It's time for your monthly Capringle Mingle <3

[moonofmylife]

Who: All Visitors and Crew aboard the Caprine
Broadcast: n/a
Action: Yeah!
When: Now

[Monthly mingle for the SS Caprine, get.]

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[moonofmylife]

[Dany had mixed feelings about having someone new in Qing's post so soon. Truth be told, it wasn't entirely fair to him to still refer to it as 'Qing's' in the first place, so she is careful to keep that to herself. He didn't deserve the comparison anymore than if Qing had taken someone else's place and been compared similarly. It didn't change that she still felt hesitant, of course. She was careful to keep that to herself too, lest she make the rest of the crew worry. Part of her hoped that he might have similar interests: books, cooking, and the like. That too was selfish, trying to fill the hole with someone new.

In an attempt to at least try to start them off on a good foot, Dany stops to see McCoy once he's settled into his post in the medical bay. Leaving Drogon behind might make it a little less intimidating, she decided. She'd learned quickly most did not react well to a dragon draped over her shoulders like a pet lizard with wings who breathed fire.]

Hello?

[She knocks lightly on the door, peeking her head in. Busy or not, you have a petite girl with silver-blonde hair in your doorway, Bones.]

[notanoptimist]

[McCoy is hardly settled, but at least he presents a good front. He's rearranging a few things to his liking, without much thought or regard for permission to do so -- or thinking of anyone else on this particular boat who might have some call to be running the medical bay.

It's just familiar and this is what settles his mind.

He looks up the knock and sets aside a small bottle as he straightens.] Hello. Can I help you?

sorry for the late <3

[moonofmylife]

Perhaps. Mostly, I thought to make an introduction now that you are aboard the Caprine. I am the current Captain.

[She gives a small wave now that his attention is on her, though she makes no moves to enter his space. She notes small changes he's made and pushes back her nerves. Dany also wanted to put on a front. A solid wall of strength and grace that her crew had come to expect was what she would present.]

My name is Daenerys, but most address me as 'Captain'.

[Though he just might find eventually that the crew remaining - such as Pinkie - addressed her more informally. All in due time, really.]

never a problem <3

[notanoptimist]

[He straights a bit at the introduction; years of Starfleet experience has practically groomed him to come to attention at the mere mention of superior officers. (But he's also not a huge fan of strict adherence to chain of command. Come commanders are idiots.)]

I suppose asking permission to come aboard is a little late, Captain. [It sounds off, to be calling this slip of a girl by 'captain.' That's been reserved for Jim Kirk for too long.] It's good to meet you, Captain Daenerys. [Full title? Full title.] I'm Doctor Leonard McCoy, Chief Medical Officer of the Enterprise.

Or, well. Of the Caprine now, I guess.

[moonofmylife]

No, not at all. I mean- you don't need to ask permission here. The Atroma are the ones who do ship assignments.

[She can tell just how awkward it is for him to be addressing her as Captain already just by the fact that his tone makes it obvious. It was on the tip of her tongue to apologize, to allow him to call her just Dany, but she didn't know him and that still felt even more awkward to just backpedal like that.]

So - welcome. Normally Pinkie likes to throw a party of sorts but things have been rather busy...

[And a bit sad. They've both been sad, actually.]

I only wanted to make sure you were settling in well and that seems to be the case.

[notanoptimist]

[He shrugs one shoulder. Yeah, Atroma does the ship assignments and, as far as he understands it, the captain of one of these little fleet ships is pretty much just a figurehead, if even that. Doesn't really mean much, aside from the esteem of crewmates. Even so, this isn't how they do things back home, figurehead captain or not.]

I'm not much of a party person anyway. Don't worry about it. [He then looks around the lab, nodding slowly.] Yeah, it's not quite what I'm used to, but I'll make it work.

[moonofmylife]

If there's anything I can do to help the transition be easier, please let me know. I'll do what I can.

[She remembers first arriving and being absolutely terrified. Not knowing where she was, where Drogon was, or what anything did had been scary enough. At least she'd had people like Qing and the others to help her.]

[notanoptimist]

That's... [He pauses, biting back the initial response. Unnecessary. There's nothing she can do anyway. There's no need. He's fine.] ... kind of you. I'll admit, I'm a little off-kilter right now, but... [Shrug.]

Heh, half my job back home is adapting to new and different situations.