ROLE — CAPTAIN'S LOG 📁

[dropoffs]

CAPTAIN'S LOG

welcome, crewmate isabel.

On WEDNESDAY, after returning to the ship from their planetside work, Lovelace will hear the familiar ping of the I.R.I.S. at her wrist; the moment that she lifts up her hand to check what the noise is for, a window immediately pops up. The projection fills in a spread of purple, and a message sent only to her designation loads in the window.

There is no compulsion to obey the request, but it is rather politely made - and could be interesting.

GOOD AFTERNOON, CPT. LOVELACE.

Hopefully I'm not interrupting anything? Sorry, if that's the case! I tried to time this for when you weren't busy with work planetside for the delivery, and wanted to give you the chance to explore if you wanted.

If you could please meet with me as soon as possible, I would appreciate it. There's some work that you might find interesting. I think if we did it together, we could really do a lot with it - and it might help us get some answers.

GANYMEDE

The observation deck is highlighted on the I.R.I.S. once the message is read, and will indicate where Lovelace needs to go to meet Ganymede. The CCO can be found easily there, waiting patiently, a data pad in their hands before turning to greet her companionably. They won't begin the discussion until they're sure that there's no one else around. While relaxed, it's hard to say what they're thinking, as there's currently no emoticons or symbols displaying on the visor of their helmet, but their filtered voice is still steady and calm.

"I'm sure you've got questions, and we've got a lot to go over. Let's get started."

RULES

As the role responsible for the captain's log, along with information that is acquired through it, Lovelace is expected to follow a few rules:

1. For now, keep your new designation a secret. Should this designation be shared with anyone without prior authorization, consequences and termination of position are possible. This can be revisited at a later date.
    ↳ As of w2, you can share your role with ONE non-role person.
2. If you distribute any information acquired, it must be done anonymously or without referencing the true source. This can be revisited at a later date.
3. Each week, only one person can be investigated. You can choose that one person, or you can select three from which a random individual will be pulled from through RNG. You cannot investigate yourself, senior crew, or previously decommissioned crew at this time.
    ↳ As of w5, a second person can be selected; these choices can come from both senior and junior crew, the previously decommissioned, and the old crew roster.
4. Selection must be made during Lovelace's meeting with Ganymede when summoned on Wednesday (ICly, OOCly the deadline is Friday). Once one or both parties leave the meeting, the meeting is concluded until reconvening for discussion of results on Sunday. This does not mean that the role can't be discussed in audiences, however!

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Comments

[dropoffs]

[ lovelace sticking up sticky notes around the ship (no) ]

I thought so, too. I think it'll do us a lot of good - even if it takes some time, it's better than just sitting around, right? And if we get the hang of it, maybe you'll be able to investigate more than one person at a time.

[ progressive upgrades! ]

[thematics]

[ it's an option!!!! ]

That would make things easier. For now, though... [ hm. who to start with. ]

[dropoffs]

[ coming to stand next to her to peer at datapad with her while leaving respectable space. it has all of the living crew options available for her. ]

A lot of personalities and types on board...

[thematics]

I wonder how much personality matters with whatever's going on. Scien said it was still him, to an extent. But I don't know.

[dropoffs]

We took a look at the nanites just to make sure there wasn't anything wrong with them - especially for Luke's, with what happened to him. It's not looking like they were responsible, since they're too passive, so that has us wondering what else could have caused it.

Personality might be a factor, but... [ they don't know, either. ]

[thematics]

... I'm trying to be at least a little bit on your side here, so let's not bring up the nanites if we're just going to breeze past them like they're fine.

[ sorry she's still angy about this. ]

Let's start with Throné. Awful lot of stabbing on her profile, if that's how we're getting started.

[dropoffs]

[ holding up a hand and shaking their head. ]

Not trying to breeze, just - what we have. We'll put a pin in that until we can hopefully get more information for it. [ It's Fine. ]

Alright, Throné to start with. [ we'll get you your captain's log delivered on sunday, sweet cola. ]

[thematics]

[ putting a pin in it is breezing past it :yell: ]

Good.

... Thank you.

[dropoffs]

[ that's all they have they're sorry lovelace!!! if she wants to talk more about it they will but they just work here. :ninasoup: ]

We owe it to you guys to find answers, and... I figured you would be the person I could rely on for this. You've got the experience.

[thematics]

[ no they're right there's nothing to be done anymore. she is just angy... ]

But not the best track record...

[dropoffs]

[ they hesitate for a moment, before setting their left hand carefully on her shoulder. just for a second. ]

You can take that into your hands and change it, Captain.

[thematics]

[ ... a very terse nod. ]

Third time's the charm.

[dropoffs]

Rule of three, right?

... I can't say I've always had the best track record, either, but. If you can make it through to the other side, there's always another chance. That's what I think.

[thematics]

Have you been in this kind of situation before?

[dropoffs]

Not this one, no. But I traveled through space before the Eudora, and I was made leader of a team that had to make a lot of difficult choices, then.

[thematics]

... What was your team supposed to be doing?

[ she figures that is probably very different from 'what was your team actually doing' ]

[dropoffs]

[ thinking about how to word this, for their contract rules. ]

Protecting the universe. We all made a lot of risky calls that could have lost us people, and put innocent lives in danger. I'd go back and change quite a few of the choices.

[thematics]

[ hmm. ]

Sometimes you can't get anywhere without losing people. There might not have been a better way through.

[dropoffs]

Yeah. You like to wish there was, though. But I don't know if going back would make it better - so I'd take the results as they are, and just try to make the best of them.

[thematics]

... What works for me is—reminding myself that other people have their own memories they should get a say in keeping. Their own choices they chose to make.

[dropoffs]

... I like that. Pretty good reminder to have for yourself, Captain. [ genuinely, they seem to mean this. ] I'll remember it.

[thematics]

Have to have something.