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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] demon-alessa.livejournal.com 2010-04-02 01:41 am (UTC)(link)
And Spike would come face to face with a demon girl. Alessa didn't bother with the human guise, it was fairly pointless now. What attracted her, strangely enough, was the cigarette smoke: it wasn't common among the crew, nor was it necessarily something many would find favorable.

She liked it already.

"Those things will kill you," Alessa said, grinning. "But feel like you might know a thing or two about that already."

Alessa was observant: there were humans, zombies, demons....and then there were things that just were WEIRD. Spike was in that category.
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[personal profile] bigbad 2010-04-02 02:07 am (UTC)(link)
Spike smirked right back. "The dead don't die so easily, pet. And it's not like I need my lungs."

He took another drag and raised an eyebrow at the girl. "What sort of demon are you?"

[identity profile] demon-alessa.livejournal.com 2010-04-02 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
Alessa shrugged. "I'm still trying to figure out what you are exactly. It's not the easiest thing in the world. I would say undead, but then there;s a lot of different changes in you too. It's pretty frustrating."

She thought a moment. "I suppose you could say 'vengeance for children' demon. I tend to unnerve people because of my appearance."

She sounded quite proud of that fact.
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[personal profile] bigbad 2010-04-02 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
"Vengeance demon with a thing for children? I know one of those. She's a right bitch."

He could see how her appearance would be unnerving, but Spike had seen a lot of ugly in his day. It took more than a creepy child to scare him.

"I'm a vampire," he added.

[identity profile] demon-alessa.livejournal.com 2010-04-02 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
"That makes me sound vaguely pedophilic," Alessa said making a face, "But I do vengeance on behalf of children, yes. It's my thing."

To use slang terms, anyway.

"Ah, I got that," she said. "Hopefully you don't meet that Buffy character then.


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[personal profile] bigbad 2010-04-02 03:11 am (UTC)(link)
"Buffy?" Spike looked at her hopefully. "You know her?%Pr

[identity profile] demon-alessa.livejournal.com 2010-04-02 03:18 am (UTC)(link)
"A little bit," Alessa said. "Too impulsive for my taste, but she gets things done."

She smiled a little. "I take it you know of her?"
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[personal profile] bigbad 2010-04-02 07:04 am (UTC)(link)
"You could say that, yeah." He took another long drag on his cigarette. "I mean, we've fought together. Haven't seen her in a while."

[identity profile] demon-alessa.livejournal.com 2010-04-03 12:34 am (UTC)(link)
"She's a good fighter," Alessa said. "I decided it might be best not to let her know my true nature. Might strain our cooperation."

She looked at him. "I trust people on the ship have been reasonably polite?"
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[personal profile] bigbad 2010-04-03 08:06 am (UTC)(link)
Spike raised his eyebrows. "Then you introduced yourself to the wrong vampire, pet. I don't keep things from her without good reason. Especially demony things that might try and hurt her."

He shrugged. "Yeah, I guess." Nothing he couldn't handle.

[identity profile] demon-alessa.livejournal.com 2010-04-03 03:11 pm (UTC)(link)
"I have no interest in doing anything to your slayer," Alessa said sharply. "Really, you're as infuriating as the blasted angel on this ship. You seem to think demons waste their time plotting to take out certain characters. I have my OWN wishes to carry out."

Here though, she have him an impish smile. "What an entourage for a Slayer though: her own vampire lackey. The world has changed indeed."

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[personal profile] bigbad 2010-04-03 04:22 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh, lovely, Angel's here." Spike grumbled. "I don't think you're plotting to take her out. That doesn't mean your wishes are things either of us'll like."

He glared at her. "I'm no lackey. We're friends is all." It was a hell of a lot more complicated than that, but that wasn't her business.

[identity profile] demon-alessa.livejournal.com 2010-04-03 06:58 pm (UTC)(link)
"Not Angel, AN angel," Alessa corrected, "although I've conveniently forgotten all that I knew about him. At any rate, what I'm planning to do can keep you on youir toes if you want it to, I'm sure it'll be much grander than any plan I've got. You ARE a creature like me, after all. You're supposed to think the worse."

She shrugged. "I can't see any reason why a prey and predator would be getting along unless they were forced to on the ship. Unless of course, you were romantically involved like humans are wont to do. But that sort of thing is impossible, isn't it?"

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[personal profile] bigbad 2010-04-03 07:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Spike shook his head. "I'm nothing like you. I'm not just any demon. I'm Spike. I'm a Champion. I've got a soul. I gave my life to save the world once, and I'd do it again." Of course, it hadn't stuck, but the effort had still been made. "And for your information, it's not impossible, and for me, it's never been."

[identity profile] demon-alessa.livejournal.com 2010-04-03 07:50 pm (UTC)(link)
"How happy for you," Alessa said, looking mildly amused. "Now how do you rationalize that after you saved the world it was destroyed anyway, hence why you're here? Nothing like me indeed. You're trapped here, aren't you, unless you can sprout wing and battle the Ohm all by yourself. Putting on airs is pretty pathetic in a place like this."

Not that it mattered. "Like who you want. It makes little difference."
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[personal profile] bigbad 2010-04-03 08:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Spike shrugged and dropped his cigarette, crushing it out under his foot. "Doesn't mean we don't keep trying. This isn't the end. And if it is, I'll keep fighting till I've made it better or I'm dead. Not gonna give up just cause it seems hopeless."

[identity profile] demon-alessa.livejournal.com 2010-04-03 10:27 pm (UTC)(link)
"You'd be surprised how many more believe that," Alessa replied. "Hopefully you're not the type that blindly jumps into situations without knowing all of what's going on. It's the quickest way to get yourself killed."

She looked at the Obs deck. "Not that giving up is an option for ME either. I'm a demon. I fight until I die."
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[personal profile] bigbad 2010-04-04 02:23 am (UTC)(link)
"Of course not." Spike scoffed. Which was pretty much a lie. He rarely was patient enough to wait for all the information.

"That's something, at least."

[identity profile] demon-alessa.livejournal.com 2010-04-04 02:34 am (UTC)(link)
She could tell he was lying, but it was just as well. Despite the posturing, he amused her, and he was definitely far different from the people and strange beings she'd met still.

"Aren't you used to demons that behave in this manner?"
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[personal profile] bigbad 2010-04-04 03:44 am (UTC)(link)
Spike shrugged. "Most of 'em die before we give 'em a chance to cut and run, but plenty of them try."