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[What you REALLY wanted to see on the screen in your confusion and fear is a skeleton in a black robe and a creepy voice that sorta appears in your head more then it comes through the ears. Don't worry we've got you covered. ~~Dear support staff WHY~~.]

GREETINGS TO THE NEWCOMERS ON THIS SHIP THE TRANQUILITY. I AM DEATH, ONE OF THE TWO RESIDING HERE AND FOR THOSE WHO WORRY, NO WE ARE NOT ON DUTY OR REPRESENT THIS WORLDS MORTALITY. YOU ARE ALSO NOT DEAD. ....WE THOUGHT THAT SHOULD BE SPECIFIED.

I AM HOWEVER A PART OF THE SUPPORT STAFF HERE AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I WILL DO MY BEST TO ANSWER THEM.

WE HAVE SOME COMMUNICATION THAT HAVE BEEN ATTACHED TO THE LINKS BELOW ABOUT RECENT EVENTS. I WOULD SUGGEST PAYING ATTENTION TO THE COMMUNICATORS FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE AS WE SEEM TO BE GOING THROUGH SOME RATHER ODD EVENTS LATELY. ALSO IF YOU ARE NEW I WOULD SUGGEST YOU GET A ROOM ON FLOORS 1 THROUGH 10 AS WE DO NOT HAVE THE PEOPLE TO SEND SECURITY ANY HIGHER.

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THE RUNDOWN » What happened, where you are, what to do.
SUPPORT DEPARTMENT INFO » Who we are and what we do.
REFERENCE* » Basic facts about the ship and solar system.
A TIMELINE OF EVENTS » This will take time to read thoroughly, but we strongly recommend it.
FAQ » Please read this before asking a question on the network.
SPACE TRAINING » If this is your first time aboard a space ship, please watch these helpful videos.
LOOKING FOR WORK? » If you have any questions about the departments, track down a chief officer or someone who operates within it about recruitment.
COMPLAINT BOX » Need to get something off your chest? Bring it here. We might just be able to do something about it.

Recent news
The first report
Communications from the locals

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[ ping! ]

Oh! So, you're the other Death aboard the ship?

[ ... ]

Aside from, um... the other one. Not me, I mean.

Edited (letters) 2015-06-10 01:11 (UTC)

YES, THE OTHER ONE IS MY WIFE.

How is it that someone so powerful could be captured like the rest of us?

[ Assuming that Actual Death is pretty strong, here. ]

OUR POWERS ARE MORE LIMITED HERE IT SEEMS. I WOULD RATHER LIKE TO FIND OUT HOW THEY MANAGED THAT MYSELF.

It seems impossible.

[ Then again, so much of the Tranquility seemed that way. ]

At least you're able to have your wife on board with you.

YES. WE MET IN THE PREVIOUS PLACE WE WERE TRAPPED IN AND WERE MARRIED ON THIS SHIP. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO WITHOUT HER.

That's very romantic. [ She smiles brightly; perhaps she should be more intimidated by Death it(him?)self, but... well, he seems harmless enough. ] But... you were trapped in another place? Before this?

YES. A SMALL TOWN CALLED MAYFIELD. THEY PUT US INTO FALSE FAMILIES AND WANTED US TO PRETEND IT WAS NORMAL.

I've never heard of a "Mayfield." Do you know where it was?

[ Not quite sure how to address that other part, yet... ]

THEY CLAIMED IT WAS A SMALL AMERICAN TOWN. THOUGH IT WAS REALLY A VIRTUAL REALITY.

I AM NOT REALLY THE BEST TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT SORT OF THING I'M AFRAID. IN MY OWN WORLD TECHNOLOGY WAS RATHER LIMITED.

I understand; mine was much the same. A "small American town" sounds more like where I came from than a... virtual reality, or the Tranquility.

[ She admits a tiny smile. ]

I won't take more of your time, but thank you for answering my questions!

[Nami sails around with a nine foot skeleton when she actually has a crew. It's possibly the reason she peers at Death hopefully for all of a second before she huffs in disappointment. Apparently there can be more than one talking skeleton in the world.

Wait, he said Death....?]

...wouldn't the welcome wagon be better off coming from someone who isn't going to freak out half the new arrivals?

[That being said, she's paging through all this info now.]

Edited 2015-06-10 04:25 (UTC)

I AM PART OF THE SUPPORT STAFF. WE ALL TAKE TURNS AND THIS JUMP WAS MINE.

[...there's something decidedly creepy about the way he speaks. Well-- aside from being a skeleton called Death to begin with. The Death?

...you know what, she's just not going to ask. She's going to have enough difficulty sleeping to begin with.

...and this ship might have vampires. Joy.]

