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

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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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.

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.

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

Awesome. Hold tight.

[Soon, everything from after December of 2015 in regards to planets is coming through.

Most notes are purely detailing basic information regarding the planets, of course. Things like what they ate, the weather, the customs; of course, there are also occasional mentions of strange things that had happened there, like Mafik's concerning illnessl:]

Arslae Planet
FS Starlight
The HS Maldua
The Hotel Corona
The Sickly Moon
Sickly Moon Pt. II
Sickly Moon Pt. III
The Singing Planets
The Tri-Faction Star System
The Lagan Star System
The Lagan System Pt. II
The Lagan System Pt. III
The Rew System
The Safe Haven
Mafik, the Water Planet(deep waters)
The Corbius System
The Kayanni System

Edited 2017-08-16 08:57 (UTC)

[holy shit dude] You're a very meticulous note taker. Your schoolteachers must've loved you.

Yeaaah, I did pretty great at school.

It pays to be a good student.

A lesson too offten learned too late.

If you need any help with the blood drives, I'm available.

Sounds good to me. Stop by anytime, because any little bit helps.

If there's anything else you need, likewise, I'm around.

Ditto. You seem to have taken a lot onto your shoulders. Don't be shy about spreading some of it around.

Thanks. Honestly, it just feels like more of the same, I guess. Back home, I got used to juggling a lot; it's kind of useful in the long run now.

I guess the familiarity and distraction of overwork is one method of coping. [one he shares! ayy buddy, same hat o/]

Ouch, too real. You sound like you're friends with the fact.

It's not an uncommon coping mechanism. One of the reasons why prisons offer so many programs to inmates.

Point taken.

You think this place is a prison with programs?

A touch more luxurious, maybe. The principle's the same, though I suppose you could argue against the 'rehabilitation' aspect...not that prisons back home are particularly adept at that either.

Especially solitary confinement. It's not the most pleasant.

I preferred regular old prison way more.

[C:]

[aw man, another name to add to the 'monitor interaction with student(s)' list. this thing is too long]

Teacher's pet to convicted criminal. A lurid career path.

FBI's wanted list, too.

But that was supernatural creatures pretending to be us.

The first time I went to prison, it was to stop something that was killing inside the prison.

Question: do you enjoy dropping this kind of personal information on people without warning? Is it for the reaction, or another reason for the oversharing?

It's really not that personal, honestly. It's just work.

[It gets way, way, way more personal.

Sam just tells people the easy bits of the gig.]

Years ago when I woke up in another world, I was pretty tight-lipped about every facet of my job, until I realized everyone else were either not human, not normal, or already knew who I was. It's nice to be honest without being shoved into a mental institute.

Eventually, it's kind of cathartic.

Edited 2017-09-06 09:28 (UTC)

You have a point about the concept of normalcy being pretty obsolete here. Though I'm sure you know 'prison' tends to be a pretty universal term.

Should I or should I not be making sure you don't come near any of my students?

Students? Didn't know we had an education system. But feel free to think whatever you want. Going to jail or prison wasn't something I was ashamed of; it was for important cases, or to free a spirit from its haunting ground.

Must be freeing, being able to say things like that without fear of consequence.

I'll come to my own conclusions. We'll be working together here and there, after all, I'll get plenty of opportunity to assess.

Right back at you. I'll do my best to not do anything illegal.

Try not to overwork yourself.

Look who's talking.

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