Meet N' Greet!

[cityship]

It's big meeting time! Word of mouth gets everyone gathered in the Obs Deck--everyone. New, old, the entire crew is there and that makes it clear that there's close to a hundred of them, if not more.

When they've all arrived, a blue bubble pops up around them, courtesy of Blue Beetle, to block them all from Stacy's sensors. Most of the new people were given the basic rundown by Cybil or Chief when they were first released. Some of them have already joined a discussion with a the Commanding Officers and department heads. Some have had a chance to explore a bit. Some were only just recently released.

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[st-aequitas.livejournal.com]

Murphy shrugs. "He sure did a good job on the Vatican. Wanker."

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[bostonbeatcop.livejournal.com]

Robbie takes a moment to digest this.

"The Vatican? What?"

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[st-veritas.livejournal.com]

"Aye, jus' started tearin' it t'pieces. @#$%head." They're still bitter about it, compromise aside.

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[waylostandfound.livejournal.com]

There were two voices staring at Sawyer now going, "THAT WAS YOU?"

Nathan and Kate then glanced at each other for a moment before eyeing the argument again.

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[ford-sawyer-815.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, that was me," Sawyer replied. What the hell was with everyone and this whole 'sanctity of the Vatican' crap? "What of it?"

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[bostonbeatcop.livejournal.com]

"Wait, the Vatican is onboard this thing? And he tore it up? The Holy See?"

Robert is glaring at Sawyer now.

"It's one of the most sacred places in the world, and you wrecked it?"

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[ford-sawyer-815.livejournal.com]

"I didn't wreck it! I reinforced it. Now we all got a place to hide-out if $*!# get's crazy again," Sawyer argued in his defense. "Besides, it's not like I was the first one. Someone else ripped a big @$$ hole in the floor of one of the museums."

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[st-aequitas.livejournal.com]

"Weren't just one of the %$#&in' museums, though, were it? Was St. Peter's, he was melting *&^% down, like it dinnit even matter."

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[pie-bitches.livejournal.com]

Dean's been hovering behind Sam protectively this whole time, just observing. But once it gets into the arguement about the Vatican, he speaks up.

"Y'know, we could all just agree to not rip apart other people's holy ground or whatever and be done with it instead of cussing at each other like a buncha fifteen year olds. Just saying."

Wow, hypocrite much, Dean?

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[ford-sawyer-815.livejournal.com]

"What the hell you talkin' 'bout, Willis? You helped me," Sawyer countered...of course the fact that he'd just outted Dean to the same Catholic ire that Sawyer had been receiving was just an added benefit.

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[thenameissam.livejournal.com]

Sam jerks his head to look at his brother. "You did what?" he asked, giving Dean a 'WTF were you thinking' look.

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[pie-bitches.livejournal.com]

"Oh, thanks for that," Dean replies to Sawyer, looking irritated. Usually Dean wouldn't care, but Sam looks at him like he just kicked a puppy, and Dean looks defensive.

"What? It's not like it's the real thing."

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[thenameissam.livejournal.com]

"What did you do, Dean?"

Introducing b*#%@-face number 67.

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[pie-bitches.livejournal.com]

"It's not important, Sam. Don't give me that look," Dean growls, and yes, he's going to just keep getting more defensive.

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[thenameissam.livejournal.com]

"Dean..."

That's all he gets. Oh, and some more of b#%&@-face number 67.

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[ford-sawyer-815.livejournal.com]

"Oooo, someone got busted," Sawyer chuckles. "Better get talkin' Ace, Gary's gettin' kinda crabby."

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[pie-bitches.livejournal.com]

"Shut the #%&@ up, jackoff," Dean snaps at Sawyer, glaring at him. "This is none of your #%&@ing business, so butt the hell out."

Dean is cranky. Fighting constantly with Sam does that to him.

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[captain-jtk.livejournal.com]

Kirk's face is creased by a frown. He's been watching this go on for quite long enough and he steps forward to intervene, giving them all a withering look, "ALright, that's enough. All of you. You," He jabs a finger at Sawyer, "Need to learn a little about common courtesy and respect. And the rest of you... arguing like this will get us nowhere."

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[prettycoolguy]

The Chief has, without a sound, moved to stand near Bella. The werewolf has shown no intention of calming down and is still growling, glaring daggers at Sawyer. The Spartan doesn't like the look of the axe at her feet, or what he imagines she could do with it if she shifted up to war form with it in hand.

He sighs.

"Sawyer," he says, calmly, "A fortification was a good idea. But what told you it would be reasonable to tear apart something you know is sacred to other members of the crew? Without asking?"

