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.

Comments

[beerandkomas.livejournal.com]

Perfect. Got my work cut out for me then. The heavy play on sarcasm mixed with exasperation wasn't hard to make out. The zoom in on Leon, though a little jarring at first, left Batou with some confusion. Looks no older than Togusa. Probably younger. To believe the Major was working under someone who looks so...inexperienced in the field. You sure this kid's the most qualified?

[standaloneshell.livejournal.com]

'Politics,' she answered sardonically, knowing Batou knew exactly what she thought about that particular brand of time-wasting, 'He's the head of security here, for whatever that's worth. Connected in all the right places. Besides, Togusa made a fine leader, when given the chance. Think you're up for it?'

And that was the rub, wasn't it? Out of boredom as much as anything else, Motoko had allied herself with Leon. It was probable that Batou would help Motoko if she needed it, but would he bother helping her when the job was ostensibly for Leon's benefit? The Major's mental signature faded from the connection as she dropped the hack, and resumed her on-edge scanning, but she wasn't yet above taunting him, 'Still pick your cases based on your gut, Batou?'

[beerandkomas.livejournal.com]

Based on the footage, I'd say security doesn't have much of a grip. He couldn't disagree that unexpected people can show enough control over a situation when it called for it. Togusa's proved his weight plenty of times before.

System read the hack's been diconnected, giving Batou the freedom to slouch once again. Man, wouldn't a smoke feel good about now. And how long have you known me for? Out of everything on the planet, people were probably the hardest to change. I'll do what I can to help out. Not like I have anything better to do in the meantime.

[standaloneshell.livejournal.com]

'That's what I'm counting on.'

Motoko pushed off the wall. Small group this time around, not much to see, aside from her would-be second-in-command. She turned back, remarking only, "I'm going to find something to eat," before leaving the room without looking back. Either he'd follow, or he wouldn't. Either way, she was done here.