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Who: Armitage Hux and anyone who he comes across.
Action: Onboard the S.S.Bishop or Iskaulit
When: The week of augment glitches.

[Hux began to feel other people's emotions, hear their thoughts, and sense people's presences. It was as if the small wall he built around himself had shattered and he was being overwhelmed with all these senses. Hux couldn't sleep or concentrate. He tried his best to compartmentalize everything and couldn't. He didn't know what was his or theirs. His carefully put together world was falling apart around him.

He first thought it was the Force, but it seemed that that he couldn't do anything else that he knew the Force was related to. Yet, his view of the Force was narrow minded and he only had Kylo Ren as a main example of a Force user. He had only seen it being used in destructive ways.[

I'm sorry did you say something?

[Hux muttered to a near by passerby as he wandered through the corridors. He wasn't sure if that person had been directly talking to him or he was hearing the person's thoughts. It can be interpreted either way.

What ever the case it was wearing thin for him. He really didn't understand what was causing this ability at all. He just wanted it to go away. Right now he just wanted to find a quiet place in the ship to hide away from everyone.]

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No?

[Wanda tilts her head at him and her (magenta, like the rest of her hair - thanks Atroma) cat ears perk up. He seems oddly uncomfortable, but she can't see anything wrong with him.

She does, however, sense something a little strange, like something's brushing against the outer edges of her psychic walls.]

Are you all right?

Edited 2018-09-29 02:27 (UTC)

[Hux blinked back in surprise and stopped in his tracks. He didn't think anyone was paying attention to him and actually heard him.]

Er...I'm sorry I thought you had said something to me.

[Hux awkwardly responded as he tugged a little at the cuffs of his sleeves. He noted the cat ears on her, but didn't say anything. He saw a bunch of various people sporting something similar. He didn't understand what was really going on.]

[This man seems... really out of it.]

No, I did not. Are you alright. You look rather...pale, if I may say so.

[Hux gave a wary sigh and turned to look at the person speaking to him.]

I'm fine. Pale? I'm always pale.

[He responded in a quick agitated tone. Which, really showed he wasn't. He shifted slightly where he stood and kept looking around like he was hearing more voices, when there was no one else around. Yet, Hux just wanted to get away with out making more a fool of himself then he already had. Nor was he used to people asking about his well being.]

Edited 2018-10-04 00:50 (UTC)

[There might be one more voice under all the human ones. A voice that is not human. It is howling, although not menacingly. A wolf, singing to the moon. Or making small inquisitive sounds.

Coming from that man right here.]

You look like you could use a good cup of tea. Or something stronger.

[Hux could only give the other a confused look. More so because he was picking up a wolf singing and he wasn't sure where it was coming from. Not to mention he never heard a wolf before. The sound was new. The inquire about tea or a drink was drowned out.]

.....I'm sorry I keep hearing something else. What did you say again?

[Well then. Something is going on for sure.]

I was offering tea. But maybe something stronger might be more appropriate.

Are you affected by a glitch as well, maybe? We are a lot to be quite unfortunately afflicted these days.

[Lyall himself is hiding it well, but he's moving very... cautiously. Like a lot of muscles are hurting, so he's moving as slowly a she can without making it too obvious.]

A stiff drink would be appreciated.

....What's a glitch?

[This was a new term he wasn't familiar with. Hux knew strange stuff happened on the ships, but he thought that was considered normal.]

Are you perhaps newly arrived?

[Maybe that could explain the disorientation, if the man got hit with a glitch right after arriving.]

Have you been explained things about the Augment?

[Lyall taps behind his right ear, where his own Augment is.]

This device can give us some extra knowledge, but it occasionally malfunctions. There is a widespread case of this happening now and it provoked some rather unfortunate physical or psychological effects. Some are harmless, but others much less so.

I've been hear for some time now. Maybe a few months?? I'm honestly not sure. I'm aware that the Augment enhances your skills for certain tasks. Mine is set for engineering.

But the malfunctions I was unaware of. Are you saying that's what the cause of all the random effects going on here?

[He tilted his head in curiosity, the confusion on his face slowly leaving him.]

We have the same, then. And yes, it appears what we are experiencing may be due to a fleetwide glitch. I have witnessed it happening to others at random times, but this is the first time I see it happen to so many people at once. It is probably not coincidence.

[It could be linked to their new cargo, of course. Or it could be the Atroma doing... something.]

There are a few watering holes down that way that serve relatively strong liquor.

I am just thankful for an understanding of what's causing everything. I'm still not particular fond of these glitches, but I at least now have an answer. It is good to meet another fellow engineer as well.

[Hux had looked at the cargo, only because they were trying to figure out what the ribbon did. He was glad he had because of the information he was able to help discover.]

Lead the way.

[Lyall has made it a point to scout out every single bar and cafe on the Iskaulit. Basically any places where people would meet and talk and not necessarily pay attention to another stranger there.

He leads the way down the hall to the one where he knows he, too can get something that will actually have an effect on him. He has, after all, his own glitch to deal with, even though it doesn't seem to be apparent. He is moving at a sedate pace for now, and enters a dark, rather classy establishment, all dark wood, and goes to sit at the bar.

