Nanites will interfere with anything they find abnormal. You are not the only one missing powers. Once the nanites are flushed out of your system, they'll return to you.
[ sora will find ganymede seated on one of the more uncomfortable benches of the observation deck, as opposed to the comfortable seating behind them, facing the wide expanse of space. they seem to be looking at a wide spread of data on both their I.R.I.S. holo screen and a datapad on their lap, scrolling through graphs and charts and statistics. when they notices that someone has joined them, they straighten up and incline their head amicably. ]
Good afternoon, M - [ pausing, as if remembering something. ] - Mrs. Jingu. How're things going for you today?
[The correction to Mrs. does make Sora's face light up in a way it doesn't happen often on this ship. What can she say, she likes that]
Surprisingly well, despite the oddness of being a crewmember for a company I don't recall.
[It could all be going much worse, truthfully]
I wanted to shadow you while the diagnostics are done. My only motivation is to find out the state of the vessel we're inhabiting.
[Whether it's its components or the entirety of it. What sensible person wouldn't want to know more about the ship one will have to live in for several weeks?]
[ their emotions radiate something very calm and even keel, this entire interaction, but there's a blip of something pleased in a way that's glad to have made the correction. good! she looks happy. ]
Yeah, I'm of the mindset that this is not an ideal situation for you guys at all. But we're just waiting on a response back from our superiors, now, and I'm also putting out feelers to see if anyone's familiar with teleportation powers or tech if it takes too long.
[ they promised rosamund they would! ]
The good news, there, is that the Eudora's in pretty good state for being an older girl. Her structure is solid, and any damages we've incurred in the past three months have all been superficial from smaller space debris. [ ganymede moves to scoot over, but then pauses. ] If you'd like, we can sit here - or we can sit in the lounge proper, where things are more comfortable. I just like the atmosphere of the windows when I work, so I tend to default here.
Here is fine. I don't intend to make you change the way you do your work, after all.
[Let her juuuust get settled, accompany Ganymede]
It's a little worrying there's a need for military assets in this ship. Does that mean there's a chance of being attacked during our employment these two months?
[Will one of the Wednesday events be getting space pirates to back off while they blast the Eudora into a black hole]
[ they'll wait for her to get settled before they answer, polite but also considering the answer. ]
The possibility is never zero, but it's extremely low. Nut & Bolt doesn't contract with hostile planets or stations. Space bandits are pretty uncommon, now, compared to when courier services started off. We mostly have the weapons system now just to shoot at asteroids and any debris that might be a little too big to brush off.
Yeah, I can see why a lot of people feel that way. We have space travel, where I'm from, but nothing on this level, and it'd taken me getting scouted for a job offer by Nut & Bolt to see just how widespread a network there is out here.
At least you have something similar. Those of us that hadn't even seen a vending machine and are taken back home afterwards are going to miss the wonders of the future!
[Sora isn't from the distant past, but she sure will return home and miss the wonders...of handwiches. They became a guilty pleasure]
I wouldn't blame anyone for trying to take some of the tech home in some way, to be honest with you. It's all pretty life changing - hard to go back once you've experienced it.
[ the handwiches were a very impulse decision on the part of the mods after the defunctland episode about them, so we're glad they're being enjoyed. please take them home to your worlds with you. ]
[ a muted, thoughtful energy here in their emotions. ]
I actually don't see how that wouldn't be doable. Something solar-powered with universal adapters is probably something we can get our hands on. It's not uncommon for us to see similar tech when we make deliveries, after all.
And anyone that wants to use our resources to download or print out schematics for things would be welcome to. Kind of breaks natural development, but, well. Nut & Bolt likes to leave places better for us having been there - and I'd like to think it'd be a good way to make up for this whole kerfuffle.
[Someone seems to really believe in the company. Somehow that goes a little above and beyond the good word one would say of the company they work at, but Ganymede seems...to like the company at least]
Fortunately it doesn't seem anyone here would try to use technology beyond their times for evil. As far as I can tell, the majority are reasonable enough and not out to destroy everything wherever they came from...
