A New Beginning

[cats]

Alex

IC: I stepped out of the shower and grabbed a towel and wrapped it around my hair, I then turned the switch to dry. My hair was dry and I moved the switch back to the off position. I moved to the washer built in next to the shower and pulled out my now clean clothing. I put on my panties and was careful to hide the my secret files, the same two that got me fired. I then placed on the rest of my outfit until I came to my socks, the left sock had gone missing.

I stepped into the main part of the room and threw my sock onto the bed. I then went to my shoes and set them to heels. I sat down and put on my high heeled open toed shoes. Now I needed to talk to the captain about the emergency on earth. the president was probably signing the papers to destroy the world right now with out even realizing it.

Just then the intercom came on and made an announcement about breakfast. "Like om my gosh I am totally famished" I left the room and entered the hall unsure of where the dinning hall was.

 

[TumbleUpStairs]

((for the record, on the floorplan I attached before, the Mess-hall/Dining Facility was the large, empty middle room next to the Emegancy Room. Yay! page 2!! Anyways...story-time!))

Breakfast that morning was a tasteless brown gruel-like semi-geletan that claimed to be oatmeal, blackened, shriveled up meat that wished it was bacon when it grew up and apples.

The Captain, Keering and Hiller all sat at a table by themselves, drinking coffee. They were waiting for someone, but none of the crew members already in the Dining Facility were brave enough to ask who it was.

"She's late." The Captain growled under his breath to his captains-in-training, and they both sipped their coffee in the akward silence caused by their inablilty to give him a good response.

 

[Quiet_Cool]

Mathias Haber

Stepping out of the shower felt good. Not so good as stepping in felt, but still, it was a fresh feeling. I wrapped a towel around me (making sure my ass was covered--it might become an infatuation after that morning's unpleasant cheek display) and headed back to my cubicle to dress.
That done, I headed down to the mess.dining area... Whatever they called the place where they eat, I was going there...
I got in line to eat behind a Bender and nikki. Bender was eyeing the food curiously--I wasn't sure if he was indecisive or just couldn't see the food through the inch-thick lenses-- and Nikki with her head down, a sigh building I could tell.
I peered around them.
"oh, I can't wait to try some of that... that... What the hell is that?"
Nikki sighed.
"I think it's porridge," Bender said.
"It's oatmeal." nikki corrected.
"you sure?" I asked.
"No."
"I think it's porridge," Bender repeated.
"i think it's oatmeal..."
"Well, I can't wait to have some..." I was overdoing the optimistic thing, but someone had to try.
We sat down, each of us holding plates that held what might have been mistaken for food by lesser knowing individuals. I waited for Nikki or bender to take a bite, not venturing in first.
No one moved.
"That looks good," I said, smiling, "Watta you think, Bender. Try a spoonful."
He shook his head, adjusted his glasses.
"Nikki?"
SHe didn't even look up.
"Okay, I'll taste somethng if you do first, huh, Nikki?"
She looked at me, then at her plate, then nodded.
I thought I had her until she lifted a piece of fresh, crisp apple and bit it.
I sighed, then took a bite of the crispy meat stick things.
"Well?" She asked.
"Taste like charcoal..."
Bender tried the mystery slop, and looked to Nikki, tilting his head.
"Tastes like Oatmeal. Bad oatmeal, but still oatmeal."
She took her own bite, then shook her head. "Nah, I think it's porridge..."

 

[cats]

Alex

IC: I bounced into the dinning hall after finally find it. Looks like every one was in the room already. "I wonder, like, who's piloting this thing." I sat down to the people I met outside the trash heep yesterday.

"Man does that look good. Oh well I am committed to my diet." I reached into my pocket and pulled out my quick-slim breakfast bar. "I really don't know why I am doing this alls that left is the strawberry ones, and I am really beginning to miss the verity. Bacon sounds, like, really, really good right now." I munched away on the plain sweet taste of real honey and oats wrapped around a genuine strawberry preserve.

"Oh wait I have, like something important to say. How can one like have used drinking water? Do you like, find it in like, whole foods, or like something?"

 

[TumbleUpStairs]

Keering stood briskly, nodded a slight farewell to the Captain and Hiller, and moved out of the Dining Facility, heading towards Recieving. ((for the record...three levels of ship..**** you have, middle is living space and bottom is Recieving and Compacting.))

It was 6:15am.

The Captain stood and moved over to the table where the two men and two women sat, his hands folded behind his back. He addressed the blonde. "May I speak with you in my office after afternoon mess?" he asked in quiet tones, "I believe we have information to exchange." He focused his attention on the other three new recruits without waiting for an answer. "Hadn't you three better be in Recieving about now?" Once again without waiting for an answer he moved away, talking to a few people for a few moments each.

