Central Park had been transformed.

Ever since the visit to XaXing, Jara Hamee had been toiling away here, busily working the land, planting seeds, and tending budding trees of every description, from towering redwoods to humble apple trees to trees only those born on other planets might recognize. Most of them were shockingly fast growers--while the trees certainly weren't mature yet by any means, they're mostly no longer mere saplings, either.

And here he had remained! Any visitors to this humble forest-to-be may have easily noticed the Hork Bajir, and probably would be completely disabused of the notion that this menacing-looking alien was in any way a threat under ordinary circumstances. For one thing, he was singing--a bright, rhythmic, almost joyful sounding tune--in his native tongue, a language pretty much nobody on the ship would be likely to understand. For another, he was dancing, as well--an energetic, dynamic interpretive dance that looked like it had a story to tell, full of graceful swooping motions and widely-spread limbs, moving fluidly in and out, high and low, around and around. It didn't quite look like something that could traditionally be considered worship, but it certainly seemed close.

With enough patience, it could be seen that he was dancing around an individual tree, and the whole ritualistic affair was apparently directed towards it. He was rather absorbed in the whole display; it might end up taking him a bit to notice anyone approaching.


((OOC: I am really sorry for falling off the face of the planet, guys. If anyone wants me to continue threads with them from before, please let me know; otherwise, I'll just assume that I fail and move on.))

[ooc: Newbie Helpers List | Instructions: Post your character with one post establishing them as being podpopped. Tag each other in groups of 2's, 3's, and 4's, to get some interaction to start with. If a thread doesn't already have 2 or 3 people tagged in, tag it with your character's podpop popping near the other people, rather than making a new subthread. If you would like to play out them talking to the AI, please send an email to the mods making the request--we do this only by request. Then move onto the big Newbie Meeting. Once your character has gotten the rundown from the old crew, you may start posting entrance posts and freely tagging.]


||Pod Release Protocols Initating|| Stacy's familiar voice sounds out to all the podmates through the ship.

In the Pod Caverns, there are the sounds of: Pop. Pop pop pop. Poppuhpoppoppop. KASCHUNKhiiiiiiiissssss.

There is condensation and mist spraying out from cracks in the pods, as the people inside slide out onto the floors, covered in slime.

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( There was nothing... )