Newbie Meet N' Greet

[cityship]

Meet n' Greet, smell my feet, gimme something good to eat! Unfortunately, the newbie meet and greet takes place the same time the command staff is congregating, so they might be a little late to the party.

But the crew is there to welcome the newcomers and explain their situation. At the end of the milling and spilling about, the command staff is going to start a general meeting to apprise everyone of their situation and discuss their next course of action:

Getting off the damn ship.

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[crazychanger.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, all the lurking in the world isn't enough to avoid somebody bumping into you. Which Blitzwing promptly does.
"VATCH VHERE YOU'RE GOINK YOU PIECE OF SLA-"
Icy mentally facepalms and elbows Hothead to the side with an audible sigh.
"Brothers," he mutters irritably, before viewing Sheik with a certain amount of fascination. "I take it jou are new on zhis meatship."

[redeyes_andblue]

Sheik jumps, automatically sidling away as a... a...

...What is that thing, anyway?

"I wasn't going anywhere," he mutters under his breath, almost curious as the... whatever it is... changes demeanour. "I am new, yes," he confirms, "What is this... meatship?"

[That doesn't sound pleasant,] Zelda mentally shudders.

Which he can definitely agree with. The organic surrounds are disconcertingly like what Link had told them of Lord Jabu Jabu.

[crazychanger.livejournal.com]

"Stacy," Blitzwing answers dismissively. "Living, breathing, telepathic ship. Very organic. Und female. Und if you try to hit ozzers aboard the ship she hits you vith tentacles." That was still a constant source of irritation to him. He was still itching to slag an Autobot or two; the last mission Bravo had been on didn't have enough blowing things up and the Sensoriums only went so far.
"Und all of ze organics you see here, and othervise, haff all been chosen by Stacy for some great purpose or another."

[redeyes_andblue]

"So I gathered," Sheik says, only a little dryly - "This... Stacy told me as much when I awoke here."

A ship... he glances out what he assumes are windows, squinting a little at the blinding glare - it certainly resembles no ocean he has ever seen - although, admittedly, the only oceans he had seen were a few lives ago.

"Where is this ship going?" he asks, "And when will I be returned to Hyrule?"

[crazychanger.livejournal.com]

"Zhis ship? Nowhere in particular." Blitzwing shrugs. "Space is limitless, and it's not like Stacy vould necessarily tell us vhere she goes."
Blitzwing stares at Sheik for a moment. "Und I haff no idea vhen you vill be returned to your home, or at all. I haff been here for several months already vith no signs of returning."

[redeyes_andblue]

"Several months?" He's almost too stunned by that to ask what space they're travelling through - that, and he's distracted by the fact that Zelda has suddenly started yelling quite loudly.

[Several months? No, no, no, we can't be here for several months, we have to get back! Link - he'll be in danger without the Light Arrows! And Ganondorf still... and Hyrule... and Sheik, we have to return!]

He winces. [I know, I know, believe me...] Blitzwing might note that his attention is elsewhere, too busy focusing on the silent conversation. [We'll find a way. We won't abandon Link.]

But a selfish part of his mind can't help but note that if they do not return to Hyrule immediately, then he gets to remain alive just that little bit longer.

"There's truly no way to return?" he asks Blitzwing softly, switching his attention back to the... thing.

[crazychanger.livejournal.com]

Attention elsewhere is nothing new. But Blitzwing recognises this specific type-he does it all the time, after all.
There's a mechanical sound as his faceplate swaps and Random giggles hysterically. "Haff you got a head in your head too?"
Idiot, Icy remarks. He elbows Random aside for a brief moment.
"No. As far as I know, zhere is not." His optics flicker. "It is a shame, but you learn to live vith it."

[redeyes_andblue]

"Have I a...?" Sheik looks faintly stunned, and somewhere in the back of his mind, Zelda gives a gasp of surprise as the thing in front of them changes its face.

Something like them, two beings in one body?

But he doesn't answer - instead, he focuses on the second part of that comment. "I expect I will have to," he says, frowning somewhat. "It does not mean I like this. At all."

[crazychanger.livejournal.com]

"Three personalities, actually," Icy remarks almost casually, in answer to an unspoken question. A sudden swap of faceplates and Random giggles like a maniac in happy insanity; another swap and Hothead briefly shows his face before it goes back to Icy again.
"But as a whole ve are called Blitzwing. Und I am fairly sure nobody really likes being here. It is involuntary, after all."

[redeyes_andblue]

"Blitzwing," Sheik says carefully, studying the thing curiously. It - he - doesn't appear to be one of Ganondorf's servants, but he's still not going to reveal Zelda's presence unless it's forced out of him. "My name is Sheik."

He sighs again - unfortunately, Sheik is somewhat accustomed to being forced into involuntary situations. His entire extended life has been largely involuntary - the best he can do is protect Zelda from it.

"I suppose I will adjust," he mutters.