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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] neverwastenaya.livejournal.com 2010-04-02 03:48 am (UTC)(link)
"Perfect."

Tenaya, for lack of a better term, was sulking. Leaning up against a wall, arms folded over her plantsuit, she scowled as she listened to the news. There went Corinth, and there went her brother.

"We just saved the world only for it to get destroyed," she noticed. "Venjix would be so happy right now."

[identity profile] bears-omnitrix.livejournal.com 2010-04-02 03:58 am (UTC)(link)
"Seems about par for the course," said Ben, having excused himself from Hikari momentarily to talk to someone new. "I'm guessing you're new, on account of looking like you've just been hit with the ugly reality stick."

[identity profile] neverwastenaya.livejournal.com 2010-04-02 04:06 am (UTC)(link)
Almost immediately, Tenaya was reminded of Scott. Something about the way he came up to her, taking initiative--he was clearly used to taking the lead.

"Wish I could say I was surprised," she answered. "But our world was already on the brink of destruction." A little more softly, she confessed, "I just thought it might have a little longer to enjoy the peace."

[identity profile] bears-omnitrix.livejournal.com 2010-04-02 04:10 am (UTC)(link)
"Ouch," winced Ben. "That's a bum rap. I guess the universe loves to mess with us. I'm Ben."

[identity profile] neverwastenaya.livejournal.com 2010-04-02 04:14 am (UTC)(link)
"You're telling me," she answered. "Tenaya." After a pause, she added, "No last name." 7 and 15 didn't count.

[identity profile] bears-omnitrix.livejournal.com 2010-04-02 04:16 am (UTC)(link)
"S'good." Shoving his hands into his jacket pocket, Ben asked, "So did you get the run down of why we're here? We're pretty much refugees, recruited to help against the Ohm threat."

[identity profile] neverwastenaya.livejournal.com 2010-04-02 04:21 am (UTC)(link)
"End of the world, last of our people, might be others but don't count on it, fight evil, save the universe." Tenaya ticked off each point on her fingers, retreating into the safety of sarcasm. It was easy to forget the weaknesses of human emotion when she acted as she did when she thought she was a machine.

"Anything else, or does that cover it?"

[identity profile] bears-omnitrix.livejournal.com 2010-04-02 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
Ben tried not to bristle at the mocking tone and nearly rolled a 1 on the Idiot Check. "Well yeah that about covers it. There's things and items here from our worlds, sometimes buildings in the city and we're always looking for people to help out keeping everything together."

[identity profile] neverwastenaya.livejournal.com 2010-04-02 04:46 am (UTC)(link)
Hmm, he was about as easy to rile up as Scott too. Tenaya would have to keep that in mind; Dillon, after all, always enjoyed getting on his nerves.

"Good," she answered. "Just need to find my blaster. Have to admit a morpher would be nice, but I could honestly do without the spandex." Not that she'd even be able to use the morpher anyway.

Of course, there was the chance that Dillon's watch and their keys might be around. If, by some miracle, Dillon was here and emerged from the pods after her, should she take them or wait for him first? Should she even take them at all, given they'd been happy to leave the watch with Dr. K in the first place?

But that way lay unpleasant thoughts. Much as Tenaya was trying to be human again, this wasn't the time to try. She pushed the thoughts aside.

[identity profile] bears-omnitrix.livejournal.com 2010-04-02 04:54 am (UTC)(link)
"Morpher? Spandex?" Click click click DING went Ben's brain. "Huh, so armor looks like spandex where you're from?"

Why did that sound familiar? Oh right: SUMO SLAMMERS. He figured it was possibly close to that.

[identity profile] neverwastenaya.livejournal.com 2010-04-02 05:00 am (UTC)(link)
Tenaya rolled her eyes. Oh, don't get her or anyone else started on this.

"No kidding. Of course, you try actually saying that, and the creator goes on a rampage." And despite being only about Ben's age, Dr. K could get scary. Especially when she brought stringed instruments into the equation.

[identity profile] bears-omnitrix.livejournal.com 2010-04-02 03:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Ben barked a short laugh. "Man, that's good. A rampage if they use the word spandex? Huh. I'd like to see that happen sometimes."

[identity profile] neverwastenaya.livejournal.com 2010-04-02 05:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Tenaya couldn't help but wince at the memory of how Dr. K had defeated her twice with the same tactic. If it was possible to have PTSD from a violin, Tenaya had it.

"Trust me, you really don't."

[identity profile] bears-omnitrix.livejournal.com 2010-04-02 05:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Ben saw the wince and he nodded. "I'll keep that in mind."

"Well I suppose it's a fresh start. Stacy's got a lot of things here, and I'm sure you could find a place to stay. There's also a bunch of groups and teams here as well, given that you just need a place to crash for the day or what not."

[identity profile] neverwastenaya.livejournal.com 2010-04-03 01:32 am (UTC)(link)
Tenaya paused at that. Sure, she'd helped the Rangers bring down Venjix, but that was because Dillon needed her help. She hadn't really been part of the team, even if Summer and Dillon went out of their way to make sure she felt welcome. And she couldn't say she was on much of a team under Venjix either.

"I'll have to see," she answered. "I've never really been on a team before."

[identity profile] bears-omnitrix.livejournal.com 2010-04-03 05:30 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, it's not for everyone. I'm part of the Outsiders, a super team. But I help out in the Media Library where I am most of the day." Watching television and straightening out media chips and other such items.

[identity profile] neverwastenaya.livejournal.com 2010-04-04 12:48 am (UTC)(link)
Tenaya gave him a smirk. "Outsiders?" That was as bad as "Power Rangers." Did hero teams just grab random words from the dictionary and slap it on as their label?

[identity profile] bears-omnitrix.livejournal.com 2010-04-04 12:57 am (UTC)(link)
"Tell me about it. It's about as bad as The Plumbers. Who names a intergalactic police force after a group of pipe fixers anyhow?" added Ben, putting his two cents into the silly names.

[identity profile] neverwastenaya.livejournal.com 2010-04-04 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
Tenaya rolled her eyes. Congratulations, Ben. That was officially the worst hero team name in two universes.

"At least the Power Rangers had the excuse of a government codename. Did they just give up on creativity? I could come up with a million better names than 'Plumber'!"

[identity profile] bears-omnitrix.livejournal.com 2010-04-04 01:50 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, the Plumbers, I have no idea who named them, but apparently its a codename for Fixers." Ben shrugged. "I really don't know who even thought of that."

[identity profile] neverwastenaya.livejournal.com 2010-04-04 02:13 am (UTC)(link)
"Probably someone who didn't understand the language," she answered. It couldn't have been someone immature; otherwise the name, however stupid, would at least have been creative. She could already imagine what Ziggy, Gem, and Gemma would have come up with.

[identity profile] bears-omnitrix.livejournal.com 2010-04-04 04:22 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah it seems like it was probably lost in translation," snickered Ben. "There's probably some kind of intergalactic meaning from it though."

[identity profile] neverwastenaya.livejournal.com 2010-04-05 08:28 pm (UTC)(link)
"I hope so," Tenaya admitted. "Otherwise, you've got some seriously weird people out there."

[identity profile] bears-omnitrix.livejournal.com 2010-04-05 10:36 pm (UTC)(link)
"Weird is relative for the most part," replied Ben with a grin. "At least here we've got a way to cope with it. I should show you the sensoriums later."

[identity profile] neverwastenaya.livejournal.com 2010-04-05 11:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Tenaya had a dangerous smirk.

"We've just met and already you're making a move? I'm flattered."