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cityship ([personal profile] cityship) wrote in [community profile] trans_92010-01-01 04:04 pm

Time for the 'meat' and greet

[NOTE: This takes place DURING the holiday plot. If your character is involved in that, then they're still on the surface and not on the ship at this time.]

The rest of the crew assembled on the Observation Deck to meet the latest editions to their numbers. After the revelation that their worlds are gone, many of them are even more eager to see people they knew from home.

Several people are set up near the doors to provide the new people with omnicoms and comm rings.

There's a lot to tell the new people. It's going to be a lot to take in.

[ooc: Only new characters and Command Staff can start new threads for introductions, to limit the number of threads. Everyone else, just tag in and have your guys greet the newbies. The mission is still going on, so if your character is offship, they won't be around for this.]
greennotgold: (Worrying)

[personal profile] greennotgold 2010-01-01 10:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Fletcher was confused. Still scared, but that had dulled until it was just a sort of pervasive worry rather than an all-encompassing fear. He was jumpy, flinching at the slightest loud noise -- that tended to happen whenever he found himself suddenly grabbed and dressed by weird energy... vine things. Which, to be honest, wasn't often.

In the storage space he'd found some of his chalk, and his hat, which he wasn't wearing but instead had clutched in his hands like a security blanket of some sort. He was standing near the middle of the room as Bobby approached, looking around to see if he could see a familiar face. Russel, Mr. Belshio, anyone.

[identity profile] callmeotterpop.livejournal.com 2010-01-01 11:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Bobby took note of the little kid, probably the first thing he really paid attention too. The kid couldn't be any older than some of the kids at the academy. He shook his head and moved towards him, removing the sunglasses and pushing them up on his head, he smiled down at the kid.

"Most kids your age would be running around here going wild. Big adventure like this. But you're here, looking like you want to hide under a rock. What's up short stuff, not scared of the big old ship are ya?"
greennotgold: (He can't see the chains)

[personal profile] greennotgold 2010-01-01 11:08 pm (UTC)(link)
"Adventure..." Fletcher glanced up at the man in confusion. This wasn't an adventure, it was a nightmare. "I-- a little. I still don't understand any of this."

At least he didn't yet know the worst of it. That was best for being able to adjust. For the next few minutes, anyway.

[identity profile] callmeotterpop.livejournal.com 2010-01-01 11:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Bobby felt a part of his ache. This kid was really scared. And from the looks of it, it had to do with his past. He shook his head and looked around. "Look kiddo, I don't think any of us really understand this. But my guess is, the nice ship thinks that we can help with something. It wouldn't have brought us here otherwise." He smiled a bit. "Stacy wants us to be heroes." All little kids wanted to be heroes right?
greennotgold: (Quit picking on me!)

[personal profile] greennotgold 2010-01-01 11:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Hearing that, Fletcher swallowed nervously. He shook his head quickly, looking very much like a deer in headlights. "But I can't-- I'm just-- I can't be a hero, she must've made a mistake." Chosen to fight aliens? Aliens who could destroy worlds. It was all impossible. Why him? Why not the Elric brothers, or a State Alchemist, or even Russel? "I can't do anything like that!"

[identity profile] callmeotterpop.livejournal.com 2010-01-01 11:31 pm (UTC)(link)
"Don't sell yourself short. I knew this girl back home, her only ability was to give people these weird hallucinations. But did that stop her? Nope." He kneels down so he was more on height with the boy and smiled. "I'm sure whatever you can do, it's amazing."
greennotgold: (Can we not discuss this?)

[personal profile] greennotgold 2010-01-01 11:34 pm (UTC)(link)
If he'd had trouble following what was happening before, he had even more trouble now. He held his floppy green hat closer to his chest when the man knelt down and just looked at him in confusion. "H... Hallucinations? A chemist?" That was what he latched on to, mind racing and trying to make sense of the situation.

[identity profile] callmeotterpop.livejournal.com 2010-01-02 12:06 am (UTC)(link)
And Bobby smiled a bit more. The kid, though small and well a kid, bringing up science as the first explanation reminded him of Hank. "Yes and no. She could create this dust. I'm not real sure how. Science was never my strong suit. But I'm guessing it's yours huh?"
greennotgold: (Wait...!)

[personal profile] greennotgold 2010-01-02 12:08 am (UTC)(link)
That made a little sense... as much as anything could around here. It wasn't his specialty, so he couldn't guess at how it might have worked... He nodded at the question. "I... I can do a little alchemy." Then, before it could be taken the wrong way, he added quickly, "But not very much, there are lots of people way better than me!"

