Video | GPS Code, Blood Drive, and Substitute Captaining.

[collegedropout]

Who: Sam Winchester and you.
Broadcast: Video.
Action: N/A (unless you wanna stop by and visit him!)
When: Now-ish.

Alright, well — hey, everyone. Just a few things, most of it kind of important to get out there ahead of time. First thing's first... Captain Nami's currently MIA; I'm guessing something Atroma-related. She's not anywhere on the ship, but her name's on the roster still. Until she's back, I'll take over reigns on the Bloodsport temporarily, so if anyone has anything they need to talk about regarding the ship, just let me know.

... I'll also be sure to help keep The Space Bar functioning, if any extra help is actually needed. Fenris, you think you can keep things going alright there as her second in command? Just let me know, I'll be more than happy to do a little more work outside of bar-tending.

[He's... worried. Really worried, as he usually is when his friends just disappear or fall into comas. The comas are a lot easier, actually — seeing where people are, even if they're not awake. Katie had also... Focus, Sam. Work first, worrying way later. It'd do no good to get distracted yet.]

Since Allen's left, I'm also gonna be taking over the blood drive for him. What he did was extremely important, and that blood can go towards important transfusions in case of emergency; it doesn't exactly happen too often, but I've been in plenty situations in my life where any little contribution means life instead of death.

If you're interested in giving blood, please let me know and I'll get you in on the screening process. Per the old guidelines, you have to be over the age of 16 and fill out the form attached to the video. Any supernatural or magical being who has a hard time around blood: restraint is a necessity.

The blood drive'll be on the Bloodsport. Which I guess is... actually kind of fitting.

I don't exactly have snacks to offer yet, but if anyone would like to make some, I'd be more than happy to pay you.

[Phew, that's not even the end of it. He flips gracefully through a few loose leaf papers.]

Also — before Kirito left the fleet, um. He and I worked on a GPS function for the network devices, so that you can send out your coordinates. It's an easily accessible function that can show exact locations on planets or in space, in case you want to meet up with someone or — more importantly — if you end up lost or injured and need assistance.

It's not perfect, but it helps increase your chances of getting out of a messy situation and saves time in day-to-day traveling planet-side. It does need to be manually placed on your communicators, though, so please let me know if you're interested and stop by the Bloodsport when you've got a chance.

... And give it up for Kirito; this thing wouldn't be half as functional without his half of the work.

[He clears his throat.]

Man. Lot of people missing or left, huh? How about something else? Say one good thing about yourself. Maybe... something you're good at, or a feature you like. Maybe a hobby you're good at?

I try to practice it myself; reminding myself of things I like about me. So... Lay it on me.

(OOC: Blood drive is handwaved! You can also handwave Sam putting the network GPS on your communicator, but comment here so I know who he's been adding the code to if you can. So much to do, so little time, lmfao.)

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[english_dignity]

I'd be happy to donate.

My type is universally compatible. Sort of comes with the job.

[collegedropout]

Awesome, I'll put you on the list.

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The job, huh?

[english_dignity]

Mhmm. I know at least some of us make it a habit to donate regularly.

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[ecclesiophobic]

Give me a few days to run some tests and I'll be more than happy to donate.

More than happy to take you up on the GPS, provided there's a way to disable it.

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[collegedropout]

[Tests, huh? Looking at the video, it's easy to see why he'd want one if he's a particular species; Sam actually... knows the feeling, because he'd never give his blood to anyone like that, unless he... knew. For sure. If it was clean.

He smiles a little.]

Sounds good to me. Let me know if you need any help with anything.

And you don't need to worry about that too much; it's only manually turned on, and you can't track anyone with it unless they send you the coordinates directly or broadcast them, you know? Not quite the same as a GPS you'd stick on a car or anything like that.

Video [cw: cancer mention? idk man i'm playing it safe.]

[ecclesiophobic]

[Kurt's spent most of his life exposed to radiation and other people's blood. The latter he isn't worried about; the medical exam Wolverine strong-armed him into on joining X-Force revealed nothing contagious, but after serving on a team with Deadpool? The possibility of cancer has become more than an abstract concern.]

I will. [A thought occurs, and he chuckles softly.] You might want to let me do the needlework; my blood's human enough to donate to one, but the best vein to draw from without shaving me is in my tail. [Which is more than long enough not to be awkward, but to the best of his knowledge Kurt is the only one left in the Fleet with experience in drawing blood from it.]

That sounds more than reasonable. I was picturing something more akin to a tracker. [Which was not something he was entirely comfortable with, but the risk of being injured somewhere with Kitty unable to find him was more worrying.]

