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Post by Lucky on Mar 2, 2017 4:44:29 GMT
The Captain leans back from the intercom, sighing heavily in frustration he takes a sip of coffee. "Rose, please get me Booth's file, and no he isn't going to get kicked off the ship. We don't kick family out."The Captain then pours out two more coffees and places them in front of two chairs by his desk. He then returns to his seat, mumbling in German. Captain Conrad Fischer
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Post by illiana on Mar 2, 2017 16:33:01 GMT
Illiana knocks, then opens the door. In a few long strides she crosses the room and Deposits Booth in a chair. She doesn't sit. She stands behind Booth with one hand on the back of the chair, her body taught ready to react.
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Post by Lucky on Mar 3, 2017 1:51:21 GMT
A bell dings over the intercom and Rose's voice pipes in. "Illiana, could you or Will let the doctor in to my sarcophagus room when you are finished meeting with the captain? I will tell him someone will be there when they are done here. He hasn't been given access since he hasn't been escorted in yet."ROSE RED (aka Rosenrot)
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Post by wolsey on Mar 3, 2017 2:04:06 GMT
As Will walks up to the door, he says, "I'd be happy to let him in, and sit with him, I have a good knowledge of how things work, and if he's not a mechanic, we might end up having to work together anyways to get you sorted." Then the beastman ducks his head, so his horns clear the threshold, and steps into the Captains quarters.
"Sorry Captain, this isn't something that should be happening on Rose," Will says, as he walks over to take a seat.
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Post by Lucky on Mar 3, 2017 2:19:58 GMT
The Captain watches his crew file in. He doesn't look angry, just tired and a little frustrated. "Thank you everyone for coming up."The Captain looks between Will and Booth, searching each one's face for a moment. "Thank you everyone for coming up. I realize that everyone is a bit edgy, perhaps some more than others.The Captain gives Booth a withering stare."I don't care who started what, we are past that. We are a small crew, on a ship that hasn't seen good days in decades. I need everyone here in the moment, I need them to not just work together but to be family. I need to be absolutely sure when the shit hits the fan that you will all be there for each other. I especially need this because I need you all to be here for Rose.The Captain motions to stop Booth before he can even start talking."I really don't care the reasons for any of this. This will not happen on my ship. All of you are incredibly good in your fields, you all have developed relationships with Rose, which in some ways is more important with her situation, and you all need to stop. She needs you to keep together, or you need to leave."The Captain sits back in his chair, waiting... Captain Conrad Fischer
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Post by wolsey on Mar 3, 2017 2:43:28 GMT
Will nods, "This is reasonable. I just need the constant baiting to stop. It's not that I can't handle it, it's just that Beastman don't handle constant baiting and picking the same way as humans. Our ways are much more physical. I have attempted to be as patient as I can."
Will smiles with everything but his eyes, "Having no knowledge of Beastmen is also clearly not an excuse, because Booth challenged me to a fight, Beastmen style. He was very accurate in his challenge. I turned it down, because I don't want to kill him, but it does show he knows my people's ways. Plus, nobody should be challenging anyone on Rose. That's a bad idea for everyone."
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Post by illiana on Mar 3, 2017 2:47:52 GMT
Illiana nods and looks down to Booth. "Where is all this hostility coming from? You seem to be prejudice against the beast men."
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Post by Lucky on Mar 3, 2017 3:19:42 GMT
Booth looks up at Illiana, his normal relaxed albeit worried face is back. He glances over at Will then back to Illiana. "I have no problem with Will or Trouble, they haven't ever done anything with me."
He glances back up at Will, with a mischievous look, "Except maybe be an ass."The Captain shouts out, "Jesus Christ Booth, get the hell out and go let the Doctor in to see Red. I will dump your ass on a moon if you don't settle your shit down. Oh and you owe Will 100 credits for being an asshole"
The anger in Captain's voice is shallow, and practiced with Booth. Captain Conrad Fischer Booth leaps up from his chair quicker then most would expect and dodges out of the room. "I will give Trouble your money will so you can cool down."
