captain's log | 021 | voice

[goldshirt]

[Jim might be talking a little too loudly on this broadcast, but he doesn't- well actually notice. he's not using video because he's still in medical because some people haven't let him leave yet.

probably because he only just woke up about an hour or two ago. maybe if he hadn't been quite so reckless he wouldn't be in this situation. it's honestly thanks to a quick response and the advanced medical facilities that he didn't go completely deaf.

still, there's something oddly... cocky about the way he speaks. a little more brash than he normally is.]

Jim Kirk here.

Anyone new to the ship, welcome aboard, though I wish we could've met under better circumstances. The earlier broadcast you all might have noticed was from our anonymous friend known as Smiley. Needless to say, it isn't the most helpful entity on board. [which is probably the most aggressive thing he's ever said on the network about the thing. gee, Kirk, you sure are acting a little off.]

If you haven't done it already, I suggest going over the compiled FAQ. Your comms device has a text to voice option if you're unable to read it. I'm willing to answer questions if you have them.

[then there's a shift in his tone, a weight to his voice that sounds a little frustrated; another of his good staff gone.]

Also, John Watson of the first wave is no longer with us.

Kirk out.

Comments

audio;

[suddenlycaptain]

Why are you shouting?

[ Or close enough to shouting. ]

audio;

[goldshirt]

I'm not.

[you kind of practically are jim]

video;

[golemized]

It assumes there are those of us who can even use this "text to voice" option. These communicators are so fragile.

[ Shale can read, she just can't do much on her comm without thinking it's going to snap into little pieces. Hence the video. ]

voice 5ever!!

[goldshirt]

[Jim's mouth quirks; he can see where this issue would come in.]

I think they're pretty sturdy. You haven't broke it yet, have you?

video;

[ringbearer]

..Captain, are you alright? You're..talking rather loudly.

voice foeverrrr

[goldshirt]

[he's brought his voice down to what sounds to him like a whisper, but is more regular speaking level.]

Sorry about that. I'm fine.

video;

[cargojet]

[ Tense, much, but-- ]

Who the hell is running medical, then?

voice;

[goldshirt]

I think they're discussing that.

[voice] slides in if that is ok

[doc_pompous]

[well excuuuuuse me princess]

We have several very qualified practitioners in the medical department.

text;

[abductivereasoning]

There is another John Watson present that wll be able to take over medical
duties, as I'm sure you're aware.
SH

Also congratulations on your near-loss of hearing. I'm sure your eardrums
must appreciate the abuse you've apparently put them through.
SH

anon text shut up i will threadjack what i want

[tigers]

Good god, what steps need to be taken to stop you lot from multiplying?

[ u g h he better not have to bring steak to Moriarty ever again thanks to John. Moriarty didn't bring steak to him when his face was bruised. :( ]

[voice]

[logicunlocked]

Yeah, I've got a question. Might sound kind of weird, but I was missing a passenger when I showed up here. You know if there's a new AI in the main computer bank, or...y'know, something like that?

[ he's not keen on asking for help, but Delta's absence is wearing on him pretty heavily, and the FAQ was no help when he'd finally resorted to reading it. ]

[voice]

[goldshirt]

What do you mean? They were here before?

action because what medbay is great

[invalided]

[ but if action is not actually okay you know, just say the word and I can change that. ]

Really ought to work on how much time you spend in one of the beds. I think I've only ever met you in here or at the lockers.

[ Don't do crazy stuff and folks in medbay won't come to a consensus on keeping you here jeez. ]

u can action me anytime what son

[goldshirt]

Maybe I like it in here.

[he shoots back without missing a beat, but there's nothing snide in his tone. just a sort of playfulness.

mostly, he wouldn't know what to do if someone wasn't harping on him.]

video;

[coffeeking]

...Did you damage your ears?

[and he's going to say that at low volume, just to test this theory.]

voice; actually reading the whole tag this time

[goldshirt]

[casually turning up the volume]

What?

[leaps]

Volume control, sir.

[ wow you did something dumb recently huh sulu is vaguely intrigued. ]

[goldshirt]

Yeah, I got that.

video;

[parkours]

Wow, uh, could you be any louder there?

voice;

[goldshirt]

I wasn't that loud.

[he's talking in a whisper, which is actually just normal speaking volume but you know.]

video;

[tirade]

Wow. Sounds like your volume dial just got stuck on Samuel L. Jackson.

[ but onto the clearly important question: ] Does this thing seriously call itself Smiley or is that just a unanimous, lovable pet name?

voice;

[goldshirt]

[Jim pulls a face- Samuel L. Jackson?- before going on]

It's what the passengers call it. It signs most of it's communications with this:

[and text a moment later]

:)

[theheretic]

Watson's gone? [ But it's not really a question--he heard it the first time. Really, he's more wondering who that means is keeping things organized in Medical. ]

[goldshirt]

First wave, yeah. This jump brought in another one, though.

Video

[king]

Are you the Captain of this vessel, then?

[ oh no apparently Arthur is one of those annoying people that skims written information and then asks questions already covered by it. to be fair he's not used to reading off a screen, and pride means he refuses the text-to-voice. ]

voice;

[goldshirt]

Ward is the captain.

[maybe.]

voice;

[gothchicklit]

Is there a reason you're yelling all of this at us, Captain? [ She could snoop through the responses he's gotten and find out, but she'd rather hear the reason from him instead of him telling someone else. ]

voice;

[goldshirt]

[he has to keep making a conscious effort to bring his voice to normal levels, which it is when he gets to her]

Are you sure I was yelling? Better turn down your communicator.

video;

[the_vishual]

The next time you do something as foolish as that, [ A nod to his ear ] please alert me.

voice

[goldshirt]

[gee chase tell me how you really feel!!! there's a twist to his tone; it isn't defensive, but it's definitely abrasive]

It's hardly any more foolish than anything else we've done.

Video

[servant]

Someone's already died?

[And he's yelling back. Sometimes Gaius is a little hard of hearing too, no matter what he says.]

voice LATE TAG SORRY

[goldshirt]

Missing.

Video

[bottlearum]

[Both of Jack's eyebrows raise at the level of volume.]

You alright there, mate?

voice;

[goldshirt]

Sure.

[at least he's at normal speaking level now, even if it's really quiet to Jim]

[buttmad]

[CRINGE. LOUD NOISES, KIRK.]

Smiley. That's cute. That's just.. [He trails off, like he was going to make a joke here and lost it out of sheer WHY THO.]

So is it a person or a thing or what? What are we dealing with here?

[AKA I skimmed the damn information packet. tl;dr, dudes. TL;DR.]

voice

[goldshirt]

We don't know. Nobody's seen it. Which is why we're calling it an entity.

text; idk timey-wimey dates

[handelaar]

[Well, he was going to search through his contacts to find Kirk's number, leave a message in his inbox - but when he opens up the network this post is the first thing he sees and he doesn't really have the time to rifle through a bunch of shit when this is right there.

He doesn't even listen to the broadcast, just sends his text.]

Need someone to unlock the brig. For Rey. Asked me to
Taking her now

text;

[goldshirt]

Can do.