video, December 20

[hellsbel]

[Bel's face should be tolerably familiar after weeks of ship patrols. It's a little sharper now, a little older, than it was three weeks ago.]


Thorne here. You've probably all seen Navigator Manasseh's video by now. I don't know what the hell that was, but for all intents and purposes we're dealing with a hostile intruder on board.

I'd like to call for combat-trained volunteers to protect and escort civilian crew members between essential areas of the ship. If you have an essential job somewhere on the ship, get someone who doesn't to escort you. Everyone else, stay together in public areas. Try the mess hall. At least you won't be hungry.

Anyone who figures out how to hurt the thing? Let us know.

Anyone want to help hunt it down? Let's talk.

Keep your eyes on your map. Call in if it looks like anyone is alone somewhere on the ship. Don't wait for them to call for help; they might not be able to. We'll go pick them up. If you want to go, take a friend.

If you need company on your workshift or to go anywhere, get in touch. And if you hear about anyone who needs company, see what you can do.

[a dry grin] I hope someone's feeding the cats.


[Volunteers will be asked to take charge of the following:

• Escort fellow crew from their rooms to a common area (mess hall or library, paired with another volunteer so no one has to return alone)
• Escort fellow crew back and forth from common areas to the infirmary (to visit friends)
• Stand by in the infirmary to escort medical personnel wherever needed
• Escort essential crew to areas of the ship that can't be left unmanned and stay with them while they work (nonessential crewpeople/civilians are invited for this)
• Arm up in pairs and stalk the intruder

For the record, Bel is always up for escort duty, but really, really wants to do some intruder-stalking. >3]


[[If anyone wants to handwave IC first meetings, that's fine! Threadhopping to check in with other characters and make hall-buddy plans is encouraged in here.]]

Comments

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[hellsbel]

You mean besides these enviable accommodations, a potentially pest-free workplace, and the warm fuzzy feeling of giving your fellow crewpeople a better chance to live? [the grin is audible. we are literally in the same boat here zir~] Official commendations and combat or injury bonuses would have to go through the captains, but the rest of us could put in a good word for you.~

[more seriously] I can virtually guarantee some form of unofficial compensation if you do get off a shot at the thing. [even if Bel has to trade for themself at next planetfall.] We all want it gone.

[backsassin]

What can I say, [she says with a smirk.] I’m expensive.

[Zam’s face breaks into a grin at what Bel says next.] You know, that sounds an awful lot like a bounty to me. [In other words, straight up her alley.] I usually don’t take bounties that don’t name a price upfront, but given the circumstances… [She trails off, feigning thought.] I think I’ll make an exception.