attempt 001

[unconfines]

Who: Anders
Broadcast: FLEETWIDE VIDEO HIT IT
Action: SS Golden
When: 2/14, not long after shuffling WE ARE BACKDATING THIS MY FRIENDS

[He surprises himself when the feed clicks on easily enough. It's unsettling, but at least it's simple. He can bury the unsettling parts.

Those of you who are familiar—or who have had enough introductions to become familiar—might recognize the striped grey and blue of a Grey Warden uniform, with its high, studded collar, and the curled griffon on the shoulder.

Anders is, for his part, smiling broadly.]

So! Now that I've gotten through the "manhandled into a tin can" bit, closely followed by the "manhandled into a slightly smaller tin can" bit, I thought I'd take some time to say hello. Is everyone comfortable? Because I am not, thanks for asking. [beat] Does it ever bother you how terribly one-sided this is?

[Let him talk and he'll talk. Congratulations on being the captive audience.

Right, back on track.]

Now, I don't usually mind a bit of manhandling, of course, but even I have some standards. It was all terribly anticlimactic. Hardly a kidnapping at all, really.

Anyhow. [with a bit more grandeur:] I believe introductions are in order, don't you? I'm going to eat this [he lifts the little dessert cream in a toast] so you go first.

[Ready: go.]

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[cabbagedetective]

[The obnoxious sound of the confetti popping and welcoming music meant that there was someone new aboard. It'd only been a week since he heard it when he arrived on the ship himself. Well, might as well go and meet the new company. It's not like he had been doing anything important anyways, just avoiding his bossy, pint-sized captain.]

Ah, hello. You must be the new guy. I'm Tohru Adachi, the security officer on this ship. [He offers Anders a wave in greeting.]

[unconfines]

[Oh, good. For all that he enjoys talking without interruption, he much prefers face-to-face contact to... whatever this is. Video chat. He's uncomfortable with the fact that he knows the name of it.]

So it would seem. Anders, and pleased to meet you. Lab support, I believe. [He laughs, a little uncomfortably.] And understand, somehow, against all odds.

[Watch him resolutely not do that job except in emergencies, please and thanks.]

[cabbagedetective]

Anders. Nice to meet you.

[Adachi is looking Anders over. Between his appearance and the way he speaks, Adachi's feeling a little unsure about this guy operating a futuristic lab.]

I'm guessing that you're from somewhere... a little more "old-fashioned?" [I mean, c'mon, the guy's wearing a tunic.]

[unconfines]

Well, that's a matter of perspective, isn't it? I think where I'm from is perfectly modern, thank you.

[He makes a vague, helpless hand gesture at everything else around them.]

The rest of this is— I don't even know, to be honest.

[cabbagedetective]

[Adachi has to chuckle at that. The man does have a point.]

I suppose you're right. Well, at any rate, looks like you were able to find the food easily enough. Or rather, the desserts...

[unconfines]

They came with the package.

[Cheerfully, like it's a very pleasant "kidnapping package"]

I'm rather fond of them, actually. Are there more?

[cabbagedetective]

Um, yeah. Should be. Though do the rest of us a favor and save some okay? I don't know exactly how or when the rations get restocked, but I think its best to NOT blow through all of them until we know for sure. [Then, after a pause, he mutters.] Especially when they're my favorite snacks...

[unconfines]

I wasn't going to eat all of them. [Probably. Wardens have a bit of a different definition of how food works.] I know how rations work, don't worry. There'll be plenty of dessert to go around.

[cabbagedetective]

Well, at any rate, let me know if you need a hand getting adjusted at all on the ship. It's small enough that you don't really need to worry about getting lost, but it can still take a little while before you know where everything is exactly.

[Adachi thinks to himself a moment, and then adds:]

Oh, and once you've settled in, would you mind if I ask you a few questions about what you remember before you found yourself "manhandled into a tin can?"

[unconfines]

If you like. [His chin lifts a little, head tilting to the side. It's a strange request, to him.] But what for? I didn't think there would be much interest in the before of all this.

Unless you're looking for an outrageous story. I've got plenty of those.

[cabbagedetective]

[Outrageous story huh? More outrageous than getting sucked through time and space only to be dropped into an outer space reality show? Doubtful, but slightly intriguing.]

Well, I guess I'm just curious about the immediately before part. I've been trying to get more details about how exactly we were all brought here. Whatever happened, I was sleeping, so I pretty much missed it.

[unconfines]

Ah, I see. Trying to get details on the powers-that-be, is it?

[He's not opposed to the idea. And it could net him some information in return, too.]

Have you actually been able to get anything useful from anyone, so far?

[cabbagedetective]

Basically, yeah... [Adachi chuckled, but inside he's kicking himself for being so obvious with his intentions. Adachi's been trying to keep his investigation into the ringleaders behind this circus somewhat low-key.]

Not a whole lot. I mean, I've been filled-in on the details about how things generally work around here, but, when it comes to whoever's in charge, all I've got is a name: Atroma.

[unconfines]

[It's too familiar a strategy, to him. He's been trying to think of how to get the information he needs to get out since he woke up in this place.

"Atroma." He'll remember that.]

Hmm. That's disappointing. [A beat, and then he shrugs, back to as lackadaisical as he was before.] Well. I can't say I'll be much help—if any help, really—but if you want to ask, I'll do my best. So long as it doesn't interrupt anything else interesting that might come along.

[cabbagedetective]

[Adachi gets the feeling he and Anders may be wanting the same thing: to get the hell out of here as quickly as possible. However, rather than come right out and ask him, Adachi finds it best to see what subtle hints he can pick up. He's still not feeling 100% on who he can trust to help, and who is likely to just be a hindrance.]

Well, it's really just the one question. How much do you remember from before, up until you found yourself here on our ship?