DUCK MINGLE!

[wilder]

Who: The Mighty Wonderducks (and visitors)
Broadcast: Maybe?!
Action: SS Wonderducks
When: Whenever!

[Welcome new Wonderducklings! The ship is still a bit beaten up from that space battle, but repairs are underway! Do what you'd like, for it's a mingle!]

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[princessia]

[ Congratulations, Wonderducks! You have a twelve-year-old girl joining your crew.

After suddenly being teleported on board, Elize stands frozen in fright and looking entirely out of place with the confetti and cheerful music playing for her arrival. Is the small plate of pudding for her? She ignores it for now, despite how delicious it looks. Too afraid to even bother touching it.

Her hands are clasped together close to her chest, a shy mannerism she'd taken up since Teepo's gone. She looks around nervously, already shuffling over to the personnel room with her name on it. ]

[wilder]

[Kaneis, per usual, was hanging out in the pilot seat- reading a book. When the oh so familiar music comes on and the teleportation sounds- Kaneis simply lifts the book over his head to shield himself from the falling confetti. Since ew. That's stuff annoying to brush out]

[But soon, he looks over at who got teleported. He half expected it to be Colette or Sheena- So seeing it's that little girl he spoke to earlier? That's a bit of a surprise]

Oh...hey.

[Which man, she looks positively freaked]

Are you alright?

[princessia]

[ She lets out a quiet gasp. At least she doesn't jump when she hears him. His voice is familiar which brings her a small sense of relief. It might've helped that she'd spoke to him before, even if it was only for a brief while. ]

Oh... I remember you. [ A pause before she answers his question. She slumps her shoulders. ] I don't know...

[ She does seem a little better than when she first spoke on the communicator though? Not crying or anything! ]

[wilder]

Didn't expect to get sent to another ship like that, huh?

[He never had to go through the shuffle. Being here from the beginning, he just woke up on the Wonderduck. But, he could see how it could be unsettling]

But yeah. I remember you too. I'm Kaneis. Looks like this means we're crewmates.

[princessia]

[ She really hates being dumped somewhere with strangers. Kind of reminds her of when Jude was jumping the gun on letting some family adopt her. And without asking her. No one really has much of a choice in this place though. ]

My name's Elize Lutus. [ "Crewmates". With the way she's interpreting it in her head, she starts to perk up. ] Crewmates... so we're friends?

[ Of course she'd interpret it as friends... ]

[hairkink]

[ koujaku knows the familiar sounds that accompany a new member joining the ship, if only because he experienced it first hand not too long ago. when he hears the joyous music, he heads down to take a look and finds...

a small child. a small, obviously frightened child, no less. ]

Hey there. [ he's a big dude with tattoos and scars, but he smiles softly as he tentatively takes a step toward her. ] You must be our new crewmate, hm? Welcome aboard. [ when he's close enough, he kneels down to her level, ] You okay?

[princessia]

[ She'd never seen someone with a lot of scars and tattoos before! It surprises her at first to see him approach her. With how kindly he's speaking to her though, she doesn't cower away.

A small nod, feeling less shaken up since Kaneis greeted her earlier. The people here are her crewmates. Her brand new friends is how she likes to view it. She shouldn't be afraid. ]

Yes. My name's Elize Lutus. Thank you for the welcome.

[hairkink]

[ koujaku grins, pleased to see that she isn't as upset as she looked initially. ]

It's nice to meet you, Elize. My name's Koujaku, [ he offers his hand out to her. ] Looks like we lucked out this shuffle. All the other ships are going to be jealous that we have such a cute girl on board.

[princessia]

Nice to meet you, Koujaku. [ She reaches out to shake his hand. It's not much of a firm handshake. Not really used to that. ]

Umm... [ Cute girl? Her cheeks start to turn red. You're embarrassing her... ]

[forsometimenow]

[By now, Jennifer was familiar with the sounds of a new crewmember arriving. It was always a little exciting, especially because she knew she'd been lucky to land on a ship where they had everything upgraded fairly well.

She finally found the new arrival headed toward her room, giving a friendly smile.]

Hey there- how're you doing?

[princessia]

[ On the way to her room, Elize freezes up to look at the woman addressing her. However, seeing the smile puts her at ease. All of her crewmates are so nice to her. ]

Hi... [ She greets her back timidly. ] I'm doing better. Are you my crewmate too?

[forsometimenow]

That's good. I know arriving here can be... a bit of a shock, to say the least.

[She nodded.]

I'm Jennifer- I'm our resident doctor, in fact.

[princessia]

It was scary. [ But she's doing better now. She attempts a small smile. ]

I'm Elize Lutus. My augment's personnel support. [ Words that she doesn't know if asked to define it... ]

VISITNG

[diomedea]

[River, of course, has managed to get in and can be found in the hold, sitting on the floor and thinking very hard.]

It's a bird, but the foul flies better. The hunters got to this one, filled it up with birdshot.

[wilder]

[When he hears a voice he doesn't recognize, he goes to investigate- stepping into the cargo hold]

Uh...are you part of the crew?

[diomedea]

No, the name's all wrong. You know, it's a dip and a divot.

[She tilts her head at him.]

What kind of bird are you? Not a duck.

[wilder]

[He sighs] Yeah, I know. It's a stupid name. I didn't pick it.

[He...tilts his head back]

What kind of bird am I...?

[diomedea]

Wings.

[She says it like that's all the explanation she needs, but she points at him.]

[princessia]

[ Elize spends most of her time in her room while on board, but it gets far too sad and lonely holing herself up... so she leaves her room for once. When she hears an unfamiliar voice, she wanders into the hold and peeks timidly at the stranger.

She hasn't met everyone on the ship yet, uncertain if this stranger is a crew member or not. ]

Um... hi...

[diomedea]

[She looks over at her, and then nods, smiling softly.]

It's not a duck. It's a battle. But you don't know that. Imperative.

Hello.

[princessia]

Huh? Umm... [ Not really understanding what she's talking about. And imperative is a big word to Elize.

Seeing the smile though, she feels less nervous. So she steps a little closer. ]

Are you one of my crewmates? [ New friend?! ] My name's Elize.

[diomedea]

No, I came to visit.

[She looks her over.]

You don't have a doll.

[forsometimenow]

[Jennifer heard the unfamiliar voice as she was on her way to the medbay and decided to investigate, finding a young girl apparently talking to herself. Jennifer hesitated a moment, not wanting to disturb her, before mentally shrugging and sitting down next to the girl.]

Yeah... we got attacked last week.

[diomedea]

[River smiles, and she claps her hands.]

Hello! Do you like strawberries too, or just the engines? You remind her.

[forsometimenow]

[Jennifer blinked slowly at that, wondering what the girl's train of thought could possibly be.]

I do like strawberries, but... what do I remind you of?