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[Ianto pops up on screen with a professional smile. He's never bothered to introduce himself on the network before, but he's never had anything important to say to everyone until now.]

Now that everyone's had the chance to settle in, I was hoping you would all be kind enough to answer some questions.

Waking up here doesn't tend to be a pleasant experience, and I doubt it ever will be. But I believe it could be made just a bit less confusing and uncomfortable, if explanations and answers to questions are closer at hand. So the questions are simple ones:

What would you have liked to know immediately upon waking? What reassurances would you have liked to hear? Was the information you were given by others too sparse for comfort, too much to process in your immediate condition, or just too unbelievable? And if your first reaction was disbelief, what sort of evidence would you have liked to see?

My ultimate goal is to keep new arrivals as calm and well-informed as possible when they wake. The situation will never be pleasant or easy to swallow, but we can at least stave off some of the worst reactions and keep anyone from panicking.

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Capa here.

I'm personally a fan of more is more, but some of the concepts we're asking people to accept are— [ Capa scrubs at his face with a hand and then exhales, as if trying to figure how best to express what it is he means to say. ] —understandably, hard to grasp. Knowing who can grasp them off the bat, though— that could be helpful.

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[Ianto nods, knowing all too well how people have difficulty accepting the unbelievable. They'd believe almost any other explanation they were given -- swamp gas, weather balloon, something in the water -- if it helped them sleep at night.] Not a bad idea, but I'm not sure if it's feasible. How would we know?

Well. [ More consideration on Capa's part. If it were left to him, it'd be as simple as asking: what do you know and what can you handle but he understands that the whole point of this exercise is to make the transition as smooth as possible. ] I guess that depends on how you're looking to disseminate the information. Are we talking something face-to-face, like the way museum docents are on hand during a tour to answer questions? Or simply a burst packet of information uploaded to all the comms systems every jump?

I was thinking a bit of both. A public greeting in person as well as some kind of recorded announcement. We can have an information packet for more detailed information that isn't quite as pressing.

Um.

Well, for me, it would have been good to know where the four-wheeled devices were, and to not just have to just be on the floor or dragging myself around in goo and not enough clothes until someone helped me.

Uhhh, yes, and there were people helping other people, and that was really good.

[Ianto winces internally and spares Tavros a sympathetic look.]

I hadn't thought about accessibility issues. That's certainly something we can work to rectify.

It's okay. It's not very usual for someone who needs such a device to be on a spaceship. People really did help, I think that was the best part, that made me feel like things would be okay.

I'm sure we can find an active group of volunteers to keep an eye out for those who need assistance. Did you find your wheelchair in your locker?

Um. No. It was found for me, in the medical bay. Which was good, actually, as it would have been hard to get to the lockers without it.

I can help with the volunteers, uh, if you need people.

I see. At least we have a supply of them, then.

That would be lovely, Tavros. Thank you.

If those who arrive need so much cradling then perhaps it would be better to quarantine them until we can assess on how much of a danger they put us all in.

I doubt anyone would volunteer to hold hands with these beings.

[Ianto just rolls his eyes. You're one of those people, obviously.]

I'll just put you down on the list of compassionate sympathizers then, shall I?

Or not at all. You asked for opinions and I'm simply giving you mine.

Then let me clarify; I was asking for helpful opinions. Respectful ones, in fact.

The truth is rarely respectful especially when it comes to human sentimentality.

[Ianto is beginning to get an idea of how Sikozu thinks and operates]

Our sentimentality, as you put it, serves a social and evolutionary purpose. The more of us there are, banded together in common purpose, the stronger we are. Your suggestion would divide us and weaken us, and is therefore both unhelpful and untruthful.

[Even when she knows she's wrong she refuses to admit it.]

Well, I've suffered one ship of fools; it's of no importance to me how you treat each other.

For my part, I would have liked if the announcement had been made as soon as we jumped, instead of having to wait for an hour or so.
I also would have liked more information about what happened, but it doesn't look like anybody has it, so I'll let it go.

People are actively working on gathering more information, but we can certainly provide what we already have to work with. I agree that an announcement should be made immediately. My biggest problem is that we're allowed to stumble about in confusion and jump to conclusions before we're given any grounding.

Exactly. Even worse, there was no announcement this time. We had to do the job by ourselves. We don't even know if the crew made it through the jump.

I should hope they have, since we still seem to be traveling. If not, there are at least two people on board I know of who can fly this ship, so we're not completely lost in the woods, so to speak.

I think I know the same two. Kirk and Spock?

...Not the two I was thinking of, actually. Seems we have four.

[He's just...not going to... Kirk and Spock? Seriously? How in the hell did he miss that?]

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And chances are the list isn't complete.

While a large part of me originally assumed we were all brought here because we can quickly adapt...

[ Yep, she's side-eyeing some of the younger people on the ship, never mind the fact that she's technically the youngest at four.]

I'm sure a welcome brochure of sorts will simply suffice.

[Ianto looks at Chase uncomfortably. From his admittedly limited experience with her, she's a little too keen for someone who looks so young.]

That'll be part of it, I'm sure, but I was hoping to do something a little more immediate as well. Most people are too disoriented to bother with reading a brochure straight out of the gravity couches, despite having very immediate questions.

Disorientation. That.. Yes, that's a problem. Perhaps sedatives would be in order, something to calm people down while we explain things.

[Excuse me. Little girl, what even are you.]

I don't think that's a very wise idea. While it may be necessary in some cases to keep someone from harming themselves or others, people won't take kindly to being sedated if they're anything less than hysterical.

[ Chase scrunches up her nose. ]

The vast majority of us are highly capable of handling it. Or were trained for that sort of thing. However.

I would suggest more than a few people keeping an eye out on things.

I'm working on scrounging up information so it can be easily accessed for all new arrivals, but I think it's even more important for them to see someone and to get physical help.

So far, everyone's been very accommodating in making sure people receive that help. But I think it does a great deal in reassuring them that they aren't alone, that they don't need to be scared, and that someone is looking out for them.

[You know, unless some crazy tries to hold someone hostage.]

Agreed. Would you be willing to volunteer to be part of a welcome committee, if we decide to create one?

Sure, I'm fine with that. Who else would be on this welcoming team?

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