001 | Video | Everything A Big Bad Wolf Could Want

[childofthemoon]

[Ruby's in the kitchen, nursing a cup of coffee. She looks tired, though not overly so. Adapting to life on board isn't going all that great for her - but thank whatever deity you want to insert here for coffee, because Ruby is just going to survive on that. Hey, Grenny pestered her with early morning diner shifts often enough, and Ruby isn't ashamed to admit that she's addicted. Doesn't mean she's gonna kick the habit anytime soon. She smiles at the camera, friendly as always.]

Hey guys. Ruby here, for those I haven't met yet. Pleasure to meet you, not pleased about the weird circumstances, you know how it goes.

Two things... first of all. I gather I'm not the only one hallucinating. Or... having dreams. Memories. I'm not awake enough to puzzle that out. Is this some sort of... group hallucination, and what's so interesting about two people talking about how hot some prisoner is, anyway? Do I need to be concerned? Do I need to... I don't know, do anything about this, report it to anyone?

[She rubs a face down her hands, smiles, because all this sounds insane, but it seems to be common practice here.]

Second thing... well. I was wondering. I'll admit, I'm not the brightest bulb to ever light the room. So... we're in space. And I was just wondering, if you were. Say. Sensitive to the moon. 

[Yeah, this is harder than she'd thought. Crap. Ruby takes a long sip of her coffee, a little too hot for comfort, but the burn is quite welcome right now. She can't exactly go saying that she's a werewolf and very likely to kill anything that moves in front of her during three months a night, because she doesn't think she'll be in control of the wolf after not transforming for a whooping 28 years, plus she doesn't have the magical cloak that'll prevent the transformation - yeah, that's not gonna get her pushed out of an air lock at all. She's had enough angry mobs after her in her own time.]

Are we in any way affected by moon cycles, given that we... well. Have no... moon of our own?

[Yeah, it sounds even more stupid when she says it out loud, but does the truth of her little problem really sound any less stupid?]

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permavideeoo

[lostkings]

[ seriously? ]

Are you sure that's all the memory- not hallucination, was about?

permavideeoo

[childofthemoon]

Well... no. I just honestly don't know what to make of it. Any of it.

[She's new - and still really confused about... well. Everything.]

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[iceboxed]

sensitive to the moon?

[really, ruby? really?]

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[childofthemoon]

Yeah. You know like
not sleeping well and stuff

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[strayed]

Subtle.

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[childofthemoon]

I'm not particularly good at this.

[boogiewoogiebugleboy]

Oh, oh, so that isn't just me?

[Small favors.]

[childofthemoon]

How does it affect you? And... I mean... does it affect you, out here?

[She's looking real hopeful here.]

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[gilding]

[Gold isn't actually looking at the camera as a feed click on, appears to be busy working with something instead. But he's seen the feed, of course. He knows exactly who he's speaking to.]

I'm given to believe the cycle becomes managed... internally, as it were.

[He looks up, finally, a smile on his face that's almost friendly, though it may just be amused in advance of her reaction. He very much doubts he's a face she was hoping to see.]

Hello, Miss Lucas. Lovely of you to join us.

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[childofthemoon]

[Yeah.

No.

Her mug comes with too much coffee and too little vodka for this.

Ruby shrinks back from her own device a little - like that's gonna help - but sets her jaw stubbornly. No, she's not pleased to see him. Not even a little. No offense, but the only person she'd possibly like to see here less is Regina, and that's just because she's fond of Belle.]

Since we lack the pretense of you buying food from me, I'm not sure there's a need to lie.

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[doggedly]

yes


[isn't this helpful!]

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[childofthemoon]

Wanna elaborate?

[So very helpful. Exceptional.]

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[tumbleweeds]

There are lots of moons. We're in space.

[ she's js. still- ]

Some werewolves just come out and say it. Some of the rest of us who are more than human just come out and say it, too. Easier that way.

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[childofthemoon]

[So helpful. Good thing Ruby doesn't take offense at people making jabs at her. She'll just feel a bit stupid on the inside, and blush when the whole werewolf thing is just put on the table.]

So, what, that's totally cool around here? Really?

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[skindeep]

Perhaps if you spoke to someone in medbay...

[He heard 'cycle' and instantly thought this was a lady thing. Sorry Ruby.]

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[childofthemoon]

[What, med-bay? Color her confused. It's a good thing she'd not very meta about her own origin story, otherwise she could appreciate the irony of someone mistaking Little Red Riding Hood's problem to be... well, a 'lady problem'.]

