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[goldshirt]

[and the video clicks on to James Kirk. he's a little rough around the edges, having just staggered out of jump, been fed on by a wraith, and now handling a possible crisis situation but his tone is sharp, clipped. commanding.]

This is James Kirk.

{flags to MEDICAL PERSONNEL} There's been an accident. We need medical assistance to coordinates [x,x].

To everyone joining us, you're on board the starship Tranquility, a space faring vessel in a parallel universe to your own. The year is 938 After Earth. I'm sure you have plenty of questions. I'd like to welcome to you with happy news, but unfortunately that isn't possible. Effective immediately, you are part of the active crew. Whomever was here before us, save Captain Ward and First Officer Resnik- they're long gone.

I want everyone to exercise caution when moving about the ship. I've provided what we have of a MAP attached to this broadcast. This map may not match some corridors you travel down, as we've found during every jump, the internal network of the ship seems to rearrange itself. Move in groups if you're able to and stay alert.

One more thing:

If you encounter anything similar to THIS, let someone know and do not engage. It is a potentially hostile entity on the ship that's been causing us trouble.

Above all, stay calm. Panic won't get us anywhere.

[he takes a breath. he wishes he was finished, but that isn't the case.]

Anyone wondering about the organization of the ship, I'd like to direct you to the Job List and the Shift Roster. Everything is voluntary, but I strongly encourage everyone capable to get involved.



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Status report.

I need people taking apart these transmissions ASAP.

Dean, Jack, I need to know what you know. Did Southey tell you anything about this?


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I have something for you.


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Security, if at all possible I'd like everyone to split as evenly as possible between Alpha and Beta shifts. We need coverage in the main hubs of activity, including medical and engineering. Anyone without a weapon, the Gunnery has access to the ship's weapons, and we will supply you with arms. We also have ten working phasers, if any of you are interested. Historically, in our own universe, we find they work better, are cleaner and more precise than the projectiles that most of you use.

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[stacked]

Kirk, huh? [ not that she doesn't believe you, kirk. she just... isn't sure if she believes you, fine. ] You seem like you got an idea what's going on. That mean you're the guy I gotta slap around to get a ticket home?

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[goldshirt]

[it's okay, he gets that a lot.

and yes, he will take a moment to 'hellooo nurse' because he's Kirk, but it's a private moment.]

If I thought it'd get anything done I might let you.

You've been brought here through a rift in in the space/time continuum because of a malfunctioning jump drive. Your only ticket home, that we know of, is to tag along for the ride until we can get it fixed.

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[theblogger]

[ He's been keeping an eye on the communication, and not entirely sure it's for the best if he leaves the medical bay wholly unattended. There will be plenty to go help and carry the body, people who sounded a lot closer and a lot more justified for being there... From what it sounded like, time was not of the essence in examining Hotspur. It was possible nothing could be gleaned from the situation as well, aside from a greater mess than what the ship had made of the former shuttle monitor.

Having 'something' doesn't sound like a shot of scotch. Still, if Jim is calling him specifically, he has to do his best to answer whatever it is. ]

I'm listening.

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[goldshirt]

We've been modifying the ship's weapons into phasers.

[he picks up what- honestly- looks mostly like a handgun, if a bit space-agey. it doesn't look like what Jim carries.]

I know you've got your own weapons but Spock and I have been working on these for a few months now and we both agree that you should carry something with a little more finesse than a 21st century hand gun.

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[lieutenants]

Present, and well.

[ moderately well. jump nausea aside. ]

I'm already on it. Currently trying to determine exactly where they were pulled from, so that we may look for more trasmissions from the same communicator. Unless we already have that information? I assume the previous captain's network device isn't just sitting around somewhere for us to find.

[ it's clear she's a little scattered, but really only because she's distracted by the transmissions, and maybekindofalittlebit worrying about the crew. ]

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[firstofficer]

[ since getting to his feet, these transmissions have been the only thing he wants to work on. but this is Nyota's specialty, and as such- ]

If passenger Hotspur's communicator is located, a trace could be attempted.

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[counselling]

Captain.

[ It's an instinctual reply at that name, although she can't help but deny that there was a little confusion at hearing his name. Captain Kirk, here? At least it gave her a little more trust in understanding the situation, hearing it from someone like him

And aching head aside it's business as usual. Their lives stop at nothing, especially with familiar things ]

Do you know much at all about the ship, or its original crew?

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[goldshirt]

[he gets that a lot, so while he always double takes when he's called 'captain' outside of what he introduces, most times he doesn't recognize them. and since his first jump, he's known others to have intel on who he is.

or his other self.

there's no recognition in his face, but the command hasn't left his tone.]

