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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[captain-jtk.livejournal.com]

Kirk eyes the strange young man in the black and white jumpsuit and mask for a moment before mustering up a reply, "You have to understand - Captain Picard and myself have been asked to serve as officers aboard this vessel and we're more then willing to do it and so far, the crew seems to support it. Now, if it turns out the majority would rather keep Miss Bennett in charge, that's something I'll accept, but... you have to understand. Running off as individuals isn't going to accomplish anything. This isn't like the situation you were in back home. Hell, it's not quite like anything I've experienced before."

He pauses, a gleam in his eyes, his expression set, "Now, we're not trying to bully you. Realistically, we can't force you to follow our orders. This isn't Starfleet, this isn't any organized military force or organization. All we can do, all I can do, is ask that you trust us, that you trust your companions who have been thrust into this, just like you, to do the right thing and to make the correct choices. And... I'm afraid I have to disagree talking about law and order, talking about brigs isn't quite as insane as you make it out to be, son. If this meeting is anything to go by... people are on hair-triggers as it is. If we fall into in-fighting, if we can't prevent ourselves from trying to tear each other apart, we will fail."

Kirk keeps his eyes locked on the suit's, "Stacy may be the AI in charge of running this ship... but I'll be damned if I'm going to let her dictate everything we do and wait for explanations on her time. I'd much rather we seize control of this vessel ourselves, that we take control of our own fate."

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[prettycoolguy]

"Picard has my vote because he's a more senior officer with more experience in leading a crew and the others, particularly Captain Bennet, have told me he is trustworthy. Unless he proves otherwise, which I'm beginning to think is unlikely, I will trust him." The Chief follows nobody blindly.

"The important thing here is to keep all of us from killing each other long enough to get things done. We can't go around pointing guns, provoking supernatural monsters, and picking fights. Personally, I can't think of anyone we'd need to brig at the moment, nobody's been an active threat to others. We need to work on conflict resolution, yes, but I haven't seen an outburst turn violent. Yet. We need all the help we can get if we're going to get out of here, and I hate to leave a man behind. As Kirk has said, if we fall into in-fighting we're as good as useless."

"Everyone here who's doing work has volunteered to do it. This isn't a trained army, I know that. Nobody wants to be here. I don't expect unquestioned obedience out of anybody, but I do expect them not to actively put others in danger. You have a problem with anything I do, tell me about it."

He nods to Kirk. "And that last is exactly what we've been trying to do."

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[foursleeves.livejournal.com]

"Near omnipotent entity abducting people with all manner of power levels for some sinister purpose," Spidey folds his arms indignantly, "Sounds exactly like the 'home' I just came from."

And to this comment, he responds with a rather dramatic facepalm, "I'll admit you're talking a lot of sense, Captain. But trust doesn't factor into this. I'm willing to lay my life down if it will save any of yours, whether I trust you or not, and I don't believe I have to forsake my principles to do it. My concern is that this gives people free reign to compromise my ability to do that. The other Captain here may have been asked to take over by the current command staff, but he just approached us as if we're an insurrection that needs putting down. That sure as hell doesn't make me feel comfortable when it's coming from a man that just glided out of the ooze on the lower decks!"

He throws a hand in Lyta's direction, "And as for the remark just made by one of our commanding ladies-- doesn't exactly reassure me that this brig isn't going to be used maliciously."

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[oopshitrefresh.livejournal.com]

"Seeing as I've already been threatened with the brig once, for refusing a medical scan, before we even had one, I agree. I don't know about the rest of you, but I never agreed to serve under Cybil either. It just sort of happened. No disrespect meant to the lady, I'm sure, but some of the people she appointed as command staff do not belong there."

The Doctor crosses his arms, frowning. "Some of them are either severely less experienced than other crew - no offense to the kid in charge of engineering, just saying how I see it - or complete whackadoodles who don't know how to behave when they've got power. There was no election, nothing. I'm not following any commander who can't open their mouth and come out with something sensible instead of reactionary."

