Meet and Greet

[cityship]

The rest of the crew assembled on the Observation Deck to meet the latest editions to their numbers.

Several people are set up near the doors to provide the new people with omnicomms and comm rings. They are also told they must read information about their current situation and a survival guide with their new omnicomm. New crewmates might see a tall dragonish guy with wings (but don't call him that), a large afro attached to a smaller girl, and talking ponies 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. But thankfully this time, there's a system that was set up to aid the new crew members with a few more experienced ones.

[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. Big brother/sister, there will be a thread for you as well!]

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[monster_san]

"Mm, yes. It seems like everyone is from a different place--there's so much to learn about." People with superpowers, others with magical ability, people from fiction, androids... Fuu still wondered if she could call herself used to it. And that wasn't even getting into all the strange things that these people built.

She nodded, smiling softly. "Don't worry. We've been doing our best to look out for each other here. And I'm glad that you're joining us." She paused. "Windam is here as well."

[forging_on]

Presea's eyebrows rose with her surprise. "Is that so?" She'd known that the mashin were very attached to their wielders, but she hadn't realized the depth of their attachment. The mashin were meant to protect Cephiro. And yet one had followed Fuu across the universe. There was something very big here, something she was missing.

"It will be an honor to have him with us," she said carefully. And then she smiled. "He'd be good to have at your back, I think. I'm glad to hear you've been all right. Hikaru and Umi aren't here, are they?"

[monster_san]

Fuu nodded. She could tell that Windam was watching this now, even if he didn't speak--his relief at finding another from Cephiro was even greater than her own, which did not surprise Fuu at all. Clef and Presea. Are there others?

"It is very reassuring to have him here," she said, touching the jewel on her armor. "I haven't seen Hikaru or Umi, and it doesn't look like they were released today, either." Still, Fuu found herself standing on her toes, just in case she had somehow missed them. "But I'm certain that they're in the pods as well."

[forging_on]

"Oh, surely," Presea said, and she had no doubt either. It just didn't make sense to choose one Knight and leave the others, not when they made such a good team. The ship would certainly wake them when she found need. She glanced around too, searching the crowd for their distinctive haircolors, but to no avail. Then she smiled.

"If they were here, we'd hear them," she said. "Umi shouting, or Hikaru calling our names. I suppose it's just me, this time around. How often does Stacey wake people, in any case? Perhaps they aren't... ready," she continued. She wasn't sure what being ready would involve, exactly. But it was as likely an explanation as any other.

[monster_san]

Fuu dropped back on her feet after Presea's unsuccessful search, but she had to smile. "Oh yes, I'm sure we would know right away if Umi were here. But Hikaru might be more difficult--she would probably be in the middle of a group of new friends."

She hoped that they would emerge soon, though. It would have been nice to have them here, together like they had been all through Cephiro. "It's a matter of the soul, according to what I've learned," she said. "Something about this type of space makes it difficult for the spirit to remain attached."

[forging_on]

That was true. Hikaru would make friends with the lowest of thinking creatures and the highest alike. The thought made her smile. Just because Hikaru was friendly with everyone, it didn't mean Presea valued her friendship any less. Or that of the other Knights.

She wasn't quite sure what Fuu meant about the spirit, however, wrinkling her nose in some confusion. "Do you mean that some of the people in the pods have no soul?" That was a little creepy to think about. Coffins, rather than preservatives.

[monster_san]

"As I understand it, it has to do with how securely our souls are attached to our physical bodies. The people still in the pods are themselves, but not ready to emerge." She stopped herself just in time from comparing it to a stasis chamber from science fiction, where a person was preserved from the effects of time or injury. She rather doubted that the analogy would be useful for Presea. "It's--like an enchanted sleep, I suppose. But messier."

[forging_on]

"Much messier," Presea said wryly. Fuu's explanation made sense, though. The state of one's soul was a private thing, and it was no wonder that some people took longer than others. Especially those with big souls, like her other friends.

"You've always got a good explanation," she said to Fuu, smiling. Fuu was still curious as ever, at least. She'd be the person to ask when Presea had questions later.