[So that means them breaking natural development a little should be fine! That saaaaaid, goodness, don't say that so soon, Sora, there's a whole murdergame still ahead, who knows how these people are truly like]
[ that someone at least believes that the resources of the company can be used for good, but they're definitely reserving judgement of the situation for when they maybe know a little more about what's going on. what's the harm in reimbursing people for their time by letting them cheat the system a little? ]
Yeah, everyone I've talked to has been pretty good company, honestly. Present company included. [ a muted, companionable :) vibe here for a second. ] Anyone that's been upset has been well within their rights for it, but they haven't really taken it out on us or anyone else.
Which, we're the obvious target and I know it. It's a hard situation to be in, and we're suspicious. None of you know us, we can't reveal our faces to you, and we can't even tell you our names, just our callsigns. I don't blame anyone for being on edge.
[Sora laughs behind her hand for a moment at that notable :) vibe. Good to know her presence is appreciated to some extent at least]
Why does the company demand so much secrecy from you eight...?
[You'd think that, with this situation, they'd try to make the senior officers seem more approachable instead of restricting them to only using the callsigns. The workings of Nut & Bolt are an enigma]
Edited (A :) vibe and a :9 vibe are completely different, Nick, proofread tags before sending) 2024-02-29 18:39 (UTC)
Supposedly to maintain professionalism, but I kind of would like to think that I have a much better customer service smile when I don't have a helmet on obstructing it. [ a little bit of a dry joke, but it does also seem to bemuse them just as much. ] We follow it because it's part of our protocol and contracts, but...
It is strange, isn't it? Rosamund thought it was armor - and I guess Callisto, Europa, and I do have a little bit of armor padding in our suits, but we're combatants by training from before the Eudora. It just makes it seem like we're not human or approachable when you can't see us.
Did you three know each other before working at this company?
[Sora already has a general idea they're just like the junior crew, coming from different places, but also so many of the junior crew just comes from the same locations. For all she knows, maybe these three do as well]
Ah, no, we're all from entirely different homeworlds. The stars just aligned that we wound up working well together, and... well, I can balance out that they're more reticent personalities a lot of the time. Io does their best, though, and Callisto used to be more friendly. They've just been focused on work lately.
Do they, by chance, get along with the Chief Medical Officer?
[Io, that is. Sora juggling titles around with ease, but honestly I have to check every time, haha. I don't even know if abbreviating them to the initials would work properly because I don't know a thing about corporate culture, heh. Such are the woes of playing someone who is formal to a fault]
We know only what was given to us from your profiles. This Essokinesis is not listed there. We are unable to return this Essokinesis of yours back to you, As this is a side effect of the nanites given to you all by Nut & Bolt.
It allows for a moderate modification of reality, in the form of making barriers and force fields come into existence at my will. Quite a convenient protective measure.
[It's a good thing this is via message instead of in person, because Sora's thoughtshare and emotionshare would show how much of a bald-faced lie this is. She does use it more often than not for making barriers and force fields, but it's far, far more than that. Thank goodness she regularly refrains from using it unnecessarily]
[ the more i learn about sora the more im like GIRL! BOSS! DESTROY! YOUR ENEMIES! ]
IO
Those do indeed sound like very useful abilities. Unfortunately, our company does require all of its employees to receive nanite injections prior to deployment So these will not be available to you However, we also carry protective measures for your tour with our ship We will make certain that you remain safe during each stop and supply you with all necessary equipment.
Quite a pale reassurance, but it's now been two of you who have said it's impossible, so I guess I'll have to start trying to accept it.
[Thankfully, Sora is mature enough not to go around messaging all the senior officers asking the same thing like a kid going to dad because mom said no, hah.
But oh well, no more insisting]
I'm sure you understand lacking something integral all of a sudden is disorienting. It's like losing your dominant hand.