"Arbitrarily locking people up or banishing them isn't going to help you. Trust me."

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[sonof-mogh.livejournal.com]

See Worf? He's glaring at Spidey. In fact, he's got enough of that good ol' Klingon anger going it might even get his spider-sense tingling. He nods at Picard, then at the man known as Chief, singling him out as both a man of action and someone he's going to have to work with. And then it's back to Spider-man.

"Captain Picard is more then capable of commanding this ship. Anyone who disputes that can deal with me. He has proven himself an honorable commander and has saved my life on more then one occasion." He gives an extra glower here at the assembled, especially Spidey, The Doctor and Sawyer. "He is not a man to punish people for their opinions or opposition to him. Only for their actions which endanger the ship and the crew."

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[foursleeves.livejournal.com]

Spidey shrugs, "So we have another character reference? I've heard of dictators with more. We can't go appointing authority figures based on hearsay."

"Excuse me, but deal with you?" colour him astounded, "Your Captain may not punish those who oppose him, but it sounds like his subordinates are prepared to."

Eventually, he eases up somewhate and shrugs, "Look, this all seems to me as a lot of military men lobbying for military authority. I don't blame any of you, it's what you're accustomed to. But in my world, this isn't a military situation. You can't blame me either."

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[clear-horizons.livejournal.com]

"I never once mentioned subjugation, and I'm not about to start now. On any ship, regardless of her crew, there will be disciplinary problems. A brig and security staff are a precaution, nothing more." Picard stepped forward, now wondering if he'd made the right decision by accepting command of the vessel. Several members of the crew were not just hesitant about a change in command, but seemed to be militantly against any command whatsoever. It was troubling, to say the least.

"Believe me that any disciplinary action would be strictly on an as-needed basis only, and even then we're not talking about anything more than someone spending a few hours in a holding cell to calm down. No one's talking about turning this into a military matter, or taking over, or anything else that you might worry about. It's a change of command, for those willing to follow as part of a crew. If you do not wish to be a part of that crew, that's fine. I will not allow anyone to stand in the way of those who do, however.

"I have experience commanding crews and dealing with the unknown, including travel to another reality. I will be doing everything in my power to help this crew back home where it belongs, but I can't do that if most of the crew is unwilling to follow a captain simply because they didn't choose to be here. None of us chose to come here. What matters now is how we're going to get back. That means this crew needs to come together. And that means a commander is needed.

Commander Bennet has done a superb job, from what I've seen, but she has asked me to take command, with the support of several members of the current command staff." Picard stood tall, unwilling to back down before the challenge of his authority.

"As such, with majority approval, I will take command as Captain of this vessel and her crew. I'm asking that you trust me, as many of you trusted Captain Bennet, but if you have no wish to serve under a captain, then there's nothing else I can do, now is there?"

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[outweightheone.livejournal.com]

Thus does Spock step up to the plate.

"I myself cannot offer more of an indication toward Captain Picard's military records, though I have met him since our mutual arrivals and found him quite amenable. I'd expect no less from a Starfleet officer."

He continues, "Personal principles and predelections aside, our odds of both escape and survival are negligable to nonexistant if we proceed to approach our situation without proper discipline and direction. We are, after all, aboard a starship. It is highly illogical for anyone other than a military commander to lead this operation, even more so if the commander in question is a naval one."

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[sonof-mogh.livejournal.com]

Worf bristles, taking a step towards Spidey before visibly restraining himself. He glances at Spock and gives an approving nod before speaking.

"Among my people, lying is considered...dishonorable. I would not inflate or distort Captain Picard's abilities. To do so would not only reflect badly on me, but would also make Captain Picard's true accomplishments seem less able." Worf stands for a moment, considering his next words.

"I do not intend to dissuade you from questioning his taking over command. My intent was to insure that you do not challenge his ability. As I have said, he is the most capable captain I have ever known."

