December Tourist Mingle

[takingkarabusiness]

Who: Touristas + Friends
Broadcast: n/a
Action: The Tourist
When: The month of December

I. General Mingle
Have fun!

II. Let's talk!
[ Kara's been away. Since her stunt running through cannibal-infested forests planetside, she's only been back on the Tourist a handful of times, mostly for clothes and a suncharge. It's not that she's outright avoiding anyone, but her priorities have lied elsewhere. However, through her conversation with Pavel—observing his anxious opinions of the ship—she's decided that some good old fact-finding is in order.

Despite her own guilt over neglecting her crewmates (and not really knowing the most recent additions), she's decided to seek out her crewmates that she doesn't know so well or hasn't talked to about everything. She tries to be super casual about it, but it's clear she wants to Talk. ]

Hey, so, how's it going? It's been a minute, huh?

Comments

[wolfuncaged]

[Fenris can make a damn good guess what this is about already. It's not put him in the best of moods right from the get-go, so there's a definite tenseness to him as he enters the kitchen. ]

I already have an idea. [He'll just go sit down, folding his arms- brow furrowed. ]

[takingkarabusiness]

[ her response to tension is to get even more smiley and laugh nervously ]

Well, first, I want to apologize for running off like that. I didn't think I'd be too much of an asset and I wanted to see if Mon-El was okay...

But I've heard some pretty intense stuff about what happened when I left.

[apurrstate]

[Anders stood unobtrusively nearby, whatever he'd been fussing with before momentarily forgotten, when Kara and Fenris came in. He could sense the tension in Fenris like he'd practically just grown spikes made out of the stuff and it did little to put Anders at ease.

His tension manifested more as guarded body language and a carefully neutral expression.]

I'm sure no one blames you for wanting to check on others. There was plenty else to do that most of everyone helped with, the ship remained defended, so it makes sense you'd help elsewhere.

Since plenty of people seem more than willing to talk about what happened with the group effort, I have to assume you mean something about the Tourist itself?

[If that was the issue, he wasn't going to let it simply hang over their heads, might as well get whatever this was out there.]

[wolfehawke]

Fenris' comment earns a glance from Wolfe, but he's honestly not sure what the problem is. While Pavel may have spoken to Fenris about his concerns, Wolfe hasn't heard anything about unrest in the crew from anyone.

Anders too seems to have some idea, if only from context clues. Wolfe's a bit at a loss.]

We handled ourselves, not to worry. I don't think there's anyone on this ship that isn't capable in a fight. We were attacked during the Fleet's assault on the cannibal's base, but we fought them off and the ship's obviously doing alright.

[Since they're spaceworthy and all.]

No harm done.

[He smiles, leaning back a bit in his seat, but not oblivious to the tension. What exactly is Kara getting at?]

[takingkarabusiness]

[ she hesitates, taking a moment to figure out her tack, and almost starting and stopping once or twice. maybe she should just go for it ]

What was going through your heads when you decided to decorate with enemy corpses?

[wolfuncaged]

[And there it was. Fenris exhales, a touch too sharply- but he;s trying to keep his temper. He's already had it out with Pavel over this, he could do without alienating more people he cares about. ]

It was a deterrent. It did its job just fine. They did not board our ship.

[apurrstate]

Survival and safety.

[He answers bluntly, clearly not at all deterred by her question or the fact that they'd did what they had, though he tamps down on any combatant tone that might try and slip in. She wasn't accusing them of anything yet, it seemed she simply wanted an explanation.]

As Fenris said, it was a deterrent. We knew they were intending to attack and board us and there was only the two of us left behind, we had to take measures to make sure we could fight back.

[wolfehawke]

[Wolfe lets the other two get their hackles up for just a moment - privately pleased that both of them have made definite headway in controlling their ire - then makes a motion with his hands for them to settle down. He's not much a fan of how Kara posed the question either, but if there's something he's learned being in the Fleet, it's that most other people here - Maker bless them - have no idea the state of Thedas and why it makes those from their world more suited to facing violent and frankly disgusting enemies like on the last planet versus the much more placid worlds they come across.

When Adalwolfe speaks, his voice is very neutral, diplomatic. He can see that Kara isn't trying to start a fight even if that's exactly what she's going to get from the other two men if she keeps phrasing things that way.]

You're off-put by it, we understand that, and it wasn't a decision that we made lightly. In order to protect our home, we had to make some temporary changes. Everything's been removed now and the dead laid to rest on pyres and the ship is fine. What we were trying to do was simply survive. Both Anders and I were grievously injured on the recent planet and even magic can only go so far in protecting us when we were running on limited rest and mana. With Jim, Pavel, and Fenris off helping all of the Fleet get free of that wretched place, we had to make do and that meant taking every avenue we could to protect ourselves and this ship.

[He leans back, regarding Kara a little bit like a patient teacher might regard a difficult student who just isn't getting it. There's a want to help her understand there and not an intention of being condescending. He hopes he's not coming off that way, but he wants her to actually think about their side of things instead of her own discomfort.]

It wasn't "decorating," Kara. We're not the sort of monsters who would do that for fun or aesthetic.

[takingkarabusiness]

[ she quiets a bit, taking in the information with seriousness. She has a strong affection for Fenris which transfers over to her newer crewmates in this instance. she sighs ]

No, I know that. I wouldn't think of you like that, but we don't know each other very well, and you're coming from a very different place than where I'm coming from. We have other ways to deal with things like that and you shouldn't have been put in that position in the first place.

I'm sorry that I wasn't able to be there for you, though. I would have liked circumstances to be very different.

[wolfuncaged]

It truly wasn't a malicious act.

[It's just a survival tactic. As she continues, he frowns softly, concern in his features. ]

You were concerned for Mon-El. Were I in your position, I likely would have done the same thing. I doubt anyone can fault you for wishing to be with him in a time of crisis. Things were as they were. No one on our side died, and that's what is best to focus on.

[Which is about as close as 'look on the bright side' as Fenris gets. ]

[apurrstate]

[He nods in agreement with what the others say, at least this seemed to be going well enough. He'd honestly expected worse.]

It was done for necessity's sake, not fun, I assure you. It might seem strange to you that we can do it and let it go so easily, but that's the reality of where we come from.

We didn't mean to make any on this ship uncomfortable or alienated. We simply had our priorities as you had yours. I'm sure we'll learn those a bit better of each other as time goes on.

[He offers her a bit of a smile.]

Are we all right?

[takingkarabusiness]

I think so. I appreciate you explaining things to me, and I don't want there to be tension between us. I'm glad you all made it back to the fleet safely.

[wolfehawke]

[Adalwolfe visibly relaxes, so proud of Fenris and Anders for being so downright reasonable. Maker's Tears, he's never seen them get on so well. It doesn't sit quite right with him that Kara seems to think that if she'd been there she could have prevented everything, but he's not going to bring it up and ruin the easy peace they've achieved.]

It was what it was and turned out as best as it could have. We're all alright, including your Mon-El, I hope?

[On this, he absolutely believes she made the right decision; if Anders had been on another ship when they went down, you can bet your life's savings that Wolfe would have been gone the second he regained his wits from the crash.]

[takingkarabusiness]

Yes, he's fine. The whole thing was probably unnecessary but you know... I had to know. He's the only person I have here from my world.

[wolfuncaged]

It's understandable, he means a lot to you. It is only natural you would want him to be safe. I doubt anyone here could blame you for such an action.

[Except Kirk apparently, but whatever. ]