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Meet-n-Greet

After being released from stasis, having the slime removed from their bodies and clothed in the creepy, pulsing leaf-suit that everyone wore, and being taken to the Weapons & Possessions lockers to collect their belongings, the new arrivals would find themselves standing in the Observation Deck. Round windows lined the fleshy walls, revealing the bright display of lights that was inter-dimensional travel. They would also discover that there were people--members of the command staff and crew that had woken earlier--waiting for them.

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Witches, huh? The Chief's not sure if he's met one. She might be talking about one of the other new arrivals, or other crewmates he's not entirely familiar with. There are so many of them.

"We think we have some idea of what we're up against, and whatever they are they're a powerful enemy," he says, remembering the ominous signs they'd found on the dead planet. "Where I'm from spaceflight is commonplace and we've long since started using better metals than iron," he says to give Katara some kind of frame of reference. "But a lot of this is beyond me." At least, the "living ship" thing. It reminds him strongly of the Flood, but it's... not the same.

"What," he asks after a small pause, "is bending?"

It sounds like something significant if it's used as a weapon, but that doesn't give him any clues as to what the term means.

"I see." So that was another person who came from a time where space travel was possible. She was going to have to get Sokka used to the idea: he was very resistant when it came to things like that. "I have a brother who will be very interested in how the whole space travel thing works."

Katara smiled. If she was going to mention bending to people, she had better be prepared not only to explain it but to demonstrate it too. She'd have to find the bathrooms on the ship. "Bending is the ability to have a specific element move to your will. For me, my element is water, and so I can make water whips, create ice and ice projectiles, surf on the water, use steam, you name it. If it has to do with water, I can use it."

Too bad there wasn't much of it on the ship.

"Send him to the media labs, or the engineering crew if they aren't busy," the Chief advises.

He listens to the explanation, nodding. "That sounds like a useful ability. Unfortunately, as you've probably noticed, we're a little short on accessible water here." He considers that. "There might be some standing pools in the city but nobody's paid them much attention because they're not potable."

Media labs? Engineering crew? Yup, those definitely sounded like Sokka jobs. But it would be good to get his mind off of the kidnapping. If it weren't so many friendly people, Katara was sure she would have been freaking out too.

Katara sighed. "So I've heard. Luckily for me, I'm used to carrying the water in a pouch. I had a lot of practice when we were traveling in the desert...not that I'd really want to relive that experience."

"If you usually carry it with you, you might find it in the Weapons and Possessions lockers," he suggests. Ah yes, the lockers that aren't actually lockers! The giant disorganized warehouse o' stuff!

"It's a giant mess in there, but Stacy seems to move things to the front when the people they belong to wake up."

Katara gave the man a friendly smile. Really, this place was different, but it seemed like all of the crew were trying to make do with the best they could. It reminded her a lot of the Old Masters, when they marched together, all old men of different nations, to free Ba Sing Se.

"Just another thing to get used to, I guess," Katara said. "I wonder if everyone Stacy picked has some secret power. Do these pod pops happen often?"

"They were erratic at first, but they've gotten regular lately," the Chief replies. "Standing theory is that she's got specific reasons for everyone she wakes up, and no one knows how many are in stasis. Could be millions."

"We just don't know what those reasons are."

And believe him, he's been trying very hard to come up with plausible ones for the likes of some of them.

Katara took that in. There was much she had to think about before she started to really formulate ideas: for one, after a few days shed have to talk to Sokka and ask him what he thought of everything. His opinion, despite how much she made fun, was very important to her.

"I didn't think you did," Katara said,m "But it helps you're at least trying. There's a lot to take in when we first come here to this place. I just hope I can assist in finding those reasons. I think I like the people here. JI don't want them getting hurt."

"Neither do I," the Chief agrees firmly. He's adopted this crew, and whether that decision was wrong or right (still something his sense of duty and his pragmatism still argue about) he's not going back on it.

"My advice would be that once you know what team you're on, track them down and get to know them as soon as you can. If and when we go on other missions, you'll be with them and you'll be relying on them. It's a good idea to figure them out before you have to do that."

Katara was glad of that. If he was so important in keeping things under control on Stacy, she was sure she could go to him in case something underhanded was going on. Besides, he seemed to have a voice of authority that showed he was committed to helping the people aboard.

"Wait, we have teams? Well, I guess that makes sense, but where would you go or who would you talk to to find out which team you were on anyway?"

"Stacy should tell you eventually, it should be soon. If you're team leader, find your group. If you're not, try to get ahold of your leader and keep your eyes on the omnicoms to see if there's a meeting being pulled together," says the Chief.

He plans on starting group training soon, things have just been hectic lately what with the Yeerk trial and all.

"I'll do that," Katara said. So, that was easy enough. She doubted anyone would make her leader considering she'd just been popped though. That wouldn't make much sense. She WOULD have to check her omnicon though, and possibly set up a journal if only to keep in contact with everyone else on Stacy.

Katara gave him a bow. "Thank you for your information. I'm sure it'll help me take care of certain things on Stacy. I'm sure you get a lot of people asking you questions when you first get here after all."

"No problem," he replies, nodding. "Just doing what I can. Someone has to answer questions, and it's better to do it than assume someone else will."

Otherwise, things never get done. And if you want something done right, you do it yourself.

"Good luck," he adds.

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