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ataraxion2012-09-21 07:48 pm
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fourth history lesson ◈ [ video ] ◈ encrypted 100% against niklaus mikaelson
[ there's a funny thing about every psa ric has seen over his device is that there's a distinct lack of explaining things like certain creatures that are on the ship with them. jenna had avoided mentioning anything about the supernatural when talking about the ship at large and her plans, kirk had mentioned people having different feeding needs (he knows jenna is one of them, and damon and— the others) and nathan had mentioned people not having voices. there's a part of him that needs to do something to get his mind off the fact that jenna said she handled klaus. it takes him a while to actually figure out what he wants to say (and if anyone cares to look they'll see notebooks around him testifying to just how much he's poured over them before he even turned on his device). when he finally does say anything it's clear he means business, but at the same time, there's a smile on his face like there's nothing to be alarmed about here. ]
There's a funny thing about stories you get to here at home sometimes. Legends, actually, but you can live your whole life without actually finding out that those legends you've heard are real. I get that a lot of you have never heard of things like vampires or werewolves or witches before, but if there's one thing my life and, I'll be honest, my time on this ship has taught me, is that while they may just be fantasy in your world, they're real in others. And, coincidentally, we have some of each on this ship.
You're scared or angry and you think it's a good idea to toss them off the ship because what if they hurt one of us. I'm going to let you in on a little secret, those vampires I mentioned? All of them are living off of synthetic blood from medical. Even the one that can't is asking for volunteers. None of them are feeding off the general populace. The werewolves? They're contained when they shift and if they weren't, all of us would know and the ones of us who can handle corralling them would. Typically witches don't actively go around killing people nor do they like being particularly evil depending on the type.
I can see why some of you might be scared, and admittedly, first time I met a vampire, it wasn't pleasant at all, but once you get to know some of them, it's not that bad. Supernatural creatures, in general, are only as evil as they want to be. True, some can be evil— [ like klaus ] but the same can be said with any one, honestly. Most can exist with humans, aliens, and anything else on this ship without causing mass panic. Honestly, any of them hiding are only hiding because they know how people can get. I'm not saying you have to be buddy with your resident supernatural creature, but unless they're going around harming the rest of us, there's nothing wrong with treating them like they're shockingly normal.
In the long run, as much as it hurts to imply that we'll be here for even longer, it's better that we don't end up starting fights with each other because someone had the unfortunate luck to be a vampire or a werewolf or a witch on a ship full of people who have been raised to know that they're creatures of the night that they need to run from. And if there is any fights started, there is security here and even though I'm just in gunnery, I would not actually hesitate to play for both of those teams and break up whatever fight happens because we couldn't act like rational adults.
There's a funny thing about stories you get to here at home sometimes. Legends, actually, but you can live your whole life without actually finding out that those legends you've heard are real. I get that a lot of you have never heard of things like vampires or werewolves or witches before, but if there's one thing my life and, I'll be honest, my time on this ship has taught me, is that while they may just be fantasy in your world, they're real in others. And, coincidentally, we have some of each on this ship.
You're scared or angry and you think it's a good idea to toss them off the ship because what if they hurt one of us. I'm going to let you in on a little secret, those vampires I mentioned? All of them are living off of synthetic blood from medical. Even the one that can't is asking for volunteers. None of them are feeding off the general populace. The werewolves? They're contained when they shift and if they weren't, all of us would know and the ones of us who can handle corralling them would. Typically witches don't actively go around killing people nor do they like being particularly evil depending on the type.
I can see why some of you might be scared, and admittedly, first time I met a vampire, it wasn't pleasant at all, but once you get to know some of them, it's not that bad. Supernatural creatures, in general, are only as evil as they want to be. True, some can be evil— [ like klaus ] but the same can be said with any one, honestly. Most can exist with humans, aliens, and anything else on this ship without causing mass panic. Honestly, any of them hiding are only hiding because they know how people can get. I'm not saying you have to be buddy with your resident supernatural creature, but unless they're going around harming the rest of us, there's nothing wrong with treating them like they're shockingly normal.
In the long run, as much as it hurts to imply that we'll be here for even longer, it's better that we don't end up starting fights with each other because someone had the unfortunate luck to be a vampire or a werewolf or a witch on a ship full of people who have been raised to know that they're creatures of the night that they need to run from. And if there is any fights started, there is security here and even though I'm just in gunnery, I would not actually hesitate to play for both of those teams and break up whatever fight happens because we couldn't act like rational adults.
video | no klaus club 100% encrypted
[ horrible, poorly timed, worse possible joke he could ever make but the self-satisfied smile on his face says it's totally worth it. the whole ex wife turning situation is something that has been safely tucked away in the "do not discuss under any circumstances even if you're wasted" pile but he had to. you left that one wide open, ric.
but this actually is a topic that concerns damon. he hasn't been completely honest with the ship about his supernatural state but he hasn't exactly been advertising it either. as uninterested as he is in werewolves (that's a boldface lie, he's overly concerned with them and trying to figure out why there are so many) technically people trying to airlock vampires would affect him and his. so color him mildly concerned. ]
This PSA provoked by something or just an after school special?
video | just ric and damon 100% encrypted
[ he might do it anyway later. parts of ric still bristle at the mention of isobel especially coming from damon of all people but he's getting better about not being two bothered by it. so really, his threat is mostly half-hearted.
