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[forcemageure]

Who: SS Blue Fish and PERHAPS YOU?
Broadcast: It ... could happen.
Action: SS Blue Fish!
When: Post-Shuffle

[ The Blue Fish has unlocked achievement: Ironically, a Pilot! Ironically, considering it's probably still a bit dinged and dented from the recent attack, when they ...didn't have one.

But no matter! The point is mingling, and also painting. This has nothing to do with anyone calling the ship's interior boring, naturally, that is total coincidence. The cats will be helping by walking through spilled paint at every opportunity, rolling around in said spilled paint at also every opportunity, and biting Achilles' tendons.

Sally forth, friends, Blue Fishians, country...men...spaceians?? Mingle 'til you just can't mingle no mo'. Or. Something. ]

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[likeagirl]

[confetti!! fanfare!!!

[pudding!!!

[suki stands on-deck on the blue fish after her teleportation, looking... very confused and incredibly concerned. she knows this ship. she shouldn't know this ship. should she? is this even where she wants to be..]

[save_the_souls]

[Allen knows the sound of that jingle that plays with the Shuffle. It is the sound of free pudding, that's what it is.]

[So not long after she shows up, Allen's poking his head into door to the bridge of the ship. Because. He wants to greet the new person. Not...steal their pudding >_> ]

[He's surprised to see who it is]

Suki?

[likeagirl]

[she looks up as soon as she hears him approaching the door.]

... Allen? Is that you?

[DOES THIS MEAN...]

[alwayscomeback]

[As captain, Sokka feels an obligation to check out the fanfare every time he hears it. This time, it's the best possible fanfare ever. He grins like a lunatic, before racing towards her. When Atroma eventually does their recap episode, this will totally be done in slow motion, as confetti falls like snow around them. ]

SUKI!!

[Incoming boyfriend, repeat, incoming boyfriend.]

[likeagirl]

[well, she knows that voice. luckily for him, she's not just sitting there bracing for impact. he's spent six long months here without her and she's absolutely ecstatic to see him after the month or so it's been for her. she rushes forward to meet him in the last leg of the run, and throws her arms around his neck to give him the tightest hug.]

Sokka!

[destinyembrace]

[Kairi recognizes the little chime that plays over the loudspeaker. It had played when she had come onto the ship just days ago. If there was a new person, then Kairi thought it best to come say hello.

And yes, pudding.

Kairi slowly walks onto the bridge as to not startle anyone. The shuffle was a bit disorienting, especially for the shufflee. When she spots Suki, she waves to her before approaching.]

Hello. Welcome to the Blue Fish. [She smiles gently, noting the understandable confusion on Suki's face.] I'm Kairi, the cook on this ship.

[likeagirl]

[oh! okay, there's a girl here! i didn't talk to this girl before!

[suki waves, and smiles in return.]

Kairi... It's nice to meet you, then!

[let her give a little half-bow]

My name is Suki. I'm... your new pilot?

[dancingmd]

[Beverly hears the ridiculous music that heralds the arrival of another crewmate, so naturally, so makes her way to the bridge to greet them. She gives the confused looking young woman a warm smile and presents a hand for her to shake.]

Welcome to the Blue Fish. I'm Dr. Beverly Crusher.

[likeagirl]

[oh! someone who looks like they know what's going on, that's good. she reaches her hand out and takes beverly's, smiling politely and shaking her hand.]

Ah--thank you! I'm Suki, I'm.... your new pilot...

[wait]

Wait, I made it! This is Sokka's ship!

[forcemageure]

[ choices? choices!!

a] Look, it's the amory! Hawke is settling in there kind of like burrs settle in wool sweaters, which is to say there are notes on various items stuck everywhere, and Timmy the Undead Horror has begun to take on certain features. Such as a hat, goatee, and a bunch of what appear to be (undead) daffodils in one hand. The hand also had to be drawn. Right now he is frowning at the available armor for people who are not him, because it seems clunky and kind of like trying to walk around inside several barrels.

b] Painting! What does Hawke want on the door to his quarters? He wants a gd dragon, that's what. Specifically this dragon, drippings included. Interrupt his painstaking work, go on. You can't possibly be more disruptive than the cats twining around his feet.

c is for closed] Just because things are going on all over and under and sideways the place doesn't mean it's not time to fire off a repulsively affectionate text to one's ....person who rhythmically squeaks one's cot, shall we say. ]

Any exciting news on the shuffle front? If you take that to mean 'is Hawke wondering how long to spend on his hair in case anyone prettier comes along,' you're absolutely correct.

