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[suddenlycaptain]

[ The feed starts with an orange tabby yawning into it until Carolyn shoos him away, brushing some of the cat hair off her lap as she adjust the screen. She's in her room today, the tomcat who helped start the video settling against her side. Judging by the orange tail sticking out from her other side, there's another cat in with her. ]

Tranquility. For those of you who don't know me, I'm Carolyn Fry. I do what I can to try to teach what I can about living in space and the flight crew, and I'll get to that, but I'm hoping some of you might be able to give some advice of your own first.

[ She pauses, looking distinctly uncomfortable. ]

How do you tell if a cat is pregnant? And how do you stop them from... trying to reproduce? Doctor Tam, maybe?

[ Pets are so out of her league it isn't even funny. Shaking her head, she takes a breath and then continues. ]

Anyway. The flight crew is always looking for more members. If you don't have any experience working with spacecraft, we'll teach you. As of right now, a great deal of what we do is maintenance. Anyone who's interested can talk to me or one of the other members about it.

In addition, I know a lot of you are new to space or to more modern technology in general. I have a series of videos that may help. They include the ship's official evacuation procedures, how to stay healthy and safe, and some of what we know about this universe in general. There will be a live review of all of these, but for anyone who can't make it or would like to review on their own time, the videos can be found in the link I'm attaching.

[ That is, here. ]

In addition to this jump's review, I'd also like to know what you'd like to learn about. It doesn't necessarily have to be about space specifically. If you speak up, I'll see what I can do.

Comments

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[suddenlycaptain]

I guess. [ But these were never supposed to be her cats, and she'd rather not accidentally kill them when she's already accidentally bred them. ] I've just never been around for it before.

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[quotate]

There's got to be someone here that's dealt with it before, right? Or can at least pretend they know what they're doing while also dealing with the... secretions.

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[suddenlycaptain]

I haven't had much luck so far.

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[quotate]

No? Well, then you just handle it on the fly.

voice

[suddenlycaptain]

If I can fly a ship, I can do this.

[ She's trying to convince herself. ]

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[quotate]

Of course you can! They involve the same exact skill sets after all.

voice

[suddenlycaptain]

Maybe not exact.

voice

[quotate]

Yes, maybe not, but sarcasm is supposed to be a friend, not a foe.

voice

[suddenlycaptain]

That depends on who's using it.

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[quotate]

Point well taken. But I still think there's more than enough brain cells on this ship that your cat's kitten delivery should go off without a hitch.

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[suddenlycaptain]

In my experience, most people on this ship tend to be horrible at the practical life skills and common sense area, no matter how smart they are.

voice

[quotate]

Another good point, but combine enough brain cells and you're bound to get something out of nothing. [ ... ] Or you really might just get nothing, in which case leaving your cat alone might be the best bet.

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[suddenlycaptain]

Doctor Tam is attempting to help. Cautiously. Maybe that's the best of both worlds.

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[quotate]

About as good as you'll get.