The Tranquility is a colonization vessel that at one time could house over three hundred thousand passengers and the original crew. The previous crew went mysteriously missing before the first wave of passengers, like you and me, arrived. Nobody knows what happened to them.

[his tone says 'supposedly' because he's not so sure, anymore.]

We've recently started combing the archives for more information.

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[anthropos]

[ It takes him a few moments to put his thoughts together. This is undoubtedly James T. Kirk. His services to Starfleet are legendary, and even if that weren't the case, as a previous Captain of the Enterprise, Data would have studied him profusely. He recognised his face, his voice - it's tone and cadence - but this was a younger man, perhaps not yet Admiral Kirk. Curiously, he isn't introducing himself as 'Captain', which prompts further investigation.

He adjusts the video so as not to blatantly show his Starfleet badge, at least until he can review circumstances, and addresses Kirk as Sir, if only because - introducing himself as Captain or not - he is still a superior officer. ]

Sir, may I inquire as to the origins of this vessel?

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[firstofficer]

[ to his left, the young Captain is still fielding replies. it is not a responsibility that has been pressed upon him, but one that Spock observes, he is willing and able to adopt. time and time again. it is not the first address that Kirk has made to the ship at large- certainly not the first to come after a jump, and from the middle of it, routines have been established.

Spock's gaze flickers to the man at his side, before the feed is opened and his chin dips. consideration. ]

In this stream of space-time, human exploration has resulted in the colonization and population of class M planets throughout the galaxy. One of these planets, Alexandria, considered the most technologically advanced- created the jump drive presently utilized by the Tranquility.

Additional data regarding the vessel's origins, purpose, and history thus far remains- somewhat difficult to procure.

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[wont]

[ She may not be technologically savvy, nor from a time when things like communication was done by anything but birds with notes tied to their feet, but Alayne Stone has been on the Tranquility through five jumps now and there are names that you know to listen for, even if you cannot manage the devices as well. Kirk is one of those names.

Kirk is captain, as far as Alayne can tell. And captains are to know what is happening, don't they? Otherwise they wouldn't be captain at all; otherwise their men would mutiny and find a better captain, one that wouldn't leave them in the dark. This is what Alayne assumes, though she cannot know for certain. Kirk will know what happened, Alayne thinks before she engages the video feed. He will have answers or he will lie and, in lying, look to make me feel better. (Some lies are kind.) ]

Captain Kirk, [ she greets him with a short dip of her chin. ] I mean not to be underfoot when there are greater matters at hand, but— The man who flew. [ Hotspur. ] The one who— [ She lowers her gaze and does not say: died. A pause, then her question: ]

—was it the ship that hurt him?

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[goldshirt]

[it takes some work for Jim to wrestle himself out of the inner klaxon of red alert to face this girl with something more than cold command. he watches her struggle with her words a moment, and while he works up what to say, keeps himself carefully detached.

whether it's part of his training, or something intrinsic in Kirk (to shy away from this sort of thing, emotion that isn't his own), is hard to tell. he presents her with the facts he knows, because she seems to have known him and she deserves that much.]

Hotspur was locked in an area of the ship and didn't make it to the grav chamber in time. He was killed when the Tranquility jumped through the wormhole.

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[angerissues]

I'll take as many shifts as you need me to. My stamina's higher than most people -- [ because, you know, werewolf and all ] -- so don't be afraid to pile on the workload.

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[goldshirt]

Only take on what you think you can handle. The last thing we need is the security team suffering fatigue when we need them most.

[ooc; you can add mason in whereeeeeeeeeever you want! :3]

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[romanticism]

An accident.

Is that a speculative or official observation? Or one designed to minimise panic, perhaps.

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[firstofficer]

Do you have a preferential course of action?

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[leaps]

[ sulu is currently sitting on the floor of the locker room with his comm pad, half dressed and immersed in lines of coding. but his comm pings when kirk makes a broadcast, so sulu switches over. ]

I'm working on it. Uhura would probably be faster but I thought...

[ it's all he can do to help at the moment, so he just did it. ]

Do you really think it was an accident, sir?

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[goldshirt]

We've got her on the line.

[he appreciates what you're doing, Sulu, and you can see it in his face, despite the lines of stress around his eyes.

he purses his mouth.]

After everything that's happened?

I don't know, Mr. Sulu.

