Meat n' Greet

[cityship]

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. They are also told they must read information about their current situation and a survival guide with their new omnicom. New crew-mates might see a tall dragonish guy with wings (but don't call him that) and purple 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.]

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[greeedycat]

The cat has found himself a comfortable chair to curl up in, with his yellow drape acting as a chair cover. It was probably suspicious to be completely clothed like he was, considering most of the other humans were stuck with that...second organic skin clinging to them. Caz shudded, and went back to his task at hand- fidgeting with the comm ring and trying to decide what to do.

Delicious information was soothing at this point, even if Cazali was on edge otherwise.

[memory-hax.livejournal.com]

Oh what's this? The drape, the boneless lounging, research indicated...

"Cazari of the Greeed, I take it?" inquired Philip, standing a few feet away from him.

[greeedycat]

A beat. A very, very slow glance up at an unfamiliar guy. And then, a deadpan.

"And~?" Man did he hate being on the blind end of information. He took his hat off, twirling it around on his ring finger. "Should I be concerned that you know me...?"

[memory-hax.livejournal.com]

If Philip was wearing glasses, he would have pushed them up. "Philip, Kamen Rider W. I'm quite interested in other people associated with Riders."

There was a glint of something in the young man's expression, maybe a slight tinge of red in his eyes perhaps?

[greeedycat]

...oh, fuck this bullshit. First he wakes up with a near-completion Ankh, and now there's some other know it all who was apparently a damned Kamen Rider. The hat twirl ceased, and Cazali's face twinged. How much did this guy know? How? How strong would other riders be...?

This was probably the second-worst day of his existence, right here.

"Oh...?" Caz sort of managed to remained casual, dropping his trucker hat on to his stomach. "How far does that interest stretch...?"

[memory-hax.livejournal.com]

"Interest in the literary manner," said Philip, his uncommon gaze boring into Cazari. "I know of your history, and I wouldn't mind sharing this information if it benefits you in the long run. We're all in this together after all."

Okay that gleam in his eyes? Really apparent. To anyone else, that reddish tint to his black eyes was natural who didn't know him.

[greeedycat]

This was decidedly one of the creepier humans he'd had to deal with, and he'd been hanging out with Dr. Maki. Weren't Kamen Riders supposed to be all saving people and such? Well, Birth was hit or miss, but...being in this together wasn't exactly how Caz expected this conversation to go.

Something seemed off about the guy, but through his yellow filter, it wasn't registering right. So he just played it off, shrugging and shifting his body posture away from the rider.

"Oh? You might have to forgive me for being a bit uncertain. Riders, after all, don't exactly enjoy my presence." Caz lulled his head towards Phillip, mouth quirked. "Ankh is here. Go pedal your justice at him."

[memory-hax.livejournal.com]

He clearly had never hung around Ouja before.

"I'm not like other Riders," said Philip. "In fact I'm quite different. The two in one Kamen Rider, so to speak." A double pun, considering everything.

"I'm not pedaling justice, I'm pedaling information. If you wish to learn some of the unique things on this ship, come see me sometime."

[greeedycat]

Paranoia, thy name is Cazali. "Two in one?" What, like Ankh and Lost Ankh...? Caz scoffed, trying very hard to seem uninterested- but he needed information. Direly. He couldn't adapt to this new situation, especially with only one core medal, without an infodump of some sort.

"...I'll consider it~ Not a trap, right...~?"

[memory-hax.livejournal.com]

"No traps here. I'm a Kamen Rider after all." said Philip, flicking his wrist.

"After all, what's there to gain from making a trap?"

[greeedycat]

"Oh, I don't know. The elimination of an enemy to Kamen Riders?" The sarcasm couldn't even be helped at this point. All he really had was snark and a bad attitude.

"Fine. I'll come~ Where, and when?" If worst came to, he could probably take out a rider for long enough to escape.

[memory-hax.livejournal.com]

"Neutral ground. The park. I'll bring a packet of information on what I've gathered about the ship. That should be enough to satisfy you for now, right?" inquired Philip, smiling.

[greeedycat]

...to say this was all too convenient would be an understatement, but beggars couldn't be choosers.

"Fine, fine~ But if I see any armored freaks..." A tense laugh, "I might not be too cheerful, okay?"

[vissernone.livejournal.com]

"Enjoying the digital literature?" Eva asks, making her way over to someone who looks like they're enjoying the plantsuit even less than most. "We have libraries, you know."

[greeedycat]

Cazali looked up slowly, as if not really sure she was talking to him. He made an 'eh?' noise, before dropping his hands over-dramatically to his lap.

"It's better than nothing, I suppose~" He curled his legs in, closer to his chest. Why was some random human approaching him? Had Ankh put her up to it?

