welcome to the ss vanquish

[fujibayashi]

Who: Anyone!
Broadcast: None at first but you can if you'd like!
Action: SS Vanquish
When: April 11th-17th

[A new ship and a bunch of new people. Some have been waiting on the Marsiva to be sorted for longer than others. We don't have a cook. Or an engineer. Or even one of the comms guys.

We have... girls. A bunch of cute girls and one cute boy, who is the pilot. This'll be interesting.]

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[fujibayashi]

[The captain is a girl with a giant pink bow on her back. She's dressed more like a ninja than a captain, and she is still trying to figure this all out. She prods at the dessert pudding, which now has confetti in it, and makes a face.

There's a nice chair though. She leans against it for a second, then addresses the others.]

I guess... I'm the captain. I don't really know what that entails, so it'll be a-- a learning experience.

[isinvincible]

Couldn't we have a nicer name...? "Vanquish" isn't very cute, is it?

[ /priorities. ]

[fujibayashi]

I think it's pretty cool myself. It sounds like something you'd ride into battle. [She's a little bit of a tomboy. Slightly. Maybe.] But... we could decorate it if we find something we like.

[isinvincible]

[ *^* decorate! ]

I'm on it, captain!

[geonomy]

[Clay is at least glad that there's someone on the ship he sort of kind of knows, or at least has seen before. And it's the captain too! Which he thinks is super rad.

But you're going to pass up the pudding just because there's confetti in it? Wow. Wow.

Well he's just gonna pick out some pieces of confetti to get some of that. Only about a mouthful, though; gotta maintain a good diet. Plus, there's two other girls who might want some of it, too.]

You'll be fine! We're all here to back you up no matter what!

[Clay leans against the table, arms crossed and a smile on his face. He might not be too confident about what being a captain is, or even how to pilot this ship in particular, but he's sure they'll get the hang of it.]

At my job, our captain oversaw us all and made sure we were doing our work. He was pretty much the voice of the space center, the person everyone thinks of when they hear the name of it. [...] He also got to ride around on a cool segway.

[fujibayashi]

[Sheena glances at him eating the pudding anyway... she might be judging a little. It reminds her of Lloyd, honestly. He's so eager though, and enthusiastic, and she's not-- used to that. So regardless of his weird eating habits she actually blushes a little bit and looks away.]

Oh, um, thank you. I'm the next in line to become chief of my village, but it's not quite the same thing...

[At least Clay has some experience.]

I don't think I have that kind of presence. And I don't know what a Segway is... but I'll do my best.

[geonomy]

[Chief of the village? Holy - Clay raises his eyebrows at that, jaw dropping, the smile turning bigger - Is Sheena one of the coolest people ever or what here?]

Whoa, that's awesome! See, you can think of this like... like training to be chief when you get back! [He turns a little more toward her, arms dropping to let his hands hold the edge of the table instead.] Sometimes, all you've got to do is tell yourself you've got that presence, even if you don't really believe it. Pretty soon, you'll start to feel it, too.

Say it with me. [He clears his throat, pushes himself away from the table, and holds up his fists as he says in a louder voice,] I'm Sheena Fujibayashi, and I'm the captain of this ship!

VISITING

[diomedea]

[And here is River, she's poking about the kitchen, and then peeks her head out into the hallway.

Where did she come from? Who can be sure!]

No cats, just protein cubes.

[geonomy]

[Whoa, surprise girl.

... Wait. Was she even there when they first teleported here?]

Uh.

[... Whatever, roll with it. Maybe she's late!]

We cooould... make cat-shaped protein cubes? [From what he's felt of them so far, they seem pretty soft?]

eeeeeee ace attorney character

[diomedea]

[Okay disregard the food there are more pressing matters, here.]

Did you rise from the ashes, too?

[She looks him over for a moment.]

It's like protein chains. You to the sun, the sun to the devil. But you wanted the stars, not the scales.

yessss and RIVER omgggg

[geonomy]

[Whoa wait what

What

Where did this come from all of the sudden? Clay glances about, but there doesn't seem to be anyone around that he can gesture a suitable "WHAT??" to. Instead, he tries to listen, and... it's so abstract that he doesn't really get it.]

I'm, uh... sorry, but - what? I mean, the sun's just as cool as the stars...

[... Scales, though. Stars and scales. Scales and stars.]

