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[ukan]

If you are coming here from the Barge, meet me at my cabin in four hours. I want to make sure we're all adjusting well, make sure we can support one another.

If you're not from the Barge--hello. I'm Lark Tennant. I was a warden on the Barge. I'm not here. [He's demoted. He's doing great with this. Just fine. Just...fine.]

Tell me where you're from, who you miss, who you're glad you've met?

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[atowncalledtreffy]

[There's relief when he catches this message on Sypha's communicator. God, he worried about him]

Hi Lark Tennant. I'm Trevor Belmont.

Want to give directions for your cabin or do you just want me to guess?

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[ukan]

What kind of monster hunter doesn't know where the werewolf lives?

[He sends him the coordinates anyway.]

[lone_horse]

Lark.

[ That's a bit of relief in him. ]

I'll be there.

[ukan]

[OhthankGod]

Bring a snack if you've got it. We might be at it late.

[giant_heart]

[ The image on the communicator looks younger than should be allowed here. In fact, he looks soft and sweet and like he has no business being on such a no-holds-barred sort of vessel. But he gives a sweet wave hello to the camera before a text message will follow it. ]

Hello! My name is Bojji. I'm from the Bosse Kingdom.

I miss my friend Kage. And I'm glad I've met everyone here!

[ukan]

Tell me about Kage?

[paradoxi]

Are you going to say where your cabin is?

[ukan]

[Muttering to himself as he tries to figure out the settings on this communicator and finally gives up. Fine. The WHOLE SHIP can know. He can't keep one goddamn detail to himself and the Bargeizans, fine, this is all fine.

His tone is very polite when he relays the coordinates.]

[fuckyouplayme]

Do you want us all to hold hands and sing, too?

[ukan]

You get to sit in the corner.

[loveshishammer]

The Barge? Is this where all you new people are coming from? We haven't had this many of you all at once in years.

Welcome. My name is Thor Odinson, of Asgard. I miss my Jane, and my friends, but until I can see them again, I believe here is the best place for me.

[ukan]

It's a long story. I'm glad we're all together; we're best as a group, trust me.

What's Asgard like?

In four hours, kinda

[madaboutit]

Sweeney's about twenty minutes early, but that's still close enough to be impressive, all things considered. He looks a hot mess, disheveled with a few spare bits of plant debris stuck in his mussed up hair. He squints while he stands at the door frame. Everything is so fucking bright.

Why?

Sighing, he tips his head at Lark.

"Did I miss it?" Because...doesn't seem like a big turnout, and his sense of time is shit.

[ukan]

"No. No, I'm just taking everyone in as they come. I'm glad you're early." Sweeney looks about like Lark feels. "You okay?"

[risenunparalleled]

Hello. My name is Hua Xie.

I'm from a world I doubt you've heard of, I miss my loved ones, and there are many people I'm glad I've met, but I'm not sure if I should prejudice you.

[ukan]

I'm hard to sway, I like to make my own opinions. I also like to know who's friendly with who--ship dynamics are important.

spam

[tucky]

[Tiffany misses the radio announcement entirely - during her first day, all she comes across is a broken walkie-talkie set. It won't be long before she runs into him in the stairwell between the deck and the congregation hall, though, and when she does, she practically plasters herself to his side.]

Jesus Christ.

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[ukan]

[he reaches out to steady her but doesn't quite touch her]

Tiffany!

[lifeofsin]

Where I'm from's a little complicated these days, and I... miss my wife, kids, friends...

[It's said with the kind of resignation that only comes from many years of separation or grieving or both. On that note, he isn't answering the last question for several reasons.]

Anyway, good to meetcha Lark. I'm Jecht. Initiate of... too many years to bothering keepin' up with. Nobody I know here really bothers keepin' count, eventually.

[ukan]

That seems to be what people are saying. No one leaves here.

...I miss my husband. I miss my packmates. I miss the Barge. [Since he asked, and has belatedly remembered that personal questions usually need a give and take.] How many kids do you have?

[perfectly_average]

[... Sigh. As much as the player wants to shove him that way, Jamil's a little busy being Angry Teenager.

Maybe they can run into each other later! So Lark can maybe ask wtf's up.]

[ukan]

[ In fact, several hours later Lark is wandering, and he does notice the stormy teenager. His favorite kind of teenager! ]

Hey.

i feel like i need to apologise? cw: jean-ralphio?????

