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[have a young but serious looking young man, horrorship. he's sure been on his toes lately, but from the look of him, you can hardly tell.]

Passengers of the Tranquility, this is Jim Kirk.

We seem to be having a problem [or a few of them] as of late, regarding individuals getting lost in the ship. My colleague has already expressed the need to exercise caution, which I would like to stress, in light of the recent attacks.

I'd also like to reiterate the call for search parties.

Anyone interested in forming groups to split up in the ship should use the common room on Passenger Deck 255 as a rendezvous point. We'll keep a group behind that will include Mr. Spock, whom you can check in with at fifteen minute intervals.

I encourage anyone lost to stay where they are, because the more you move around the harder it'll be for us to pinpoint the last location you were at. Also, if you know where that was, please leave your coordinates here.

[he'll refrain from mentioning that he hasn't seen hide nor tail of Ward or Resnik, but the more keen of them might know, and he expects the questions.]

Everyone please be careful.

Kirk out.

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[there's a touch of battle in his voice when he addresses the wraith. not quite bitterness, and not quite hostile, but definitely not as polite as his words are]

Spock will be in the common room. I'd love it if you'd join him there.

[ooc: OKAY EVERYONE YOU CAN USE THIS POST TO COORDINATE IC IF YOU SO WISH IT. threadjacks ahoy, whatever you want. the OOC post regarding all this is HERE]

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[What was that pause for, anyway - and - risking principality? Is this guy serious?] Depends on what you're used to bein' restrictive, doesn't it. [Huff.] But no, and yes.

[Well, he's mostly serious. And he has to ask because the last time he did this sort of spontaneous teaming-up thing, he got stuck with an uppity royal brat.]

Oh, good. You're with me, then.

[oh boy, looks like qilby was just in time to miss the introductions! perhaps he shouldn't have wasted time trying to figure out whether or not to leave his valuables unattended. strange things were afoot, after all.

ah well, plenty of time for talk while wandering the ship in search of missing persons. he sees the group he was instructed to meet and approaches at a brisk pace.] --my apologies, I hope I'm not particularly late.

Not at all.

[Jade looks the newcomer over. Older, yes, and... missing a hand? That could be troublesome, but he'd rather learn a little more about this man before saying anything on the matter.]

I am Colonel Jade Curtiss. We were just getting to know each other a bit before heading out.

[And by 'getting to know' he means 'searching for Netherlands' buttons so he can push them at will.']

[For a moment he quirks an eyebrow at Jade: you know this guy? About a half-second later it becomes apparent that they aren't familiar. Hm. He peers over at Qilby instead, not really sure what to think.

Still he gives a nod as he introduces himself.]

I'm the Netherlands - [Fuck this, he just needed to pick a random human name, didn't he.] - just Netherlands works.

[he returns the second man's -- netherlands' -- nod and offers jade one in greeting. if he noticed the once-over he got from the latter, he doesn't indicate it...] Ah, phew! That's a relief.

Colonel, Netherlands. [a gracious smile.] My name is Qilby. Officially unofficially from Xenobiology. It's a pleasure to meet you two, though I wish it could have been under nicer circumstances...

[Jade returns Qilby's nod. Xenobiology, hm? Is this man just a Good Samaritan, or is SCI invested in this as well? And if it is, why wasn't he informed?]

Likewise.

We have quite a lot of ground to cover, and there is a possibility that whatever attacked those people before is still on the hunt. Are you certain that you will be up to the task?

[He's not going to turn Qilby down just yet, but he'd like to have something more to go on than knowing that he's a scientist.]

[Another nod at all the introductions, and he shifts his weight to the other foot, impatient to get moving. Though the "ground to cover" comment pings him, and he begins digging through his satchel as they chat - it's not his problem if someone comes along who isn't up to the task.]

Ah.

[There. He pulls out Sakura's spool of twine and waits to speak.]

[qilby eyes the string momentarily -- good idea, that, though he's probably got better -- and smiles at jade, waving his hand reassuringly.]

No need to worry about me, Colonel. I'm tougher than I look.

And, ah, let's see-- [he extends his arm outwards, like he's calling out for netherlands to give him a hi-five from across the room, but all thoughts of hi-fives should be quickly dissipated when a plate-sized blue disc coalesces in mid-air before his hand.] --yes. If nothing else, I think I'll be able to help get us out of a sticky situation should it arise.

[a second portal appears before netherlands momentarily after, and qilby's hand pops out, offering a polite long-distance shake.]

[For a split-second he looks ready to play the opposite of goalie and dodge the hell away, because what the fuck.

He frowns down at the hand that pops out, peeks around the entire thing just to make sure he's seeing things correctly, and steps back - while he's tempted to hand over the twine and play it safe, he grudgingly holds his hand out to shake. It helps that he'd kind of like to keep his own twine, thanks.]

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