Opening Phase (backdated to Fairy Park)

[emorangerpink]

1.
[Late on the last evening before the Chalice departs from Fairy Park, a new face appears aboard - a pale, petite young woman with long red hair and the look of someone who isn't sure where they're supposed to be headed but doesn't want to admit it. It doesn't help that she appears to be steering around whatever concentrations of people exist at this hour, with the side effect of routing her away from most interesting locations. After a while of fruitless wandering on the Promenade, she gives up and hesitantly approaches the nearest person.]

Um, hello... I'm new aboard, and I need to see the captain, or whoever's in charge... do you know where I can find them?

Ah, I'm Laura, Laura Ericks. I'm here to join the crew, so I guess that means we'll be teammates - it's nice to meet you.

[Her left hand is tightly grasping a sealed envelope, while her right fidgets with a metal wristwatch on her left arm. Is this girl afraid of you, or just afraid of everything?

Laura's looking for the Captain - does she turn to you for help, or do you run in to her on her way there?]

2.
Hello... Dan?

[Laura pokes at the terminal uncertainly - she knows how to use a terminal, but not where a ship's AI might be found on one.]

Comments

[roarofliger.livejournal.com]

[A frown.] I do, but... the Captain's not all there. You're about as likely to get hit with a golf ball if you go in there. [He seems concerned.] You look... a little light to take a hit like that.

[emorangerpink]

Are there many people aboard who wouldn't be bothered to be hit by a golf ball?

[Laura looks genuinely puzzled and curious - just what sort of crew is she signing on to?]

Maybe I should try later? Or is there someone else I should talk to?

[roarofliger.livejournal.com]

I can certainly think of one... and she scares me a little. Then again, Devon seems to be a bit of a special case where most things are concerned. [Van grimaces, with the look of a long-suffering man.] I guess Tsukasa might too, but he's a little unreasonable.

I think talking to the captain's a bit of a write-off. You're probably better off trying to get a hold of Dan, the ship's AI. He's a lot more... useful, I guess?

[emorangerpink]

Well... I'm definitely lighter than Devon - the way you mean, anyway. But let's just say golf balls are bad and I don't want to be hit with them. No need to test it out.

So... how can I talk to this AI, then?

[And then prompt 2 happens.]