[ you can't just go to mom and then go to dad with the same question expecting a different answer, mrs. jingu!!!!! (joking) ]
IO
Many of us understand. We don't say this to brush you off, this is simply how it is. We work, we enjoy what we do, and we make the most of what we are given. Your powers will find their way back to you, this is not a permanent arrangement..
When you say many of you understand, does it mean some of you senior officers used to have powers as well?
[That'd indeed be further confirmation the senior officers are from places just as varied as the junior crewmates. Nut & Bolt really manages to hire from so many places out there, wow]
[ thebe will meet up with sora in the strip mall, currently just lingering around a large window display outside a store showing some gothic fashion suggestions. in one of their hands in a paper cone, there is a little crepe that is almost finished. as sora approaches, they will wave. ]
Hey, I got your message, Mrs. Jingu. Figured we could discuss in person instead.
Hello, Chief Science Officer. [The long titles are so unwieldy but Sora works with what she has given she doesn't know names, hah]¨
Please, take a look at this.
[Sora shows the book, her hand very conveniently covering the title so I don't have to come up with one, but the blurb on the back can be read:
'The only purebred vampire left on the planet and the leader of the Black Dagger Brotherhood, Wrath has a score to settle with the slayers who killed his parents centuries ago.
But when his most trusted fighter is killed -- orphaning a half-breed daughter unaware of her heritage or her fate -- Wrath must put down his dagger and usher the beautiful female into another world.']
Mr. Mistral and I decided to buy this as an anonymous gift for Mr. Viktor. We're sure he'll find it quite...interesting to read.
You can just call me Thebe, the title's a mouthful. It's just my job.
[ thebe will take a look at this book, which is so funny bc i have read the black dagger brotherhood.............. so seeing that title makes me :tails: thebe takes a long look at the little blurb on the back and just. chuckles. oh boy. ]
Yeah, you know what, I can put this in his locker, sure. I'll call it a gift from his fellow crewmates to keep him guessing.
You two sure know how to pick 'em... this book looks hilarious.
[Oh goodness, I had no idea it's a real book, haha. I can't believe this, golly]
Mr. Mistral is the one who picked the book. I simple chose who to send it to. [She passes the book] Teamwork is a quality we're all supposed to have in this company. We're demonstrating spirit, aren't we?
[That's a wry statement because teamwork and companionship was the last things in their heads. They just are bullying]
I'll call it spirit, sure. I can get this to his locker no prob.
[ if allowed, they will take the book and it will be delivered within the next 24 hours. since this is backdated, give me til the morning to send it out. ]
A gift from some friends who wish him well... [ a little huff of a laugh. ]
Besides, I'm sure he'll need something to cheer him up, if the...love relationship he got pushed into doesn't last.
[Sora sounds disapproving. After the curses flying all over the place, and she figured it was that, and truthfully it feels a little...beyond some line, for her.
'Sora Jingu' is largely ignorant about a lot of things, yet romantic love is one of the very, very few things she has experienced and probably shouldn't have ever felt. The love arrows may be the one thing she's hesitant to use on others because it feels too personal.
finally i am playing someone who would throw curses and yet love arrowing is beyond my reach noooooo]
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W0 MONDAY
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I want my essokinesis back.
[She wants her poweeeeers]
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I know you read my message, Chief Military Officer.
What has caused my Essokinesis to not be there anymore? Was it something the company did?
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Nanites will interfere with anything they find abnormal. You are not the only one missing powers. Once the nanites are flushed out of your system, they'll return to you.
If you want to know more, see Io about them.
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Alright. Thank you for your time.
[Can't forget basic politeness about sending a farewell, even though she's not happy with the result]
W0 MONDAY
Good afternoon, M - [ pausing, as if remembering something. ] - Mrs. Jingu. How're things going for you today?
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Surprisingly well, despite the oddness of being a crewmember for a company I don't recall.
[It could all be going much worse, truthfully]
I wanted to shadow you while the diagnostics are done. My only motivation is to find out the state of the vessel we're inhabiting.
