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cityship ([personal profile] cityship) wrote in [community profile] trans_92010-04-01 07:06 pm

'Meat' 'n Greet

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. New crew-mates might see a green-skinned alien and snake girl among their number. There are also several authoritative-looking figures ready to introduce themselves.

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.]

[identity profile] bombhappyninja.livejournal.com 2010-04-02 03:35 am (UTC)(link)
Ran Fan was not happy.

Waking up naked in a strange place had been bad enough, but the clothing process had only caused her to further the unsettling feeling in her gut. But she had gone on with it with only a little protest, glad to be wearing something, even if it wasn't what she'd much rather wear. However, the first thing she had done was tear the left sleeve off of her plantsuit; better than risking it getting caught in the metal joints of her automail, right?

As much as she didn't want to just stand around waiting, she hung back at the edge of the crowd, eyes sharp as she scanned the group for any familiar faces. If that strange voice could be trusted, and she was a chosen "protector of life", then surely she should be able to meet with her comrades. Edward, Alphonse... perhaps the Flame Alchemist and his lieutenant. They should all be here right?

And if they were here, maybe...

[identity profile] lackofdarkwings.livejournal.com 2010-04-02 04:32 am (UTC)(link)
There really was so many people this go around, it was hard not to bump into everyone.

As Matt skipped around a few people, he noticed the woman with the steel arm. His mind went ping for a moment before stepping up to her. "Are you looking for someone miss?" he inquired.

[identity profile] bombhappyninja.livejournal.com 2010-04-02 05:39 am (UTC)(link)
"Ah... I am, actually. Have you seen a boy by the name of Ling Yao?" It felt... strange to use her charge's name like that. It was always 'Young Master' or 'Prince', never just 'Ling'. Ran Fan honestly couldn't remember a time she hadn't mentioned his name without some sort of honorific attached.

[identity profile] lackofdarkwings.livejournal.com 2010-04-02 03:33 pm (UTC)(link)
"Ling..." Matt thought for a moment, thinking of most of the people he had met. "I'm sorry I haven't heard that name before. It's possible he hasn't been released from the pods."

"The chances are fairly random that it does happen, but the chance is good that he's here, safe, and is just in stasis."

[identity profile] bombhappyninja.livejournal.com 2010-04-02 10:26 pm (UTC)(link)
"... I see." Her face fell as she spoke quietly. It was obvious Matt's words provided little comfort to Ran Fan; after all, even if her Prince had been in... stasis, did he call it? It would have mattered little. What use is a bodyguard if she's unable to guard the person she's sworn to protect?

[identity profile] lackofdarkwings.livejournal.com 2010-04-02 10:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Matt picked up on the change in Ran Fan's feelings and asked, "Are you alright? You look really depressed all of a sudden."

[identity profile] bombhappyninja.livejournal.com 2010-04-02 11:38 pm (UTC)(link)
"No, I'm fine." It was a blatant lie, but hey. She wasn't gunna crack that easily.

[identity profile] lackofdarkwings.livejournal.com 2010-04-03 05:29 am (UTC)(link)
Matt held his tongue at that. She clearly wasn't due to his empathy running wild, but he decided not to comment on it. "Alright."

He knew the value of giving someone their emotional space and switched topics. "Well, I suppose welcome to Stacy. She's a intelligent ship that's been waking us all up to help defend ourselves from a reality destroying race called the Ohm. I'm Matt Olsen, I run the WITCH bus as its caretaker, a home and school of sorts."

[identity profile] bombhappyninja.livejournal.com 2010-04-05 12:46 am (UTC)(link)
"A ship..." It had been a question Ran Fan had been meaning to ask, and she was glad Matt had brought it up. "And we are supposed to be traveling... in space? How is that possible?"

Ah, the drawbacks of coming from a world where not even computers exist yet.

[identity profile] lackofdarkwings.livejournal.com 2010-04-05 01:19 am (UTC)(link)
"Well the technical term is the bleed, but I'm not too sure of the explanations behind that term." Matt shrugged. "People have always been reaching for the stars. I guess this is the final extension of it."

[identity profile] psi-cookware.livejournal.com 2010-04-02 04:36 am (UTC)(link)
A small blonde girl approached Ran Fan's side.

Something about her had seemed very familiar to Paula. The way she presented herself, the way she looked... She reminded Paula of Poo. His people. She was grasping at straws, but she knew it never hurt to try. "Excuse me," Paula piped up politely.

"Um... would.. you happen to be from Dalaam?"

[identity profile] bombhappyninja.livejournal.com 2010-04-02 05:35 am (UTC)(link)
Ran Fan looked down at the little girl, a curious expression crossing her face.

"Dalaam? I have not heard of such a place. My home country is Xing."

[identity profile] psi-cookware.livejournal.com 2010-04-02 05:42 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh..!" It was hard to hide her disappointment. She definitely wouldn't have known Prince Poo then. "You reminded me of a friend of mine so I had hoped... I'm sorry for the confusion!"

