Captain's Log 04 - It's a Rock Party

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Who: Jim Kirk + You
Broadcast: Yes
Action: Yes - either on the Tourist or the Planet (this post will be functioning as a semi-overflow)
When: Nowish

[ Hello, fellow Drifters. Today you shall find one Captain Kirk, currently of the Tourist, smiling into the camera - perhaps a bit to delighted for everyone's comfort, so if you know what's good for you turn off the broadcast now. Or stick around. It's really 50/50 with him some days. He clears his throat, for a moment attempting to look serious outside his obvious delight. ]

So, first things first, some house keeping -

For those who don't know, I'm James Tiberius Kirk, Captain of the Tourist, newly minted a few weeks ago. Please just call me Jim or Kirk, though. Any problems with the Tourist or her crew can be directed to me, or if I am not available you can relay a message to my first mate - Fenris.

[ Let that sink in everyone and then think real hard about if you want to go that route ever. ]

Now, with that out of the way...

[ His face resumes its delight. ]

Since we're all sharing what little treasures we've been getting from the planet we're all on, I thought I would join in the fun.

[ He messes with something off camera, and everyone will be treated to the dulcet tones if the The Beastie Boys. Kirk is bobbing his head and every now and then either strumming an air guitar or beating on air drums.

The song ends and his grin is so very pleased with itself. ]

Words to live by, my fellow Drifters. Words to live by.

_{[ ooc: Inside this post will be a section for continuations of planet mingle threads if we have not already started one somewhere else! Feel free to add one here if I miss yours or if you would like to start one since I'll also be putting up the original starters from the mingle. ]}

Comments

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[She laughs, but there's something encouraging about hearing someone opt to use something other than violence to solve a problem.]

They work?

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_{[ He paused, tilting his head as he debated, possibly calculating the odds. ]}

I would say about 90% of the time, yes. There are those 10% days where it is particularly grumpy and simply nothing can be done, sadly.

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Well, those days, feel free to drop by the First Breath. I've always got a pot brewing.

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I'll keep that in mind. I swear, it's like having a toddler on the ship - never know what you're going to get from day to day. At least it hasn't tried to poison anyone yet.

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[She glances over at him.]

You have experience with toddlers?

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Yeah, kind of. There always kids around in the town I grew up in. We weren't big - we were a farming community after all - but there were plenty of kids of all ages around.

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[She continues to watch him, curious.] Farming, really? What's that like?

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Boring, honestly. It was my uncle's farm, but it's pretty routine, all things told. We have machines to do a lot of the work, but you have to watch the machines and the crop yourself. There are just certain nuances of the crop machines can't pick up on.

Not something I ever plan to go back to, but could have had it worse.

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[She's even more interested now. They grew things in The Green Place, but she was young then and hadn't had that much of a vested interest.]

I know what worse is like. Worse is scorched land where plants won't grow.

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Is that what your world is like?

_{[ He tilts his head slightly, cautiously curious, fingers sliding into the fringe of the slug. ]}

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Yes.

[She pets her own slug. Slugs making talking about her bullshit world easier.]

Barren wasteland at best, toxic at worst. People fight over the few remaining resources and oases.

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_{[ He wasn't sure initially what to say to that. 'Sorry' sounded patronizing, and just from what he knew of the women from her posts on the network and this conversation, she didn't deserve to be patronized. She was strong, in her way, and he doubted she would appreciate it either. ]}

This planet must be quite the change for you then.