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[loyalpup]

[Allison had shown him a few tricks with cellphones back home, so Tom had a basic idea on how this communicator might work, but he's far from proficient.

He leans in close and his voice is raised while he speaks slowly]

Hello. I am Tom McNair. I am new an--

[The communicator falls from his hands and for a moment there's a dizzying sight of legs and then feet as it lands on the floor]

Oi! Sorry! Sorry!

[He picks it back up and looks a bit worried that maybe he hurt the thing, or those watching. This time he's speaking more like normal Tom, but he's still slightly nervous]

I wanted to talk to people. I don't have a lot to say but I figured if we all have to be together then we should try and be friends. So, if you wanna talk and be friends we can do that. Or if you don't wanna talk, but still be friends we can do that too.

Okay. Bye.

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[altercate]

[ oh jesus tom. ]

Don't break it.

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[51stcentury]

[Oh wow aren't you just precious.]

Tom. Captain Jack Harkness, good to meet you. [He just barely holds himself back from winking, just barely.] You're kinda new to this whole communicator thing aren't you?

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[ex_question191]

What about if we just wanna talk?

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[culver]

Hello Tom. I am Nill. What would you like to talk about?

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[tumbleweeds]

You don't have to speak that slowly, you know.

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[doggedly]

what
about
talk
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not
be
friends

or
talk
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be
semi
friends

or what if we have a lot to say are we still allowed to talk to you
hello let's be friends regardless of your answers

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[bluh]

If no one's volunteered, I am sure we can be friends.

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[firms]

Tom? Hey. The communicators are a lot more resilient then they look so don't worry about dropping them. [ Though, maybe... don't drop it again. ] My name's Rachel, and if your offer for a friend is as open as it seems, then, let's be friends.

[ You can never have too many allies on this ship... ]

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[loyalpup]

[He's frowning slightly as he reads the text]

Well, they shouldn't make them so small!

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[loyalpup]

Yeah. Annie didn't let me have a phone because I would probably just lose it or break it.

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[loyalpup]

Oh. Well, we can do that too.

[But Tom would really rather you be his friend]

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[loyalpup]

Well, I don't have nothing to talk about right now but I'm real good at listening.

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[loyalpup]

[He blushes a bit]

I just wanna make sure everyone can understand me.

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[loyalpup]

[Text is not Tom's strong suit, so it takes him a moment to string that all together into a sentence that makes sense to him]

I'd rather be friends, but if folks just wanna talk to me then they can.

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[loyalpup]

Loads of people have talked to me, but you can still be my friend.

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[culver]

[best choice in words. it makes her smile at least, even if he can't see it]

I do not have much to say either but I could tell you about something I guess. What do you want to know?

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[parkours]

Kinda hard to say I'd be friends if you don't tell me what you like.

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[tumbleweeds]

[ There's a bit of a laugh. ]

The nanites [ and a tap to the numbers on her arm ] translate shit.

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[bluh]

Sure! You wouldn't happen to remember the first step of friend initiation, would you?

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[ex_question191]

[ stiles, you see, talks a lot. and pretty fast. ]

The way I figure? You can't just base a friendship on nothing, man, it's not gonna last. So we'll do the talking thing first and if after a while that's working out for both of us, we can take it to the next level. Maybe hang out in person, play some XBox... scratch that, there's no video games here, but the Holodecks are pretty fun. Even then, I mean, how old are you? You kinda look like you're Derek's age.

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[loyalpup]

[Oh. A lady.]

Good, cause I don't have any money if I have to pay for a new one.

[Smiled]

I'd like that!

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[loyalpup]

Is there fun stuff to do? I don't mind if there's not, but maybe if there is I can invite friends to do it with.

[Because he's read that's what friends do]

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[loyalpup]

Oh, well I like bugs, and whittling, and listening to Radio Five.

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[firms]

[ Oh, man. Don't make her shut you down, Tom. She does smile at his joke, though. ]

Lucky for you, there isn't a monetary system on the ship. Most people just share or barter. Listen to me, I sound like I've stepped out of The Oregon Trail - except, I'm pretty sure they had currency.

[ And back to Tom. ]

Okay. This was your first jump?

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[loyalpup]

[So confused]

Our numbers can translate things?