015 video; PSA

[cargojet]

[ Pale and tired are words that describe Nathan perfectly today. Haunted would work too. He appears on the network with hollow eyes and a resigned attitude. Look closely, and the salt and pepper of gray hair is beginning to become visible in his too long sideburns. This. This is what I'm talking about. He needs some TLC.

Oh, and he's in a lousy ass mood. ]

Another month, another Jump. That means more surprises from the ship, both good and bad. [ He sounds like he's had both, but enough about that. ] I know you're still picking yourselves up, but I'd like to offer a reminder of the need for a cohesive, community centered approach to your stay here. You're carrying over a vendetta from home? Let it go. Prefer to live alone, surviving off your own means? It's not going to cut it here. Selfishness and arrogance get left at the door. This ship will kill you, we saw that just last month, didn't we? Any one of you people complaining about my hard line still want me to treat it with kid gloves, after what happened with the Cyllene?

My name is Nathan Petrelli, former Senator to the State of New York. I run the Communications department here. No, we don't have a government. We run this place like a ship, which means if you want to be anything more than a passenger it's best to join up with a department. Other than Communications, there's Security, Agriculture, Science, Gunnery, Flight Crew, Medical, Engineering--Pick one. I know, you don't wanna settle down, you just got here and it's a bit too much like admitting you don't want to try to escape. Might be I believe you if I weren't also addressing people who'd been here longer, and have no such excuse. Still here?

It's not a joke. I'm not fucking around. Let me make an example here: gunnery and the shuttle bay are running with a skeleton crew, and if they go, there won't be anyone around to teach newcomers how to defend the ship, or fly survivors out of here if the engines go critical or the walls start closing in. We've already been taken by surprise once, next time we might not be so fortunate as to outnumber the invaders. That means your survival may well depend on your willingness to pull your own weight.

[ And breathe. ]

Any constructive ideas people have about encouraging participation would be appreciated. I've considered the possibility that the less well equipped departments might instruct the crews of others how to do their jobs; that way in the worst case scenario we can transfer someone over to fill any empty places. That would all depend on willingness to participate from the other Department Heads, of course, so let me know where you all stand. I'm in, for the sake of argument--I'll be dredging up volunteers outta my own team first thing tomorrow.

Petrelli out.

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[indestructigirl]

[No. No. It can't be. There's a sharp intake of breath. When Claire finds her voice, her tone is laced with confusion.]

Nathan?

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[cargojet]

[ It's been much more than a year since he last saw Claire, let alone heard her voice, and it gives him a moment for pause. Does he know that voice? It's only a fraction of a second, but Nathan kicks himself for it a beat later. It's Claire. She's here. Or is he imagining it? Is this the ship starting something all over again, playing tricks on him the way it had done when it brought back Peter?

Nathan responds, but he starts off with a few seconds of silence, and then he's frugal with his words. ]

It's me.

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[suddenlycaptain]

Half my team's already running double-shifts in multiple departments. Triple, if you're Sulu.

Still, we know our shit and we'll teach what we can. More than we already do, anyway. Maybe people will actually listen.

[ She runs a hand through her hair, then abruptly locks the feed. ]

You look like you need a drink. [ She sure as hell could use one. ]

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[cargojet]

Wouldn't expect anything less from you overachievers in the flight crew. Damn good bunch of people, damn well led.

[ He wouldn't have made it so broad an address if not for his intent to not point fingers. Some people could do more, that's all he's saying.

He ramps up the encryptions. ]

Just one?

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[steeled]

...sorry, but what happened last month?

[ tara's still processing the space kidnapping thing ]

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[cargojet]

We stopped at a space station. It-- [ A thoughtful inhale. ] --Some people almost didn't get out.

[ And that's to say nothing of what happened on board. ]

It was idyllic, friendly; a honey trap.

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[dino_zarf]

[Well... Wash isn't exactly eager about settling. But he knows shipboard life.]

Last thing we need is anyone falling asleep in flight.

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[cargojet]

[ Ironic then that last month was sleep forever and don't show up for work month. Nathan himself spent plenty of time dozing behind his computer, not that he's going to admit that to anyone. ]

Gotta sleep some time, but that depends on having enough people on hand to operate a shift pattern.

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[toomuchtenacity]

What does agriculture do?

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[cargojet]

They grow all our fresh supplies, keep an eye on the livestock, and move things around during emergencies, when we have to shift everyone down there for their own safety.

It can't be harder than it looks.

[ Lol Nathan hasn't grown anything in his life. ]

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[padawansnips]

[She looks young, even for an alien species but Ahsoka is eager to help out.]