Hiller looked like he wanted to go over and try to talk to Nikki again.

 

[Quiet_Cool]

Mathias Haber

"Hadn't we be in receiving already?" I repeated, as the man moved away. "Is that where we work?"
I looked at the clock on the wall. According to the announcement, we still had 15 minutes to get to receiving. I shrugged and took another spoonful of my porridge.
"That guy's staring at you," Bender stated.
"I know," Nikki responded, then looked up at the Blonde girl.
"So, where are you from?" She asked the girl.
"Shhh, don't make her think, the smoke detectors'll go off..." I laughed at my own joke, the only one laughing again, it seemed.
"So, where're you from? ANd why are you here?" Nikki asked again, "And why does mr. In-Charge there want to talk to you, if you don't mind the questions?"

 

[cats]

Alex

IC: 'So, where are you from?' The girl asked

'Shhh, don't make her think, the smoke detectors'll go off...' The man who made the confusing comment about the used drinking water said and laughed strangely by himself.

'So, where're you from? And why are you here?' the girl spoke again, 'And why does Mr. In-Charge there want to talk to you, if you don't mind the questions?'

"I don't mind you asking." I gave a slight wink. "I don't see, like why would the smoke detector go off for, like no reason?" I waved my head from side to side confused then stopped. "Like oh well, I'm like 100% earth in my family history. Kinda boring." I stopped and thought about the last question, something about the captain seeing me if i recall right. "I have like no clue why he wants to see me. Although, I did like float in a dumpster here, so it may be, like about that and stuff.'

 

[Quiet_Cool]

Mathias Haber

I wasn't sure how many times the word "like" could come out of one mouth, but I was more than willing to bet this girl had no chance of counting that high, or even close, or to a number with more than one digit.
"Well, perhaps we can talk later, after whatever is transpiring transpires," Nikki suggested.
She was looking for something to hate the captain over. I saw it in her eyes. She'd already decided she hated him, just needed a reason to back that up.
"Yeah, we should probably be getting to work now, being as the Captain wants us there fifteen minutes early and all..." I trailed off, wiping my mouth with a napkin.
"Oh, and the smoke. That would be from the seldom used gears grinding around upstairs," I tapped my temple in attempt to illustrate. "Y'know, overheating and getting ready to blow..."
I wasn't sure if she understood or not, but decided not to explain further. ANd I wasn't even considering explaining the used drinking water bit...
I followed Nikki out of the dining hall, leaving Bender to bring up the rear.
"Later, blondie..."

 

[TumbleUpStairs]

Keering was waiting in Recieving, hands behind his back, expressionless.

It was 6:23.

 

[Quiet_Cool]

Mathias Haber

6:29, and we had managed to bother everyone on our way down to receiving. What else would we do? We had no idea where we were going.
When the door opened and I saw the man sitting there, I went straight to the desk and saluted him.
"Reporting for duty sir," I smiled. How was I the only one who realized that was funny?

 

[TumbleUpStairs]

"Recieving: Waste products are collected and stored here until they are sent to Sorting." Keering said in a businesslike way. He stood and moved out the door, saying "Come." as he went.

He went up a floor of the ship and to the room diagonal of the Dining Facitily. "Watch Post." he said as he ushered them in. "You will be stationed here for the time being. As Watchers it will be your duty to monitor the viewports within this room for anything moving of it's own power in space. Other ships, life forms ecetra. Any and all sightings of such must be logged in this book with your name, idnetification number, the time it was sighted and what you claim to have seen. Anything suspicious should be logged as anything else, then reported to a superior officer."
He looked them over once. "Any questions?"

((I promise that something will happen soon. I just have to get everyone in position))

 

[Quiet_Cool]

Mathias Haber

"hmmm..." I thought. "Yeah, does anything actually float past? I mean is this the single most boring job in the entire galaxy, or am I nuts?"
I didn't wait for an answer.
"So, are there any snacks here or anything? maybe something to take the edge off when the days get boring?"

 

[TumbleUpStairs]

"You will be summoned to meals at the appropriate time." Keering said. "Any further questions?" he eyed the three of them.

((do do do do do...waiting for cats...need his chara in place...))

 

[Quiet_Cool]

M athias Haber

"Nope," I replied, sitting down at the console. "All the questions I have... For now at least. It sounds so complicated..." I trailed off, faking an overexaggerated smile, "I don't wanna make any promises."
I laughed, this fake too, glancing at my two companions.
"Ready to stare off into space?"


(Got a can of Sheba. Could that help?)

 

[cats]

Alex

OOC: I apologize, don't feel the need to wait up in the future.

