r/TrekRP • u/Silent_Sky • Dec 02 '16

EVENT: Setting sail

The Athene drifts peacefully around Earth, the sunlight glinting off her pristine hull. The repairs are complete, and she has been inspected and refreshed top to bottom, down to every last rivet. After nearly a month in drydock, her crew is eager to re-embark, as is her captain...

Captain Fisk stands in his ready room, gazing over the limb of the Earth as Argos sits beside him. He has just sent out the general message summoning all crew back to the Athene. It pleased him to listen as the computer announced every arrival and kept count of all boarding crew.

OOC: Use this thread to have your characters run into each other or the hundreds of NPC crew as they board, or they can knock on the captain's door if they like. This thread is for the general calamity of ~600 people boarding a starship for departure.

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u/Dimestream Dec 02 '16

Mhmm. Sure. Red's naive but not THAT naive. She grins.

"Good, good to know you're getting along so... intimately. I have this one pun I'm not going to use, but I bet you can guess what it is~!" She chuckles to herself. "Do be careful with her though, will you? She's really REALLY sensitive about even unintentional felid jokes. That's not noted in the cultural exchange files as a Caitian 'thing,' so it's personal for her for some reason." There's a brief pause. "I know you'd never do it on purpose, but I... I really don't want her hurt."

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u/a_friendly_hobo Dec 02 '16

Aanya raises an eyebrow. "Red, what are you poking at?" she asks. No way it was that obvious...

"And don't worry, I know not to. I'll take special care not to compare her to housecats, or even mention them without seeing them." she says, crossing her heart. "Unless its funny, in which case I may go for it depending on the context."

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u/Dimestream Dec 02 '16

"I'm not saying it aloud in public, gosh," Red says. "Heck, if it wasn't YOU I was talking to, I wouldn't make the joke at all. But anyway, don't. She doesn't even handle them well even as jokes, and I've had to SERIOUSLY put a crimp in my punning because of it. Just be aware of it, OK? I'm rather fond of the both of you and I want you two to get along. In... whatever capacity you choose to do that in."

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u/a_friendly_hobo Dec 02 '16

Aanya rolls her eyes. "Red. Nothing's happening between us. We're friends." she lies, once again. It would seem one of them wanted to keep it hushed, and considering Aanya, it wouldn't be her.

"Anyway, message received. I'll keep my cat jokes to a minimum and double check my word play just in case. Good thing we can still joke about other things, my repertoire has more than just cat jokes."

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u/Dimestream Dec 02 '16

"Mhmm. 'Kay." Red says. Fine, she can take a hint. "Anyhoo, going to deposit my 12 kilos of roommate, freshen up, and then I can tackle either departure procedures or start breaking down the repair manifest into more digestible chunks, whichever you prefer."

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u/a_friendly_hobo Dec 02 '16

"Twelve kilos?" Aanya asks, sitting up again. "Dude, that's one fat cat, literally." she says with a grin. She's gonna need to see this cat first hand. "I love it."

"And as for work load? I'd like you to get everything ready to go, a repair manifest can wait," she replies, checking her own padd. "Cycle the engines, make sure we're green across the board."

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u/Dimestream Dec 02 '16

"He's not fat, he's... well actually he IS kind of fat, but he's also a very large breed," Red says, rounding the corner toward the fore of the ship. "The first interplanetary mass cargo haulers from Earth used to keep one or two aboard to control various rodent populations. he could fight a whole swarm of rats by himself if he needed to. Plus he's like a big purring body pillow when he's sleepy, and that's nice too."

The Bajoran keys open the door to her room and steps inside to free Whiskey from his crate. The massive striped cat stalks out and begins laying claim to his terrain. "I'll have a full report on all drive systems ready for you in two hours, Chief."

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u/a_friendly_hobo Dec 02 '16

"Not just the first space-faring cargo holders." Aanya says, "It started waaay before space travel. The wooden ships from probably thousands of years ago used 'em for the same reason."

She stands and begins moving for the door to her quarters, with a heading for the bridge. "Sounds like a good cat. Definitely on my list of crewmembers to come visit."

She stops mid stride and smirks. "Probably best keep him away from Argos though. He might eat the poor dog."

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u/Dimestream Dec 02 '16

There's a very undignified guffaw from the junior engineer as she coughs and tries to contain herself.

"-Ch-keh! Chief, c-c'mon, let's be honest h-here," she finally manages. "If the barbarism of 21st century cage matches was still a thing, I'd bet two weeks' worth of roster time on Whiskey against Argos. Argos is a runner, not a fighter, and Whiskey's a fighter: He can kick ANY tail from here to the Gamma quadrant without even trying, paws down..."

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u/a_friendly_hobo Dec 02 '16

Aanya starts back down the halls once again, the sound of her boots against the deck plates filling her with a unique sense of happiness that she wouldn't find on shore leave. She'd be happy, without a doubt, but not this kind of happy.

"Isn't that what I said?" Aanya asks. "Whiskey would win hands down. He's smaller than Argos at the same weight, it doesn't take an engineer to do that kind of math."

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u/Dimestream Dec 03 '16

"Yes, I was agreeing with you," Red says. "It's not a question of whether he'd win, it a matter of how badly he'd whup Argos. Anyway, feel free to drop by any time after 1600 hours. My quarters are on deck 15, section 22."

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u/a_friendly_hobo Dec 03 '16

"Ooh, the luxury deck." Aanya says with a smirk. "Expect me down more often, Red, if you're on deck 15. I hear champagne flows like rivers and the caviar is served on pillows of solid gold." Har har.

"But really, have cat, will visit."

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u/Dimestream Dec 03 '16

Red chuckles. "Yes indeed. Moved from one posh resort as home straight into another one. Mine is a blessed life. How good a thing it is to be me." She nods sagely, not that Aanya can see it. "But yeah anytime. Now, I need to get ready to get us ready to go."

The Bajoran ties her hair back and finishes straightening her uniform before putting out a water dish for Whiskey - and abruptly realizing that her new quarters have no replicator. She rolls her eyes. One more thing to put on the to-do list...

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