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[detectivewonder]

Who: Crew of the First Breath & Visitors!
Broadcast: Video: First Breath/ Open To The Fleet!
Action: On the First Breath!
When: Right after the shuffle.

[First Breath Only]

This is your captain speaking. Apparently. I'll try not to give any orders you don't want to follow - key to a good commander, right?

We should establish a chain of command. Talk about goals. And maybe see if we can manage fancy uniforms as a ratings stunt.

[Fleetwide]

So. How seriously am I supposed to take my new rank?

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[heresyandlace]

You get the nice bed, first of all.

voice;

[detectivewonder]

Great. How about a fancy hat?

[So very facetious.]

voice;

[heresyandlace]

Only if you're really good at your job.

And If you last a month, maybe they'll even give you a shiny badge.

voice;

[detectivewonder]

There's something to look forward to.

voice;

[heresyandlace]

Also, there's a chance your crew will blame you for all their problems.

...And watch out for co-captains. They're nothing but trouble.

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[treasureling]

- Ah!

Captain.

There are rats in the - they look a bit like rats, anyway.

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[detectivewonder]

Where?

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[treasureling]

In the ventilation. Is there a place to get a cat in this fleet?

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[detectivewonder]

I don't know. What size are the ventilation ducts? if we have the tools we can handle the problem manually.

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[treasureling]

Too small for me. I can make traps, but a cat would be better.

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[detectivewonder]

You have some mechanical engineering skill? Or is that just the augment?

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[proteusmoon]

[ A woman wearing a charcoal jumpsuit with a case of unusual weaponry behind her answers. She is in the armory. She's also extremely fair appearance-wise, complete with silvery-white hair and bright blue eyes. ]

"A bit" like rats?

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[treasureling]

Are rats.... different here?

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[proteusmoon]

I... ah, can't remember having ever seen any on the other ships, honestly.

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[treasureling]

You've been on the other ships?

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[proteusmoon]

[ Ah, right, her new crewmate doesn't know yet. ]

I'm not exactly a new arrival. I was amongst the first to wake up on the fleet months ago, but I vanished at some point and woke up on the Marsiva just a couple days before.

And before you ask-- no, I do not remember where I was for the month I was missing from the fleet.

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[proteusmoon]

[ Hey, you, kid. Have that lady you were talking to on the Marsiva suddenly behind you. ]

Only take it seriously if you want to keep it.

[ She is a queen, after all, and she's been captain both here and at home. ]

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[detectivewonder]

I... wouldn't mind.

You feel up to being First Mate?

[proteusmoon]

There are only three of us on this ship. A hierarchy is hardly necessary and I doubt it would be helpful.

[ She's changed out of her royal regalia and into one of the standard charcoal jumpsuits of the fleet, more comfortable looking as much like everyone else as she can. The onyx studded earrings and worn leather bracelet she was wearing the other day though are still on her. She crosses her arms over her chest and sighs a little. ]

And I am not playing Atroma's little ratings game if I can help it. I don't care what "rewards" they promise.

[detectivewonder]

You're not interested in getting home?

[proteusmoon]

Everyone here is interested in going home.

But what makes you think playing along with them is the key to that?

[detectivewonder]

That was the rumor I heard.

And playing for ratings doesn't have to mean playing along. Viewiers like a maverick bucking the system.

voice;

[aberrant_type]

Well, your crew isn't obligated to obey you, or anything. If you're a natural leader, it might benefit the group - give them someone to look to in difficult times. So how seriously you take it depends on the composition of your group and what you want to do with the position.

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[alwayscomeback]

That all depends on what sort of leader you want to be.

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[got_it_memorized]

Eh, take it as seriously as you want. I mean, we're just appointed, nobody has to listen to anybody else, so I think it's a matter of how seriously you want to be taken.