Mingle-ingle

[namisan]

Who: Crew of the SS Bloodsport and guests
Broadcast: N/A
Action: SS Bloodsport
When: December in general

[We're still missing a doctor, but it's not like we're gonna need one any time soon.  Right?  Don't jinx me now.]

Comments

[bb_wolf]

[Bigby's room is usually closed up with words painted on the hatch to make it clear. Do Not Open.

Bigby himself isn't actually sleeping on the Bloodsport. He still comes back on a regular basis to eat, stock up more meat in the cold storage and generally investigate the state of the ship.

He's sleeping over on the Iskaulit when they're in space. And once the Fleet reaches a planet, he does his usual thing and disappears off, only returning to freeze choice bits of meat.

It's just that now he does all these things without his idiot vampire shadowing him.]

[namisan]

[Nami's noted the fact he doesn't really sleep here anymore. It's his business, and if he's still adjusting to Sascha no longer being here, she can't really blame him.

So it's a casual question she offers at one of those occasional points they cross paths in the same place.]

Doing okay?

[She doesn't look much like she's paying attention to the answer, but she is. She figures Bigby wouldn't be keen on being mothered, let's face it.]

[bb_wolf]

[He doesn't tolerate mothering. Friendly questions are okay though.]

Yep.

[Normally he'd have more to say, but he doesn't have the heart.]

... I don't like loss. Not natural for us.

[namisan]

It might not necessarily be the last time you see him.

[It's how she deals with it; Nami is well acquainted with loss. But in a place like this, it's more akin to her life back home in some ways more than others. They leave friends behind on islands all the time-- they might see them again.]

[bb_wolf]

[Bigby's glance at her suggests exactly what he thinks about that.]

All I can say is I'm glad he's not here with the new guy.

[namisan]

[Your captain can be found in the cargo bay, going through what's left of Simon's notes and trying to make sure the displaced samples left here (a) have a safe place to be stored and (b) isn't toxic or something. It's something she should have done a while ago, but she was kind of hoping they'd get a new doctor augment on board some time soon.

She's unimpressed. And muttering to herself.] How do they even do that?




[Or you can catch her at other times in the month going through charts etc. I'm here all month.]

[collegedropout]

[COUGH.

Sam is standing in the doorway with his arms crossed, eyebrow raised.]

You're not contaminating the whole ship with some creepy alien sample or something, are you?

[Seriously I've been here for five seconds and you're already poking at weird stuff.

Do we know if Simon was a mad scientist in his spare time or...?]

[namisan]

If I do, you'll be the first person to know about it. [She looks up to poke her tongue out at him and then goes right back to poking at weird alien flora.]

None of it was sealed or anything, so I figure we're all good. I'm just trying to work out if they're worth anything medically or Simon just thought they looked pretty. Know anything about plants?

[If they don't grow fruit, they're not her forte.]

[collegedropout]

[Curious, he's already peering over her shoulder at said alien flora.

... It's not very hard to peer over shorties, but you get the idea.]

I know a little. But uh... It's hard to keep track when it comes to endless space.

[namisan]

I'm pretty sure he kept notes in the med lab, but isn't it amazing how entire rooms mysteriously vanish if the ship decides we don't need them.

[Because if anything sings out that the Fleet isn't exactly what it says on the tin, it's mysteriously reformatting rooms at the blink of an eye that nobody notices :| sound familiar?]

[imfine1111one]

[While they're at the resort this month Apollo's been juggling a dozen jobs--but he actually comes back to the ship every day! He still sleeps there, and right now, anyone can catch him on the sad lone treadmill.

Today tho, as he walks, he seems to be..........nodding off? Yep, he is definitely nodding off. Someone wake your lawyer up before he falls on his face on the treadmill.]

[namisan]

[...how about Nami breaks his fall with a hand planted indelicately in his face as he starts to slide. Will that work? V. delicate, v. caring.]

Maybe you should try sleeping somewhere more comfortable.

[imfine1111one]

[SUCH GENTLE, VERY EFFECTIVE. Apollo snaps awake with a startled yelp, grabbing the sides of the treadmill for balance]

--GAH! I wasn't sleeping, I was. . .meditating? Sure, yes.

[namisan]

This must be some new version of meditating I haven't heard of before. [Dryly. But at least she takes her hand back.] Then meditating some place you won't hurt yourself is probably a better idea.

How many jobs do you have right now?

[General Crew Broadcast] 11th Jan

[namisan]

Hey. I don't know if you've been paying attention, but there's a possibility of another fleet hiding in the general noise of the nebula nearby.

Twice before in our history we've been attacked by another fleet, and it's possible we're about to be attacked again. I can't give you detail; it was before my time, too, and of those on the Bloodsport I've been here the longest. I arrived right after the last attack. So if you want further information I recommend checking the introductory files on your comms, or talking to someone like Allen, or Vash, or Crowley, people who've been here a long while.

An attack isn't definite, and hopefully isn't likely, but it's a possibility greater than zero, so I want to take precautions.

[And breathe. Let's list them off.]

Make sure you're at least passingly familiar with the mounted weapons on the Bloodsport.

Make sure you're personally armed. [She doubts if there is an attack that personal arms will come into it, but it's better to be paranoid, right?]

I don't want to ground anyone to the Bloodsport, but one of the pilots should be here at all times. So. Rey, come see me. [We'll work something out.]

If you've got breakables in your rooms, I recommend putting them somewhere safe or strapping them down.

If you've got any experience with this kind of trouble in space, or any further suggestions, let us know. [Because help I'm just a pirate from the Age of Sail :|| I'm used to attacks but not out here.]

[Pause, and then a little lighter:] I'm hoping this is just a waste of everyone's time, but I'd rather be prepared, okay?

((ooc:: This is the Intro document Nami is talking about, which has only minor detailing of the other fleet.

[foxpas]

[As soon as the broadcast ends, Aria's showing up to knock on Nami's door.]

Nami? I would speak to you of these events.

[namisan]

[Nami's on the bridge, so Aria can sail right in if she wants to. She's poking through computer documents to see if she can find more info.]

Shoot. You're security, after all.

[foxpas]

[She's standing at attention as she enters, military discipline in full show.]

Then pray allow me to be blunt... If we are attacked, our best course of action should not be a ship fight, but rather a boarding party. I have no experience in these manner of battles, however, our ships are controlled by forces hostile to us, and cannot be trusted in danger. Anti-personnel combat is the safest course of action.

Voice

[bb_wolf]

[Bigby is still living on the Iskaulit. He likes the space.]

I don't have any useful augment. I'm staying here, where I can wear whatever skin I want or need to to defend myself.

Voice

[namisan]

Right. Thanks for checking in. I'll mark you off as remaining elsewhere and thus not my responsibility.

[General Crew Broadcast] 11th Jan

[collegedropout]

You know I've got your back here.

I've been keeping an eye on communications... just in case anything tries to initiate contact. I'm not very used to the weapons on the Bloodsport, but I'm a quick learner.

[namisan]

Just make sure you've got your own back, too. [She doesn't want people getting hurt on her watch, Sam. Least of all you. :c]

That's a good idea.

...have you tried contacting them?

[collegedropout]

I will. Pinky promise.

[You know he tries. Even if he fails sometimes. Shush.]

And not yet, no. Mostly worried I'll be alerting them to something if I do.

If they're dangerous, that might be a crappy decision.

[imfine1111one]

[Just gonna start reading up on that right now!1]

What the hell. . .why would anyone be trying to attack us??

[namisan]

Maybe they hate reality television shows. Or maybe they just hate how popular we are.

[She has no clue, man.]