[ it flexes! they seem able to feel it. it's a very, very cool (temperature) metal. ]
Space exploration. I was a pilot, first and foremost, but it was my responsibility to protect the crew I flew with. [ there's a... new pause, to consider. the fingers flex again briefly. ] Yeah, I did. I miss flying sometimes, come to think of it.
Which probably makes you feel responsible for the others on the senior crew, too. That kind of feeling doesn't really go away, I think. [ it does kind of explain some of how ganymede behaves and talks to people though. ]
I guess there isn't really a way to actually fly while you're part of this tour? What about your old crew...?
It doesn't. We've all agreed that there's no one that's in charge of the group, especially since we're all experienced in our own things, but... none of us have to be in charge to feel responsible for each other.
[ it makes a lot about ganymede make sense, they wouldn't argue that at all. ]
There's some smaller craft that we use for missions, quick jaunts if we have to pick up something small, but not really with this big ol' girl. My old crew... [ a beat. ] They're working hard, back home. Might be nice to fly with them if I do take that vacation though.
I guess that's just how teams operate. Especially with how long you guys have been working together already. [ he cannot disagree on this, at least. ]
...are you even able to still talk to them while you're here? I know we don't really have a way to contact people back home, but what about you guys? With your promotional perks or anything.
It's just funny, since people keep asking if me or Metis are in charge. Metis is kind of like our HR, if I had to compare something? But I can't really explain HR to some people that come from fantasy worlds and not modern ones.
[ ... they shake their head at his question, though. ]
No, same thing as with you guys. We're too far out from any of our galaxies to be able to relay messages in a timely manner. It'd take weeks, maybe months, to really send anything.
The amount of times I've run into someone who doesn't know what I'm talking about and I have to figure out an equivalent to explain isn't small. But I can't think of a much better comparison either outside of maybe just calling them a mediator.
[ but that makes him frown again. ]
It seems like a pretty dumb deal for you guys to be gone for a long time without being able to reach other people. And kind of...I don't know, isolating?
I was the one that put together the slideshow for you guys, at orientation. I didn't have very long to do it, and I was scrambling trying to figure out how to... not dumb down, we have some really brilliant people on board, but translate it in a way to understand in a short period.
[ but... they do nod a little, at that. ]
It was just the eight of us for a month, on this big ship. If not for having each other, I feel like we probably would've gone stir crazy.
It wasn't bad. I watched through it a few times to take some notes just in case it disappeared later. I don't know how many other people might've watched it, but it probably helped some.
[ ...the eudora's already kind of a bigger ship than he thought, but for just eight of them and with all of the gates unlocked... ]
Just for the one month? I thought some of you started working for Nut & Bolt about three months ago.
I hope it did help. I feel like we need to get a few more guides out there, for common terminology, things you or I take for granted... and some ship hacks. Like how to get around the five minute showers, the capsule window settings, things like that. I've tried to make sure people know you can use your I.R.I.S. to change settings in the sim and grav rooms since I suffered embarrassment of being stuck floating and not realizing.
[ they don't seem bothered by this, though, like it's a funny memory. ]
All eight of us have been with the Eudora and the company for three months, but we joined a crew of twenty. Over the two months, it went from 28 of us in total down to us eight due to retirements, transfers... leaves. Someone's on parental leave, actually. We just volunteered for the skeleton crew while the Eudora underwent updates.
[ help. he's trying not to grin, but it fails slightly. ]
It's all trial and error, but it's hard when some people don't know where to start. It doesn't hurt to write new guides, or at least a really brief one-sheet. For all we know people will just ignore the signs and do whatever they want anyway.
[ ...huh. ]
...that's a pretty big downgrade, Ganymede. And also weird timing for so many of them. Are they set to come back after this tour? The ones on leave, that is.
Oh, definitely, plenty of people in the universe that pretend they can't read very abruptly even thought they can. Been there, done that. Part of why my profile says I'm proficient in cat herding, I guess.
[ laughing a little, but... it does trail off, as they fall quiet for a much longer moment. a minute, two, something pensive there. afterwards, they reach up, pressing their left hand's fingers into their helmet and using the contact to rub their helmet interior against their forehead. ]
... they are, yeah. Not sure when the returns are scheduled, but their contracts are still active.
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Space exploration. I was a pilot, first and foremost, but it was my responsibility to protect the crew I flew with. [ there's a... new pause, to consider. the fingers flex again briefly. ] Yeah, I did. I miss flying sometimes, come to think of it.
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I guess there isn't really a way to actually fly while you're part of this tour? What about your old crew...?
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[ it makes a lot about ganymede make sense, they wouldn't argue that at all. ]
There's some smaller craft that we use for missions, quick jaunts if we have to pick up something small, but not really with this big ol' girl. My old crew... [ a beat. ] They're working hard, back home. Might be nice to fly with them if I do take that vacation though.
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...are you even able to still talk to them while you're here? I know we don't really have a way to contact people back home, but what about you guys? With your promotional perks or anything.
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[ ... they shake their head at his question, though. ]
No, same thing as with you guys. We're too far out from any of our galaxies to be able to relay messages in a timely manner. It'd take weeks, maybe months, to really send anything.
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The amount of times I've run into someone who doesn't know what I'm talking about and I have to figure out an equivalent to explain isn't small. But I can't think of a much better comparison either outside of maybe just calling them a mediator.
[ but that makes him frown again. ]
It seems like a pretty dumb deal for you guys to be gone for a long time without being able to reach other people. And kind of...I don't know, isolating?
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I was the one that put together the slideshow for you guys, at orientation. I didn't have very long to do it, and I was scrambling trying to figure out how to... not dumb down, we have some really brilliant people on board, but translate it in a way to understand in a short period.
[ but... they do nod a little, at that. ]
It was just the eight of us for a month, on this big ship. If not for having each other, I feel like we probably would've gone stir crazy.
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[ ...the eudora's already kind of a bigger ship than he thought, but for just eight of them and with all of the gates unlocked... ]
Just for the one month? I thought some of you started working for Nut & Bolt about three months ago.
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[ they don't seem bothered by this, though, like it's a funny memory. ]
All eight of us have been with the Eudora and the company for three months, but we joined a crew of twenty. Over the two months, it went from 28 of us in total down to us eight due to retirements, transfers... leaves. Someone's on parental leave, actually. We just volunteered for the skeleton crew while the Eudora underwent updates.
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It's all trial and error, but it's hard when some people don't know where to start. It doesn't hurt to write new guides, or at least a really brief one-sheet. For all we know people will just ignore the signs and do whatever they want anyway.
[ ...huh. ]
...that's a pretty big downgrade, Ganymede. And also weird timing for so many of them. Are they set to come back after this tour? The ones on leave, that is.
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[ laughing a little, but... it does trail off, as they fall quiet for a much longer moment. a minute, two, something pensive there. afterwards, they reach up, pressing their left hand's fingers into their helmet and using the contact to rub their helmet interior against their forehead. ]
... they are, yeah. Not sure when the returns are scheduled, but their contracts are still active.
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he does not think this. but he tilts his head, waiting patiently for the thought to continue. and also watching that hand. ]
Guess that's a good thing if you do decide to come back afterwards, too. A bigger crew to work with. And hopefully less problems.