Crux Fleet NPCs ([personal profile] crux_npcs) wrote in [community profile] crux_fleet2014-05-01 08:50 pm

0008: NEW ARRIVAL BRIEFING

Who: New Arrivals, Graham Baker
Where: Briefing Room
When: Late afternoon, Aprilo 29th
Warnings: None

When awakening, the immediate surroundings are swarming with activity and very chaotic. The people in the medical ward are polite and understanding, but firmly refuse to answer questions until the briefing. Especially not after some group of kooks earlier decided that they'd throw a tantrum and bug out of the hospital before anything can get said. Either given hospital outfits resembling very comfortable pajamas, drone bodies, or their own bodies, they are escorted by polite, unyielding people in red and black uniforms to the briefing room. Fortunately for the robots, things are much more organized.

The Briefing room is large. Not enough to accommodate a giant, but spacious enough for several dozen people. The tiles are black and featureless while the walls are nice, soothing colors. The chairs are high-backed and well-cushioned, more like comforting eggs floating a foot or so off the ground than anything else. Set into the ceiling and floor near the front is a large holographic projector. The floor in front of each seat also has a smaller projector, allowing people to see what the bigger device is showing without having to angle for a view. As of now, it merely displays a rotating pyramid.

Ten members of Security line the walls and various exits, looking rather displeased to be here. Graham Baker, a balding man in an ill-fitting suit, stands at the head of the room with an easy smile, seemingly unbothered by any previous ruckus.

[Questions to the NPCs will go in the briefing thread. The rest of the post is there for people to mill about and do whatever with. The mods will not be doing hangar/medical awakenings unless it's specifically asked for.]
gunholic: (thoughtful)

[personal profile] gunholic 2014-05-03 04:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Axl tilted his head a little. Communication wasn't his big strong suit, unfortunately.

"Uh... hello?"

Wait, he already tried that. "I'm Axl? I'm new here."
smallest: Quote by Maud ("You protect a monster?")

[personal profile] smallest 2014-05-03 11:31 pm (UTC)(link)
He opened his mouth and, surprise, he chirped. At least this chirp seemed to be one of understanding.

He played with the ring over his gloved finger, making it chime by lightly striking it as he considered his words. He waved his hand in the air and the ring left behind a trail of smoke. This smoke did not disperse into the air; it kept in place and held its shape. This should help with that communication problem.

He wrote,
My name is Francœur
I've awoken here, too
Do you need help
Looking for what to do?
gunholic: (neutral)

[personal profile] gunholic 2014-05-04 11:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh hey, a bug-dude who also spoke in rhymes. Pretty cool.

"I guess? I dunno, the briefing or whatever wasn't very helpful."

Hey, getting intel from the people who had been stranded longer was probably as good an idea as any other.

"So.. what do you do? They were awfully insistent on everyone having a job here."
smallest: All the way from... somewhere else." Quote by Lucille ("The master of the guitar.)

[personal profile] smallest 2014-05-06 09:47 am (UTC)(link)
He looked around and he grabbed his guitar. The strap was only large enough to fit around his shoulder and the instrument, while an average sized guitar, looked like a toy in the giant's hands. He played a few notes. His chirps turned into a pleasant hum.

Francœur had a job here as a musician. Apparently, whatever it was giant monsters did on a spaceship was sing and dance. He smiled at Axl, hoping that he understood.
gunholic: (smile smile)

[personal profile] gunholic 2014-05-06 10:43 pm (UTC)(link)
"Play music? Awesome," Axl said. He wasn't that bad at body language. He kind of had to be decent at it, given his specialties. "They were really going on about the military and the militia.. I was starting to think all the jobs here were stupid and boring!"
smallest: Quote by Raoul ("He's got your eyes and my hairy legs.")

[personal profile] smallest 2014-05-07 08:02 am (UTC)(link)
He waved his hand to assure Axl that it was not all military here. For that, he was thankful. He had already been taken into one war, he did not need a repeat of that here. There were many jobs available here. Of course, he liked performing music most of all.

The words vanished, replaced by a couplet.

Which will you choose
That will amuse?
gunholic: (neutral)

[personal profile] gunholic 2014-05-07 11:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Axl shrugged. "Nothing stupid. Not really sure, though. I have a job with the Hunters I need to get back to, so I don't really wanna get too stuck here, you know?"

That would suck-- knowing you could finally go home and being so instrumental that you couldn't take off and leave. He wasn't actually that irresponsible, even if X liked to harp on him all the time.

"Maybe I'll do deliveries. I used to when I was newer."

And it was always a good excuse for casing a place, which he needed to do anyway.
smallest: Quote by Maud ("You protect a monster?")

[personal profile] smallest 2014-05-08 09:21 am (UTC)(link)
His friend had also worked in deliveries back in Paris. He wondered if that meant Axl had a vehicle of his own as well. The way he chirped and nodded suggested that he thought it was a good idea. While he had nothing that needed to be delivered, it was sure to be a useful job here. This ship was enormous.
gunholic: (smirkypose)

[personal profile] gunholic 2014-05-08 07:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Axl decided that the chirp was a happy noise, and grinned. He'd also noticed the ship was enormous, and given everyone's paranoia about him there probably weren't a lot of low-level robots in service as runners. Even if there were, stuff always came up that needed an actual person's touch.

"Beats classes."
smallest: Quote by Lucille ("Do you have a name?")

[personal profile] smallest 2014-05-10 04:32 am (UTC)(link)
Were classes really that bad? Francœur would not know; he had never been in one. Well, at least Axl now had an idea for a job. He had never helped with new arrivals before, but he was beginning to feel rather confident about it.

He wrote,
Is there anything else you seek?
Please don't hesitate to speak
gunholic: (neutral)

[personal profile] gunholic 2014-05-10 11:06 pm (UTC)(link)
"Nah, I think I'm good for now. Thanks, though."

Axl could go on and on about how boring schooling could be, though that may or may not have been made more boring in retaliation for annoying the piss out of X that dozen or so times... well, whatever.

"Maybe I'll come see you play sometime?"
smallest: Quote by Lucille ("It means honest heart.")

[personal profile] smallest 2014-05-11 02:54 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, he would like that! He made a high, happy chirp as he nodded. Of course, he could not expect Axl to know where he would play next unless he informed him first. He checked inside pockets and he gave Axl a menu. It was not exactly a flyer, but this should work just as well because it had a name and an address. He pointed at the name, Bistro Deur. That was where his next show will be.
gunholic: (smirkypose)

[personal profile] gunholic 2014-05-12 01:38 am (UTC)(link)
Axl took the menu, reading over it in puzzlement.

"So you're gonna be here? Cool!"