driftfleet | And Let Us Gather 'Round [ Video + Action ]

Who: Kirk and The Fine People of the Fleet
Broadcast: Yes
Action: On the Iskaulit, Specifically at the Melting Pot - Note: After the Broadcast
When: After they start heading away from the system

Video
_{[ Kirk appears on the screen, and probably like many people he looks tired and a bit beaten up. Scratches not yet healed on his face, one even covered with a bandage on his cheek, that sort of drawn look around his eyes after all the sleepless nights and the battles and general horridness. A little to pale, perhaps.

Even so, he gives as warm a smile as he can as he begins to speak. ]}

For those of you who might not know, I come from a world called Earth - or at least, one of the versions represented here. On my world, in the country I hail from, we celebrate something known as Thanksgiving roughly around this time of year if I've done my calculations correct. Some people call it Friendsgiving, but it's all the same really.

Essentially, it's a time to a give thanks for the good things in your life, your friends, and your family. In the spirit of that, I've arranged for a gathering at the Melting Pot - a thank you to Jarvis for that. Everyone who wishes to come is welcome.

I just thought we all could use a day, a place, to be together and to just enjoy each other. So I hope to see you there.

Action: The Melting Pot
_{[ The restaurant is set up to allow as much mingling as possible when people arrive - places to sit, of course, but there's gentle music playing for those who might want to dance and just to give some atmosphere (but not loud enough to stop conversation at all). Food and drink is laid out - things to nibble on rather than the usual feasts associated with a Thanksgiving. Not particularly ideal, but it's what could be managed. Unless, of course, anyone decided to bring something else to add to the spread.

Not a fancy party, to be sure, but it's warm and inviting, which is what Kirk had hoped for. A place for them all to come together and enjoy each other and just be glad they were all there and if not quite completely whole, then, well, able to be there. ]}

_{[ooc: Open mingle! Feel free to create your own starters and do as you like - tis a warm Friendsgiving party for the Fleet! ]}

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Oh you did, a lot!

I'm doing okay, not bleeding any more so that's a plus. Just gotta wait for it to be healed up, now.

[His tone suggests he isn't looking forward to the wait. ]

Hopefully you have time enough for that to happen. It would be unfortunate to run into further trouble while so many are affected from the last battle.

[It's been known to happen. Thor might have relished the challenge once, but he's not so young and hardheaded as he used to be.]

Let's not jinx it buddy, okay. Atroma would take that as a suggestion because they're literally the worst.

[The. Worst. ]

How've you been settling in, now things are less...crazy?

[He pauses.]

Would they? Given the nature of this place, I assume they can monitor us in some fashion.

[Especially given the reality television angle, and the augments. He's still sour about those two things.]

Well, I think. It was a relief to know the ships could make it back into space, given what's happened. It's my first time visiting this one in particular.

That seems to be the theory. I've never seen any cameras anywhere though, so who knows how they're watching us. Though our augments, maybe?

[He gets it, buddy, he does. ]

Tell me about it, some of them were touch and go for a while. [He smiles, looking around them. ] Yeah, the Iskaulit's really great. I've got a forge on here.

[Well that lovely thought is enough to make him scowl a bit, and he taps at the augment absently with a finger.]

It's possible, though I don't like the idea.

It works rather well as a common area. You have a forge? [That's interesting, and not something he'd expect on this spaceship.] Was that something you built yourself?

Trust me, neither do I.

[He laughs, shaking his head. ]

Nah, I helped build it with a guy called Maglor. He's left now, so it's pretty much just me and anyone who wants to pitch in and help, or learn the trade.

I would like to see it sometime. It's been some time since I went to a forge.

[Sadly, Earth doesn't really do that kind of thing much anymore.]

Sure, dude, you're always welcome there. It's in the level below this one. We wanted it out of the way because...you know. Fire.

[Heh. He grins.]

Best to keep that away from everything else, yes. This ship does have much more space to it than the others though.

It does, it's not actually Atroma's, which I think helps. It was a gift from an alien race we helped. You can re-purpose any space you find for whatever you see fit, honestly. Of course, you have to work on it yourself, because Atroma doesn't really help with that, aside from a couple upgrades here and there.

Ah, that would explain it.

[It really doesn't look like the Blue Fish at all.]

It's a handsome gift. You must have given them great assistance, for them to thank the Fleet so.

Oh yeah, we tried to save the original crew, they were...sick, let's go with sick. We couldn't save them, but we managed to help out another colony of them along the way. They told us we could have it, by way of thanks.

It's just nice to have a space that Atroma don't have their claws into. Not completely, anyway.

[He raises his eyebrows at that, because it's a good point. They didn't build this ship, so it can't be entirely under their control.]

That is a benefit.

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