un: cpt andor [posted at 0324 december 19]

[ouzel]

What waits for you, back where you came from?

You can be as specific or nonspecific as you like, really. A person, a place, a thing, a concept, a task. A belief. A dream.

Nothing.

I'm just curious, I guess.

Also, for those who don't wish to give out even vaguely personal information to unknown strangers in an unknown place: how many of you are from pre-spaceflight planets?

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[ouzel]

I've been at it for a while.

How long have you been a monk?

[yotsubas]

Perhaps!

Is there anything specific you'd want to see while we're traveling?

[straycloud]

Not long at all. Just a single moment. It's easier that way. You can't get lost on the path if you don't have an origin or a destination.

And you? How long have you carried responsibility?

[finethanks]

It must be a cultural difference.

You're so serious, Captain. It was just a simulated scenario, and you're thinking of such realistic things~ But you are right. Normally, you'd look for every little detail before you can decide if someone can be trusted.

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[existentialcrisis]

You singled out nothing! It looks lonely that way. I think I had coffee waiting for me, but someone's probably poured it out by now. What are you captain of?

[ouzel]

I haven't really considered it yet.

Cities, I suppose. Places full of people.

[ouzel]

Must be.

Being serious is one of those habits I don't seem to be able to break.

[ouzel]

For most, if not all, of my life.

[ouzel]

A beach, a sunset, and a friend.

[ouzel]

Wanted people to know that it was an option, at least.

Military. Army service, specifically.

[straycloud]

So a single moment for you as well? I'm glad we get to share it.

[ouzel]

Exactly.

I'm comforted by the idea of monks being here. Probably because of that friend I mentioned earlier.

[doxing]

Is that some kind of metaphor, or do you really hope to have a platonic walk on the beach?

[ouzel]

It's honest. That's what's waiting for me.

[yotsubas]

Yes, with lots of people we can ask about the situation... I think that would benefit us greatly!

[ouzel]

Exactly.

[straycloud]

You are not without your friend.

But if you find a need for more friends, you won't need to be without those either. We're all bound by common threads.

[ouzel]

[ He mumbles to himself: I am one with the Force, the Force is with me. ]

No, I suppose not.

We'll see. Friends are useful, at the very least.

[genice]

So the crew keeps informing me. It's not that I don't think they're telling the truth. I just would rather be home than learning how to adapt in space.

Still, this is where I am! So I'll adapt, and I'll see if there isn't some kind of solution for getting back to the life I was leading before. I have enough apologies to make by the time I get back even now. I imagine they'll only get harder to swallow the longer I'm gone.

[doxing]

Think they're gonna wait that long for you?

[remainingtwin]

[She makes a face at the text and is about to ask 'what, yours' doesn't?' before realizing that, duh, probably not if he asks it like that.]

Yeah. There's the moon and the sun, and then a bunch of other plants not that far from us, but you can't live on them. Some of them have more than one moon though.

Are you not from Earth either? I've been meeting some people like that lately. It's all a little weird. Where or when I'm from, that sort of thing is impossible. You only hear about it in science fiction stories.

[straycloud]

I'll have to be sure to watch for it. I think I'd like to know you. (o˘◡˘o)

just a quick aside

[straycloud]

Psst!

I never answered one of the questions. You can tell the captain if our planet is "pre-spaceflight," right? Someone has to have gotten around to that at some point, but I didn't want to guess wrong.

[ This is entirely sensible. ]

[existentialcrisis]

I guess you have much more waiting for you than I do, then. That must be hard.

[finethanks]

That's not such a bad thing in some cases, Captain Fufu. I'll look to you if we run into a time of need on board this spaceship. But make sure you relax every now and again. Get a massage!