trans_9 | Meat n' Greet

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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. 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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"The JSA?" Jinx frowned, more because her instant distaste for most heroic organizations but partly because "Aren't you a little young for that team? I heard it was mostly old retired heroes...and that Stargirl chick." She was familiar with the team's lineup, from her world anyway. Who knew what alternate universe this girl came from.

"Oh, you've heard of them?" Maxine said, voice brightening a little bit. Was this girl from her world after all? She wasn't sure she recognised her, but still. "I was actually on the JSA All-Stars but I started out on the main team. It's not all older heroes, but even then they're all really nice. Like The Flash and Green Lantern and Wild Cat. Co--Stargirl and I both switched to the All-Stars, though, with some of the other younger heroes on the team, and Power Girl is the leader instead." Did this girl not know about that stuff happening?

All of that...all of it, every bit was completely news to Jinx.

"Well I may not have been keeping up with things as much as usual before the world ended, but I'm pretty sure I'd have noticed a big shuffling of teams like that." She sighed "Looks like you're from an alternate. A universe like mine but different. Justice League, Teen Titans, JSA, but not all the same. I wrote a paper on it once for physics class." She neglected to mention she'd only gotten an A- on it. That was as bad as an F to her.

"Oh." Well, that was kind of disappointing, but Maxine could work with that. "Well, that's okay. I mean, you still come from a similar world, so I guess that still counts for something, right? Because that means that at least I have someone around here who can talk about that kind of thing. Though I thought I saw some other names on the guide, too, that I recognised, but I'll have to look again. I was mostly trying to get through the broad situation." She frowned. "I guess that makes sense. I've dealt with things like alternate worlds before. Like Power Girl had to deal with the fact that she came from a different world. It's really an interesting concept in theoretical physics. Only it's not that theoretical anymore, now that it's been proven a few times over."

"Exactly." Though Jinx hadn't known about Power Girl being from another universe. She was sure Mammoth probably would make some kind of lewd joke about her chest being "Out of this world" though if he knew.

"It's always nice to make new friends." She purred with a sort of artificial sweetener kindness that could easily be mistaken as sincerity. It would be nice to have other people from at least something close to her universe to chat with, but until she got to know Maxine she wasn't making any BFF bracelets.

"It is!" Maxine said, and her face brightened considerably. Did this other girl consider her a friend already? That was definitely a nice thought. "I'm Maxine, by the way, sorry that took so long. Only I guess 'Cyclone' works too, since I already said I was a hero."

"Jinx." She introduced herself simply and considered for a second explaining she was "Unaffiliated." instead she just went with "No secret Identity, just Jinx." Though she had a few fake names she used on fake IDs back when such a thing was necessary.

"Oh, well that's okay. Not everyone needs a secret identity, right? I mean, I barely have one anyway, I guess." She smiled a little. She wasn't sure she was familiar with anyone named Jinx, but it could be a different world thing, like they'd established. "It's really nice to meet you. Thank you for being so nice to me, too. I'm just feeling kind of disoriented I guess, all things considered."

"My pleasure." she purred fluttering her eyelashes at the new girl. "Everyone needs a little help every now and then."

"Yeah, that's true. And I mean, this is kind of a special case, too. I don't imagine that many people really know how to deal with a situation like this when they first show up, right? Since it's kind of a weird case, and really messed up. So it's great that there are people around to try and help."

"Oh I dunno, I think humans adapt to things pretty well. It's the non-humans you really have to worry about. Humans have always been so painfully aware of our weaknesses, of just how delicate the balance between life and death is for us. Even the strongest of us can have accidents." She said all this with a creepy smile. Even if she was being nice she didn't have to be that nice.

"Oh," Maxine replied, and her face fell a little. "I guess that's true." And she was thinking on Damage, who had died not that long ago, even though he'd always been so strong. "But we have to try our best anyway, right? I mean, that's what heroes are for. For taking risks to help other people out, even if it's scary..." She bit her lower lip. "So we adapt to the situation and we 'evolve'-- so to speak-- so we can get out of this. Or something."

"Or something." Jinx echoed giving Maxine a strange look, "And if it came to it "hero" would you make the ultimate sacrifice for all of these people? The one's you don't know? The ones you might not like?" She sauntered closer leaning in seeking the truth in Maxine's eyes.

Maxine's eyes fell instinctively, feeling awkward and uncertain under the fire of that question. "Um," she started, "I--I think so. I mean I've never been in that situation before, but I'd want to do my best. That's what heroes are supposed to do, and that's what all of my friends would do, because who the people are doesn't matter, right?" That's what Damage had done. "I'd... like to think that I could be as brave as them." She just didn't really feel like she could be.

"Good girl." Jinx patted her on the head, "Not my style, but you're trying." She chuckled. Frankly she couldn't see herself sacrificing that much for anyone, but if the heroes were willing to do it they could go to town.

Maxine squirmed a little from that, unsure what to think of the almost condescending response. "Um, thanks. I want to try and be a hero, you know? Because it's one of the things I'm good at, which I don't think I have many of, right?" She bit her lip a bit. "Hopefully I can do a good job here."

"Aw, not alot of talents other then saving lives?" Jinx fluttered her eyelashes, "Somehow I doubt that. But we'll see won't we?"

Maxine flushed a little at that. "Oh. Thank you! I don't know, I'm pretty smart I guess, but we'll see how that works out on a ship like this, right? I mean I bet this ship is full of people who are talented in lots of things, and I'm kind of inexperienced even as a hero..."

"You'll learn one way or another." Jinx smirked in a sort of superior fashion, "Sink or swim."

Maxine nodded again, though she wasn't nearly as cheerful as she'd gotten earlier. "Right. I guess we all have to adapt, right? Which is kind of a pretty human thing to do, but..."

"Don't think of yourself as human?" Jinx inquired curiously, after all she thought of herself as human even if she was a better human then most.

"Oh, no, that's not what I meant," she said, flushing. "I guess I phrased that kind of weird. It's just a scary thought, I meant. we have to adapt it's just sometimes nicer if you don't have to, you know? Like change is good but not all change is."

Jinx chuckled, "It may be scary, but change is a necessary evil. Evolve or die as they say."

"Right," Maxine said, nodding a little. She was just obviously bothered still. "It's not always good but it has to happen eventually, right? Not many things stay the same forever, after all-- that's life, right? Like how a language is considered dead once it stops changing."

Jinx nodded with a coy smile, "And the less will you have to fight it the easier you're changed, molded and transformed." She drew in close to whisper in Maxine's ear "Until you can hardly recognize yourself anymore."

Personal space is overrated don't you think?

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