He gets served something immediately, which speaks of habit... but just the smell of it is enough to make a normal person's eyes water. This might just be pure alcohol, or some concoction that's strong enough to peel paints off walls at least.]

[This particular bar was a new establishment for Hux. He was used to frequenting the one he originally found when he first arrived. He really should check out other places. This place appeared to have more taste in it's appearance.

It takes a while before Hux can decide on a drink, wanting something strong and something that would probably knock him out later so he can have an uninterrupted sleep of people's thoughts.

He noted that Lyall was quickly served and that the drink was pretty strong just by the smell on it alone. It surprised him that he would be able to drink something that strong. He couldn't help but wrinkle his nose and tried not to imagine what was in it. He didn't look to be the type that would. But then Hux should know very well that appearances are deceiving.]

I gather that this is a place you like to frequent?

[He doesn't look the type because he normally isn't the type. intoxication is not how he usually deals with things. It's juts that this time, he got hit really hard and it has... maybe not helped, but taken the edge off. And he doesn't have a pack to keep an eye on here so he can indulge a little.]

I have my usual haunts, yes.

[He actually knows all of those places, but he doesn't need to say that.]

I did not introduce myself. Randolph Lyall. Engineer on the Blameless.

[The wolf howl grows stronger for just a moment as he says that.]

Edited 2018-10-21 09:36 (UTC)

[He gave a nod in understanding. He had a few places he had come to frequent since he became part of the fleet.]

Armitage Hux, engineer on the Bishop.

[He replied and offered his hand out to shake. As he did so he held a curious case as he tried to interpret the sound he just heard.]

... Is everything alright?

[The man had mentioned hearing things before. If he is at the same time as the conversation it probably makes things... difficult to follow.]

I'm sorry, but there's no way to really explain this with out being too forward. I hope you forgive my blunt approach.

[Hux stated as he put his glass back down.]

Since your approach I keep hearing this animal. It's making some kind of strange noise. I'm not familiar with the creature and have no way to compare it to you. But it only seems to be around you. Sometimes the sound drowns you out completely so I end up having to ask you again what you had said to me. I have to say it's the most peculiar experience I've had since this...glitch... has happened.

[Thankfully, Lyall has a good idea of what the 'animal' is.]

Does it sound anything like this?

[And he's going to give him a rather good, if low-volume, impression of a wolf howl, which indeed will sound similar.]

......

That would be the sound I kept hearing.

[Hux replied in a heart beat of hearing the sound.]

Ah.

[Lyall doesn't look very surprised by this.]

It's probably because I am a werewolf. But can you normally hear these things or is this due to the glitch?

[He shook his head no.]

I wouldn't have noticed till now. I don't think I could handle this if I had to deal with it all the time. It's hard enough for this short time.

....What is a werewolf?

[It appeared to be common for Lyall judging by how he casually answered him. But he wasn't familiar with the term itself.]

.... It might the first time I meet someone who has no even heard the term. Most peopel know it even if they have these weird notions about it.

To put it simply, I am not human anymore. I turn into a wolf during the full moon, and I can change at will between the two forms the rest of the time.

Oh.....I suppose I can get the jest of it. You can basically change into an animal. I have never seen a wolf before or heard of one till I met you. Why does the full moon causes you to change?

Well, there are many theories, but we have yet to find a suitable explanation. then again, the moon has many an influence on the Planet, why not on werewolves?

You might meet some wolves on some of the planets we visit. It's a canine species. Werewolves tend to be bigger than normal wolves. And... well, we are not technically alive anymore. I suppose you could call us undead?

[And yet still looking pretty spry. And barely over thirty.]

[He titled his head some more. There were a lot of terms he was not familiar with, but he was kind of getting an idea.]

Undead as in immortal? Meaning you can live forever?

[He was familiar with that. He had heard various stories in references and in his history books, but it wasn't something he heavily researched either.]

Much longer than humans, at the very least.

[As in, he can be killed, but he's not going to tell you how just yet.]

You do appear to be human yourself. I am surprised you have never seen or heard of a wolf. Although I have been brought to understand people come from different worlds, so maybe yours simply doesn't have them.

My world tends to be very different from most of the worlds I have come across so far. We also have very different creatures. Although, I think it's safe to say that some of your species might be represented in some way.

I feel that most of the people I have encountered have some from some variation of the planet called Earth. We don't have such a planet in the world I'm from.

Well... I have heard of worlds where the Planet was significantly different from what I know, but one where the Planet does not even exist? This is a new one.

[He's... not sure what to say to that.]

Then we've both learned something new. With their being no full moon due to living on a space ship.... Does this change things for you at all?

I thought it might get complicated, but we do appear to follow a regular schedule, somehow. The cycle is even the same as on Earth, so that makes it easy to predict when we need to be locked up for everyone's safety.

So changing then this is considered a bad thing. You don't have control of yourselves during this time?

[Up until then Hux didn't understand why this was considered a curse, now he was starting to get the full picture.]

Edited 2018-11-29 03:27 (UTC)

We can change at will most of the time and keep our wits, except during the full moon. The wolf fully takes over then. We lock ourselves up to make sure we do not hurt anyone during that time.

I believe now I can understand why it's considered a curse and why the full moon is not a good thing for your people. I appreciate your time in answering this possibly personal questions.

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