driftfleet | Arrival

Who: Kolivan and YOU
Broadcast: Yes
Action: Goldstone and Iskaulit
When: Soon after his shuffle

Broadcast

[For those who have seen Krolia and Ulaz, it may be easier to recognize a Galra. A Galra who is picking a piece of confetti off of his shoulder. He looks less than impressed by the fact that he got to have his "celebration" for his arrival to the Goldstone. He also looks like he barely fits in this room that he's been assigned to... No wait. When he shifts it's clear he's in the armory.]

To the SS Goldstone, I am Kolivan of the Blades of Marmora. It seems I have been assigned as your security officer. At least for what is supposedly meant to be security in this...fleet.

[He maaaaaaaaaay not approve of. AT ALL.]

We will need to improve the regulations for this ship. The security needs improvement.

[As for the rest of you, he'll introduce himself in his own fashion to you as well. Though anyone who is from the Blades of Marmora will here a sort of tapping in the background. A coded message to you saying the following: "If there are other Blades here respond. This is Kolivan. If there are any other Blades here please respond..."]

Since I am currently residing with this fleet, the introduction will apply to you as well for the sake of efficiency. For now...signing out.

[And the video ends.]

Goldstone

[With that message sent, he goes back to figuring out the state of the security on this ship. Thus far he's not impressed with it. It's too easy for someone to get onto this ship uninvited. While things appear peaceful that doesn't mean they will remain so.

Which means that it's easy to spot the towering Galra ducking through the ship to figure out where the holes in the security are so he can look into fixing them. The last thing they need is to be vulnerable for a potential attack.

Please don't mind that he's always frowning. That's just...Kolivan.]

Iskaulit

[When he's not on the Goldstone, he's exploring the Iskaulit. He's heard that there are a lot of abandoned rooms here so he's hoping to find more supplies here. Or information. (Especially information.)

Once again, it's easy to spot him since he towers over heads as he walks along. For now his braid is wrapped around his neck almost making it look like he has a white choker. It keeps it out of the way for the time being, something he feels will be necessary should he come across an area where he'll need to put on his helmet. One can never tell what the air quality will be on a ship with abandoned rooms in it.

Alright and he might also be looking for a place to turn into a room so he can have a place to escape to when he wants to stretch out. The Goldstone is clearly not built for Galra bodies like his own.]

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Alright. Meet me by the lecture hall. What we have is in there.

[And, sure enough, Keith got there right about the same time as Kolivan. He gave him a quick nod and then showed him inside.]

Back here...

[He brought the Blade to the back where there was a loose panel along the wall. It wasn't immediately visible, but could be found if one knew what they were looking for. Inside were a few digital storage devices, as well as tons of handwritten notes on everything people had been keeping track of. The Paladins had contributed their fair share of information to the stash as well over the time they'd been there.]

There had been a copy of some of this information that had been put on the network, but it was deleted almost immediately. Thankfully, a few people had downloaded their own versions at the time we pulled the heist, so we were able to prevent all the copies from being destroyed. However, we have to find separate devices that aren't connected to the Atroma's network in order to use them. Otherwise, we risk losing them.

At the same time, several of us had kept written notes of what we'd found in those databanks before it was deleted, and that's in here, too. I'm sure others have their own notes and copies throughout the Fleet, but we've been trying to share with each other since we're all in this together with a common captor.

[Stepping in after him...well, ducking in...he follows after him to take note of the loose panel. Unless one is looking for it, he doubts they would find it unless by accident. Good. It's a decent hiding place for the time being.

Lifting one of the notes up, he reads it over. Of course he takes note of the fact that he can read it, something he both dislikes and appreciates about this...augment. But the only sign of that is the slightest increase to his ever present frown as his eyes roam over the note. At least that appears to be the case since he's a Galra that has no pupils.

When he's done reading the note, he sets it down to look at Keith.]

Were you a part of this heist?

[Keith nodded.]