IC: The clock had ticked all the way to the ten. "I like just don't see what he means. This is the upstairs isn't it? And there like is no smoke, or bursting engine, or like anything."

I heard a man clearing his throat. I turned around and saw the captain who had wanted to see me. "Oh, like, I'm so very sorry. I like lost track of time."

 

[TumbleUpStairs]

"I know who you are." the Captain said half-cryptically, "But why did he send you...you don't seem like the right person for the job." He shrugged. "Who am I to blow against the wind? Here's your suit. You're going out with Keering once he gets back."

He held out a white space suit to her, with a domed helmet attached. He seemed to be listening to something for just a moment, then said aloud, "Well just keep looking. Keering will come help you in a moment."



Keering moved out of the Watch Post as Hiller became visible on the outside of the ship, clad in a suit and helmet, checking the hull of the ship. His voice could be heard faintly from a speaker on the wall with a lable above it that read 'COMMUNICATORS'.
"I don't see anything wrong out here."
And the reply from the captain, as if from a distance,
"Well just keep looking. Keering will come help you in a moment."

"Oh goodie. Mr. Perfect." Hiller grumbled softly into the communicator in his helmet, and the mutterings whispered into the Watch Post like a soft breeze.

A minute later two other suited figures joined Hiller on the hull, Keering and Alex, and Keering was carrying a gun. Hiller didn't notice them.

((for the record, all of that is visible through the windows in the Watch Post))

 

[cats]

Alex

IC: 'I know who you are.' Oh good, that'll save a lot of explaining. The Captain said half-cryptically, 'But why did he send you...you don't seem like the right person for the job.' Job, well I guess, I like need a new one now. He shrugged. 'Who am I to blow against the wind?' Does he like, mean solar winds or some thing? 'Here's your suit. You're going out with Keering once he gets back.' Going out! When did this like happen! I didn't even know he like, liked me. Oh and he wants me to where a suit.... what if it's like, skimpy underwear. I can't let him know about my secret files. Not like yet any ways.

He held out a white space suit to her, with a domed helmet attached. Well this is interesting, not like, you know, like sexy. He seemed to be listening to something for just a moment, then said aloud, 'Well just keep looking. Keering will come help you in a moment.' "Okay I can't wait."

I quickly place my legs into the space suit and then begin to consider how to put in on in a fashion to accentuate my curves. After a brief pause I do it in the way I felt was best. Then I like impatiently tapped my footing waiting for my date.

"Like oh my god! He's a minute late! he's going to stand me up here. What am I going to do." I tap my foot to more times. "Okay I'm over that ass hole." A moment later Keering arrived. "Keering I'm happy to see you, so lets go." I stand strait up suddenly to make a bounce in my chest, but the space suite seemed to hide the motion as Keering didn't notice.

We walked until we finally reached the air lock. I slid open the screen door and stepped in. Now was a good time to compliment him. "I really like your rifle." Keering said nothing and opened the air lock. I was clearly in love with him, because even if only for a moment, I felt weightless, as if I was walking on clouds, of air rushing out of an air lock.

 

[TumbleUpStairs]

Keering turned to Alex, then back at Hiller. He raised the gun and aimed carefully at Hiller's back.

Hiller was at the windows now. He peered in and saw the New People. With a smile he tapped on the glass and waved at them, at Nikki in particular.

 

[cats]

Alex

IC: The strange captain, or captain in training thingy, was looking threw the window. He seemed very amused but I like suppose that people of like lower then normal intelligence are amused by simple things.

I looked at Keering who was also watching the seen. A perfect person like my Keery-poo would clearly remember to bring a camera on an important event like his first date with his new Alexy-wexy. Who he LUVs! "Keering, why not take a shot."

 

[TumbleUpStairs]

'Keering, why not take a shot.'

Hiller turned his head to see who had spoken, the smile still on his face. It froze there. Why was--

The gun made no noise, but a thin grey streak about a foot long rocketed out of the muzzle when Keering squeezed the trigger. The streak embedded itself into Hiller, in his shoulder, and he screamed, writhing on the hull near the window.

Keering's eyes widened momentairaly before he pushed the gun away from himself into space. He began moving quickly back towards the air lock.

Hiller was still screaming.

 

[cats]

Alex

IC: I blinked and ran to the air lock. Once in the air lock I blinked again. Then after the room pressurized I stepped into the ship and blinked once more. "I think I'm going to lie down. Bye" I walked to my room, opened the door, stepped in lied in bed and blinked. "Perhaps keering isn't right for me after all."

 

[TumbleUpStairs]

((so, waiting for Quiet now...his charas just witnessed a...well, an attempted murder...and everyone else kind of left Hiller screaming and bleeding in space. Someone really should help him out on that bit.))

