voice;

[ahappylie]

Who: Okita Souji, the new kid in town, and you!
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: SS Golden crew
When: December 11th

Voice;
[There's a few moments of silence and low humming as the speaker figures out how this whole communicator thing works. There's a quiet "Ah!" and then the message begins. The voice is either a low pitched female or a higher pitched male, and there is little in the way of images to make it clear which is which. Fun times.]

I really wonder who would find it that fascinating to watch other people live their lives, but I suppose in space [That is still SO weird to say] you must not get a lot of other entertainments. I've read the guide on your network, buuuuut, well. It's a little dry, don't you think?

So why don't you tell me what would you say is the most important thing to know about being here? For example, this "e-lec-tri-city" thing is very useful. It's nice to be able to see so well, even if it's very, very bright all the time. And this little pocket communication thing is cute. What do you think?

Action for the SS Golden
[Once he's out from the bathroom he got locked in - thanks Handsome Jack - Okita spends some time acquainting himself with his new ship. Aka, he spends time slinking around and finding all the weird nooks and crannies in which he can hide stuff, himself, or possibly...other "stuff" in case it's necessary. Crewmates can find him anywhere on the ship wearing a white kimono and opening up vents and peering under cabinets, tapping on wall panels and trying to break into places he probably shouldn't go. All of this before he ever introduces himself, because hahaha manners.

What are those?]

Comments

[ahappylie]

[Oh, that's disappointing. He was hoping for some shining land that people always talked about being up in the stars.]

I wouldn't know. My people were secluded for over two hundred years, and only recently opened to the West. Japan is mostly forest and mountains, with rivers and plains in between.

[spacebro]

[Tip: actual stars are very hot. Not great for living on.] Japan? I was in National City. [Helpful, isn't he?] Why were you locked up for so long?

[ahappylie]

[Totally helpful, but then Okita isn't much better. He laughs a little at "locked up."]

We weren't locked up, we were in seclusion. To keep the West out of our country, our government closed its borders to all foreigners. It kept us at peace for over two hundred years.

[spacebro]

In that case why open them back up? [War is bad, but he can't really imagine being that confined. Not that he knows how big Japan is, but it has to be smaller than Earth and he didn't even spend all his time on Daxam.]

[ahappylie]

It...wasn't by choice.

[And even if he fought for the Shogun, that doesn't mean he agrees with them. The arrival of the Black Ships and the upheaval they brought was inevitable, as was the Shogun's position. When presented with an overwhelming force, they had no choice - it was open the borders or die. But now the country was on the verge of change, and he has a sinking feeling he and his friends are on the wrong side.

For a second, his gaze drops, his expression tingeing with melancholy.

Then he shakes it off and he's back to smiling.]

Change can be good though. After all, I wouldn't be meeting any of you without it.

[spacebro]

[He sees the way the expression changes and he doesn't really want to go to a sad, serious place and he's relieved Sougo seems to be on the same page. It's nothing against his new crewmate. He's just not sure he won't end up joining in. There's a lot to be less than pleased by in his past and present.]

Change is great. [Or terrible. Details.] Things seem good here. [He glances around the ship.] I was thinking I'd head out and find one of the bars people mentioned to me. Want to come?

[ahappylie]

[A bar? He tilts his head to one side, confused as to what that is. But if his new crewmate is going to go, why not?

Okita removes the spoon from his kimono sleeve, twirls it in his fingers and then sets it on the tabletop. No need for this anymore if he's going outside.]

I've never been to a 'bar' so certainly. I'd be happy to accompany you.

[spacebro]

You'll love it! At least it can't be worse than the Marsiva. [Too much alone time there.] Where did you drink if you haven't been to bars?

[ahappylie]

[He laughs because this is true - nothing could be worse than sitting on the Marsiva with nothing to do.]

Well, I suppose we drank tea at home mostly. Or at sweet shops if you had the time.

[Watch him miss the point of bars entirely. Marvel at his majestic naivety.]

Usually we asked the page to make it.

[spacebro]

Tea? [He has a feeling they are missing each other here.] No, I mean alcohol. Something that gets you going.

[ahappylie]

[Yeah, that was a swing and a miss. Sorry, Mon-El.]

Ah...I don't really drink much alcohol except when my friends and I had a big party. Even then I was usually the one to pour, not drink.

Is that what people on-- [He's trying again.] --Daks-um? Do for fun?

[spacebro]

[Closer?] It's one of the things. Drinking. Dancing. Games. What do you do for fun in Japan?

[ahappylie]

[He's trying.... He just sucks at it.]

Oh much of the same for most people. Most of my friends would go relax in Shimabara with the geisha-- [Oh... He might not know that word. Let's try:] paid female entertainers and drink.

I just preferred playing with the local children or eating sweets along the river. [Sparring and training.] Or reading poetry with my piglet.

[spacebro]

[Well, sure. Why wouldn't you pay a female entertainer?]

I don't think we have a river or a piglet. Our captain is a child apparently. I think learning to enjoy the bar might be your best bet. [He is a world-class influence.]

[ahappylie]

[The best influence ever!!]

Mm..... [Mon-El makes a good point. There is literally nothing here for him to do that he's used to doing. Might as well try what the aliens do.]

Alright. I suppose there's no harm in trying something new. Will you lead the way?

[spacebro]

Sure. It's on the Iskaulit. So, we just need to find that. I can fly a shuttle. [Everyone with an augment can. You're not special just because you could do it before, Mon-El.]

[ahappylie]

[Technically Souji can but lmfao he will not try it until he has no choice.]

Can you? That would be wonderful. I'm still adjusting to the being lights in the ceiling all the time. I'm not sure how would handle flying a ship in space.

[spacebro]

[Looking over curiously as he makes his way to the cargo bay.] Where do you keep the lights where you're from?

[ahappylie]

[By habit, he walks a pace and a half behind Mon-El, trailing after him.]

In the candles or oil lanterns where they're meant to be.

[He looks up at the ceiling.]

I don't understand how this "electricity" thing keeps them lit up there all the time. Won't they drip?

[spacebro]

[He turns to look back. Is he walking too fast?] Drip? No, electricity doesn't really drip. You really don't know anything about it?

[ahappylie]

[He didn't seem to notice that his pace is weird, and tilts his head at the question before laughing faintly at his own expense.]

Not really. The "augment" we were given assumed I would understand the concept so it didn't bother to explain.

But that's alright. As long as it works, I don't think I need to understand, right?

[spacebro]

Oh. Well, you've got a point there. I'm not an engineer or anything either. As long as we get to enjoy it, right?

[ahappylie]

[He laughs and nods.]

Yes, as long as it is useful and not a danger to anyone. It is rather convenient, if nothing else.

[He pauses.]

What is an 'engineer'?

[spacebro]

It's a person who builds and maintains engines and other things that are like engines. [That's a good definition, right?] Wait, do you know what engines are?

[ahappylie]

[See this smile? The apologetic one he wears with a tilt of his head? Yeah, he has no idea what an engine is either.]

It seems I'm from fairly far in the past. The technology here is all foreign to me. And until I woke up here, I didn't know that people could survive among the stars.