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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[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.

[vivelavenir]

[He gives an apologetic smile, bowing his head.]

Possibly not very common, if the thought should worry you. Merely, I have met one such as yourself, and he is a very dear friend of mine.

I hope I have not affronted you, in being so blunt. But you will be all right here, if this friend of mine is any indication.

[childofthemoon]

No worries, we're all good. Feel free to always be blunt with me. As you can see by this conversation... I'm really not very good at subtlety. So blunt suits me just fine, honestly.

[Her smile is nothing short of friendly.]

[vivelavenir]

I am not always apt with bluntness, but I promise I shall try.

I am Jean Prouvaire, Mademoiselle. A pleasure to meet you.

[childofthemoon]

Ruby Lucas, and the pleasure's all mine, Jean.

[Yeah she's not gonna touch that last name with a foot long pole - Ruby feels like she could only mispronounce it.]

[vivelavenir]

[He has learned by now that it isn't informal to call someone by their first name upon first meeting them, so he accepts that with a light smile and a nod.]

Mademoiselle Lucas.

Are you settling in well, or were there other questions you have need of answer to? I cannot promise I have any very great knowledge, but I should like to be of help.

[childofthemoon]

That's sweet of you, and I appreciate it. I've been... reading up on all the available information. Gives me a headache, but hey, gotta do my homework. Have you been here long?

[She's so out of practice with being less.... modern, and looks a bit sheepish about that.From how proper he is, all this must be such a culture shock.]

[vivelavenir]

That is the wisest way about it. [A smile, though he stumbles on the word 'homework'.] --You are refurbishing your quarters, while you read?

And-- oh. Nearly eight cycles in time, now. I should think it has been almost a year, though without the sun, time seems incalculable.