There's a sort of tired, been-over-this-a-thousand-times tone to his voice. He thinks he has the measure of Sawyer by now.

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[withteethbared.livejournal.com]

Bella notices the Chief, and this just makes her even angrier. She wants to jump at Sawyer, not only has he called her a dog but apparently he has defiled a holy place. It didn't seem like a big deal when she was watching him do it, but there had been nobody swearing at him right then. The fact that she might put Plays-In-Traffic's cover in jeopardy is just barely enough to keep her down.

She snarls. "This one called Sawyer is worthy of no respect," she asserts, especially to the Chief. "Humans do not have word for "Omega". Lowest. Last in line, weakest. But he is. There is no reason to keep him. He is coward, he is weak, he shows no honor. Why would it matter if we killed him?"

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[prettycoolguy]

No warning, no time to react. The Chief moves.

He comes down on Bella like a house, pinning her to the deck in an easy movement with one hand firmly wrapped down around the top of her muzzle holding her jaw shut and the other arm pressing her neck and chest to the floor to keep her from clawing with her forelegs. She snarls and thrashes, trying to break away from him.

"Stop moving. If you shift, you'll get bigger but my arm around your neck won't."

Bella's snarl deepens and she tries for a few more seconds, but he outmatches her while she's in Lupus form. She stares up at him with with a furious light in her eyes. The Chief ducks his head lower, staring right straight back.

"We do not," he says, with a low and deadly calm, "Kill other members of this crew. We do not suggest that we kill other members of this crew. I do not care how invincible you think you are, Bella, if you make yourself a threat to this crew you will have me to deal with. The rest of us aren't wolves, but I can be. Have I made myself clear?"

Bella breaks eye contact, looking away and down. She goes limp, and (extremely reluctantly) whines. The Chief gets up, releasing her, and watches her with steely eyes. He seems every inch of his near seven-foot height. Bella retreats, dragging her axe after her, to sulk.

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[withteethbared.livejournal.com]

Bella distances herself from the group to go nurse her injured dignity. (http://community.livejournal.com/trans_9/50530.html?thread=4109922#t4109922)

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[ihatefire.livejournal.com]

Cybil turns to Picard.

"As you you can see. One of our largest problems is cohesion."

She turns to face the crew, all of the ones that were mouthing off and being stupid.

"Many on this crew seem to forget that we're in a life-threatening situation. They also seem to forget that the best way for us to survive is for us to work together, which picking petty arguments tends to make more difficult."

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[clear-horizons.livejournal.com]

Picard's glare was definitely one thing many did not wish to attract. "I can see I have my work cut out for me, Captain Bennet," he said wryly, regarding the now-over fight with a withering glance. "But these hostilities will have to cease. Mister Worf, speak to Mister Chief about serving on this ship's security team. In the meanwhile, you'll remain at the post you served so well in aboard the Enterprise, as this ship's tactical officer."

To Kirk, he said, "Very well, Captain Kirk. If I'm to be the one in command, I cannot think of anyone I'd rather have as my Number One right now."

"I intend to keep the current senior officers on hand as senior officers for as long as they're willing, though I can guarantee I'll also be making changes to the crew structure that some might find unpopular. However, Captain Bennet, I must admit that my work will be much less than I would normally expect in such a situation. Your efforts as commanding officer of this vessel and her crew are certainly to be noted and admired.

"This crew must hold together if we are to survive, but we must also account for those who will be unwilling to work together, or who may actively serve as obstacles toward cooperation. Chief, do you have a brig set up as of yet? At the very least, members of this crew can calm down in it when problems grow out of hand.

"The medical and engineering staffs are fine the way they are, and can simply be updated as needed when new arrivals that are qualified and willing appear.

"Finally, Captain Bennet is correct; we cannot afford to collapse into in-fighting while we are still trapped aboard this vessel. Hostilities will cease, or those instigating and continuing them will spend time in whatever security cell Chief has, or whatever Mister Worf and the Chief come up with. I'll not have brawls on a regular basis on a ship I command, is that clear?" Not five minutes of being in command and the captain was already laying down the law. Still, he knew it had to be done.

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[prettycoolguy]

The Chief salutes. "Sir."

"We don't have a brig as of yet, Sir, but it can probably be arranged. During the Yeerk outbreak we were using the restraints on the operating tables in the medical bay to hold the infested, but it isn't practical for this purpose."

He looks off after Bella. "Bella's been pushing her limits since the day she woke up, Sir. She's a wolf more than anything, has a pack mentality. I just bit her and told her she's not the boss."