than that, nose twitching and deciding her can tolerate what happened.]

Well, that was sure a thing.

Now, you were saying?

[namisan]

[Nami's in the kitchen, digging through the cupboards to find something that might remotely qualify as a fruitbowl with a pile of bags stacked on the counter next to her when Penny pokes her head through the door. She leans back to peer around the open cupboard door and blinks.]

Let me guess. New crew to squeeze in somewhere? [Despite the snark, her smile is friendly enough.] I'm Nami.

[combatready]

[ Oh, hey, this girl has the same hair color as Penny. What a coincidence. ]

Um, yes? My name is Penny. But don't worry, I don't take up much space! [ She is not tol. ]

[namisan]

It's all right, we'll manage somehow. [She's not offering her room up, though, she's already sharing it with a cranky sleepless angel.] Even if we end up converting the rec area into an extra bunk area.

Welcome aboard. Or-- well, I guess 'welcome' isn't so great when you're stuck here against your wishes and all. Anyone warned you about what passes as food on these ships?

[combatready]

It'll be just fine, I can make do with the maintenance closet.

Nobody has warned me about the food though. Is it harmful?

[namisan]

No, it's just dull and makes you want to throw it at people rather than eat it after a while. It's not so bad when we're on station though. [She digs into one of her shopping bags and pulls out a fruit with red swirls, holding it up for inspection.] Though that's an experiment in itself, given we're out in the middle of space.

Bigby's got a bed he's not using. I'll ask him if he can put it down in the rec room for you.

[hitbyakar]

[ Normally, Lisa Lisa really doesn't like having her private living space invaded by anyone other than Suzie, but this girl looks cute and fairly harmless. Hahahaha. So instead of telling her to get out, she regards Penny with mild curiosity. ]

Can I help you?

[combatready]

No need for help! I am just here to survey the ship and meet my new shipmates.

My name is Penny, and I'll be your new maintenance officer. [ She is way too bright and cheerful.

Meanwhile, the roombas cleaning robots following her around peek into the room to examine if it needs cleaning. ]