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Post by wolsey on Mar 3, 2017 3:22:57 GMT
Will raises an eyebrow when the Captain yells, and mostly keeps his amusement off his face, "I don't get it. I think the Daikan is broken."
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Post by illiana on Mar 3, 2017 4:39:30 GMT
Illiana shakes her head. "I just dont get it. Am I the only one that thinks he's got a prejudice of some kind?" She starts ticking things off on her fingers. "First he picks a fight with Trouble, he wouldn't go down and hang with the band. Then he picks a fight with Will!" She looks at the captain. "Has he always been like this?"
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Post by wolsey on Mar 3, 2017 5:03:29 GMT
Will shrugs, and says, "He knows Beastmen. He wanted a challenge fight. If you lead Beastmen you get a lot of these. Often from people that can't hope to win. Traditionally, you turn them down, but you often kick their ass a bit so they don't do it again." Will looks at the door where Booth went.
'Whatever his issue is, does he want to be taken down like that?" Will wonders.
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Post by Lucky on Mar 3, 2017 13:42:17 GMT
The Captain waits for the Daikan to leave the room and then motions for Illiana to sit. Once she has sat down he continues. "I only know a few details, he has never really talked about it. However, a rather drunk and feisty Daikan did share a bit of details."He takes a sip of his coffee. "What I do know is Booth was part of a independent group that had at least one living ship destroyer. I have no idea where Daikan would become part of a group that had such a thing, but I do know it was named the "Big Bang". The crew on his ship had more than 30 Daikan who worked as the engineering crew. At some point in time a few years ago the ship was boarded by a chaos warband"
He nods at Will. "They were evidently a mixed warband, including some fallen legionaries, but primarily beastmen. They controlled that ship for almost two years, using it to raid other ships. He has never talked about what happened, but after that time the ship was retaken by the group that the ship belonged to originally. The young daikon lady told me that there were only three survivors. One survivor killed herself within a week of being released, one disappeared into Daikan society somewhere, and Booth. Evidently Booth tried to live with his people for a few months, but that didn't work out. The young lady knew I needed someone with any sort of engineering and asked if she could place him with us. She thought maybe if he had time it would get better for him, and it has gotten a lot better."He looks over at Illiana"That was a couple of months before you joined us. He has always been loyal, I know he really cares about Rose and Illiana, and I know he doesn't intellectually have a problem with you and Trouble. I have never had the full story though. I might have you two go talk to the Daikan next time we hit port, maybe if we know more it can help. I have a couple of Daikan favors that can be used for it.."
Captain Conrad Fischer
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Post by wolsey on Mar 3, 2017 13:53:21 GMT
Will listens carefully. He thinks for a few minutes, and finally says, "Chaos war bands take and abuse everything within reach. They are not a true reading of my people. I am sorry he has went through an experience like that, but I'm not sure what I am supposed to do with this information. Am I meant to keep it a secret from Booth that I now know? Is that supposed to excuse his bad behavior? I'm not really sure the human response for this. I don't really have any idea here. Shouldn't he be here in this discussion?"
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Post by illiana on Mar 3, 2017 14:01:21 GMT
The anger and frustration slowly leave Illiana as she listens to the story. Her relaxed demeanor returned, she slouches back in her chair as she speaks. "That certainly explains quite a bit. I never doubted his loyalty. Even with all he's doing I know he'd go out on a limb for any of us. "
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Post by Lucky on Mar 3, 2017 14:07:59 GMT
The Captain nods as both of his people respond, he sighs slightly."What I am hoping you will do with the information Will is to maybe understand Booth. Don't misunderstand me, he is absolutely wrong in what he is doing, and you are not expected to put up with it. I am hoping maybe when Booth isn't being a dick you can try and involve him, talk with him. He knows you don't represent any danger and in fact the opposite for Rose or the rest of us, but humans, daikans and many other races are more touchy feely then Beastmen, especially Daikan, and that contact might help soften whatever PTSD he goes through. However, like I said if it requires you bloodying him that is more than understandable."
Captain Conrad Fischer
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