driftfleet | 001;

Who: Ben and you folks
Broadcast: Yes
Action: SS Huntress
When: now

action; SS Huntress

[Ben doesn't take teleportation well. In fact, if the confetti and the music didn't tip the ship off, the loud cursing probably does - there you go, Huntress, your security officer is here]

What the fuck—give a guy some fuckin' warning next time, geez! God damn teleporting bullshit.

[once he's calmed down, though - and picked up some of the pudding because far be it from him to turn down free food - he's wandering the ship, peeking his head into rooms to see what's what]

broadcast;

[once he's somewhat settled in and found a place to sit and digest everything going on, Ben decides to set up a broadcast to get some Shit Done]

Anyone here good with cybernetics? Or - I don't know, computers? Advanced stuff, can give you the specfics if you're interested. Don't need you right now, I'm just covering my ass just in case.

[he pauses, and maybe realizes he should . . . introduce himself. Like a normal person would. You know, instead of just getting down to business]

Uh - anyway, name's Ben; if you don't know shit about cybernetics . . . I don't know, come tell me about the weird crap going on here. Or stuff I should know. I like being informed.

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[he can't help but snort, faintly amused] Been a while since I've had to do shit like that, but I think I can figure it out. What kind of stuff changes during a drift? [...] And what is a drift anyway?

It's... slang, I guess you could call it. It just refers to the time we spend traveling through space between planets or stations. By changes I mean anything from harmless stuff, like crew coming or going, to dangerous things like sudden attacks or messages from someone outside of the fleet or Atroma. Too many weird things happen here to really list them all.

[he can't help but wince at the thought of "sudden attacks". That doesn't sound fun, at all, for anyone. Especially him] The fun never stops with this place, does it?

Fun... right. Honestly half the time I'm not sure whether to enjoy the moments of boredom or dread them. You'll figure it out the longer you stay.

Sarcasm. [he makes another face] Why not both? I'm leaning more towards dread, though. I don't deal well with boredom. [because he's a workaholic and what is free time]

Be free. No one's going to limit your opinions, believe me. ...At least, not intentionally, anyway.

[This place can be pretty damn weird, after all.]

Well that's good. I can be an opinionated guy.

[he's already picked up on some of the weird but boy is he in for a surprise] So - okay, speaking of being free - there any rules I have to follow, or is it just - whatever?

It's... mostly whatever, truth be told. There are general rules of courtesy- don't use all the hot water, don't be greedy with the rations, don't start fights with your crewmates. Don't try to blow a hole in the hull, obviously.

[Basically don't be an asshole, though he's a tad too polite to say it that way.]

Has . . . someone tried to blow a hole in the hull before? [wait no he doesn't want to know. He scratches at his cheek] That seems all - y'know, common sense.

I can't think of a specific example, so hopefully that means no one's that foolish. It was just an extreme example, don't worry.

[Humans can be pretty dumb, though, so who really knows.]

Well - that's good, I think. I hope no one's that fucking stupid. [he really hopes]

I've been here about two years now and it has yet to happen through the actions of those in the fleet, if that's any comfort to you.

I guess it is. I'll take what I can get.

[...] Weird question - how soundproof are the walls? Uh, just in case.

[That is definitely a weird question.]

Not very, I'm afraid. One of our former residents was working towards soundproofing his room, but I don't know how far he got with it, or if the modification would even carry over after he left. The fleet's weird like that.

[Plus he's not sure he recalls which room it was anymore. Been a while.]

Well, shit. [oh well. He had a project to work on, then] All right, nevermind - I'll - figure something out.

[omg language.]

Something you need soundproofing for?

[wait til he gets going. He scratches at his cheek and looks away from where he thinks Mikleo is standing oh so casually]

I mean, I don't need it, I just - uh, don't sleep well. Sometimes I really don't sleep well.

[...Ah.]

I confess, that's... not entirely uncommon on this ship. We've all been through a lot.

[Here, back home- plenty of phantoms to carry around in one's head.]

This may be a small consolation to you, but we seraphim don't actually need to sleep. If you find yourself awake at night and in need of company, we might at least be able to offer you that.

Oh. Well . . . I mean, it's kind of a relief, but I'm sorry to hear that, too. It sucks.

[but they're all - they all seem so young to him. What the hell world do these kids come from?]

But that's - uh, thanks. [why is everyone so nice] For the offer, that is. I don't - do the company thing that well, but - if I'm up and around I won't say no to someone to talk to, I guess.

[Yeah wait till you meet the thousand year old little girl, buddy.]

Certainly. I like to think that most of us are happy to help.

[Actually on second thought maybe he'd better not rush to meet that one.]

Yeah, that's the impression I'm getting.

[he answers a little roughly, but it's . . . well he'll never admit to it, but it's kind of nice. Maybe]

[Mikleo's not always great with people, so he's not sure if the hesitation is discomfort or not. Humans are complicated and all.]

Is there anything else you need help with for the moment? Questions, a tour, a hot meal?

[it's a kind of discomfort, that comes with someone being impossible when it comes to assistance of any kind]

Uh - nah, I think I'm good now. I'm all out of questions - if you just wanna - leopard-gesture me towards a free room and the direction of the kitchen, I think I can figure out the rest.

["Leopard-gesture"- what-

Mikleo glances over at the cat, still idly grooming himself, and it clicks.]

Ah- here.

[The kitten is abruptly, invisibly lifted into the air, where he stares wide-eyed at Ben as his little paws are pointed first in one direction, then another.]

Down that hall are the bunks. The ones occupied are already labeled, so just pick whichever one is empty. And that hall heads towards the kitchen, pass one intersection and take a left. It's open so you can't miss it.

[Happy exploring! The cat's paw waves.]

[his lips twitch into something almost a smile at the gesturing. When he's done, Ben reaches out, careful as can be, to give the leopard a little scritch (with the fake hand, because he ain't dumb)]

Got it. Thanks for talk, hopefully you won't be invisible to me for too long, or however the hell it works.

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