[identity profile] bombhappyninja.livejournal.com 2010-04-02 11:29 pm (UTC)(link)
"There is no need to apologize." Ran Fan said, offering a smile in hopes to cheer the little girl up a bit. "I suppose I should be the one to apologize, for causing you to become confused."

[identity profile] psi-cookware.livejournal.com 2010-04-03 03:28 am (UTC)(link)
Paula raised her hands and waved them a bit in front of her, managing a smile in return. "No, it's alright. That certainly isn't your fault!"

So she wasn't from Dalaam, but that was alright. Just because she was from Xing instead didn't mean that Paula couldn't try to be friends with her anyway. Maybe Xing had its own share of stoic princes...!

"It's nice to meet you anyway! Ah, my name is Paula Polestar."

[identity profile] bombhappyninja.livejournal.com 2010-04-05 12:50 am (UTC)(link)
Stoic? Probably. Ran Fan's never met Ling's brothers, so there was a possibility! Ling, however.... good thing she would never even dream of speaking ill of her Prince.

"It is nice to meet you too, Paula." Ran Fan smiled again, and inclined her head in a small bow. "I am Ran Fan."

[identity profile] psi-cookware.livejournal.com 2010-04-05 04:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Paula would have done a curtsy in turn, but there was the whole issue of not having a dress anymore. A return nod of her head would have to suffice. "Ran Fan," Paula repeated slowly, getting a feel for the name so she could remember it better. It certainly sounded exotic!

Her eyes fell to Ran Fan's arm, and she was briefly amazed that she hadn't noticed before. Or she was just busy being so amazed by everything and everyone in this room. Realizing that she was staring and that was very rude, Paula's eyes darted back up to Ran Fan's face. "Um. This is silly but... Is your arm robotic?"

[identity profile] bombhappyninja.livejournal.com 2010-04-06 04:54 pm (UTC)(link)
"Robotic?" A confused expression crossed the older girl's face at the term. "It is mechanical, if that is what you mean. A metal prosthetic called automail."

She lifted her arm a little, curling and uncurling her fingers. It moved as fluidly as a real arm... and Ran Fan was thankful for that, actually. In the forest, during the fight with Gluttony, something had happened to it... it was good to see the problem seemed to have sorted itself out.

[identity profile] snapsforyoutoo.livejournal.com 2010-04-02 03:00 pm (UTC)(link)
He doesn't know why he's here.

No, no, that's a lie. He knows exactly why he's here.

As Roy shifts through the mass of new people, sidestepping happy reunions and first meetings, ears filled with chatter, his eyes are darting to and fro in a frenetic manner. His hair looks to not have been combed for a week, and shadows hang below his eyes with all the weight of his days in Ishval. Still, he is wearing his greatcoat, and his back is straighter than the average war-ravaged person... as if the gloves aren't enough to label him top brass.

He pauses in his steps, eyes narrowing at an oddly familiar prosthesis in the crowd. The Flame Alchemist watches, rapt, as the dark-haired woman tears the plantsuit from her arm, revealing what can only be called automail.

Several seconds of quick movement find him latching onto the woman's shoulder, eyes wider than they ought to be.

"Are you from Amestris?" A pause, and he inhales sharply, dropping his hand from her shoulder, schooling his expression into blankness in an attempt to control his rising hysteria. This ship is driving him mad. "I'm sorry. Your arm is automail, isn't it?"

[identity profile] bombhappyninja.livejournal.com 2010-04-02 10:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Had Ran Fan not been quicker in noticing who it was that had grabbed her shoulder, Roy miiight have been on the receiving end of the hidden blade in her arm. Thankfully, that wasn't the case.

His was a face that she had only seen a few times, during which she had been delirious in the pain of losing her arm... but she still remembered him. She did not expect him to remember her, of course, which was why it didn't seem strange for him to ask if she was from Amestris.

"Ah, no..." She said, and she bowed a little. "I am from Xing. I am one of Prince Ling's bodyguards."

[identity profile] snapsforyou.livejournal.com 2010-04-03 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
From the momentary tension in the girl's posture, Roy can tell that escaping sans wound from that specific greeting is rather a miracle. A twitch at the corner of his eye betrays the wince he had covered up.

He has to bite back a smile and a sigh of relief at the word "Xing." It's been so long to him, so long without word of countries and conflict that the mere sound of a distant nation loosens a bit of the tension between his eyebrows. His hands slip into the pockets of his greatcoat.

"Prince Ling, Prince Ling... fifteenth... seventh in line for the crown? I know I've heard the name before." He pauses, ponders for a moment, and raises a hand in what could almost be an 'aha!' gesture. "Twelfth! Twelfth prince? And you're a bodyguard. I suppose I should have guessed something as much. With automail like that, you're either in service to the military, or in service to the crown."

"Colonel Roy Mustang," he says after a pause, inclining his head slightly.

[identity profile] bombhappyninja.livejournal.com 2010-04-05 01:23 am (UTC)(link)
It didn't really show, but Ran Fan was incredibly relieved as well. It seemed her assumption was right, and some of the others were here!

"Have you... seen him anywhere in this strange place, Colonel Mustang?" Ran Fan asked. Even with her relief, there was just a hint of worry in her voice, though she tried to hide it.