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[ York's clearly at ease with this type of technology--it's not precisely what he's used to using, but the principles are pretty easy to figure out. He's also a lot more relaxed than a lot of the other newcomers who have made appearances on the network so far; at least here, he has shelter and food, and it seems like he's out of reach of the people who were pursuing him, so really, it's the least stressful his situation has been in quite a while.

The weird angle of his face on the screen is easily explained by the way he's sitting with his feet kicked up on the table, and the way the comm device sits propped up on its surface. He knows his most striking feature, of course, and so he's set it up so that the comm unit is to his right, but the observant viewer will notice the scarring on the left side of his face whenever he turns his head to speak more directly to device, especially the fact that his left eye is milky white. He knows it sometimes shock people when they meet him for the first time, but it doesn't bother him enough to avoid using the video stream, especially when what he needs to talk about is something so important to him. ]

Hey, there, folks. I know all of us who are new have had some time to settle in--oh, yeah, I'm Garrett, by the way, but you can call me York if you want. I'm happy with either one. Anyway, I hear that for whatever reason, AIs only come on board in their own bodies, and I didn't know about that when we first came on board. So I'm just hoping...if anybody's met a guy who just goes by Delta, or if you're listening, D, I'm down in room 161. [ The pensive crease on his forehead only lasts a fraction of a second; he means to make a good impression, and he doesn't want to burden anyone else with the way D's disappearance has left him feeling more than just a little bit lonely. After all, D's lived in his head for quite a while. It's strange to have his thoughts to himself. ]

Other than that, I'd just like to let everyone know I'm offering my services as a locksmith. I'm not sure how these room locks work, seems like they're linked to our ID tattoos, but if anyone ever has any kind of trouble with 'em, I'd be able to help. [ He cocks his head back with a grin. ] Mainly I'm just looking for stuff to do that'll keep me out of trouble. You have no idea what kind of mischief a bored infiltration specialist can get up to.

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[Mordecai is no skilled cryptologist, okay, but he knows a few tricks with devices like these. Better than nothing.]

Infiltration, huh? I gotta proposition for you.

[ He quits rocking his chair on its back legs and sits up just a little bit. ] You've got my attention.

Well, first, how much have you been able to figure out about the technology behind how the locks work here? Because I can open anything with my number on it, but not anything else, which makes me think maybe it's based on DNA samples or somethin'. You seen anything like it before?

[ He shrugs lightly. ] I've only fooled around with it a little bit. No luck so far. I figured if there was something like that going on, it has something to do with an implant, or something, since they decided they could just go around tattooing everybody. That'd probably just be a standard encrypted key, not too hard to hack that if you know what you're doing.

[He frowns, not knowing enough about the subject to say one way or another.]

So, say you can unlock whatever you want on the ship, then, that's linked to the tattoo. And say, maybe, that there's a bunch of lockers in the medbay that nobody pays attention to between jumps. That might have things locked up in them if people left them there since they didn't need them immediately.

And say we split what we find 50/50 if I watch your back while you open 'em all.

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Now, why do I feel like your usual locksmithing might have a little more to do with breaking locks without permission?

[ well that is generally what "infiltration specialist" means, jenna. ]

[ hearing a familiar voice brings his grin up a notch and he lets his chair rock a bit on its back legs ]

Oh, I've stuck to your run-of-the-mill locksmithing for a while now. Doesn't mean I'm not capable of more, though.

And how long is a 'while'? Because I have to tell you, you've got that 'no, Jenna, I didn't take your last box of cookies' look I recognize from an old roommate-- he had a sticky fingers issue.

[ wait for it. ]

And okay-- they were great cookies.

[ he does have something of a 'who, me?' look on his face, grinning with a slight raise of an eyebrow, and he spreads his hands in a gesture of innocence. ]

I use my powers for good. And, you know. Sometimes that includes good snacks.

[ HIGHLY SUSPICIOUS FACE that dissolves into a grin. ]

That's fair-- cookies transcend certain social rules, when they're good.

So, how's the settling in going?

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Haven't run into this Delta, but you never know when someone will come along during a jump. I'll keep an eye out this cycle.

Thanks. I'd give you a description if I could, but, well, you know.

Yeah. He text only or voice? Because then you could tell me speech patterns to look for.

[ Oh, if you only knew. ]

Oh, he's got a voice all right. You'll know it's him. He likes to analyze things, come up with probabilities, poke a buncha holes in your life philosophies. That kind of thing.