Tourist October Mingle

[candothat]

Who: Tourists and anyone who can think of a reason to be there
Broadcast: Possibly? Eventually?
Action: On the S.S. Tourist
When: October! All of it!

[How's it going now that we're getting over the disasters and dying? Y'good?]

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[wolfehawke]

Maker forbid. I'll just have to make sure I don't go spreading it around, then.

[Wolfe chuckles.]

So how long have you been in the Fleet, Pavel? I'm sure I'd have met you if it was when I was here last so only a few months, I would guess?

[candothat]

Please. It's bad enough that Kitty knows already.

Nearly seven months. [sheepishly:] I, ah... was not very eager to make new friends initially, if you were still here then.

[wolfehawke]

Oh. Yeah, I guess we just didn't cross paths.

[He smiles a little distantly. He was here then, and Pavel mentioned Kitty, who was his captain for what feels like only five minutes. It was at least a month...? Maybe? He has a hard time remembering and that feels so strange. He usually has a fairly good memory.]

It's alright, we can just make up for lost time here over fabulous breakfasts.

[candothat]

An easy thing to do with so many ships.

[Especially since Pavel largely kept to his quarters at first. For some reason, waking up in weird universe number three where most of the people he had met previously didn't remember him and finding his other-universe girlfriend madly in love with someone else didn't really motivate him to be social.]

And communications lessons... although those may not be as enjoyable as fabulous breakfasts.

[wolfehawke]

[He nods sagely, knowing he'd barely even met half the Fleet before his massive coma.]

Right, lessons. It should be illuminating, at the very least.

[candothat]

I certainly hope that it will be. I also hope that you don't plan to learn anything about diplomacy from me. Of all of the aspects of this job, that is the one that I know the least about.

[wolfehawke]

Diplomacy, no. According to a bunch of the Kirkwall nobility, that's my forte anyway. Maybe we can exchange those skills, communications for diplomacy.

[He's not sure why he even says that. He doesn't feel particularly diplomatic but everyone always says he is so... well, sure. Why not.]

[candothat]

I would like that. As it is, I rely mostly on politeness in diplomatic situations... and, if they go poorly, an ability to run fast. At least one of those approaches would fail me here.

[wolfehawke]

Actually politeness and running are most of it in my experience.

[He laughs.]

But it's also knowing your audience, and knowing what they want. You're not going to tempt a dog with a fish, so you'd best find a bone. Or better yet, a steak.

[candothat]

Ah, well. I have a good start.

Dogs will eat fish, won't they? [Not the point, Pavel.]