Are you talking about Apollo? [It seems like such a dumb question. How could she know Apollo? Or how he wanted the stars (space) and Apollo wanted the scales (the law, Clay knows enough about his friends' wants and desires to know of that symbol).]

[fujibayashi]

[Sheena pauses on her way to the kitchen. She was going to make dinner, but... what.]

I didn't know we could get cats in space.

[She's not sure who this is or how she got her. Her stance is relaxed, but if River's a danger, she's ready.]

You don't look like one of my crew. My name's Sheena. Can I help you find something?

[diomedea]

She's just looking and listening. Oh, but you know the one with the wings. Red hair, the dog star.

[She looks at her, peering closely.]

[fujibayashi]

[... Oh. River must mean Kaneis, who was Zelos before. She doesn't just know him, they're-- sort of involved. She's terribly in love with him at this point.]

Y-- yes. Kaneis. We're from the same world. How did you...

[geonomy]

[There's pudding! And CONFETTI! AND MUSIC!

The teleportation is weird, but Clay recovers well enough. All the hype is making him hyped, making him let out a WOO YEAH and punch at the air just as the confetti touches down. A welcoming party!]

This is way nicer than I thought it'd be!

[The rocket he sat in to get used to the controls and everything had been, while large, fairly cramped, and it'd be that way until they got to their destination. This? At least he got to walk around, and at least gravity was working with them!]



[A little while later, when there's a bit more things sorted out...]

So! [He gives a cheerful grin and plants his hands on his hips.] I guess I'm the pilot of this ship?

[isinvincible]

If we have a pilot, we can go all sorts of places!

[ first order of action was totally making tea for the rest of the crew--the last mug megumi gives is to clay, with a bright smile. ]

Drink up! We might be stuck here... so we should make it feel like home!

[geonomy]

I like the way you think!

[He takes the mug, offering a "thanks" in return as well as a bright smile of his own. And, after taking a sip...

... Mmmm.]

It's really good! [Not that Clay's picky about tea, but still! He takes another sip for good measure, before he gives Megumi his attention.]

So, Megumi, right?

[isinvincible]

[ she gives a nod, her ponytail bouncing. ]

That's right! I'm lab support, so that means I'm the doctor! Um, I think.

[sonati]

[Sonata had only just gotten here, and she was already being dumped onto another ship before she'd had time to explore and figure out where her missing possessions where. So far, only her crest of hope necklace remained with her, while everything else, including her micsaber, were gone. It was really annoying, and she had to wonder who did it and why. Did they think she couldn't fend for herself?

Ignoring the confetti (although it was tempting to gather some to throw later), and the free pudding for now, this tiny singing child is looking for her penguin companion... and maybe a few other people, too.

Or she's just spying on you. That too.]

[geonomy]

[Clay is abysmal at being aware of his surroundings, at least when it comes to all things not related to piloting. So when he's in the general cockpit area, hands smoothing over the controls and getting the feel of it and being boggled by the fact that he actually kind of knows what his fingers are touching, he has no idea that a certain little girl is watching him. His head's a bit in the clouds at the moment.]

So this is like the control yoke...

[sonati]

[Booooorrriiiiing

Sonata's never piloted anything herself other than the giant mech units everyone in 00 can use, but this just does not strike her as something that interests her at all. Maybe she should have gone and spied on someone else- this was just going to put her to sleep.]

[geonomy]

[W O W rude.

Clay gives a quick glance around, though - and finally, mercifully sees her. He blinks, then turns his head fully to her while giving a smile. He'd noticed that she arrived and then wandered off pretty early, and now he can finally talk to her.]

Well, hey there! Here to watch? I'm still figuring this stuff out myself.

[isinvincible]

--oh, do you want sugar?

[ while making tea for the rest of the crew, megumi's felt eyes on her back. she didn't decide to turn back--surely there's no space monsters?!--until she was done, and with two mugs in hand, she holds one out for the other girl. ]

I think I can find some!

[sonati]

[no space monsters, maybe. just a tiny space idol, instead. sonata has been spying on her shipmates curiously, while also searching for her things, but finding someone the same age as most of her fellow understudies caught her attention the most.

anyway, she prefers hot chocolate and soda better, but she will be taking that mug of tea, thanks.]

Sonata wants sugar! [And a pause.] What do you mean, 'find some'? This ship doesn't have sugar?

[isinvincible]

I haven't checked everything yet... [ she turns, peeking at the cupboards and the dispensers. ]

So you're Sonata? Can I call you Sonata-chan?