[Whether it's its components or the entirety of it. What sensible person wouldn't want to know more about the ship one will have to live in for several weeks?]
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Yeah, I'm of the mindset that this is not an ideal situation for you guys at all. But we're just waiting on a response back from our superiors, now, and I'm also putting out feelers to see if anyone's familiar with teleportation powers or tech if it takes too long.
[ they promised rosamund they would! ]
The good news, there, is that the Eudora's in pretty good state for being an older girl. Her structure is solid, and any damages we've incurred in the past three months have all been superficial from smaller space debris. [ ganymede moves to scoot over, but then pauses. ] If you'd like, we can sit here - or we can sit in the lounge proper, where things are more comfortable. I just like the atmosphere of the windows when I work, so I tend to default here.
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[Let her juuuust get settled, accompany Ganymede]
It's a little worrying there's a need for military assets in this ship. Does that mean there's a chance of being attacked during our employment these two months?
[Will one of the Wednesday events be getting space pirates to back off while they blast the Eudora into a black hole]
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The possibility is never zero, but it's extremely low. Nut & Bolt doesn't contract with hostile planets or stations. Space bandits are pretty uncommon, now, compared to when courier services started off. We mostly have the weapons system now just to shoot at asteroids and any debris that might be a little too big to brush off.
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[How surreal, seriously]
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[Sora isn't from the distant past, but she sure will return home and miss the wonders...of handwiches. They became a guilty pleasure]
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[ the handwiches were a very impulse decision on the part of the mods after the defunctland episode about them, so we're glad they're being enjoyed. please take them home to your worlds with you. ]
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[Them just leaving rechargable power cells for people to sneakily take home for their pilfered technological advances]
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I actually don't see how that wouldn't be doable. Something solar-powered with universal adapters is probably something we can get our hands on. It's not uncommon for us to see similar tech when we make deliveries, after all.
And anyone that wants to use our resources to download or print out schematics for things would be welcome to. Kind of breaks natural development, but, well. Nut & Bolt likes to leave places better for us having been there - and I'd like to think it'd be a good way to make up for this whole kerfuffle.
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Fortunately it doesn't seem anyone here would try to use technology beyond their times for evil. As far as I can tell, the majority are reasonable enough and not out to destroy everything wherever they came from...
[So that means them breaking natural development a little should be fine! That saaaaaid, goodness, don't say that so soon, Sora, there's a whole murdergame still ahead, who knows how these people are truly like]
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Yeah, everyone I've talked to has been pretty good company, honestly. Present company included. [ a muted, companionable :) vibe here for a second. ] Anyone that's been upset has been well within their rights for it, but they haven't really taken it out on us or anyone else.
Which, we're the obvious target and I know it. It's a hard situation to be in, and we're suspicious. None of you know us, we can't reveal our faces to you, and we can't even tell you our names, just our callsigns. I don't blame anyone for being on edge.
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Why does the company demand so much secrecy from you eight...?
[You'd think that, with this situation, they'd try to make the senior officers seem more approachable instead of restricting them to only using the callsigns. The workings of Nut & Bolt are an enigma]
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It is strange, isn't it? Rosamund thought it was armor - and I guess Callisto, Europa, and I do have a little bit of armor padding in our suits, but we're combatants by training from before the Eudora. It just makes it seem like we're not human or approachable when you can't see us.
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[Sora already has a general idea they're just like the junior crew, coming from different places, but also so many of the junior crew just comes from the same locations. For all she knows, maybe these three do as well]
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[Grumpy vibes coming from over here. She didn't appreciate Europa leaving her on read for a while, haha]
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[ might not matter much. whomp. ]
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[Io, that is. Sora juggling titles around with ease, but honestly I have to check every time, haha. I don't even know if abbreviating them to the initials would work properly because I don't know a thing about corporate culture, heh. Such are the woes of playing someone who is formal to a fault]
W0 MONDAY
IO
What can I do for you?
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jingusora
You all must know the basic information about me, no? Including the fact I had Essokinesis before I found myself here.