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[oopshitrefresh.livejournal.com]

The Doctor's eyes flicker from one person to another as he listens, but when he speaks he's focusing on Picard. "You'll quickly discover, Captain, that I have a bad habit of disobeying. But if you're as sensible as the advertisements say, I'm not going to have to. Frankly, I'm not so worried about the person doing the shouting of orders; I can just ignore you if I must. It's members of your staff that worries me, and have since they were appointed."

"There's a distinct distrust toward myself and a couple of your other higher intellects. Not that I mind, I'm a bit used to it." He rolls his eyes expressively, because oh is he used to being disliked. "Probably is best to put the human kid in charge of the engineering department. That was a stroke of genius. Because none of us will ever just ignore him to go our own way, and he will always keep up with what the Master's doing. But I suppose if you're more concerned we'll all go rogue, it makes sense. Somehow."

"What I want is for you to stop, listen to people, and I dunno, think before you declare that you won't be changing any of the command positions. Because there is distinct bias against some of us, from your command staff, based on half-truths from before we came aboard. And that prejudice will hurt your chances, because it will make it so, so much more difficult to work with us."

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[clear-horizons.livejournal.com]

"I wasn't made aware of this, but if any of you wish to speak to me about any officer or order that you do not understand or have problems with, you can feel free to speak with me personally about it to a reasonable limitation. If there are any members of this senior crew you have a problem with, then direct your complaints toward me and I'll see what I and the rest of the command staff can do."

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[captain-jtk.livejournal.com]

Kirk speaks up again, "While I can't speak for the current senior command staff, we have met with most of them and they seem capable enough in their positions. I believe it would be helpful, if people wouldn't simply dash off on their own whenever they feel like they know better. As Captain Picard said, if you have issues with any of the current officers, bring them to us and we'll determine what needs to be done."

He peers at the Doctor curiously, clasping his hands behind his back before he lets his gaze drift around the room. This could be trouble. It seemed like at least part of the crew was either unwilling or simply had too much of an independent streak to accept any sort of command. While he could appreciate independence and initiative, everyone running around at odds with each other was a recipe for disaster.

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[lytaalex.livejournal.com]

"They're talking about me," Lyta spoke up, addressing both Captains Picard and Kirk. "And they're right, I did suggest we lock some of them up in the brig. But it had nothing to do with half-truths about their pasts before they came aboard. In our first fight, we lost more people to friendly fire than we did to the bugs because people were acting independently. Then we had another incident during the Yeerk infestation because someone thought they knew better than everyone else. Genuine mistake or not, they could have cost people their lives and, yes, I think that there needs to be consequences for that beyond a light slap on the wrist and a 'don't do it again.' Not when it's putting my or anyone else's life at risk."

She then looked at the Doctor, pointedly. "What the good Doctor is leaving out, is that my recommendation to throw him in the brig was less about his refusal to submit to Brainiac 5's medical scans and more about his running out of the Vatican in the middle of a battle and leaving the rest of us to fend for ourselves. He might think our safety is an arbitrary reason to lock someone up, but I don't."

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[foursleeves.livejournal.com]

"It sounds to me, ma'am, that you're taking issue with one group of people for contributing and another for not." Spidey cocks his head, "I suppose it doesn't matter as long as we lock them all away, right?"

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[clear-horizons.livejournal.com]

"We are not locking anyone away. Miss Alex, I appreciate you being frank with me, and I'm certain that a compromise can be reached. We need to be able to work together on this. I understand that we all come from different realities and times and worlds, so common ground may be difficult to find. But take note that this place will continue to be a reality whether we choose to accept a command structure or not.

"In any community where survival is key, there are leaders. If you have a problem with this, then feel free to leave, because I can not and will not spend all my time as Captain trying to appease one group so they feel better about serving under my command. I can better spend that time aiding the crew that will work and cooperate."

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[lytaalex.livejournal.com]

"When those 'contributions' or the lack thereof put my life at risk, you're damn right I take issue with it. It's my life and you have no right to put it at risk any more than I have the right to put yours at risk. Especially without asking."

