video; un: kirk

[winscenario]

[ Yet another new face to greet the network, and likely not for the first time, it's the face of someone who's clearly bent over backwards to try and figure out where he is and how he got here. To no avail, evidently. He's stranded, pretty much, he's managed to figure that much out.

But that's not even what's the most puzzling about all this. You see, traveling across the galaxy has made him more prone to accept that he can get snatched up, either on purpose or by accident, or even that he might trip over some dimension-breaking wormhole and end up in an alternate reality.

At least this one doesn't have another version of him (so far), so there's that.

But anyway. Onto trying to figure some things out, at least. ]

This is Captain James T. Kirk, of the USS Enterprise. I understand that likely means nothing to most of you, if not everyone, but I'll make it quick: the Enterprise is the flagship of the United Federation of Planets, operated by Starfleet, from the 23rd century, year 2263.

[ He'll skip on explaining the Federation or Starfleet for now. If anyone asks then he'll get into more detail. More pressing matters, though. ]

My ship is here, but my crew is not. Not unless I'm missing something, and if anyone can tell me where should I go to look for them, then I'd appreciate it. I... welcome the help of the Eluvio crew being on board to help me run my ship, [ No he doesn't. ] but I'd much rather have my crew, as you can likely imagine.

[ He sighs quietly, a show of frustration more than anything else. ]

On an unrelated note, would anyone mind taking a couple of hours to explain to me how currency works? I'm not... used to handling it. I'm crap at it too, if we're being completely honest. [ Seriously, does he really have to have a job? Ugh. ]

Other than that... well, I guess we're all stuck here, so I'd like to get to know everyone to some degree. So hit me up and let's chat sometime.

[ There, harmless and vague enough. And with a friendly smile, he leans in to end the feed. ]

Comments

( un: apollo )

[aploun]

Don't think it'll take hours, but I can show you how the currency system here works.

Or, really, what I found easiest.

[winscenario]

Great. So long as I know how to use it, works for me. I don't even know how much a cup of coffee's supposed to cost these days. Literally.

audio; user: katsuki

[yokunaru]

If your crew members are on Eluvio already, they should be able to see this message. Um, if they're not, it might take them a while to show up.

[He hopes that they do, but with the anomalies so random, it's hard to guess.]

I think Viktor and I were taken by the same anomaly, but he still got here about three weeks earlier than I did.

[winscenario]

And several people being brought here from the same universes— is that a given? Or more like an 'if' situation?

[ Because he doesn't want to get hopeful about someone else showing up. Even if he shouldn't hope someone he knows would end up stuck in this situation along with him. ]

Video; un: Mio

[remainingtwin]

2263!? [Okay look there's a lot going on in this post but that's the thing that sticks out to her first. Sure there are plenty of people from the future here, but she's pretty sure that's the furthest she's heard. And he's a captain! Of a ship!!

She'll let the others handle conversations about currency and the anomalies of when people may or may not arrive. She has more important things to ask] So, you must have gone all around space, right? Have you met a lot of aliens? [VERY IMPORTANT THINGS TO ASK.]

[winscenario]

[ Well, everyone else is handling the rest so it's not like she'd add much to the discussion anyway. Besides Jim did mention getting to know everyone else, so he more than welcomes the curiosity on her end. ]

Well, yes. A lot of them. [ Intimately. ] Even back on Earth there are plenty of aliens. I've studied with several back at the academy, and I have a number of them from various different species on my crew. My first officer, for instance.

voice, un: shaw

[indigo5a]

Your ship is here, but your crew isn't? Maybe they're floating in space somewhere.

​[ This is said quite matter-of-factly, because it seems to be the logical conclusion. Ship made it, but the passengers didn't. Stands to reason, right? She's not really saying it to be cruel, though. Understanding how people feel about other people is still kind of a developing concept for Shaw. ]

[winscenario]

[ Wow. Lady. ]

We... weren't actually in outer space when I was brought in here, so I'm fairly confident they're fine, wherever they are.

[ With a light air of playful sarcasm, he goes on to add. ] But thanks for the rosy hypothesis, that really put my mind to rest.

text; un: altea

[juniberries]

I had a similar issue when I arrived. Mind you, I didn't have a crew with me on my ship when I was brought in, but it's here and my advisor is not.

[winscenario]

To be fair we weren't actually on board when I was brought here. I was just wondering if I would be able to find others from my crew somewhere, since I'm here.

Not really sure if I got dragged along because of my ship, or if she was brought here because I was.

video; un: capt andor

[ouzel]

[ Cassian frowns a little. ]

Where you come from doesn't have currency?

You're not the first one to arrive with a ship and no crew, Captain Kirk.

[winscenario]

Depends on the planet. The galaxy's a big place after all, but there's no currency in place within Federation planets. We have no need for it.

