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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[madeofwyn.livejournal.com]

"I'm on Engineering, which should tell you everything you need to know about which end of the spectrum I'm on." Wyn says with a slightly self-effacing grin. "And the command staff is Captain Picard, Captain Kirk-- Shatner-Kirk, not new-movie-Kirk-- Billy and Allen, technically, because they're heads of Engineering, um... Dr. Grey, I think, Master Chief, and Cybil. I might be missing a few people, though." Yep. The Command Staff is full of fictional people.

"Yeah, a velociraptor. There are two of them, actually, and they talk. ... and this particular one is very attached to his rifle."

[fbisincenine.livejournal.com]

"I met Mr. Gentry earlier. And I can't help but notice that you keep mentioning fictional characters as if they're real. I would suppose this is on purpose." She decided it was time to clear that up, and saved that particular velociraptor detail for later along with all the names. She was good at that, though numbers were even easier to remember.

[madeofwyn.livejournal.com]

"It's part of that whole 'transdimensional' thing. In some universe, somewhere, just about everything people on my Earth-- and I'm assuming yours, since you're getting the references-- think is fictional, is real. And they're here on Stacy." Wyn says nonchalantly. The things you get used to on the meatship...

"Again, since you're getting the references? Try not to, like, break their brains with the knowledge that they're fictional or that you know what happens in their future. For example, don't tell Anakin Skywalker that he goes crazy and evil and Obi-Wan-- who is here also, by the way-- cuts off his limbs and he turns into a Dark Lord of the Sith. Well, hopefully you wouldn't do that because in that particular case you'd have to be just @#$!ing suicidal, but also because it's a bit rude."

[fbisincenine.livejournal.com]

Olivia gave a nod. "That makes sense. I'm not sure what I'd do if I were in that situation. I'll make sure to keep a straight face. I've been told I have a good poker face."

"So 'transdimensional' not only means alternate realities but also completely different worlds. I'll make sure to keep that in mind."

[madeofwyn.livejournal.com]

Wyn shrugs. "I just... avoid mentioning it, if at all possible. I mean, hopefully someone's explained to them about the whole thing, and it's not something that comes up in conversation often." And if she is acting oddly because of the whole thing? It's easy for her to explain away as temporary insanity.

"... and also different planets." she adds belatedly.

[fbisincenine.livejournal.com]

"Of course, I didn't intend to mention it at all. I meant that I would act like it was completely normal, since I'm sure there are people who simply can't refrain from acting differently in that situation." She pulled a strand of hair behind her ear, trying to think of how to phrase her next question.

"Is there some universal definition to 'world' and 'realities' here?"

[madeofwyn.livejournal.com]

Interesting question. "I'd say people are more likely to use 'planets' and 'universes' for the actual physical place they're from and their version of reality respectively. It's slightly less baffling." Wyn says thoughtfully, biting her lip. "... that is what you meant, isn't it?"

[fbisincenine.livejournal.com]

Olivia nodded. "That's exactly what I meant. We referred to other universes as 'realities' or 'dimensions' back home. It's easiest if I go by the norm here, to avoid confusion."