ric didn't call damon out because he knows that officially jenna is the only one who has come right out and said, i'm a vampire. to be honest, he had strictly made it so he hadn't called mason or remus out either, but they weren't his best friend. people airlocking werewolves isn't bad, considering ric still doesn't know (nor does he really want to) if it's bad for jenna and damon and stefan and caroline, but he'd like to avoid it and avoid having the vampires airlocked, hence, this post. ]
Not necessarily provoked, but the responses to Kirk's post about asking for volunteers for that feeding thing reminded me of it. [ a beat. ] Jenna might have too. The overabundance of things that like the moon too much. Take your pick.
video | just ric and damon 100% encrypted
[ for you. he gives him a strained smile, because for all of ric's know all the vampire soft spots, damon's pretty fantastic at taking a hit. not to say he doesn't deserve it...hell, he feels more like he deserves ric staking him multiple times over after what happened but, well. this is a different ric, and apologies for things that haven't happened yet are moot at best. ]
Yeah, what's up with that? [ the mention of wolves makes damon scowl. he has a deep seated loathing for them after what they did to him. and rose. and caroline. ] We're picking up too many strays. It's going to give American Werewolf in London ideas.
[ which, to be honest, is damon's worst fear. as long as klaus and his freak original blood is here to play werewolf bite antibiotic he can handle them running around, but the possibility of him being able to sire more hybrids has him paranoid. lockers give out gifts willy nilly; he's yet to get his hands on some white oak, but he wouldn't put it past the tranquility gods to give klaus some doppelganger blood. ]
perma all that up there
[ which for the most part is true. the last thing he needs to do is stake damon right now. he doesn't know the particulars of why he wasn't around (and he's honestly content in really not knowing) but knowing that soon he'll be dead at home (if they ever get back) or here puts things in enough perspective to make it so he just recognizes the meaning of the time he has even more than just having jenna nearby. ]
Tranquility's version of making a funny joke and pointing and laughing at you and me. [ it's clear that it sets him on edge, but he doesn't scowl, instead just crossing his arms. ] That was my thought too. I'm not even sure it would work, though. One of the newer ones, no I'm not telling you which one, has wolfsbane react differently with him then it does with Mason.
[ that's when ric's jaw tightens just slightly, because of course he doesn't have a single thing of wolfsbane even while the ship kept giving him vervain and things he doesn't necessarily need it won't give him one thing he honestly wants to feel comfortable and safe (sort of) on this ship. ]
no subject
[ even making such a light sarcastic joke is a little painful after the fact. what's done is done though, he supposes. he'll never ever kill ric again, even past-tense space!ric. ]
Wait...do you think if they react differently to wolfsbane that they might not be as much "trouble" as we thought? Could render Klaus' efforts useless.
[ damon wouldn't through a theory like that out there for speculation if he weren't speaking with ric, who seems to know a bit more about folklore than he does. but that wont stop him from getting ahead of himself. ]
no subject
[ equal parts of that are a truth and a lie, but he doesn't dwell on it. because it's done, it's them, it's part of the why is this idiot my best friend questions ric likes to ask himself from time to time. it's just a thing. ]
I'm not saying it just yet, since Klaus is Klaus, but since, in some universe, there's a vampire older than Klaus and company. It might be safe to say that these wolves aren't going to do anything but ask why in the fuck Klaus is trying to turn them into hybrids.
[ there's a long pause before he says anything else. ] Even with Isobel's stuff, there's bits, like different universes where I'm using guess work. Especially when I can't compare to what I know you and Jenna and Stefan and Caroline are to the other vampires and the normal folklore and the same goes for all the werewolves.
this might give tvd cast an excuse to pick the tw cast's brain
[ not that damon has many of those phantom pains, but every time he has to reset a broken bone or pull out a wooden bullet or, heaven forbid, deal with vervain in any capacity it reminds him of all the other times. and it sucks. ]
You really think they're that smart? What if their wolf-deal doesn't make them impervious to a little persuasion? [ he gestures at his eyes. ] How fucked are we then?
[ don't mind his dramatic tone, he just really hates klaus and would like to toss him out an airlock. damon considers that last part of ric's comment for a minute though, perhaps a little too long. ]
Maybe we should let them know. Get some info. Spread the anti-Klaus propaganda.
[ possibly use intimidation tactics, maybe get his ass handed to him, perhaps beat up some werewolves; it's all relevant when damon considers approaching people. he can be diplomatic when need be, but hanging out over here and waiting for this to become wolf paradise while he's on the outs is not his idea of a good time. ]
i was just thinking that, actually. also sob i'm sorry this is late.
[ if he minded the tone he would have stopped being your friend a long long time ago, damon. he's just kind of accepted that you're slightly over-dramatic about things. ]
It's what I'm trying to do. Told the one who admitted he was a werewolf that I'm not telling anyone else, haven't talked in depth to the other one he was talking about it with. [ there's a pause. ] If you're talking to them, I'm supervising, you know why.
[ because damon, you'll get yourself in trouble. ]
it's all good
Aren't werewolves and vampires suppose to be mortal enemies in basically every culture ever? What kind of backwards-ass universe would make our interacting go smoothly? [ that is to say he's going to assume this is worst case scenario until he's given tons of evidence to the contrary. ]
Fine. He can't be that smart anyway if he admitted his secret to the boy scout of supernatural hunting. [ it's only a little mocking, ok. there's some love in there too. ] Say they aren't as dumb as our universes equivalents, then what? I'm not banking anything on their not bonding with Klaus over their shared heritage.