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ataraxion2012-09-21 07:48 pm
surrogates) wrote in ataraxion2012-09-21 07:48 pm
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.
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Jenna's a vampire? Actually you know what, I can't even pretend to be surprised by that. I seem to have a habit of accidentally running into the fanged set. I just hope your planet's vampire urges are less crazy-heroine-addict than ours, otherwise I'm pretty sure we'll all be dead in no time.
And wow, glad to know you take your job seriously. But if it comes to that, small request - if you could remove the arrows at some point prior to me shifting back, that would be appreciated. The healing factor doesn't really stick around.
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You can't even say you misheard me because we're texting. Yes, she's a vampire and you stop being surprised about anything when your life is vampires, werewolves and witches oh my. We're safe, if they were that bad, I'm pretty sure she'd have asked me to stake her already.
Would you prefer I let you run free and kill everyone? I'd do that if my conscience would let me, but it won't, so shooting you if you get out of hand sounds better. And I'm not heartless enough to leave those things in.
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And no, by all means, shoot away. I appreciate the failsafe. [ And he really, really does. He'd rather wake up full of arrows than with a belly full of innocent bystander. ]
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[ plant issues, what. ]
You can't take back giving me permission to shoot you when you get an arrow lodged in you. And for that matter, try not to tell anyone I'm shooting you, not too inclined to have any werewolves coming after me because I shot one of their own with their permission.
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But rewind to plant issues. What's with you and plants? Is this the same plant you bring camping?
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Different kind. Wolfsbane isn't going to scare a single vampire back at home. Or in general, unless they're scared of flowers. Which if they are, there's bigger issues going on there. I wear some stuff with it, sneak it into my drink just in case. Not because of her, but old habit from home.
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Is your given name Van Helsing, by any chance?
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No, but I've been called a vampire slayer from time to time. Or all the time. Best friend has a horrible sense of humor.
[ It's even funnier because Faith calls him gunny. ]
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Well that's manly. Seems like it would be against Vampire Slayer protocol to date vampires, but I'm not in the industry, so I guess I wouldn't know.
[ More like it's a requirement of the job, let's be real here. ]