 

[Quiet_Cool]

Mathias Haber

It was just as Keering left that the other guy came into view through the porthole, window, whatever the hell it was called.
Over the Communications Speaker:
"I don't see anything wrong out here."
And the reply from the captain, as if from a distance,
"Well just keep looking. Keering will come help you in a moment."
"Oh goodie. Mr. Perfect." Hiller grumbled softly.
I glanced at Nikki and Bender, pointed out the window. "Is that a sighting?" Then giggled.
I grabbed the log and opened to a blank page. "Alright, what'd he say, something about the date and time, right?"
"Yeah, but I don't know if that's what he meant. I'm pretty sure they know who's outside the ship," Nikki returned. There was a light tap-tap on the window, but I ignored it, writing down the dat and time.
"You never know, it could be an alien that just looks human," I returned. I was amusing myself now, off in my own little world of I'm-gonna-do-it-anyways.
"It's not an alien," Nikki replied, as I glanced up. I could see the man drifting away from the window, moving past it toward... well, something else along that wall of the ship that I couldn't see. "He just waved to me. It's that guy that keeps staring at me..."
"Oh, it's your boyfriend..." I replied, childishly, grinning at her. She rolled her eyes. I glanced back at Bender, who was watching out the window still.
No one around here had the slightest sense of humor.
"Okay, so it's not an alien," I said, going back to the log. "wait a minute, what's my identification number again?"
Nikki shook her head. "You don't know you're ID number?"
"Nope, can't remember it," I replied. "No one really knows theirs. When do we really need it?"
"Mine's 11978," Bender said, distantly.
I glanced to Nikki, nerd joke on the tip of my tongue.
"23599," she said, matter-of-factly.
I let my mouth drop open.
"Just write down ours and if someone asks, we'll say you were in the bathroom, y'know... thinking..." She replied.
Bender chuckled at that.
Yeah, now he laughs....
I shrugged, and took her suggestion.
We bounced back and forth just what we should be writing down, then Bender tapped furiously on my shoulder.
"Just a second, Bender," I said, but his finders just prodded harder.
I glanced back, seeing him staring out the window. Just outside, there stood two more figures, that I couldn't recognize. They were suited and not facing the window as Hiller was. The two were bhind him, not seeming to be noticed by the love-struck Hiller.
"Keering, why not take a shot."
I knew the voice though, even through the Communications Speaker, and without all the "likes" in the way of normal speech.
And I knew what a gun was, and that one of the two figures held one.
I looked to Nikki, who sat wide-eyed staring back.
"Take a shot?" Nikki whispered.
When I glanced back again, it was just in time to see Hiller jerk forward, holding his shoulder, and hear the loud, pained scream that emmitted from the speaker. The two each moved backward, suddenly, as if the actions of the man at the window were unexpected. Cause when you shoot someone, it just never hurts, y'know?
I sat dumbfounded, and looked at my companons, who seemed equally dumbfounded.
Bender was the one who moved, taking hold if the comm-device by the speaker and and pressing in the button on its side.
"Um, Captian. We have an unusual sighting; it's an emergency..."
He waited.
Nikki and I watched as Hiller writhed in pain, blood escaping his wound in long droplets that floated away into space as such.
"Um," Nikki began. "You should be in the bathroom."
My ID number was missing, and we'd ust witnessed something that... Well, was suspicious.
I nodded, stood and walked toward the hall. I walked toward the bathroom, planing on returning as soon as I got there.


(((OOC: I figured it'd be more interesting if Haber wasn't known to be a witness, kinda gives the three some cover. Sorry for the wait, and thanx for the heads-up.)))

 

[TumbleUpStairs]

((n/p and yay for creepy captain guy pretending he dosn't know anything...and for the record, Hiller is an alien, but none of the charas but the Keering and the Captain know that.))

There was a moment of silence from the speaker in the wall, then slight static and the captain's voice asking "How do you mean? What's your ID number and location?"

Hiller managed, in his struggling, to hit a button on his suit that sealed over the rod impaled through his shoulder. He was still screaming in something that may have been a language on closer listening and clutching his shoulder for another minute before passing out. He hovered just outside the window and just apart from the hull as though suspended by a string, only the slight gravity of the ship and himself to keep him from drifting off into space like the gun had so recently done.

 

[TumbleUpStairs]

"I'm sending Keering down to meet you, stay where you are." The Captain told Nikki and Bender before the speaker went dead and they were left in silence.

Hiller was still floating just outside the window, and tiny spheres of blood bobbed and blobed beside him, drifting in all directions. One of them bounced off the window.