Good morning!

[thespaceopera]

[Sometime during what the ships' clocks claim as Friday morning, a peppy musical jingle rings out through the speakers all over the ship. It is soon followed by a female voice that should be familiar to most by now]

Good morning, dear passengers! I hope you are all doing well and listening closely, because our broadcast serves two very important functions today!

Firstly, this is the Twelfth Cycle's very first Drift Fleet Shuffle! ...For those of you who don't know, the Shuffle occurs every week, and it's where we all say hello to new faces, goodbye to old friends, and find out how the crews have changed!

This week, we are welcoming four new passengers into the flock, so please keep an eye out for any unfamiliar faces being beamed into your cargo holds, and give them a warm welcome. Other than that, it seems that no one has filed to rearrange their crews-- isn't that wonderful? I'm so glad you're all getting along!

There have been changes in rank however, so I would like to heartily congratulate the Twelfth Cycle's first round of captains on obtaining their illustrious new titles!

We applaud you, Captain Rogers, Captain Harvey, Captain Hange, Captain Stark, Captain Crowley, Captain Kouzuki, Captain Cress, Captain Ichimaru, Captain Redbreast, and Captain... [a bit of a pause] ...Stampede?

[and yes... that might be the sound of applause in the very distant background]

And now, with the Shuffle out of the way, we can move onto what we've all really been waiting for-- the fleet's arrival in our first system! Starting today, the fleet will be moving into range of some outer way-stations, so be sure to visit them to refuel and stretch your legs. The way-stations in this area aren't much to look at, but still good for curing cabin fever, socializing, and doing a little shopping. We will also be coming into range of our first planet, but that won't be until later on in the month... so, don't worry about it now! You'll be hearing more about it later.

For now, just relax and enjoy yourselves! Remember, the worlds are watching!


ooc: feel free to reply here with reactions if you'd like! for details on both the shuffle and the new system, please see the ooc posts. also, head to the ooc post if you have any questions or corrections!
→ ship roster
→ shuffle - ooc post
→ system info - ooc post

Comments

[aberrant_type]

Congratulations to all my fellow captains! [oh she sounds tickled pink] Let's all work together to support each other and do a great job! Oh, and we should have a party!

video;

[proteusmoon]

[ Cecil is sincerely amused by how excited Hange sounds. It's very endearing to her! Also, hey, she's ditched her jumper for a flex armor suit. ]

Congratulations yourself. What's this about a party now?

[aberrant_type]

[Wow suddenly she sounds professional and reasonable and not at all like maybe she just wants to get to know people and unwind a little.] It's my opinion that we should all have good working relationships, which necessitates getting to know each other a little! I think a small, casual celebration would facilitate that.

[proteusmoon]

[ She chuckles a little. She's gotten the picture by now that Hange is very ambitious and excitable, and she admires that greatly about her, but knowing she's also a military woman, she wouldn't be surprised if the other woman feels most of her actions have to be motivated by a higher purpose. ]

If you just want to have a party for the fun of it, that's all right too, you know.

[aberrant_type]

Getting to know my fellow captains will be fun, I expect! We have an interesting group so far. [And that much is genuine, too - Hange likes people and expects things will be interesting.]

[proteusmoon]

I'm sorry to say I haven't heard from most of them, so I'll be counting on you to throw the perfect party! When and where are we having it?

[aberrant_type]

Shall we say it's when we finally have the chance to leave the ships? We can't properly celebrate if we aren't in person, after all!

[proteusmoon]

That sounds perfect. Maybe when we reach a planet? I don't know if the way-stations we're apparently going to run into will be appropriate.

[aberrant_type]

Everyone will feel properly festive once we're on-planet, I imagine. Not a bad idea.

[proteusmoon]

I'll see you then, I imagine? Maybe before that. I'll definitely be taking a break on one of the stations.

[aberrant_type]

No one can stop me getting off this ship if we have the opportunity to go outside.

[SHE'S RESTLESS.]

[proteusmoon]

[ That makes Cecil laugh wholeheartedly. ]

I feel exactly the same way. These things are a lot smaller than the last ship I was on.

[aberrant_type]

I don't know when the last time I spent this much consecutive time in such a confined area was.

[proteusmoon]

Me either, actually. I've been in caves and underground tunnels, but even those offered more to explore and move around in than our ships. I wonder if that will ever change.

[aberrant_type]

I hope so... or this cycle will be very, very long.

[proteusmoon]

Hah, we can hope. It'll keep us looking forward with some positivity.

So I'll see you on the way-station soon? It'll be nice to meet in person finally.

[aberrant_type]

At this point, I find it rather likely we'll encounter each other... so, see you then.