do the mingle shuffle!

[carreau]

Who: you! me! everyone! it's like a really big party!
Broadcast: if you want!
Action: see above!
When: right now!!!

[ So the weekly shuffle has happened. We got new captains, people who have mysteriously disappeared-- I mean, who have never existed, and new people aboard the ships. That's exciting! Wow! ]

[ New people, get acquainted with your ships? Press all the buttons? Introduce yourself like a polite individual? Old people, keep aging? Welcome them with open arms and confetti? Punch the person who just opened the door while you were in the shower??? ]

[ Who knows! It's a mingle post! Don't ask me!]

[ (But seriously, how bout those people who never existed, huh.) ]

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[amarant]

[ Ah, yes, human warmth. Very common on this ship.

Him talking seems to jar her out of stunned silence, though. ]

--what was that?

[ She's seen monsters before, but this is...a bit different.

And she is totally rethinking the whole part where she was willing to offer these people the food she made. ]

If this becomes a common occurrence, we're going to have a problem.

[ The mess, she means. ]

[heresyandlace]

Don't worry. This should only be a one-time thing.

[he almost looks tired, to be honest. and he frowns down at the mess a little, but the blood... already seems to be disintegrating and cleaning itself up]

[amarant]

[ Uh. Well, she did not expect that. ]

...I see. Is there...something I should do?

[ SHE IS THE LAB TECH BUT THIS IS KIND OF A WEIRD SITUATION. ]

[heresyandlace]

As long as you stay away from the cargo bay for now, it should take care of itself.

[he boredly scuffs at some of the blood with the toe of his boot, watching it slowly flake apart into nothing]

[amarant]

[ That does not sound entirely......comforting. ]

What was it?

[heresyandlace]

[there's the automatic answer he has ready in his head for when people start asking questions... but, after a moment of thought, he has a different answer for her.]

A friend, actually.

[amarant]

[ And here, that can't mean anything outside of-- ]

One of us?

[ Wow it's like everything in her old home is happening again, great. ]

[heresyandlace]

Yes.

[he smiles, suddenly. cold and bitter.]

Remember that promise you had me make?

It's something just like that.

[so she has no room to judge.]

[amarant]

[ Well, at least she knows he'd do a quick job of it; she's not a fan of being in pain. ]

Aren't you lucky, having people count on you like that.

[ She doesn't like the whole insinuation, though-- mostly the idea that she's like that. Even if she knows it's true. ]

[heresyandlace]

Yes, I'm positively blessed.

[so much flat sarcasm]

But it's done now, so we can all just go back to pretending like we have normal lives, and forget about it.

[amarant]

...if you didn't want it to be noticed, you could have been quieter about it. I'm sure everyone heard.

[heresyandlace]

Firstly-- I honestly don't care who notices. I'd just rather not make a big fuss out of it, if it can be avoided.

And secondly... please don't question my methods. I don't appreciate it.

[amarant]

Fine, fine.

[ She just does not even feel like bothering this time. ]

I'll leave you to whatever it is you were going to do.

[ Aaand back she goes to the sickbay/lair. ]