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Who: Wrath
Broadcast: video to everyone
Action: Iskaulit, interfaith center (feel free to treat the action as a mingle)
When: broadcast is current, action happens the next day

[Wrath, all uniformed up and serious. Anyone who's seen it before will recognize this as her "in command" face, though she mercifully looks less pissed-off than she ever has before in this mode. More... thoughtful.]

This is a message aimed at the ship captains and first mates in the fleet, but I don't think it's a bad idea for other people to hear it. I'm Wrath, now captain of the Windrose.

This place is... weird, because we're given officer titles without an actual command structure in place, and without a legal code, oath, or universal moral authority over us. As someone who was a military officer for... I guess over twenty years, I find that really difficult.

It's pretty obvious that the intention for these ranks to be hollow, and for that to be a source of stress and drama that will entertain the audience. But captain is only an empty title if you let it be. And while we don't have any kind of unified mission or directive, there's one part of being an officer that can and should always apply: we take care of the people under our command.

I know a lot of you have gotten these arbitrary ranks without wanting them or having civilian or military command experience. I think it'd be helpful if we talked. I've got experience I can share, and I know other people do as well. And maybe together, we can come up with some ideas that will make everyone's lives better.

Stefan's said he doesn't mind if we borrow the meeting space in the Interfaith Center on the Iskaulit. This isn't for religious reasons, but because it's a nice space with plenty of chairs and hot drinks and stuff. If you want to participate in this discussion, let's get together tomorrow afternoon while we're still drifting, get to know each other, and talk.

Wrath out.

[Wrath doesn't really have expectations as such for people showing up, but she's made sure to get together some refreshments (tea and coffee-esque beverages, juice, and water) and some vegetarian snacks.

The space is set up to be friendly and welcoming, for people to talk in groups large or small, rather than as some kind of lecture thing. She's serious about wanting to keep it informal for now.

To hopefully keep the atmosphere relaxed even if she's in a more focused, serious mindset, Jellybean and Officer Snuggles are wandering around and will be happy to have attention from anyone.]

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At this point, I've gotta believe it's on purpose.

[He follows her gaze, tilting his head a little at the good Captain.]

You know, I'm not sure. I think she and Kirk are from the same world, but different points in time? You'd have to ask her.

[She's not curious enough to follow it up; at least, not with Beverly right there to ask. But she grins a little.]

You know, it's funny. Space is meant to be this incredibly vast place, right? Connecting all kinds of planets. You ever think we all do exist in the same place, just... really far removed from each other?

[--wait.] Though I guess that doesn't explain the many different variations on Earth.

It could, theoretically. I'm from a pretty small town in America, and while I haven't heard about what's happened in other places? It wouldn't be far-fetched to assume a lot of us come from the same world, just. you know. Not really hearing about each other.

[At least, he's not ruling it out just yet. Even though he knows, for a fact, that his Earth is nothing like most people's.]

That could definitely explain it, though I do wonder. I'd have to go and match up historical events for people from there to be sure. I wonder if it's worth the effort.

Probably not. Let's say half the Fleet's from Earth. You'll be chasing down way too many people, and from what I can tell, the differences aren't that big.

Most of us have had the same presidents and prime ministers and wars. The differences are more "do you have werewolves? Or superheroes? Or artificial intelligence that can interact with people?"

[He shifts his weight a little, giving her a helpless shrug.]

Which. You know, is interesting but not usually ridiculously huge.

Edited 2017-01-10 05:23 (UTC)

....right. So something I should save for when I'm in danger of dying from boredom. [Seriously, the finicky details therein.]

Pretty much. I just hope it never gets to that point – it's useful for us Earthlings but not much else.

[The honesty is strong in this one.]