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[foursleeves.livejournal.com]

"I wasn't suggesting I did. My concern was that you were accusing people who don't want to risk your life by fighting of commiting an equally serious offence! Doesn't that sound, I dunno, a little hypocrital? No, just a smidge?"

He sighs heavily, and looks upon the breadth of Starfleet's finest, "Look, I'm clearly outnumbered here. I was given a job to do, keeping an eye on the kidlets, and unless you want me reassgned I don't have a problem continuing to do that. If that'll be all--"

And with that last little bit of adolescent posturing, he zips off to find Jaime so he can let him out.

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[doctor-jeangrey.livejournal.com]

Jean had heard that a new bunch of people had pod popped and curiosity had drawn her down to the meet and greet.

As soon as she stepped into the the room, she was immediately hit with feelings of anger, frustration, annoyance and lingering resentment. Her brows furrowed and she slowly looked around the room at everyone.

Her eyes widened and momentarily she stood there and her mouth dropped open in surprise... The Professor?! But the more she looked at him and the longer she stood there, she knew it wasn't him. Confused, she frowned and moved slowly into the room, listening to the heated conversation.

She cleared her throat finally and took a step forward. "I have something to say. I know I haven't been a part of this crew very long. But it seems to me that you might have a harder time insisting on any sort of disciplinary actions with some of our crew...." She shrugged her shoulders.

"There needs to be something else put into effect with those of us who could get around any sort of punishment that you can come up with. I highly doubt that you'd be much of a threat to Superman." She looked over at Worf - she's not being rude, she's just stating facts.

"How exactly do you plan on dealing with them? I could easily toss many a person around in here, though I'm sure there are some my powers don't have much effect on." Maybe... Perhaps.

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[clear-horizons.livejournal.com]

"I'm honestly unsure of that one," Picard replied. "If this place brings people from all realities, then perhaps someone I know from that other reality are here. They may know how better to deal with so many varied powers and abilities."

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[doctor-jeangrey.livejournal.com]

Jean looked over at the Professor the man and smiled slightly. "Then I wish you luck in finding some one with that knowledge."

It wasn't much help, she knew that. But she felt that they really needed to talk into account that there were those in the crew that they might have no control over what-so-ever.

"I'm Doctor Jean Grey by the way. I'm a pyschic and I'm also telekentic." She said, figuring it was best to introduce herself and tell what her powers were right up front, considering she could possibly be one of the harder ones to control.

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[clear-horizons.livejournal.com]

"I recognize the name. One of the X-Men, correct?"

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[doctor-jeangrey.livejournal.com]

Even though she'd found that more people knew of her on this ship than not, it was always a little alarming when someone said something like that.

She really wished people would stop doing that to her!

"Yes.... Yes I am," she said with a sigh, her eyebrows furrowing a little bit.

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[clear-horizons.livejournal.com]

"I never met you myself, Miss Grey, but I did meet a friend of yours. Storm? It was thanks to her help and the help of the X-Men that the Enterprise and her crew were able to return to our own reality. My name is Captain Jean-Luc Picard, though you likely already know it."

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[doctor-jeangrey.livejournal.com]

"Oh..." She looks confused, and though she wanted to ask exactly what the hell he was talking about - now wasn't the time. "Well, I'm glad they were able to help you..."

"I did..." She paused, allowing a smile to form on her lips. "I have to admit, you bear a striking resemblance to someone I know..."

YAY Jean! You've for the moment killed the bickering - someone get the woman a cookie or something!

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[el-escarabajo.livejournal.com]

The bickering is killed for all of three seconds. See, 'cause that's when Spidey asks to be let out of the bubble.

Then the bickering doesn't start up again. No, this isn't bickering. This is a sixteen-year-old boy calling all the adults out. (http://community.livejournal.com/trans_9/50530.html?thread=4144482#t4144482)