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Given all that has happened lately, we need more help down in Shuttle Bay.
We currently have 5 shuttles properly running and we need more if we ever have to leave here.
So if you're interested in helping there let one of us know, we'll answer any questions you may have.

We're also looking for a few others who are willing to learn to fly – idiots need not apply.

- Capt. K. Thrace (battlestar galactica)

[ Wait, something’s wrong. When you open the message to start your reply, it seems to glitch, and then Casey’s face appears on the screen. ]

Hah, got it. Now listen up, if you’re hearing this it’s because you’re about to throw in and offer your no doubt endless talents to a good cause down here in the shuttle bay. I thought it only fair to warn you that we don’t take nerds who can’t keep their mouths shut down here. [ No breaking Obi-Wan, okay? ] We want hard workers and only hard workers, because if the shit hits the fan you lot are going to be grateful that there’s a fleet of shuttles kept ship shape to save your sorry asses.

And if you want to learn to fly, you’d better have a good sense of direction and survival instinct, because with Captain Fry as your teacher you’re going to need it.

Casey out. [ The video feed crackles and is dead. ]

[ ooc: this is a basic call to arms from your lovely flight crew, and any questions your character may have will be answered from any one of them. Please sign up and join the team…they play poker, drink, bitch and get things done. ]

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[ Guess who was taking her time off sleeping in a shuttle instead of in her room and has terrible bedhead right now that she's trying to fix with her fingers. ]

Someone's going to bitch at you two for terrible PR.

[ It's not going to be her, but she's calling it now. ]

Do me a favor and shove them at the training videos, too. Better make sure they know how to not die while we're at it.

[ What a cute look you got going on there Carolyn, you should think about keeping it like that. ]

Someone's going to have to learn to deal with it.

[ which yes, does have her smirking slightly in amusement. she knows these two might not have been the best choice for this type to thing, but whatever, they might as well get use to their attitudes before they join. ]

I'll be sure to let them know the videos were your idea though.

[ a beat, her brow furrowing just slightly in curiosity. ]

How you doing?

[ No thanks she'll pass. ]

Exactly the sort of thing I'm talking about.

[ There's a half shrug before Carolyn stifles a yawn in her arm. ]

You're all going to convince them I'm a hardass.

[ Because you kind of are, Fry. ]

Same as usual.

[ a small snort in amusement, nodding. ]

Pretty sure you've got Casey by the balls, so would it really be that hard to do?

[ being a hardass sort of comes with the job, right? ]

Hows your shuttle coming?

[ hers is still being royal pain in her ass, but she is trying to figure out the flt drive and why it keeps going to shit. ]

Let's not talk about Casey's balls.

[ He can hear you, Kara. ]

Wiring's on the fritz and the navigation keeps putting us too far to the East for some reason.

[ eh, that's never stopped her before and she sort of hopes he hears her.

but moving on (shuttle talk is more important than giving casey a hard time) ]

Just once, I'd frakken love to have one shuttle come together without some damn hang-up.

[ a beat ]

Think someone in engineering might be able to help?

It'd probably come together and then break apart while it was in flight.

[ optimism!!!!!! ]

Maybe. I hate pulling them off their work. Kaylee'd probably be more than happy to take a look at it, though, if I ask her.

That's what I'm figuring. We wont even make it to the next port if we have to cram all these folks in them with the way things are now.

[ which really sucks for whoever is the lucky ones that get to hop a ride with them ]

I say we check with her, she's the best chance we got for someone with some know-how.

[ she might think kaylee's a bit too perky, but even she will admit that she is a damn good grease-monkey ]

If there is a next port.

[ OPTIMISM!!!!!!!! ]

She won't complain, either.

[ Since. Well. Perky. ]

Navigation was always more Wash's expertise, but I gotta good nose for wiring!

Hopefully if we get the wiring sorted, nav will follow.

Yeah first thing I'll try re-routing the nav-sats, see if I can't get her up and running like that.

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Even with the port, no idea if even that will be safe.

[ WOW THEY ARE BEST GROUP OF OPTIMISTS, EVER! ]

But yeah, if we can get her to take a look - maybe help show a some others a few things, we might be able to at least get another ship up and running before the next jump.

She's on it. Don't know who else in engineering I'd trust, to be honest, but we can't be that picky.

Good. [ which yes, gets a small grunt in approval from her. ]

Can't say I trust many. But Isaac does seem like he could be okay -- if we're really hard up.

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This is great PR.

Join the flight crew.
Applicant need not take themselves too seriously.
Must like flying.
Invulnerability to space sickness a necessity, as vomit gets into shuttle systems.
Apply within.

You should've just gone with that for the ad.

Nowhere near as fun.

The vomit was a nice touch.

Well you never know. If we ever get evicted off this space junk, I'm taking the ones who aren't going to stink the place up.

You can't call dibs on passengers. [ Haymitch called dibs on her but that's a passenger calling dibs on a pilot. So. Works out. ]

Why not?

Because we need to try and take everyone.

[ Even the ones they don't like. She knows it sucks. ]

I didn't say we weren't taking everyone, just that I get the ones that don't vomit. Or we can do it like picking teams for sports.

How are you even going to figure out which ones don't vomit?

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