[identity profile] callmeotterpop.livejournal.com 2010-01-02 12:11 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh don't be modest. I'm sure you're great." Bobby didn't have any idea why the kid was acting this way, but he could guess. "But even so, just like back where I'm from, there's always someone who can do something better. Unless you're unique, like me." He held out his hand, and in the center of it appeared a small iced figure of a toy solider, who just so happened to look like Captain America.
greennotgold: (Double-take)

[personal profile] greennotgold 2010-01-02 12:18 am (UTC)(link)
Fletcher started to shake his head and protest again, but Bobby's action stopped him short. He stared in disbelief. That was... He tried to run through the process in his mind. Condensing water vapor in the air and freezing it? But he couldn't see a transmutation circle anywhere, unless maybe it was drawn onto his skin somewhere under that suit...

"You're... you're an alchemist too?"

[identity profile] callmeotterpop.livejournal.com 2010-01-02 12:23 am (UTC)(link)
"Well I guess you can look at it that way." He smiled and focused, watching as the figure slowly started to move. "But I can only do things with ice and water. And it's more a natural born talent than something learned like alchemy."
greennotgold: (Awwww)

[personal profile] greennotgold 2010-01-02 12:29 am (UTC)(link)
To say that that made Fletcher confused would be an understatement. He stared at the ice sculpture blankly. "Talent...? But without alchemy that's impossible."

When in doubt, talk about science. It had always helped him before.

[identity profile] callmeotterpop.livejournal.com 2010-01-02 12:39 am (UTC)(link)
Bobby sighed. "I have special blood." It was the simplest explanation. And it was nearly true.
greennotgold: (Huh...)

[personal profile] greennotgold 2010-01-02 12:42 am (UTC)(link)
Fletcher couldn't even begin to understand that, so he just nodded in confusion and continued to stare. "Oh."

[identity profile] callmeotterpop.livejournal.com 2010-01-02 12:57 am (UTC)(link)
Bobby sighed a bit and shook his head. "I miss the days when kids liked the simple explanations. Like 'it's magic'."
greennotgold: (Blank)

[personal profile] greennotgold 2010-01-02 01:00 am (UTC)(link)
If Fletcher could have explained this all away with magic, oh, he would have. Being unable to was the curse of being a scientific prodigy. "I-I'm sorry."

[identity profile] callmeotterpop.livejournal.com 2010-01-02 01:33 am (UTC)(link)
"Hey hey, don't apologize. Come on, cheer up a bit kay?" He smiled a bit and let the figure melt back to just the vapor in the air. "Come on, how do I get your to cheer up?"
greennotgold: (Startled)

[personal profile] greennotgold 2010-01-02 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
Great, now he felt even worse. He hadn't meant to make anyone feel bad on his account.

He looked down to one side, shaking his head. "I... I'm okay, I think. But, um!" Actually, there was a way. He glanced back at the man shyly. "Have you seen someone named Russel? He's my big brother."

[identity profile] callmeotterpop.livejournal.com 2010-01-02 01:39 am (UTC)(link)
Bobby gave a smile, well at least this was something. "Well I haven't seen anyone named Russel, but maybe we can look together. Four eyes are always better than two."
greennotgold: (Peeking)

[personal profile] greennotgold 2010-01-02 01:44 am (UTC)(link)
At least the man was nice. Fletcher nodded. "Okay... um, and, um, I'm Fletcher. Sorry." He should have introduced himself earlier.

[identity profile] callmeotterpop.livejournal.com 2010-01-02 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
"I'm Bobby, and again stop apologizing. I've never met a kid who apologized so much. And I'm a teacher."
greennotgold: (Mousey)

[personal profile] greennotgold 2010-01-02 02:08 am (UTC)(link)
"So--" He managed to shut his mouth before he got the word out, though, and nodded again. "Um... okay, sir. I-I won't."

[identity profile] callmeotterpop.livejournal.com 2010-01-02 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
Bobby smiled and ruffled Fletcher's hair. "Alright. So what does Russel look like?"
greennotgold: (r // Forgive me)

[personal profile] greennotgold 2010-01-02 02:26 am (UTC)(link)
He winced at that, unused to anyone but Russel doing that to him. "Um, he's really tall, and he has blond hair and blue eyes, and he looks a lot like me."

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