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[expediency]

[ When the video clicks on, the Network is greeted with the face of a man in his late twenties — five o'clock shadow, hair mussed in a way to look absolutely careless, a bemused smirk on his face. When he tilts his head and realizes the device is recording, that smirk spreads to a smile that shows teeth, charming and beatific. For a guy who's just been through the ringer of a nasty space-time anomaly, he seems fairly good shape. Or maybe he's just good at taking things in stride. (Or maybe he just likes pain.)

Whatever the case maybe, when he tilts his head he lifts a hand and waves. A lazy, unaffected wriggle of his fingers before he puffs up his cheeks and gives a kind of blow-hard sigh. ]

So. Anybody out there feel like helping a guy out and cluing me in as to who exactly is in charge here? [ A simple enough question, punctuated by the exaggerated lift of his eyebrows. He moves to switch of the device and then thinks better of it, leaning back again to add: ] And if you're gonna say Ward, I'll stop you right there, cause I've already done some of my homework. [ A beat, a tiny shrug. As if to say well, kinda. ] I'm not looking for the guy whose on the nameplate of the bridge. I'm looking for whoever's actually in charge.

Capiche?



[ ooc; Ladies and gents of the Tranquility, meet Vepar, one of the OCs for the demon plot! Unlike the possessed passengers, he was already well-settled into his host 'Evander' before coming on board. For more information on him, see his profile while he tries to get a lay of the land and maybe stir up a little strife in the process. ]

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[romanticism]

Good luck with that. [ A positive outlook hasn't exactly been at the top of Oxford's list of priorities recently, and his tone is so dry it'd put deserts to shame. ] From what I've seen - and heard - no one really knows the answer to that question, regardless of how long they've been here.

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[expediency]

[ Evander takes the answer in stride, tipping his head easily in silent concession. ] And, for hypothetical shits and giggles, who would you back?

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[fly_like_pie]

i don't believe anyone is "actually in charge"??

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[expediency]

[ No capitalization, double punctuation. He assumes it's a kid on the other end of the line, but Evander's response remains effortless. ] But who makes the final decision when there's a final decision to be made? You do have decisions to make, don't you?

I mean, I assume that's how things work here. [ A shrug. ] Correct me if I'm wrong.

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[archimedeia]

[ If only text could convey an unimpressed eyebrow. Alas: ]

Who's asking?

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[expediency]

[ Can you blame a guy for wanting to know the real lay of the land? ]

Name's Evander. [ He smiles, briefly. ] I'm new. Obviously.

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[sweetmotherofgod]

Kirk thinks he is. It's pretty cute, really.

Speaking of cute, did your hair come like that or is it an after-market kind of deal?

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[expediency]

[ Hello there, little lady. Unlike so many of the other demons that are floating around the Tranquility, Vepar is old — old old — but that still doesn't mean the guy can readily spot another one of his kind over the devices. For now, she's just another pretty face.

Friendly, though. Vepar can work with friendly. ] Au naturale, all the way. [ His smile is beatific, unrepentant. ]

Kirk. Part of the welcoming committee, right? [ Evander scratches the back of his head, like he's considering something. ] Pretty sure I heard his name floated a couple of times, but wasn't sure if he was just popular, or The Guy, you know?

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[zooms]

Still Captain Ward.

[ Simple and to the point, but somewhere in the hangar deck Hotspur is linefacing his hardest (which isn't all that linefacey, to be quite honest) at this broadcast. ]

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[expediency]

[ Hotspur's response is the only one that gets Evanders easy-going manner to flag, however briefly. The flicker of a frown, the suggestion of a guy who is a little more than just piss and wind, that disappears just as quickly behind the lifting of his eyebrows. ]

Aaaaand when's the last time you saw the good captain?

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[unruly]

[There's a very audible snort from a very amused Dean Winchester. Ward in charge? Yeah, not while he's not taking at least some responsibility for all the crap going on around here. That's how Dean sees it, anyway.]

I guess you earned a couple gold stars there for realizing Ward's as in charge of this goddamn ship as the Pope is. Congratulations.

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[expediency]

[ Evander tics a shoulder, smirks in a self-depreciating way. ] What can I say — it's a gift. One too many sessions of Blue's Clues as a kid can make a regular-day Sherlock out of a guy. Though— [ He tips his head. ] —you might want to clue in some of the other passengers. [ He's looking at you, Hotspur. ] Apparently the memo didn't make its way all around the office.

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[20mentholkools]

That's gonna depend.

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[expediency]

[ An unsurprising answer. ]

On who I ask?

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[astrogate]

So what do you plan on doing when you find whoever in charge - kiss their ass?

[ A small snort of amusement came out with that. Clearly Kara isn't impressed with any of the supposed leadership. ]

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[expediency]

[ Oh, Kara, he likes you already. It's obvious from the look on his face, from the way he winks once at the camera and then shrugs. ]

I'd considered it. What— bad plan?

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[pocketfulofsouls]

[ You might come off as dashing and roguish to the typical crowd, darling, but in Crowley's eyes, you are one ugly bastard. Still, he may or may not be glad to see you. ]

Your sense of priority is impeccable.

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[expediency]

[ Now there's a voice a demon could get used to. (At least, so long as it's on the top of the Heap, spelled capital H-E-L-L.) The recognition is no doubt obvious to Crowley, the way it sits in Evander's eyes. As is the fact that he's probably a little sick of having to play at being sociable already. ]

Can you really blame a guy for wanting to know the lay of the land? I did get employee of the month, once.

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[animosities]

[She's been around long enough to pick up some useful skills with technology. In this instance, she doesn't care about anyone reading the content of the message, so much as where it originated from. After all, she only has one word to send.]

MARCO.

[I'm coming to find you.]

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[expediency]

[ Well well well, what have we here? A little fish wanting to swim with a big one? With the video off, no one can see the difference between Vepar and Evander, and while Evander's smile helps with the natives it's Vepar that responds to the ether, not knowing exactly where to send it. The word's playful enough. Harmless.

(No, it's not.) ]

POLO.

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[userfriendly]

I think that may depend on how you define "in charge" on a ship this large.

[for example, ismene would quite like to know who's driving this thing, and possibly offer them a piece of her mind.]

Personally, I'd start by talking with the ship's AI, but there doesn't seem to be one onboard.

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[expediency]

[ Ah, a technological discrepancy. Meaty. ]

And is that normal? The lack of AI, I mean. It's not really the sort of thing that comes up on the day to day where I'm from. [ A beat. ] Or, y'know, at all.

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[envie]

[Natalie is just frowning at this, because finding the one in charge doesn't sound like any fun. Unless he plans on killing him or her, that would certainly be fun, for a brief while anyway.]

Why in the world are you looking for someone in charge? I bet you they're no fun at all.

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[expediency]

[ Keep your friends close, keep your enemies closer — yadda yadda yadda, Natalie. Watch and learn. ] Just woke up in a goo-filled tube. Surprisingly enough, fun times is not number one on my list of priorities right now.

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[goldshirt]

[he's busy stalking the hell out of this post and already knows what kind of answers this guy is looking for. so instead, have an incoming file transfer]

This might answer some of your questions.

{FILE TRANSFER || __FAQ.TXT}

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[expediency]

[ Evander's like Santa Claus — he's making a list and checking it twice and this comm number is on it plenty. Hello, Captain Kirk. ]

And to think Resnik was trying to short change the welcoming committee.