Yeah, someone else mentioned having their ship here. Is your ship here, too?

text, un: foxinthegreenhouse

[herbalsupplements]

Is money no longer a concern in the future?

[Kurama's learned a thing or two about, uh, growing wealth back home, but he can't say the idea doesn't intrigue him.]

[winscenario]

Not within the Federation. A few planets in the galaxy still make use of it but that's not a reality I've ever been exposed to for long.

un: (´｡• ᵕ •｡`)

[straycloud]

More Captains! That's a popular rank these days.

[ After a moment of thought, he adds: ] Have you considered just explaining why your people don't need currency? Maybe they'll adopt the practice here.

[winscenario]

It's a pretty popular rank where I come from too. [ Even if there's no one quite like him, thank you very much. ]

Doubt it. Unless they have replicators on board, and I doubt they do.

un: rogue leader; voice

[taggingwomprats]

They brought your entire starship? I mean, they brought my X-Wing, but I didn't think the anomaly would bring entire cruisers. Guess it kinda makes sense, though...

[ Yes, that's the thing he's focused on. ]

Never heard of the Federation, but I'm Commander Luke Skywalker of the Rebel Alliance. Nice to meet you.

[winscenario]

Yeah, I was a little surprised myself, especially since it looks like the anomaly only brought me and no one else from the crew. On the other hand, they don't seem short on staff to man it, so.

And I've never heard of the Rebel Alliance, but it's nice to meet you too, Luke. Or do you prefer Commander? [ Jim tips his head curiously. ] What did you mean, it makes sense?

video • un: el rey

[shabby]

[ There are a lot of words happening here and Vaas is ignoring most of them. Then the subject of money comes up and that's what he tunes in for. ]

You don't know what money is? What the fuck, man?

[winscenario]

I know what money is. I'm just not used to handling it. [ Different things, okay. ] It might be weird to you, but it's normal for me.

un: v-nikiforov

[genice]

Ah, nice to meet you, Captain James T. Kirk. Victor Nikiforov.

( He's sitting at a desk in his quarters, so he's waving with a waggle of his fingers as he sets down the pen he's holding in his other hand. A quick frown cuts across his features; leaning to the side and offscreen, the muffled sounds of "Makkachin, drop Konpeito" can be heard before he's sitting back up, placing a curly brown furred tribble on the desk in front of him.

Right. Where was he? The face of a brown furred poodle comes on camera, nudging underneath Victor's arm. Absently, he smiles, both petting his dog and rolling what Kirk had been talking about over in his head. )

Seems like there's a number of people coming in with their ships. I thought anomalies taking individuals were amazing enough... taking whole ships? Without their crews?

( He whistles, impressed. He's really just letting that settle in now, the number of ships that are honestly in possession of new arrivals. Not even compounded. Curious. )

As for the rest — well, if you feel up to a chat over friendly drinks as a matter of saying welcome to this madness, count me in. It's a great time to practice with the currency system they have here!

( It's a more polite smile and more serious regard with his gaze; but still, there's a point and purpose to continuing to network with every person who arrives here.

... especially the ones with their own ships. He's not going to trust in goodwill of any one group all alone. )

[winscenario]

Nice to meet you, Victor. Jim's fine, by the way.

[ Not that he minds being addressed as 'Captain', but it seems a little too formal given the current circumstances. ]

And without us even seeing or detecting those anomalies, too. It's both impressive and puzzling now they managed that. I'd expect to notice even something small, you know? Not just... take a step and suddenly find myself here.

[ That's definitely not how anomalies work in his world. Not that they do get a lot of anomalies, but he'd expect something along the lines of the portal that Ambassador Spock created using the red matter on board the Jellyfish. ]

Sounds good to me. Besides, I really could use a drink right now. [ Not getting piss drunk or anything, just something to soothe his nerves. ] When are you free?

video; un: gen.calrissian

[bespin]

I haven't heard of your Federation, or your calendar system, but I can show you how to spend your credits if you're still in need of a teacher.

[ Lando's lessons involve gambling, which he may not be mentioning upfront. ]

[winscenario]

I welcome any help I can get. Got anything specific in mind?

[ Luckily Jim's pretty good at card games, so hopefully Lando's plans won't completely drain his account. Actually he might end up adding more funds to it, so. ]

Video; UN: McCoy

[legendary_hands]

[When the screen comes on, the look on his face is tight, edged in a wild look of panic and a large part irritation.]

The hell is goin' on here, Jim? First I'm wakin' up in some damn medical facility bein' checked over for God knows what, and now my staff is replaced by...

[He grits his teeth and lowers his voice to a hiss.] Whoever the hell they are, they aren't normal!

[winscenario]

Bones!

[ Jim's practically jumping at the camera the moment he hits the reply button. Somewhere between surprised, relieved and slightly concerned, he grins at his device, letting out a short laugh while already getting to his feet. ]

Where are you? I'll come find you.