video;

[agendas]

[the feed opens to a shot of david sat at the table in his assigned room; grey standard uniform in place, despite the black jumpsuit he was given upon arrival. having that one strain of familiarity on his person...helps. not that he'll ever admit to that. perfect posture and not a hair out of place; there's something a little off about the picture, but unless you were here for those old transmissions, it shouldn't be obvious as to what that is. he's made to appear completely human afterall.]

A question for each of you. Who do you consider the biggest threat to your safety here? The figure who goes by a red, smiling emoticon? Our Captain and Chief Engineer? Or perhaps it's one of us; one of those who have been brought here against our will?

Considering that it was those amongst our number who attempted to commit mutiny, released a fear toxin, and unleashed a series of windows to parallel worlds, is it the ship we should fear, or those aboard it?

Curious minds wish to know.

[and then he'll just be. switching the feed over to a locked one now.]


[locked to OPERATIONS and SCIENCE departments]

I hope this isn't too forward of me. [not that he particularly cares if it is] But my name is David, and prior to my arrival here, I performed the role of Mission Attendant aboard the USCSS Prometheus. Whilst the details of our mission must remain classified, I can assure you that I have a great deal of experience with the operation and maintenance of an FTL space exploration vehicle, hypersleep stasis, and earth sciences including medicine.

As such, I wish to offer my services to both of your departments, dependant on which areas you believe I can benefit the most.

Thank you for your time.

Comments

voice|

[entrapments]

Wow thanks for that.

permavideo;

[agendas]

My pleasure. Shall I presume you have no opinions on the matter that you wish to share?

video;

[suddenlycaptain]

As of this jump, we have five people on the flight crew. We could always use more.

But I'm biased.

[ And she's just not going to answer the question about safety because she has more important things to do. Like trying to recruit people to the flight crew. ]

permavideo;

[agendas]

Of course. Though I'm curious as to just what your "crew" is responsible for here, given the distinct lack of access to the bridge of this ship, and how rarely the shuttles are put in to use.

video;

[tigers]

[ Moran inclines his head, squinting because damn son you a handsome man, but that's just a little discontenting. ]

I'm flattered, old chap, really I am.

permavideo;

[agendas]

[he'd be more surprised if he hadn't already creeped on checked all the messages on the network. your hairy face came up a few times, dad]

It would appear you're easily flattered then.

text;

[puppydogeyes]

No one did the parallel world shit.

permavideo;

[agendas]

Purposely, no. But it had been theorized that a number of individuals aboard this ship were directly responsible.

[okay, they only really said it'd come from their world, but details.]

voice;

[sangfroid]

[ There's a long stretch of silence at first, because Rico isn't sure how to word what she wants to ask. But finally, she speaks up. ]

Umm... are there terrorists on board the ship? Are they the people who released the fear toxin?

permavideo;

[agendas]

Perhaps there are. And perhaps they're responsible for every misguided deed that takes place on this ship.

It was established that an individual was responsible for unleashing the toxin, however, solely to amuse themselves. There was no other purpose.


ooc; sorry about that. i just had to doublecheck what was public knowledge or not

Text - Locked to science/operations

[godofthemachine]

So you're familiar with space travel then?

What exactly was your function on the USCSS Prometheus? No need to give me classified information; I'm just curious to know about your own experience in space.

permavideo; locked

[agendas]

As I stated, I was a Mission Attendant. My duties included being solely responsible for monitoring both the ship and its passengers who were placed in to hypersleep, for a little over two years.

One they awoke, I then served as both a medic and as a scientist. Those are the details I am unable to share with you.

Video

[skindeep]

I think fear itself is as much a threat as any person.

permavideo;

[agendas]

And yet it is possible for a person to overcome their own fears.

Voice

[idkmybffjessie]

Anyone can be a goddamn threat if they want to be. Fear of the unknown makes animals out of everyone.

permavideo;

[agendas]

That is true, of course. But despite how strongly some of those here fear what is to come, there has only been a small number who have taken action thus far. Why do you believe that is?

video;

[andyouwill]

There is something of a false equivalence implicit in your question. The individual who represents the greatest threat to me may not do so to anyone else present.

permavideo;

[agendas]

The incidents I have mentioned are those who affected a large number of people at once. If I were to take individual incidents in to account, the information may be deemed a little too personal to share with the network as a whole. That is of course assuming that people would be willing to share that information in the first place.

Instead, it's far simpler to rely on the general issues that those here have faced since their arrivals. And if people wish to share more, then they are clearly free to at any point.

text

[emerges]

is there anything saying it can't be both?

permavideo;

[agendas]

You feel equally as threatened by the ship and the people aboard it?

voice.

[shoyu]

[ a thoughtful little hum, and then just a tad bit shyly: ]

Isn't -- isn't there the possibility that the, ah, misfortunes you mentioned were accidents or misunderstandings? That, well -- the people on this ship aren't exactly out to kill each other?

permavideo;

[agendas]

Perhaps. Though quite how somebody would accidentally manufacture a toxin that induces fear, I can't be sure.

audio.

[helpmeguideit]

[ There's osme hesitation because he sure looks like Erik, but the way he's talking - not very Erik. ]

It all depends on who we are as to what our greatest threat is. For some individuals, I'm sure their own self is as big of a threat as anything else.

permavideo;

[agendas]

Surely those who are a threat to themselves were one long before their arrival here. It would warp the result to take in to account something that isn't borne from their time on this ship.

[forlifeloveandcheese]

Of course it's the ship! People aren't that bad. People can be scolded, stopped or subdued. People can be helped.

The ship is a death trap.

permavideo;

[agendas]

That seems a rather ideological standpoint. That no matter who the person is, if they're a threat, they can be stopped. In most cases they can't be stopped until after the damage is done.

audio;

[dirtyword]

Both. Can't trust Eve from Adam, not about to throw my chips in with the mainframe, either.

permavideo;

[agendas]

So you believe it is right not to trust anybody here? That they are all a threat to your safety?

text

[mutelunatic]

why?

permavideo;

[agendas]

You may need to elaborate.

text;

[abductivereasoning]

Those are very interesting questions.
SH

[ He has no interest in the questions themselves, of course; it's the nature behind them that's really got his attention. ]

permavideo;

[agendas]

Do you have any input you wish to share?

audio;

[signatures]

Does it have to be an either-or sort of question?

permavideo;

[agendas]

Of course not. I wouldn't want to limit the options any more than they already are.

You fear both groups equally then?

voice; that lock in the post

[surrogates]

Depends on the day as far as who we should fear. And the person.

[ there's a beat and then. ]

Science might need you a bit more. And you can volunteer for more than one, but your tattoo is only going to let you be officially part of one.

permavideo; lock

[agendas]

My expertise lie further in the scientific field than any other. So if there is a position available to me, I would gladly welcome it.

[any excuse to play with viruses and bacteria and he'll be as happy as an android can be]

Voice; Locked back to operations/science

[still_alive]

There's a moron on board this ship. Perhaps the biggest threat to safety would be him.

How you can benefit would depend entirely on what, exactly, you're able to do.

permavideo; lock

[agendas]

I've listed my main areas of expertise. However, I am quick to learn anything new that may aid in my work.

A question, however. Which "moron" are you referring to?