This Is What I Come Back To

[namisan]

Who: Nami and you
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: SS Bloodsport, Iskaulit, ze planet
When: 10 September

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I'm back.  I don't suppose there's any good news?

[Short and sweet.  She already caught up on all the disaster shenanigans afoot.

If you want to catch her in person at all, she'll be either:

 

a) on the Bloodsport going through the network entries and being in a generally shitty mood;
b) at the Space Bar taking inventory and catching up on business;
c) organising and purchasing new supplies planetside for the bar like nothing is wrong; or
d) taking her waver out to sea at various points, for scouting and her own peace of mind.

Or wild card me up.  Take your pick.

EDIT:

Actually, she does come back to the network the next day.  She skimmed far enough to look at the dreams, and nearly lost the reference to Eleven's post.  Sister.  Waking up.

That's a dream to do with what's going on...?]

...hey.

Who remembers the message we got from that last singing planet?

[Because there are some awfully relevant parts to it.]

Comments

[namisan]

It's a headache! There's an extra dimension to take into account and navigation at home isn't just reliant on maps or stars but what I can see and feel on my own, which I can't do here.

But I've been learning a while now. I've got the hang of it, more or less. I like to think I'm pretty good for a pirate who'd never seen space before.

[torsion]

Guess the best way to learn is just be thrown into it, right?

There must be maps and charts that exist and better ways to learn them, though, if the fleet exists and all these planets do, right? They have to get around sometimes and some way, but I guess that would also include figuring out who to talk to locally and I wouldn't doubt if some of those people are behind clearance codes.

You probably understand it better than some people who exist in worlds with space travel.

[namisan]

Oh, absolutely. I've been collecting pre-existing charts all this time, but I suppose being a navigator I feel more comfortable if I know how those charts are made and can make them myself.

It's also of interest to compare my charts and local ones and the ones the Atroma has on file. But so far, they match up, with just a few variations in star names.

[torsion]

I think that's important, especially when we've been kidnapped. Anyone could just throw something at you at the behest of the Atroma, couldn't they? Glad you're on our side. :)

Do you think it's more a local variation or intentional misinformation?

[namisan]

Variation. Most stars are labelled with a sequence of numbers and letters, and sometimes a letter or a number will be different. Or sometimes it has an actual name instead of the sequence, but when I ask it's because the locals have called it that.

So I guess it's a difference between local and universal charts?

[torsion]

Too much to ask for something to be glaringly obvious then, huh? It would be too convenient if answers were right under our noses.

Thanks for answering my questions on that, though.

[namisan]

I wish it were that simple. It's why I started comparing to begin with, but I guess we're on a legitimate course through space.

You're welcome.