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... ]

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]

Friends?

[He blinks for a second. If it was anyone who wasn't a scared little girl, he'd probably try to brush off that notion. But you know what, even Kaneis has a heart- or rather just a weakness for kids]

...Uh, Sure. That's one way to think of it. We spend time together and we look after each other. So that's like friends, right?

[....he may not be totally certain since his friend list is lacking BUT IT SOUNDS LEGIT]

[princessia]

[ She begins to brighten up, a tiny shy smile forming on her lips. Ever since she met Jude and the others back in Hamil, she'd always been eager to make more friends. ]

Right! We're friends. [ Then she tucks her arms behind her back, starting to feel embarrassed again. ] Umm... I can't do much to repair the ship though. I'm sorry.

[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.]

[wilder]

[A PAUSE. And he does a quick glance with his eyes to see if his wings are out. Whew, okay - they aren't]

Huh? What do you mean wings?

I mean, I guess I am the pilot...

[wilder]

[Yep, she's definitely much more adorable when she brightens up]

Heh, that's okay. I'm pretty useless with anything that's not piloting, so I can't do much to repair either. But we got Lloyd to fix the ship up- that's his job.

What about you? Do you know your augment yet?

[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 makes a little face. Why did people have trouble understanding her? The words seemed to fall from her lips, but they were clumsy, like tripping.]

Kept inside, like fetters for feathers. Not out.

[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.

[wilder]

[Aw crap]

Wait- you can...tell that?

[diomedea]

I can see. You keep them close. Can't let them see, ship the feathers off. Make some use of the damned things.

[Her tone is even, but she looks him over.]

[wilder]

[He listens and. Yep. That definitely sounds about right. It's very unnerving, but...he remembers someone in Exsilium who could do the same thing. So instead of completely freaking, he pinches the bridge of his nose. Nevermind he's still tense]

...Great. You're psychic.

[diomedea]

She sees things, hears things, like the books are screaming at her.

[But more pressing matters.]

It should be a battle, not a duck. A battleground. Something like hope. It was called Serenity, after a fight.

[wilder]

...And let me guess, you can't turn it off.

[Not if she describes it like that. not if she sounds...well, like this. The other psychic was certainly more cohesive, more together. But he frowns]

What do you mean? Was there a ship called Serenity? This one's only seen one battle I've known about it- and it wasn't one worth naming anything after.

[diomedea]

Would if she could.

[And she smiles a little.]

Looks like the Ship That Is Not A Duck. Serenity was home.

[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.

[wilder]

...Ah.

[His expression softens a little.]

I think I get it now. [Why she is so extra adverse to the name] Well, afraid I don't think it'd be the same if we called it Serenity.