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Meet N' Greet

Part of the crew might be gone, but life on the ship goes on. In fact, new people have woken up and, eventually, they've been spat out into the mess hall.

Maybe it's better to introduce them to some of the worst aspects of ship life first, right?

Anyway, the word is out that there's new people, and someone should probably go say hello. Before the n00bs mistake the glop for crew.

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Weaving among the tables, snuffing at the new podlings with similar curiosity, is a wolf. She's fully grown but still young, grey in color with hard yellow eyes. The strangest thing about her isnt the pod suit she wears, which bears chewing scars on the left foreleg and seems to have been stretched a lot, but the fact that in her mouth she's carrying a hatchet.

Bella notices Bandit and makes a beeline for him, ears flicked forward in curiosity. She carries herself self-importantly, setting the hatchet down with a casual manner as she stops in front of him.

"Dog," she says, flicking an ear. "You come from the pods, dog?"

Bandit perks up noticeably as he percieves Bella's approach, his nose alerting him to her presence a long time before his eyes do. A wolf; he knows wolf, like he knows rat and a whole plethora of other animal names and the matching scent to accompany it.

He sniffs at the air when she arrives, experimentally. Her body posture would tip him off, but it's her aggressive, dominant scent that makes him sidestep. He presents his flank to her in a show of submission, without being overly giving. He might be new, and unfamiliar to this place, but she is younger than he is. Politely, he dips his head and sniffs between her legs, scoping her out. He's happy to be able to do this freely, without fear of anyone skirting away or calling him a bad dog.

WOLF. He responds, nodding as he pulls away from her, presenting his flank again so that she may inspect him too. He eyes the hatchet; is that a bone, a toy? Or a knife-weapon? It smells of metal and of her, but he'd like to look at it closer. He can't do that without her permission, of course, so he keeps his posture frank and neutral.

POD, THEN BATH. PUT ON BAD COAT. BANDIT TAKE OFF. He explains this to her matter-of-factly, seeing her with the suit, and the bite marks. Maybe he could help her take hers off, as well?

Bella returns the ritual sniff, wagging slightly. One-Leaf-Ear is the only other aboard who understands this. It's familiar. The dog is older than she is, clearly, but that means little to the wolf. A dog is a dog. Don't they chase cars and bark at stupid things?

"Pod suit," says Bella, nosepointing a little to her own. "It is good. It keeps my pelt clean. It covers me if I walk on two legs."

"This one is called Bella," she says, by way of introduction. "Do you have a name or are you just "dog"?"

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Nawww, Bandit got lobotomized to stop chasing cars and barking at random. Well, mostly. Squirrels are a frequent and fearsome exception.

No, this dog goes on black ops missions and kills the despot rulers of South American countries, and blows up their base.

He can make a cat listen to him.

NAME = 'BANDIT'. He contemplates being offended--he's smart enough to understand that being called nothing but 'dog' would be an insult. But the young wolf is bigger than him. Getting into a dominance fight now would be a bad idea on a lot of levels. UR NAME IS ?

"Bella," she says. She has to wonder why a dog is on this ship. Garou are warriors, but dogs are not. "Can you fight, Bandit Dog?"

This, you see, is highly relevant to her interests. If this dog is like any other dog she's heard about (not having met any for herself) she can only see him as a waste of resources and possible liability.

Your average lupus doesn't have much fondness for dogs.

Y'know, Bandit is pretty much asking himself the same question. He can only wonder what 2 is doing at this point, but he's not overly worried--she was always the better survivor between them.

BANDIT FIGHT MANY. KILL MANY. TEAM LEADER. MAKE PLAN, TEAM OBEY. He answers curtly. He might tell her a bit more aobut his missions if questioned, but not much. It's classified. He puffs out his chest--not by much, just enough so that she'll get the hint that he's willing to put some bite to his bark. Even unarmed, he's not going to let himself get pushed over. NICE 2 MEET U, BELLA.

"Bandit is Alpha of pack? Who do you run with? Other dogs? Who do you fight? How do you fight?" Bella's eyes brighten. She momentarily forgets that this is just some mangy dog that is totally not worth her time as a Garou. Bella instantly respects anyone who has been in battle.

"This one has killed Fomori, this one has fought the Wyrm. But my pack is not here and I miss them very much."

YES. BANDIT LEADER LONG TIME. KILL MANY PRESIDENT. KILL TARGET: 'GUERRERA'. HAVE 2 IN TEAM: 2 = CAT, 3 = RABBIT. 2 STEALTH, KILL WITH FAR CLAW. 3 = SCOUT, DROP LAND MINE 4 ENEMY STEP. 1 = BANDIT. TANK. BANDIT PROTECT. 1 - 2 - 3: WE3.

HAVE COAT. COAT B. EQUIP 4 FIGHT. ROCKET-LAUNCHER + MANY GUNS EQUIP. RADAR + SONAR EQUIP. GO UNDERWATER, ALSO BIG JUMP. NEW-CLEAR REE-SIS-TANS. IS STRONG AND FAST.

Wow. That's the longest he's said in a long time. He feels like he needs to prove himself to her, and this is what he's comfiest saying about his exploits.

? FOMORI ? ? WYRM ? ? WORD ?

Bella sort of puts together pieces of that into something she understands. She doesn't know what a "President" or a "Guerrera" is, but that's a small detail in her broad-brushed mind.

"Bandit is pack with cat and rabbit? Bandit protects, is Bandit the Ahroun? Warrior?" she asks.

"I do not carry weapons except for my axe. I was born with claws and teeth. With claws and teeth, I fight," she says, wrinkling her nose a little.

"The Wyrm is the enemy. The Wyrm is the destroyer, it is killing the world. Fomori are things of the Wyrm. Garou fight the Wyrm, it is our enemy," she explains, a fierce sort of joy entering her voice. "I am young but I am learning, and soon I will be able to fight it better and better."

YES. BANDIT PROTECT 2 & 3. BANDIT HAVE BIG WEAPON. 2 & 3 NOT.

He speculates that she must be a formidable opponent; her claws are twice the size of his, and her teeth are probably the same. He listens to what she has to say about the Wyrm and Fomori; he puts the knowledge away for future use, perhaps. He wonders what kind of tactical training she has to be so good in battle.

BANDIT ALSO HAVE. BUT NO USE 4 FIGHT. BANDIT TRAIN LONG B4 GET COAT. MANY MOON MAYBE, NO C SKY. His perception of time, especially when divided by human standards, is shaky. He can count in days, but beyond fifteen sunrises and sunsets it gets hazy. The months of his training were too harsh, in any case, for him to remember the length with any certitude.
? AXE = USEFUL ? He thinks of her axe against a legion of armed FARC soldiers and dismisses the idea.

BELLA HAVE BIG PACK 4 FIGHT?

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