Shiro and I both were. It was shortly after I arrived, but before anyone else did, so it was just the two of us along with some other members of our Fleet and the Interceptor Fleet. It was actually the Interceptor Fleet that tipped us off to the information in the first place.

The Interceptor Fleet? And where are they?

They've been traveling somewhat parallel to us, but they try to stay out of the range of the Marsiva. Apparently, they were the 'passengers' for cycle 11, the one right before this one. They escaped, but it wasn't without heavy losses, and they don't seem overly excited to talk about what they tried.

And they have yet to find a way to return to their worlds. Can they be trusted if they will not tell us what they did to escape?

They haven't given us a reason not to trust them, and everything they've given us so far has worked out. [Keith tone was cautious as he said this, though.] I mean, at this point, it doesn't hurt to take their help. [That didn't mean he wasn't wary. Recent happenings back home with a certain Galra Crown Prince had left Keith hesitant about friendly people with good information and hidden secrets...] It's... complicated. [Then again... what wasn't?]

My impression is that there is little that isn't complicated about things here. [From how they came here to Lotor and Haggar being free to these supposed allies...]

Yeah... we've figured that out, too.

[Keith sighed, a heavy sound.]

This is it for now. [He shrugged a bit.] There's a good amount here, so feel free to take your time. I've been making copies and keeping my own version of it, too, just in case... maybe see if I can see something in it, a clue, a pattern, anything. [He stood up.]

It's going to come down to figuring out Atroma, I think. The augments, too... something about them, but we have to figure out how to get rid of them or disconnect them from Atroma first. [Though, something sent a shiver through him at the idea. He didn't know why, but any time the idea came up, it was like a sense of dread came over him.] If we knew more about what the Interceptors did, we could try to find a better way, but they're keeping that knowledge quiet.

We will require a copy for the headquarters we form for the Blade of Marmora here.

[That might be an implication that Keith should see about making another copy for that too.]

These are somewhat useful though.

[That's honestly high praise coming from him.]

[Keith almost offered to share the Lion's Den, but he had a feeling Kolivan would turn that down. He nodded.]

The Iskaulit is loaded with a lot of spaces for that... and it has higher ceilings. [He'd been watching Ulaz cope with that problem for a while now, and then his mom after she arrived. Kolivan's video earlier showed that he had been having the same issue, so Keith just discreetly put that out there. As a rule, the Galra would likely be more comfortable on the Iskaulit.

He wondered if Kolivan's comment about copies, though, meant he was giving that task to Keith... Either way, it wouldn't hurt to have another copy anyway. If it ended up being too many, he could stash one in the Lion's Den.]

They are. Most of the passengers have been pretty cooperative about putting new information they find in there, so it helps. Different perspectives and all that. There are enough people here that we're unlikely to miss much as a Fleet.

It helps to know other points of view even if we have to sift through what is pointless.

[Such is the life of gathering intelligence though really. It's one he's dealt with for a very, very long time. Certainly far longer than Keith has been alive.]

Your observation about the Iskaulit's ceilings is accurate though. This is something I have also noted for myself.

[It's not hard to miss when you can suddenly stand up normally.]

[Keith nodded. He knew the feeling when it came to information.

As for the ceilings...]

Yeah. There are some people that've set themselves up with residences over here, too. You'll always have a room on your assigned ship, but it's a thought.

A matter I will take into consideration after I have had the opportunity to properly settle into this place.

[It's hard to tell when that will be. Kolivan is bad at the settling part.]

[Yeah... Keith had a feeling. He nodded.]

Alright.

[Keith slid his hands into his pockets.]

Anything else you want to know?

No. Should I have questions I will ask them after I have read everything here.

[Yes. He's going to read everything.]

[Keith would expect nothing less.

He nodded.]

Alright. [He also had a feeling Kolivan was going to start right away.] I'll catch up with you later, then.

[If that was it, he'd be on his way.]

Arrival

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