[izzle]

Did this barge dispense free mary jane? I keep hearing about how great things were back there. Or was there a One Free Orgasm A Day policy?

I'll give you a life pro tip, Holmes-- can I call you Holmes? You look like a Holmes -- you gotta look forward to get anywhere in life. The past is a sad, soggy wet tissue that you just came in an feel dirty about. Don't hold on to that nasty old tissue, Holmes. It'll just keep you sad and ashamed and stop you from ever reaching all your dreams.

omg look at your life choices jk I love this so much

[ukan]

[ There's a significant pause as he tries to figure this one out. ]What sort of 'dreams' are you chasing?

[laszlo]

Looks like I took your spot! Warden-wise, that is.

[Vampires 1, Werewolves 0]

[ukan]

[ Oh god he wants to bite your face for that.

But still. ]

I'm glad you're here.

[fallenflower]

Oh my, to the personal questions right away. That's forward of you, Tennant!

Are you fomenting yourself a little mutiny with your Barge folk? Accepting volunteers?

[Not like it'll work, but it might scratch his itch to hit things and/or liven up the month. He is bored.]

[ukan]

Are you wanting to volunteer, ah...stranger?

[kingsroads]

I wouldn't worry about the fact that you're a Novice here. Really, that's for the best! This way you're able to become a better version of yourself than you were before.

[ who has two thumbs and has drunk the kool-aid? This guy. ]

Though truly, if you wish to make sure you're adjusting, I'd recommend not having any more of these little meetings. While I understand wanting to know those you arrived with, this isn't your Barge. The way to best adjust is to embrace life on the Brigantine.

[ukan]

We've been through a lot. Things went wrong on the Barge--half of us are still recovering from the last crisis. I want to make sure we're all supporting each other as we transition.

What's your name?

spam

[goingtobeunwell]

[He doesn't have a communicator, but he's heard through the grapevine that Lark is here. Eventually Crozier stumbles over his cabin, purely by accident of course, and his face momentarily lights up in recognition.]

Ah! I'd heard you were here.

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[onemoresun]

Oh, were you not free-spirited enough?

[ The scathing disdain probably tells Lark exactly which side of the line Percy falls on.

A few other things are easy to see; the shock of white hair on a man barely into his twenties could mean a lot of things. He's dressed in fine, extravagant clothing, up to the gold-rimmed glasses.

He adjusts them absently, as he considers actually answering the question. ]

I miss my team of extraordinary fuck-ups, and I've carefully avoided getting overly attached to anyone on the eldritch philosophy lecture that no one can escape.

[crab_rangoon]

[Pagan might not have any way of hearing what Lark is telling him, but he is very good at exploring. And he doesn't want to be in his room. So when he spots him down a vine-covered hallway, he has about two seconds to process it before he's nearly running to greet him.]

[ukan]

[He's deep in his thoughts. Pagan is already running before Lark looks up at the sound and recognizes him, but then he's grinning, and when Pagan is near enough he catches him in an embrace that literally sets him spinning on his heel.]

[magician_sideways]

Hello, Lark. My name is Tiernan, I'm from a world called Eberron.

I suppose I miss my merry band of idiots at times, but that's what keeping busy is for. [ This smile before the next sentence is inherently not to be trusted. ] Really, I'm glad to have met everyone that I have here. Even the most grating and difficult of individuals can still be an experience to learn from.

[ Surely he does not mean anyone specific by this at all. ]

Rank is often simply a matter of how close or far one's nature is from the Deacon's ideals. It's not something that can't be amended, but there's no need to make much of it unless you're quite desperate to take responsibility for someone.

[unknownjoy]

[Kirei stole one of the makeshift communicators. He hears the message and arrives at Lark's cabin about twenty minutes early, standing in the doorway.]

Hello.

[ukan]

Come in.

[But he's going to cut right to it] Did he demote you?

[spam]

[tastehumanity]

[Unable to pass up an invitation, even if he's not from this Barge he spoke of, the Corinthian appears in Lark's doorway and leans casually with his weight on one arm bent up near his head.]

Hello, Lark. [Said with a purr and a half-smile.]

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[ukan]

Hello... Have we met?

[His gaze is appraising, and up and down glance, a very faint smile]