I want my Essokinesis back.
[Sora not having learned a thing from her message to Europa, because she sure made it a demand again]
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IO
This Essokinesis is not listed there.
We are unable to return this Essokinesis of yours back to you,
As this is a side effect of the nanites given to you all by Nut & Bolt.
What is this Essokinesis? What does it do?
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It allows for a moderate modification of reality, in the form of making barriers and force fields come into existence at my will. Quite a convenient protective measure.
[It's a good thing this is via message instead of in person, because Sora's thoughtshare and emotionshare would show how much of a bald-faced lie this is. She does use it more often than not for making barriers and force fields, but it's far, far more than that. Thank goodness she regularly refrains from using it unnecessarily]
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IO
Unfortunately, our company does require all of its employees to receive nanite injections prior to deployment
So these will not be available to you
However, we also carry protective measures for your tour with our ship
We will make certain that you remain safe during each stop and supply you with all necessary equipment.
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Quite a pale reassurance, but it's now been two of you who have said it's impossible, so I guess I'll have to start trying to accept it.
[Thankfully, Sora is mature enough not to go around messaging all the senior officers asking the same thing like a kid going to dad because mom said no, hah.
But oh well, no more insisting]
I'm sure you understand lacking something integral all of a sudden is disorienting. It's like losing your dominant hand.
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IO
We don't say this to brush you off, this is simply how it is.
We work, we enjoy what we do, and we make the most of what we are given.
Your powers will find their way back to you, this is not a permanent arrangement..
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When you say many of you understand, does it mean some of you senior officers used to have powers as well?
[That'd indeed be further confirmation the senior officers are from places just as varied as the junior crewmates. Nut & Bolt really manages to hire from so many places out there, wow]
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I use "us" in a general way.
W1 MONDAY
Hey, I got your message, Mrs. Jingu. Figured we could discuss in person instead.
What'd you want me to send to someone?
[ tilting their rabbit helmeted head. ]
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Please, take a look at this.
[Sora shows the book, her hand very conveniently covering the title so I don't have to come up with one, but the blurb on the back can be read:
'The only purebred vampire left on the planet and the leader of the Black Dagger Brotherhood, Wrath has a score to settle with the slayers who killed his parents centuries ago.
But when his most trusted fighter is killed -- orphaning a half-breed daughter unaware of her heritage or her fate -- Wrath must put down his dagger and usher the beautiful female into another world.']
Mr. Mistral and I decided to buy this as an anonymous gift for Mr. Viktor. We're sure he'll find it quite...interesting to read.
[Because Sora and Temenos are jerks]
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[ thebe will take a look at this book, which is so funny bc i have read the black dagger brotherhood.............. so seeing that title makes me :tails: thebe takes a long look at the little blurb on the back and just. chuckles. oh boy. ]
Yeah, you know what, I can put this in his locker, sure. I'll call it a gift from his fellow crewmates to keep him guessing.
You two sure know how to pick 'em... this book looks hilarious.
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Mr. Mistral is the one who picked the book. I simple chose who to send it to. [She passes the book] Teamwork is a quality we're all supposed to have in this company. We're demonstrating spirit, aren't we?
[That's a wry statement because teamwork and companionship was the last things in their heads. They just are bullying]
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I'll call it spirit, sure. I can get this to his locker no prob.
[ if allowed, they will take the book and it will be delivered within the next 24 hours. since this is backdated, give me til the morning to send it out. ]
A gift from some friends who wish him well... [ a little huff of a laugh. ]
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[Sora sounds disapproving. After the curses flying all over the place, and she figured it was that, and truthfully it feels a little...beyond some line, for her.
'Sora Jingu' is largely ignorant about a lot of things, yet romantic love is one of the very, very few things she has experienced and probably shouldn't have ever felt. The love arrows may be the one thing she's hesitant to use on others because it feels too personal.
finally i am playing someone who would throw curses and yet love arrowing is beyond my reach noooooo]