driftfleet | Fifth ♠ Video

Who: Allen Walker
Broadcast: Video
Action: Blue Fish if you're there
When: February 8th

[Some of the older fleet members may recognize Allen coming on the screen, in his lab for yet again, one of his video messages. He at least seems to be getting more comfortable at the idea of speaking in front of the camera- or more likely from the slightly tired tone in his voice, he's too tired from dealing with the antics of his energetic captain to give many damns]

Hello everyone! For those who don't know me, I'm Allen Walker-, the lab assistant on the S.S. Blue Fish. Just a few quick things today I'd like to say!

First of all, some of you may have noticed odd behaviors from your crewmates recently. The source of this is believed to be some malfunction from our augment implant. Luckily, I've done some scans and while there seems to be unusual activity - I haven't detected any actual brain damage so far! Beyond that, there's a lot I still don't know, I'll let you know if I learn anything else on the matter.

Second of all, due to the coming of the romantic holiday on some worlds called Valentine's Day, the augment malfunctions and the moons in this system- I'd like to go over some things to keep in mind for an easier month:

[He starts numbering them off with his finger as he talks.]

1. Please remember not to eat or drink anything if you don't know where it came from.

2. Some of the malfunctions seem to be causing....sudden attraction to other people that did not exist previously. Please keep that in mind before you make any impulsive...er, romantic decisions.

3. And if you ignored #2 and you decide to compulsively get married, I...highly recommend you check the divorce and annulment policies in this area of space. Just... [He hesitates before shaking his head] believe me on this one. It might save you a lot of trouble in the future.

That's all I have for now. If your ship still needs a medical kit, please contact me and I can get one delivered.

Thank you for listening.

[He waves at the camera a bit sheepishly, and the feed cuts out]

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I'm...not sure yet, I'm afraid. I sure hope so though.

[Otherwise he might be tempted to shove his captain into a shuttle and set a course for it to the nearest planet]

Well, it's not just about marriage! It's...ah, it's actually more about romance in general!

So it's a day about romance?

[It takes about three seconds for Shirley to think about Senel, and then she starts fidgeting - courtesy of embarrassment and another miniature energy boost.]

Like...like how?

[You know, he's already starting to regret bringing up this holiday. Since seriously, there's reasons he gave up dating]

It's pretty easy if you have someone special. You...buy them a present or chocolates, or...do something special for them- or go on a date.

Edited 2015-02-10 05:58 (UTC)

Oh...

[Sorry Allen, you're talking to a fifteen-year-old girl dating her first crush. Not that it's gone very far, but the whole maturity thing is still a work in progress. At least the crush in question is on another planet, so the mooning can also only go so far.]

Well, thank you. By the way--this isn't related, but are you familiar with how disease works for those on the ships? Somebody on my ship was concerned about how a long-term condition might behave.

Edited 2015-02-11 07:58 (UTC)

Ah-

That would probably depend on the disease. Diseases behaved differently depending on their nature- do you happen to know what kind of condition it is?

Um...I was asked not to say too much. But I think I can tell you that it's a serious illness, but it's not contagious and it's not something that's currently affecting anybody on our ship.

I see...

Well, I'm afraid I can't really conclude anything without knowing more about their illness first. But here-

[He types in his frequency number]

That's my personal frequency. If your crewmate is concerned, they can contact me privately and I can see what I can figure out. And you can reassure them that everything would be completely confidential.

Edited 2015-02-14 21:56 (UTC)

[Oh, that's good. Shirley smiles brightly.]

I'll let him know the next time I see him. Thank you for your help.

It's no trouble. I'm happy to help.