TRAVEL ADVISORY

[navarch]

[At precisely 7 A.M. on the Peregrine's standard time, both CommLink screens and wardens' cabin control panels flicker to life with a live video stream.

The Navarch herself stands in the observatory. Outer space ahead is just stars with a thin yellow streak of light across the middle.]

Good morning, passengers.

Tomorrow we will be passing through an asteroid belt. Our shields are quite formidable and built for navigating these occasional obstacles, but you may notice slight vibrations, tremors, and adjustments through the Peregrine's systems to accommodate the additional power needed for full operation. It is my hope that these fluctuations will be almost entirely unnoticeable, but as this is the ship's first astroid field since its recommissioning, it may be more turbulent than usual.

[A beatific smile.]

When I passed through my first asteroid field, I found it difficult to sleep. If it eludes you as it did me, reflect upon that some cultures consider one's first passage through these circumstances a rite everyone must take at least once in their life. What it means varies from culture to culture, but perhaps you will discover what it means to you.

And if you still cannot sleep, see the infirmary; I trust we have a warden capable of dispensing sleep aids.

[They will, however, give users incredibly exuberant technicolor dreams about cartoon unicorns. An inconvenient side effect, but sleep is sleep.]

Comments

j.barnes

[counterstep]

i can handle sleep aids

hit me up if any of you need them

c.fraser

[nineteenfortyfive]

And if James here is unavailable for whatever reason, I can do the same.

[counterstep]

Or if you have a gender preference. Or if you're Silky and trying to avoid me.

[nineteenfortyfive]

I am sure the nickname only endears you to him.

[counterstep]

Oh, yeah, bet he loves it. Don't you, Silky?

[nineteenfortyfive]

Aren't you a little too old to be teasing someone like that?

[counterstep]

Age is relative. I know someone way older than me that still likes pranking people.

( on this ship, even. but loki's trying, unlike silco, so he's not going to call loki out. )

[nineteenfortyfive]

More like you just want to tease.

[kaijuice]

I once employed a 'Jimothee'.

[nineteenfortyfive]

If Jim can be short for James, I suppose Jimothee would be a proper nickname.

william.temple

[omniavincit]

Anyone interested in a nickname-free experience can contact me in the dorms.

[ Look he has Feelings about this. ]

[counterstep]

Wow, you've not even talked to me before, pal.
You don't know what you're missing out on, William.

[omniavincit]

When I was an inmate I would've hated you for it.

That's all.

[counterstep]

Something tells me that it doesn't matter if you're an inmate or not since you clearly already have an opinion of me without knowing me.

[omniavincit]

That's not what's going on here.

But I don't think you should press your luck.

[nineteenfortyfive]

[When you were an inmate, hmm??? Don't mind Claire being nosy. Public forum and all that.]

Who knows? There might be an inmate that appreciates a teasing rapport.

I doubt it's Silco, but I'm sure James would cut it out if it truly bothered him.

[counterstep]

Exactly. I'm a gentleman, and he hasn't protested yet. It's really not on me if he doesn't communicate his discomfort to me.

( tactically explaining away things by using silco's means of micromanaging information and communication is definitely turning out in bucky's advantage right now. )

text | jvolkhov

[saklas]

Imagine hating a baby so much that you name it Josh

[omniavincit]

There are some fucked up people in this world.

I think I was named after Yeats. But I never got confirmation.

[saklas]

that was actually good! someone other than me is capable of humor here, it's a great day

🏆

print this out. you earned it.

[saklas]

It's IR95, isn't everybody pansexual by now?

[counterstep]

That wasn't about sexuality. That was about personal comfort.

[saklas]

what a crowd. These are the fucking jokes. Thank you, I'll be here all week.

[counterstep]

Good to know that despite your progressive posturing you're just as sexist as the next guy.

AUDIO | jvolkhov

[saklas]

Oh my gosh. Girl, the pastels! I love it. Iconic. Are you actually here with us, or are you like, calling in? I would love to see your walk-in closet. Just take the camera in some time.