First sight [text]

[godseer]

No sooner do I finish one interstellar voyage than I find myself the unwitting participant of a second one.
I hope, for all our sakes, that its ending is not quite as explosive as my first.
I have my misgivings about this ship, but sudden and catastrophic destruction is not one of them.
That would be too easy.

To the part-time residents of the two universes I've intimately familiarized myself with, hello again.
To everyone else, greetings. My name is Rose Lalonde.
I look forward to the new acquaintanceships, brotherhoods, and nemeses of the coming days here. I get the feeling that we're going to need them.
I have no intention of blindly submitting to the whims of whomever is in charge here. I shall proudly wear citrus as my hue of choice when it suits me. Noir doesn't feel especially appropriate given recent events.

Comments

[godseer]

The assistance is appreciated. Sequential art is less of my style, though.

[zoosmell]

we should hold a marriage ceremony with you and your books soon, except...
we probably shouldn't say rose and books sittin' in a tree, k i s s i n g...
because books are made from trees?
i feel like that would be very culturally insensitive to all parties involved.
awww, snap!
i am being very aware now.

[godseer]

Even if I was inclined to press my lips to paper, it wouldn't be very satisfying. The sensation would not be returned.
Also, that's not an image I'd prefer to keep in my mind.

[zoosmell]

wow, yuck.
you're right about that.
i hope they have books here, though.
everything seems very techy.
have you seen a doorknob since you came here?

[godseer]

No, but plenty of doors, many unopened. I intend to correct that particular aspect of them in the near future. This ship is big enough to fuel the fire of several expeditions.

[zoosmell]

i've been through some of them...
they're ok, i guess?
i haven't really found any interesting.
there was a garden but then i got really hungry and i had to go.
but there's tons of stuff!

[godseer]

This ship is stocked with all manner of means of sustenance, things to do, and people to meet. Almost as if it wished to distract us from whatever purpose we find ourselves here for.
It's hard to imagine you being bored, though, John. There's plenty of people to prank.

[zoosmell]

i feel like it is my duty to prank them all.
i'm not bored!
i think you'll think it's pretty exciting too.
but it's really big and i'm kinda tired finding myself in weird places.
more annoyed than anything, i guess.
it's ok.
do you think we have another purpose being here?

[godseer]

Why, John, you've only previously bounced between your home and the various locales of SBurb. Compared to others here, I'd say you've barely gotten started.
Surely there's a room full of pranking supplies you could use, too, if you didn't bring them with you. This ship is supposed to be exhaustively stocked.
I expect a purpose to reveal itself, but I do not know what it is. I have only the beginnings of theories, all implausible and none fully shaped.