I'll help out where I can. I can pilot a ship and I can help fix them up. Who do I talk to about joining?

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[cargojet]

[ Nathan has seen some odd things, but... No, actually, he can handle this. He offers a smile. ]

Depends on the size of the ship. Nobody flies the Tranquility - well, not that we know of - but the engines do need a lot of work. The shuttle bay on the other hand--it's where I send any pilots I speak to. Carolyn would be your contact there.

Would you like her number?

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[equilibrates]

[He can't see something like this and not say anything; it just isn't in his nature. Maybe he just got here, but if there's somewhere he's needed, something he can do, then that's not to be ignored.

Brightly:]

I can help.

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[cargojet]

[ Straight into the hot water.]

Skywalker. You work in Security, don't you?

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[tumbleweeds]

Ned's asleep still.

[ Yup that's all she's got. ]

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[cargojet]

[ A flash of concern. Ned asleep? Who else? How many this time? If this was going to happen more often, then that discomfort of getting into the stasis pods each month could only rise. Nathan hadn't wanted to be taken too, but was there a threat of being taken instead? Taken for some indeterminate amount of time? ]

Peter woke up. The others, too. I--I admit I didn't check, what with all the people milling around it didn't occur to me to see if any of them hadn't woken up.

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[chambermaid]

I am not sure what I can do but I would like to help, if I can. I work the forge here on the ship... perhaps I can contribute to the armory in some way? [ oh gwen, in space swords a little outdated.]

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[cargojet]

You work at the forge?

[ There's a long pause after that, as Nathan realises that he was maybe being a bit rude, a bit sexist, because he's from New York and as far as he's concerned, hitting metal with hammers is a stereotypical - and outdated - man's job. When he pictures it in his head there's absolutely no chance he'd be picturing a woman with the hammer, and more importantly: ]

Why do we have a forge, anyway? What do you guys do down there?

[ Hell, maybe he can learn something. ]

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[blasphemous]

[Meg is really fond of the notion of keeping things from home BACK HOME, but others on the ship haven't been thinking on the same front. Still, she does prefer the thought over getting the shit kicked out of her again.]

I think you need to start drinking something stronger than coffee after the jump.

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[cargojet]

The thought's occurred to me before, but I have to be careful how far I let myself go down that road. Alcohol is a bandaid; you gotta make sure you don't end up using it as a crutch.

[ He's been there before, it's obvious in his expression. ]

[leaps]

What happened with Strela should have been enough warning.

[ this is the sulu version of i told you so ]

[cargojet]

It was, it's just that people around here don't listen to warnings. Why would they?

[northerner]

Nathan.

[ a beat, and then. ]

How did Peter fare?

[cargojet]

He's awake--they all are, but Jaye tells me there's new people asleep now. I'm not sure what to think about that.

God, but he's awake. I can't tell you how relieved I was to see him up and about.

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[puppydogeyes]

Running recruitment now?

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[cargojet]

I always have, just usually I've been more forgiving and subtle about it. Nobody's got time for that any more, least of all me.

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[stimulations]

The Cyllene seemed to be far more determined about outright killing us.

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[cargojet]

It did, and we're fortunate it wasn't more successful.

[kutte]

This place snapping up motivational speakers too? Try Kumbaya next time, it might be an easier sell.

[cargojet]

I keep my Kumbayas strictly off the network, but if you come down to the chapel next week, I'll give it another try.

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[legionare]

[ a good bit of what nathan says flies right over max' head. what's new york? ]

I can fight, I can fly [ but not the kind that involves technology ] and some watercrafting [ healing ]. What would you have me do?

[ it's mostly an offer, despite the hint of a challenge. ]

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[cargojet]

[ He's not sure what to make of it at first, but that's the thing about conversation. It helps define things that you don't understand, starting with: ]

Watercrafting?

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[deprecate]

Solely speaking for my own work with Engineering, I spend a fuckload of time could be put to better use out trying to find the right parts. Any arse with a weapon can take a team down into the ship to pick us up some scrap instead of acting like a police department of thirty odd has any relevance. No training required.

[ his tone is fairly neutral considering his language. but then his voice goes a little softer, and he looks away, not sure if he wants to say the next thing. ]

Cyllene was a terrible risk, but I can't say I'm not glad we took it.

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[cargojet]

You're speaking my language, trust me. Might be something to discuss with Tyke.

[ Without actually accusing security of being bloated and pointless himself nope. ]

Look, even if it hadn't been worth it for what got looted - and it was - the fact is the change in pace after months of nothing did a lot of people some good. I'm not condemning that, cause I know all about the value of taking risks.