[ Note: spending any time on it at all would be a significant uptick, because some people were in line for 'lives not wracked by tragedy,' others were first for 'good hair.' ]

B

[alwayscomeback]

[Sokka is in the BEST mood. Like, the absolute best. This is the best day. He'll not even pass up a sarcastic comment about Hawke's masterpiece. ]

Huh, what's that?

[forcemageure]

[ Sokka could have come along and directly insinuated he thought the painting was of a watermelon and Hawke's joy at the fruits of his labor(s?) would be no less effusive. ]

A dragon. [ BEAM ] A little abstract on the representation, I agree, but let me tell you if I tried for realism you'd be even more confused. Some very clever vandals used to go round painting them over the city seal back home.

[ Is that the longest set of words he has ever said to Sokka with only minimal nonsense? It...yes. Probably. ]

B

[save_the_souls]

[Allen was walking by when he noticed Hawke painting on his door. Huh.]

Is that some sort of symbol?

c for mr appearing in this mingle fight me

[unconfines]

There is a tall dark stranger wandering about now, so I hear. I thought I would go say hello. You know, captain business. Ensure he's enjoying the complimentary pudding.

Don't let your hair get nervous, though. We all have performance anxiety every now and then.

B in my never ending quest to know shipmates

[destinyembrace]

[Technically Kairi should be doing something productive right now, like cooking or taking stock. But that's derailed the moment she notices brightly colored kitty paws trailing off somewhere. Naturally she has to follow the trail, leading straight to where Hawke is. Kairi pauses at the end of the hallway, unsure as to how to approach. Out of all her crewmates, she has talked to Hawke the least and therefore doesn't know him as well. Well, that's no excuse to not start now. So she smiles and quietly walks towards him, bending down a few feet away to wiggle her fingers and coax one of the cats to come over.]

I guess this is their idea of helping with a paint job, huh?

Encrypted to Blue Fish; Voice - while after the shuffle

[save_the_souls]

[At some point, the Blue fish crew will find an encrypted voice message to them.]

Hello, it's Allen. This is a message just for the crew of Blue Fish. Nothing's happened! Everything's fine- there's...just something I should confess, in case something does happen.

[There's a pause and the faintest of inhales. How does he even go about this?]

I'm...well, in my world, I'm what you'd call a Noah Host- a demon host, as a lot of other worlds call it. You see, Noahs are a type of...creature in my world. They're incredibly powerful, very dangerous and most of the time- extremely sadistic. And one of the worst parts about them is that...if they die, they can revive themselves by infecting a human with their "memories" that eventually take the human host over.

[Kinda like sentient zombies tbh. But less rotting]

I was...infected by one some years ago. Luckily, it seems that I've found ways to help keep it under control...partly thanks to the augment. [As much as he hates to admit it] My mind and body are still my own, has been for years, and I intend to keep it that way.

But, if something does happen and I start acting differently....get off the ship or away from wherever I am- and call Ino on the Three Twins. She'll know what to do. And whatever you do, don't try to engage. Just do what you can to get away safely and call Ino. ...Please.

[The last thing he wants is to harm any members of his crew. He takes his role of first mate seriously. It's why he made this entry at all. Because he refused to cause any of them to get hurt. When he speaks again, there's sympathy and guilt]

...I'm sorry. I'll understand if you'd rather not deal with this. [And you know, want off this ship] I'll pray that nothing actually comes of this. This is just...just in case.

But that's all I really- [Then he remembers]

Oh, ah, right! There's cake and ice cream in the fridge if you want it! You know, for...all the hard work you've done.