"I'm not sure if it's safe for me to go wandering off on my own, hm~?" He scrunched up the corner of his mouth, fidgeting with the ring again. It was better than playing with his hat any more. "That's why they herded us all in to this room, right?"

[vissernone.livejournal.com]

She doesn't move closer, seeing his closed-off body language. She, more than anyone, understands the desire for personal space and solitude in the midst of a crowd.

"Oh, no, you're safe. We just want to all get a look at you to see if you're anyone we know. Like a petting zoo, only more degrading," she says dryly.

[greeedycat]

"Nice thought~" If only she knew, hah. But now wasn't the time for irony- this woman seemed pretty genuine, and had stood her ground without approaching. Maybe he could at least toe the waters a bit?

"...I'd like to think I'm safe, but~ Considering I've already got someone out for my blood, we'll see how long that lasts." The bitter tone was painfully honest. He wouldn't be surprised if the damn bird greeed 'killed' him in his sleep.

[vissernone.livejournal.com]

"Well, thankfully, the ship tends to protect us when someone's out to kill us. She's been fairly successful, in the past." Too successful, in Eva's mind. Killing Edriss had been a chore and the botched attempt to kill Iniss is a stain on her son's mind. "You might want to alert others, though, in case an incident arises."

[greeedycat]

...an admittedly intriguing response. Humans were always finding new ways to make him curious, it seemed. Cazali shifted, purposefully opening up his body language a bit, and tilted the brim of his trucker hat out of his face.

"An incident already happened, actually~ I'm surprised this 'ship' didn't intervene, then." Sadly, his face waivered back to aloof concern. "...does this place have cops, or should I break the leg off a table?" Sarcasm just came so naturally, it was hard to write out of his speech even when he was worried.

[vissernone.livejournal.com]

"We've recently altered the programming so she only interferes when someone's life is seriously at stake, and unfortunately, she does have blind spots. But we didn't like that she tortured people for getting into too many minor scuffles," she says, delivering the information about torture the same way she would about how inconvenient it is to be raining.

She grins, rather pleased by the use of sarcasm. Good, she could always use more people to banter with. "We do have a security division. And come on, now. You're surrounded by aliens and superheroes, and you're only going to break one leg off the table?"

[greeedycat]

Torture wasn't something Cazali knew to be wary of- unless it was, like, someone tapping his core medal against something. Even still, he didn't react until an awkward moment after, seeming to latch on to something far more interesting. "The ship's programming can be altered...?" Curiosity, more than intent. "Huh~ I've always been interested in that sort of thing." Well, mostly true. True enough.

...man, he missed his tentacle dreads. If only this damn ship could have saved his other eight medals, then... "I only have two arms, and I need at least one to to hold my hat on, right~?" Caz patted the top of his hat as indication, relaxing back and pulling at the corners of his drape. "Besides~ I have options. Why take the fight to them if there's a security division?" A mock-sigh, and he dropped his fidgeting to pantomime some vague attempt at overdramatics. "After all, I have so much to live for~"

[vissernone.livejournal.com]

"Hmm. I've never had much of a mind for electronics, but I know Neuropathy's been working on that sort of thing." The way he gets curious tips off an alarm bell in her head, but she figures Neuropathy probably vets their applicants. "You could ask them about work there."

She laughs. "You just have the end of your universe to live for. Aren't you excited?"

[greeedycat]

"Well, not so much that itself~ But a ship having enough personality...? You could say I enjoy a bit of psychology~" He wasn't about to admit he didn't know what the hell a 'neuropathy' was. "I used to help Doctor out with his-" The words were out of his mouth before Caz could reign them in, and he abruptly scowled, tossing his head to the left. Maybe if he pretended that never happened, she'd ignore it. He didn't know how the hell humans handled that sort of thing.

"Well~ I was at the end of my life in my universe, so the rest of this is sort of a bonus...~" The sigh was implied, and he made a wristflop gesture with his hand. "I'm pretty good at adapting, at least~"

[vissernone.livejournal.com]

"Doctor?" She picks at her lip. "We have a The Doctor aboard the ship. I'm not sure if that's whom you're looking for, though."

She makes a wristflop gesture of her own. "Then you'll fit right in. I'm not eager to return to my world either."

[greeedycat]

...he almost felt better about the spat with Ankh in the pods. Huh. "...I don't think so. Doctor isn't exactly the most sociable guy~ Usually just holed up in his lab, work comes first, you know the sort~" Or, he could assume. However, his face lost some of that sunshine, and he furrowed his brows. "Is there any way to look up people that might be on the ship? You never know~ He could be hiding on me."

If Dr. Maki was on the damn flying sack of organs, then Cazali was probably just going to rip his own core out and give up on physical sentience.