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[gothchicklit]

[ October still feels pretty horrendous, thanks to the jump and the feeding and the Hotspur thing, but she figures she may as well offer herself up to do something. Sitting around and waiting for everyone else to do something isn't exactly who she is. ]

If there's anything I can help with, just let me know and I'll do it. [ She's putting a lot of faith into him here because No questions asked is implied. ]

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[goldshirt]

Right now we need to minimize panic from the new arrivals. People are going to be confused as it is, and there weren't any publicly broadcasted deaths when any of us arrived.

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[upstairsbrain]

[Sam's been as restless as many of the others, and appears over the feed with an expression of the utmost seriousness.]

Let me know what I can do. I know we haven't actually met up yet, but... I'd like to help out, where I can.

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[goldshirt]

Sam, you expressed interest in Security. I'd like you to get on that. We need to keep these people in order and prevent civilians from investigating the cite of Hotspur's death.

Are you armed?

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[imadoctor]

[ The words McCoy has right now are not really fit for polite company, but considering the circumstances, hopefully anyone listening will overlook them. ]

Won't be a damn bit of help on the transmissions, but I'm on my way to the accident scene. There anything I oughtta know before I get there?

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[goldshirt]

Just that it sounds like it's gonna be messy. Try to recover his communicator, if you can.

And Bones?

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[jurisimpudent]

My name is Miles Edgeworth. I would like to inquire about these "jobs" of which you speak.

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[goldshirt]

The jobs are divisions on the ship that need to be filled to keep her running as smoothly as possible.

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[shoyu]

If I may ask about these security positions, sir. Is previous experience in a similar organization required for one to volunteer?

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[goldshirt]

It's definitely an asset, but we can provide you with some basic training if you want to help and have no previous experience.

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[redhotsummers]

What the hell happened?

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[firstofficer]

At present, that has not yet been established.

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[widowing]

Working on it. I wanted to check out the room once medical's done with it, too.

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[firstofficer]

Do you intend for anyone to accompany you?

[re_imagining]

938 'After' Earth?

[goldshirt]

Yes.

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[walksonrooftops]

Those phasers. Do we have to use them? I don't think I know how.

Not the, uh--[The guns, rifles, tazers, what have you. He doesn't know the names of all these things.]--the other weapons, either.

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[goldshirt]

I'd like to tell you no, Asato, but at this point? I think it's a better bet if you learn how to use them. Hand to hand combat isn't always the best course of action, especially when we don't know what we're up against.

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[51stcentury]

[Jack is sober when he speaks. It isn't the first time he's lost someone he considers to be one of his men, but that doesn't mean that it ever gets any easier. He's spent a lot of time with Hotspur - the pair of them rebuilt that first shuttle together. For something like this to happen... He wants to get to the bottom of it too.]

There's not a lot to say. He had something he wanted to talk about. Refused to mention it over the network, he wanted to talk after the jump...

How much have you interacted with Ward or Resnik, exactly?

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[goldshirt]

Mostly over the network. I accompanied Resnik on a tour of Engineering when we first got here, but as you know they've been sparse.

[he pauses. it's a heavy pause.]

Sulu intercepted a transmission from Hotspur to the captain and first officer before he contacted any of you. I can only assume that it was about what he found.

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[soothing]

If we encounter anything similar to a... smiley face?

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[goldshirt]

The smile is how it... communicates.

[he sounds some serious kinds of unhappy with that, btw.]

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[cutsofftheirlimbs]

Knew that something bad was going to happen.

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[goldshirt]

I think we all did.

Just didn't know what it would be.

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[myninjainfocard]

[Bit of a bored yawn, just hanging out in his room.]

I suppose since I'm pretty sure I'm one of the few here in xenobiology and genetics that I'll be on-call for as long as necessary. And, if needed, I was a healer back in my world as well. Quicker and less mess than typical manners of the doctors.

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[the_vishual]

Present and accounted for, sir.

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What's going on? Isn't Southey Hotspur?

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[goldshirt]

[he pauses, for a very long moment, because that wasn't a question he expected from Chase of all people.

he takes this moment to take a step back from what everyone else is talking about. he can hear Spock on his right, fielding replies from the others as he does so, and focuses his attention on Chase.

his tone is careful. more careful than it has been to anyone else who came to him with an emotional response.]

Hotspur's didn't make it to the grav chamber before the jump, Chase.

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[most_feared]

"After Earth"?

[Terse is still terse.]

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[goldshirt]

Yes. As far as we've been able to discern, it means after humanity left Earth.

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[awakenings]

Present and ready to go.

What's being done about Hotspur? [A pause.] ...Is there anything to be done?

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[goldshirt]

His body is going to be returned to medical for an autospy.

[if there's anything left, is something he definitely won't say.]

We're going to get the area secured and try to recover his communicator.