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

[parkinglotangel]

[He laughs again] I guess it does.

Bounty hunter?

[birdsbirdsbirds]

That's me. Sometimes it's "mercenary", depending on how you spin it...

[parkinglotangel]

Depends on who pays you.

Funny, you don't strike me as the fighting type. [That might be a smug crack about Robin's fashion choices]

[birdsbirdsbirds]

I know. It's too pretty a face to scuff up, isn't it?

[HE RUNS HIS HAND THROUGH HIS HAIR and it's hard to tell if he's joking or just completely full of himself.]

But I can handle myself.

[parkinglotangel]

[Michael will just smile and not openly acknowledge that first part]

Well, if you have time away from your important captain-ly duties, maybe we can spar?

[birdsbirdsbirds]

[...wow he didn't even acknowledge that he's beautiful, Robin keeps his mild disappointment to himself.]

Hey, that could be fun. Maybe once we find somewhere with a little more room...

What kind of sparring do you do, huh? What's your style?

[parkinglotangel]

Oh, a little of this a little of that. Sword and shield if we had any of those...

[birdsbirdsbirds]

Slick. I haven't used either in a long time... But if we find any, you're on.

[parkinglotangel]

I'm not above improvising. [A pool cue and a trash can lid did for him in a pinch once, after all]

[birdsbirdsbirds]

Okay, well, if we find anything suitable we can do that too. With improvised weapons, you might actually stand a chance against me.

[parkinglotangel]

Ohhohoho~

Confident. I like it. You're on, buster.

[birdsbirdsbirds]

Haha, slick. We'll make it happen!