[Right. Maybe he should've started with that. He clears his throat and says lamely]

...Thanks.

[And the feed ends. If you're looking for him to talk in person, he can be found in his quarters, bouncing a tennis ball off the wall from his bed. And yes, true to his word- there is cake and ice cream stored in the kitchen for your pleasure crew!]

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[destinyembrace]

[This is so similar and yet so different than what Riku went through a year or so ago. Xemnas' Heartless was no Noah or demon, but he had possessed him and had tried - and maybe succeeded once, she's not sure - possessing Riku for a time. He was as evil as this demon of Allen's sounded. Unfortunately, she hasn't had a chance to talk to him about it yet in full, so she doesn't know all the details.

Regardless, her main concern is for Allen right now. Is she worried? In a sense, yes. It sounds dangerous, but she's more worried about his welfare than anything. She wants to find him to talk, but she decides to wait and respond over the communicator instead, to give him space.]

Thank you for telling us this, since I imagine this wasn't easy to do. Has it given you any trouble while on the ship?

Action, Allen's Quarters

[dancingmd]

[Well, that somewhat explains the incident in sickbay the other day. After hearing the message, she debates with herself for a while before deciding to go check on him. She may not have experience with so-called demons, but she knows firsthand what it is like to be host to another being.

She knocks on his door and calls out softly.]

Allen? It's... Beverly ["Dr. Crusher" feels too distant for this conversation]. Can we talk?

Voice

[alwayscomeback]

[Of course, Sokka already knows all this. He's forever honoured that Allen chose to tell him. ]

You holding up okay?

[It's a big thing to get off his chest, after all, especially in close quarters. ]

[forcemageure]

[ Some days little while later (figuring the last thing Allen needed was the entire crew piling concernedly against his door), Hawke cruises by said quarters. He has cake, because like ...it's there, and he is still from a time when sugar is an insane indulgence.

Although the cake is actually for Allen, so this is currently immaterial. He kind of has to knock with his elbow as a result, which is a wacky comedy spill waiting to happen. ]

Allen, if you don't open the door I'm afraid I'll be forced to shove this cake underneath it. I can't imagine that's good for either the cake or the floor.

[ Allen would certainly know it was Hawke even if he had no other details, because who else on the would use that as a friendly opening to chat? ]

A VISITOR APPEARS

[diomedea]

[River, however, seems to have just snuck in. And she's all in combat boots and a light dress and cardigan.

She is looking around at the painting that has been done so far, and looks down to talk to one of the cats.]

Self-portraits. Little painted mirrors.

Action, Corridor

[dancingmd]

[Beverly stops short when she sees River. She didn't know they were getting two new crewmates!]

Ah, hello! Are you a new crewmate as well?

[forcemageure]

[ One day Slay is actually going to talk back, and no one will be surprised. Currently he sniffs and then delicately nips whatever part of River is closest.

Hawke, meanwhile, puts his brush back into the tray keeping it from the floor, turning to the ship's visitor. There's a streak of red paint on one cheek, nearly crossing over his nose. Obviously this is from accidentally touching his face while painting, but let me tell you how fucking funny narrative thinks it is. ]

Are they now.

[ Interesting! He's also just ...people seem to pop in and out of space on these ships. Even if River didn't teleport, he's just going to swing with it at this point. Also, her boots are fantastic. He kind of covets them. ]

ANOTHER VISITOR IS HELPING

[killedwithlove]

[Cole likes the cats.

He comes back to visit Slay and slowly coax Alicia into accepting him. He heads to the kitchen and pauses, looking at River.]

Brook babbling, broken, bubbling, bloodied. Shatters, sluices, skims and swims and sinks...

[He offers a hand to her. He can't stop her abilities. But his own energies and magic might give her something pleasant for a while.]

[alwayscomeback]

[Oh hey, it's a random girl? Sokka peers over her shoulder. ]

Nah, Hawke says that's a dragon. I'm...almost seventy-eighty per cent sure he's not one of those.