I'm not sure I follow.

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[redhotsummers]

That isn't what I saw.

[His voice says that what he saw wasn't as fun.]

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[childofthemoon]

[She picks up on that, and looks sympathetic. Her vision was... well, mostly boring, honestly. She's not sure what to make of it at all.]

What did you see?

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[growling]

[ well, it's only slightly worse than using camping metaphors. which he totally didn't do. josh skips right to a private feed. ]

You're not the only one. It was kind of a thing last month, actually. Did you read the "previously on"?

[ the information's floating around somewhere, though it seems the welcome pack didn't go live this month. that and not everyone is nerdy enough to actually read all of it. ]

And about the moon thing— one, smooth moves. And two, it seems to match up with your previous cycle. The best we've come up with is that it switches to some kind of internalized clock.

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[childofthemoon]

[See, the thing is, there are people who would have dug on their own, to find everything out. Ruby, sadly, lacks a certain investigative streak. She's been busy trying not to freak out.

This is why she tells people she's no good at anything. Consequently, she looks a bit flustered and shamed for not realizing there was information that readily available.]

So, it's still gonna be a problem, then.

[Not the news she was hoping for, certainly.]

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[altercate]

Ruby.

[ hellos are for wimps. ]

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[childofthemoon]

[Ruby smiles at that voice, fondness in her voice.]

Cupcake.

[Tough names are for wimps, too.]

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[unparental]

The memory thing is... new-ish. We all thought it ended, but apparently not.

[ THIS FUCKING SHIP. ]'

And not to be... gross, but is this a PMS thing or the kind that's a little less— let's go with everyday? Because if it's the second, there are people you can talk to.

[ jenna sommers, supernatural social worker ]

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[childofthemoon]

[This fucking ship, alright. Ruby'd sign that sentiment, no questions asked. And hey, Jenna makes her smile, which is always a thing she can appreciate. Yeah, how she wishes PMS was her only monthly problem. Life would be so much easier.]

A little less every day, I'm afraid. Can you... tell me who can help? Preferrably without, you know, killing me. I mean. I haven't hurt anyone.

[Yet. And that yet goes unsaid, but the worry about it is visible in Ruby's eyes.]

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[faithlessly]

Sensitive to the moon? Seriously?

[ 8| ]

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[childofthemoon]

[Because you're such an expert at subtlety, Dean. Don't judge.]

Well. Yeah... kinda? So to speak.

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[reticencies]

I'm not too sure about your second question but the memories are more of a recent thing from last month.

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[childofthemoon]

Ongoing, then?

[Just her luck.]

Sorry, I'm. New, and still trying to figure out what's going on here.

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[inspirited]

Sensitive to the moon?

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[childofthemoon]

Yeah. The moon... kinda... affects me? Badly.

[Very badly.]

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[surrogates]

At the risk of being that guy, you might want to work on your metaphors.

[ Sensitive to the moon, Jesus Christ. ]

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[childofthemoon]

I gathered, yeah... I'm not really good at the whole... subtlety, treading lightly thing, you know?

[Yep. Embarrassed, totally.]

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[uncurse]

That probably could have been worded better.

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[childofthemoon]

I know. Believe me, I know.

[Ruby really wants to hide under a rock right about know. Remember how she said she was prone to screwing things up? Yeah... Subtlety is not her strong arm. Clearly.]

I have no idea what I'm doing.

[vivelavenir]

Excuse me... I do not mean to be rude, or-- perhaps alarming?

[But Remus had said something to this affect to him, before admitting to... well.]

Might you mean lycanthropy, and its tie to the moon cycles?

[childofthemoon]

[Ruby has the decency to blush - it was really that obvious, huh? But she nods, seeing little sense int denying it at this point, especially since apparently the werewolves live relatively unharrassed on this ship along with the other passengers (or prisoners, depending on how you see it).

Yeah... Yeah, it's what I mean. I wasn't sure how common knowledge of that would be.

(VIDEO) so very late to this!!

[moonswings]

As someone who is also, ah, sensitive to the moon... [He has no idea how to create a filter but isn't going to be rude about the fact that she's being very obvious. Unlike some people.]

From what I understand we're still affected. I'm just not entirely sure how it works.

(VIDEO) No worries, I live on backtags :3

[childofthemoon]

[Hey, no worries. Ruby's used to rude when she screws up, and that's kinda what she did here. She takes it in stride, as usual.]

The others said it still happens, but it's apparently different for every wolf. Are you... gonna be okay? Are you in control?