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[iattractmushi]

A blood drive, huh. I've heard about that kind of thing, but never had the chance to take part. The GPS thing sounds pretty great, too. [There were so many times that he could have used one of those in the past couple of years.]

Let me know if there's anything else I can do.

[Since he's on the ship and all.

Also not answering your last question because he doesn't really have anything like that.]

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[collegedropout]

I'll let you know for sure; for now, the best thing we can do is keep the ship moving without too much trouble. If you wanna contribute to the blood drive, I could send you the form to fill out?

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[iattractmushi]

Uh... sure, I guess.

[If he's able to read it, and if anyone is able to read what he writes...]

Anyway, yeah. I'll do what I can to keep everything running smoothly.

[Even if he's not even sure what he can do, yet.]

[darksmokerising]

[She visits in person because she can. It's easier, anyway, to occupy a space and talk rather than do it remotely. For a telepath, she was particularly in need of face to face interaction. There was just something right about it.]

Hey Sam. [She leans against the nearest wall, her expression thoughtful as she tapped the rim of her mug with her forefinger.]

I hope Nami is okay wherever she is. Guess I should look into this GPS thing, mm? That sounds pretty awesome. If you need another shoulder for workload, I'd be glad to help.

[Her nose wrinkles a little a moment later.] One good thing? Lord. Um. I really enjoy growing flowers and herbs. They make me happy.

[collegedropout]

[Ah, he'll focus on that last bit, then.]

You garden, huh? I was pretty crappy at it, until I had to do it to survive.

[darksmokerising]

Mhm. I didn't get out much at home and my aunt has a lovely little garden. It was, I think, awfully good to care for something and see it thrive.

[It helped after being involved with so much death and destruction and things in the dark. She sips at her drink for a moment, remembering, and then lifts her eyes curiously at the survive bit.]

I suppose survival situations are like that - new skills, new habits.

[Thrown into Hunting, too, new skills, new habits, new nightmares. Gardening was simple and beautiful.]

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[wolfuncaged]

I can look after the bar, but would it not be wise to try and find her? She might be in trouble.

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[collegedropout]

Trust me, I'm on it. [She's his best friend, so the anxiety's there; he's lost way too many friends in his life to be any other way. But... professionalism, you know. It marks him well, in missing persons cases.] So far I haven't had any luck, though. She hadn't been planet-side when she vanished, though... Everything's still in order in the cargo bay.

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[wolfuncaged]

Good, I am glad.

[That's...worryingly strange. ]

So no missing shuttles? Are we sure she isn't just hiding in the ventilation system for the fun of it?

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[bythewaves]

Allan is gone? That is a pity. He seemed a very intelligent young man. But what I told him, Sam, I offer freely to you, as well. I don't know how compatible my folk are, of course, but we are distantly akin, we think. I do not mind contributing.

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[collegedropout]

Oh, right. I guess if you'd like, I could take a sample of your blood? See how it measures up?

...

At the very least, maybe you could be a special donation of elf blood, in case any elves get hurt?

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[bythewaves]

[ Maglor smiles a little wryly ]

We heal faster than you Men do. If we are bad enough for you to be thinking we need blood... we are probably already cuivië-lancassë - living dead - and it might be kinder to let us go! But I can come around and give you a sample.

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[expellerhead]

Speaking of people leaving things behind, the keeper of the introductory guide's not around anymore. I'm going to take it over if there aren't any objections.

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[collegedropout]

Yeah... Nightingale. She was one of the good ones, really great at keeping information going. I hope she's doing alright out there. But you've got my blessing, absolutely; it's important to keep that kind of thing on record. Do you have some of her original notes still saved?

You can have some of the notes I've kept for the planets we've visited, too, if you'd like.

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[expellerhead]

Yeah, I downloaded a copy a while back. Any additional notes would be helpful, thanks.

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[goldenglasses]

[Vash seems surprised.]

She's missing? But still on the roster? [It's not the first time he's heard of it, but it's no where near as common as someone slipping into a coma.]

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[collegedropout]

Yeah... She hasn't left the roster like others who leave the place do.

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[bi_otic]

GPS sounds like a great idea. I wish I could say I didn't need it, but so far my omni-tool can't interface with any of the tech out here, and I'd rather be safe than sorry.

[He shrugs a little] Anyway, I guess you can sign me up for the blood drive as well. Donation and...any other way I can help.

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[collegedropout]

[Sam gives a nod.]

Awesome, thank you.

... Omni-tool? Something particular from home?