So there's no working map, I guess. [Ah... oh god, this is so much information to sift through. Corridors changing too, huh? This place is worse than Thriller Bark, but as long as she treats it like just another island, she'll be able to deal.] Has the shuttle bay ever moved? Could I get directions? Ah-- if you don't mind.

NO. IT IS PRIMARILY WANDERING DEEP IN THE CORRIDORS THAT THINGS CHANGE. FOR THE MOST PART THE GENERAL LOCATIONS STAY WHERE THEY ARE. ...FOR THE MOST PART.

I CAN CERTAINLY GIVE DIRECTIONS. IT IS IN THE BOW OF THE SHIP.

[insert more detailed instructions here]

Thanks, ah... Death.

[Now she'll go away and read all this stuff. So she gives him a nervous wave of her fingers and cuts the feed.]

quick question unrelated
do you eat sandwiches

I have eaten sandwiches before. Why?

call it curiosity mate
settling a bet

what sort of sandwich is your favourite then

I do not have a favourite. My favourite meal is curry.

real stick to your ribs food eh

I have never found that to be the case. I find it much like biting into a red hot icecube.

[Metaphors + trying to understand how Death actually eats food=confused Death]

which is somehow preferably to sandwiches
strong flavors i suppose that stands to reason

[ This is... really a lot to take in. Extraordinarily helpful, but a bit much. If nothing else, it explains the paint on the lockers. ]

Excuse me.

[ Person who is dressed like Death, yes, she's in denial, give her time. ]

I'm new to this ship. Would you mind if I asked a few questions?

[Death nods]

NOT AT ALL. THAT IS WHAT WE ARE HERE FOR.

[ Right. ]

I read through all of your reports and there's... a few things I can wrap my head around. You said a year passes whenever the passengers are in those... pods?

YES THAT SEEMS TO BE THE CASE. THE EXACT DETAILS OF HOW AND WHY ARE UNKNOWN TO US AT HIS MOMENT HOWEVER.

All right. I suppose the majority of my technical questions would also be unknown, then?

IT IS VERY LIKELY.

Then I have to ask this one. A dragon in the garden? Is that terminology for something?

YES. IT IS TERMINOLOGY FOR THERE BEING A DRAGON IN THE GARDEN. ...I BELIEVE SHE CAN TURN INTO A CHILD AT TIMES BUT SHE IS A DRAGON.

[And yes this is said very sincerely.]

I'm... just going to... leave that be, for now. I do have one more question however.

[ The first one in her mind and the last to be spoken. ]

A few of your documents mentioned a person named Shepard. Do you know any details of them?

SHEPARD? I BELIEVE THE ONE IN THE DOCUMENTS IS THE PREVIOUS SHEPARD. WE SOMETIMES GET DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF THE SAME PERSON ON THE SHIP.

I don't understand how any of this-- A different version--

[ She presses a hand to her head. She read through the reports. It's obvious enough that no one has all the answers. Screaming at this... person isn't going to clear anything up. At this point, she would rather... do something, instead of just panicking. ]

...Listen. I'm new. But I have experience on ships--well, not like this, but somewhat like. Does your support department need any assistance? I'd rather... keep busy.

WE WOULD CERTAINLY WELCOME THE ASSISTANCE.

[Which is true, everyone is short staffed on the ship.]

[ The instant acceptance is worrying and comforting all at once. ]

All right, then. What should I do?

YOU CAN SIGN UP TO JOIN OR IF YOU WOULD PREFER YOU COULD SPEAK TO THE HEAD OF OUR DEPARTMENT FIRST. HIS NAME IS MURPHY PENDLETON.

I'll sign up for now. Once I have my bearings, I'll check in with Mr. Pendleton.

If you don't represent this world's mortality, how do you know we're not dead?

BECAUSE I WHILE AM THE PERSONIFICATION OF DEATH OF A DIFFERENT WORLD, I AM STILL AWARE OF WHETHER OR NOT PEOPLE ARE DEAD HERE. IT IS JUST SOMETHING YOU CAN TELL.

What if there are levels to death? Like a building with an elevator, and you can tell when someone isn't on your floor anymore. But now you're on another floor, with everyone else.

Edited 2015-06-17 00:48 (UTC)

.....ELEVATOR? AND I CAN TELL WHEN PEOPLE ARE ON DIFFERENT FLOORS OF A BUILDING.

[Sorry, you're talking metaphors to someone from the Discworld.]

Elevator. Lift. We have them here.

[Death sighs.]

YOU WOULDN'T HAPPEN TO BE A PHILOSOPHER WOULD YOU?

[Because they're always trouble.]

No, I'm a military officer.

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