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[mucked]

Who: Peggy Carter, some rumours, and you!
Broadcast: text, then video.
Action: y, aboard the starstruck.
When: today!

[ a message materializes on the network around midday: ]

Peggy Carter's got a veritable guy-pile of suitors: Edwin Jarvis, Max Rockatansky, Jason Wilkes, Jack Thompson, Howard Stark, Stefan Salvatore, Steve Rogers, Sam Winchester, James Barnes, Clint Barton, Daniel Sousa, and counting! How many more can you name?

[ and not long after (in a state of utter pique and dismay), that same network registers a rather heartfelt reaction -- but this time with accompanying wide-eyed video. ] Jack -- Jack Thompson? Un-bloody-likely. The only thing he's ever got his eyes on is the next greasy rung on the ladder. [ peggy scoffs, disgusted. ] As pranks go, this one's been truly shambolic. The first of April was days ago.

[ in a few hours, she'll enjoy her meltdown all over again when she finds a box of sponsor gifts in the cargo bay filled with stickers, each with a different so-called suitor's name scribbled into the blank space. all of them are filled in except for an ominous pile with an attached note: in case there's so many you start to forget their names. blanks included for any others that we might have missed. ]

Comments

[unbridles]

Must be nice. I ain't seen anyone I know yet, but I guess I've got time.

[mucked]

It happens. As macabre as it sounds, people come and go all the time. You get used to a sort of tentativeness about the place.

[unbridles]

[He hesitates a moment, then shrugs.] I mean, I ain't got anything to look forward to at home. I might as well be content with what I got.

[mucked]

Make do and mend, Laurens. Make do and mend.

[ so, it's a wwii slogan. but it's no less valid just now. ]

[unbridles]

Yeah. I'm tryin'. [It does work. It doesn't really help the niggling feeling that he should be dead, that this isn't what he was looking for, but -- he's good at keeping a cheery outlook on things. Most times.]

[mucked]

[ poor fellow. ]

I suppose the question might sting, a little, given your era -- but do you drink tea, Lieutenant Colonel? [ ah, to hell with it. she fells bad for him. ] Kettle's always on aboard the Starstruck, much to my First Mate's disappointment.

[unbridles]

[That's a very amused snort.] I try not to, but it sounds better than a lotta what I've seen around here, so I'm up for it.

Wasn't even in the colonies when that happened, anyhow.

[mucked]

We've got coffee, too, but you'll have to make it yourself.

[ she rather refuses to brew it. long story. ]

[unbridles]

As long as it's better'n coffee made from acorns, I should be alright.

Besides, if it's tea, an' you're recommending it, at least I know it's decent tea.

[mucked]

A fellow from one of the other ships grows it, actually. And processes it all himself. It makes for a decent cup.

[ she's got a better stash -- although it's dwindling down to a bag or three -- but she doesn't share that tea. ]

[unbridles]

[--So you can grow stuff in space. That's interesting. And a thing to look into, maybe, when he picks up his biology books again.]

Sure. I don't got much else t' do right now, so I might as well have good company, huh?

[mucked]

Tell me. Are you familiar with the practice of taking shuttles to visit other ships? It's not too difficult to reach the Starstruck on your own.

[unbridles]

Not just yet, but if you can tell me where ta start I can prob'ly figure it out.

[mucked]

There are some short-range teleportation pads if you don't want to much with the shuttles -- just key in the Starstruck, and it should work just fine. I'll meet you in the cargo bay.

[unbridles]

Alright, I'll try an' find those. Can't be too hard. [It sounds weird. But what hasn't been weird since his arrival here?]

[mucked]

I'd offer to come and collect you but -- honestly, it'll be much better for you if you learn all on your own.

[unbridles]

Figured as much. See you soon, hopefully. [--And presumably he'll be. Attempting to figure out this newfangled teleportation stuff?]

[mucked]

[ take your time, dear laurens. whether it's five minutes or forty-five, when he does figure it out he'll find himself beamed into an arguably well-appointed shuttle bay wherein one corner constitutes a gym and a great deal of the rest must be someone's workshop. in the distance, an old and grizzled dog naps just outside an open shuttle.

and then there's peggy herself, waiting with her arms crossed loosely over her chest. she's a funny mix of hard angles and classic curves -- and her greeting might leave a little to be desired in terms of warmth, but she otherwise isn't uninviting.

she holds out a hand. ] Welcome aboard.

[unbridles]

[Let's be real, it takes about 15. He's not entirely incompetent, but this is still a lot to get used to. Upon arrival, he looks -- a little bewildered. That was fast. And weird. And now he's in an entirely different place.

--Ah. A familiar face, there, and he's of a mind to disregard any of those curves; congrats, Peggy, here's one more guy who won't hit on you at first sight. He offers her a grin and a slight bow, just enough to be polite; and brushes a kiss over the offered hand. Nothing ridiculous, just propriety.

Thank you, miss. 'S nice to finally properly meet ya.

[mucked]

[ oh, good lord. peggy just about manages not to yank her hand back -- but she can respect a person's era, if not the courtesy itself. her smile is strained (but present) and that alone is a mark of good will. ]

The pleasure's mutual. [ -- but she's quick to turn and lead him deeper into the starstruck. it's much the same as the other ships, though it's possible that its metals seem a little shinier. sleeker. ] The kitchen's not far.

[unbridles]

[Good, because John's awkward enough around ladies, he doesn't need to be sheepish and weird about introducing himself to people. He follows along in any case, looking around at the ship with interest.]

Figured it wouldn't be, if the layout's the same as mine.

[mucked]

Mostly? It will be. Differences arise, however, when the different augments are considered. For example, we've got both a security officer and lab support. It changes what's available.

[ calm -- cool, even. she walks just a few paces ahead of him. ]

[unbridles]

Yeah, I'm lab support. I dunno if we got a security officer onboard though.