tushanshu | Video 001

[Amelia is sitting straight up, looking directly at the screen. Hands folded in front of her, the very pose exudes authority; this is a woman who knows she is of rank.]

I am Captain Amelia of the Terran Royal Navy, lately returned from an expedition to locate the lost trove of the infamous pirate Nathaniel Flint, and more recently rather unceremoniously drenched in a tub of water and informed that I am to be engaging in a conflict against a malevolent entity of which I have not heard until today.

[A measured pause. Her tone indicates she is more irritated by the idea of fighting someone else’s war, rather than the prospect of combat itself. Or perhaps it is the drenching she is cross about.]

I do not care for being brought here against my will, especially if I do not know the how of it. These kedan are maddeningly unhelpful when questioned on such topics. They tell me that time has been stopped in my universe, which, if true - highly doubtful, of course - is of some relief. But if I am to stay here for an extended tenure, there are important questions that I must have answered. This…

[and here she pauses for a moment to pick her words. Amelia is not given to superstitions regarding the summoning of a monstrous being simply by speaking his name, but the kedan were very adamant about not saying it, and this has been a rather strange day. Best to not risk it, then.]

...M-fellow. I'd like to know more about him. If I have indeed been brought here to fight a war, then it is imperative that I know what I shall be dealing with. In addition, is it true we are riding on the back of a giant turtle?

[This last question is accompanied by nearly palpable disbelief.]

[The next pause is not one of calculation or thought, but of expectancy. Amelia’s waiting for her answers, and it’s only after the silence has gone on for a few seconds that she realizes replies will not be instantaneous.]

That’ll do, for the moment, so as not to overwhelm you.

[It’s a save, but she says it like it was always planned that way. She nods her head once at the screen, just ever so slightly.]

That is all.

[end transmission]

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Yes ma'am. Born and bred.

[Ma'am? You're painting yourself in a very good light, Kirk.]

Then we have that in common, Captain Kirk. Tell me, what sort of duties does being a captain in Starfleet entail? The Royal Navy maintains peace throughout the empire, handling border skirmishes, pirates, and the like, although I myself have just returned from a privately funded civilian expedition.

We're a peacekeeping and exploration armada. It makes up most of our duties.

[Kind of being vague just. Because. Jim doesn't like to piss all over the Prime Directive. Just over, you know. Most of it?]

Royal Navy. You know, actually, you kind of sound British. What's that about?

It sounds as though our respective navies are rather similar in purpose.

[Amelia raises an eyebrow at the unknown term.] British? I’m not familiar with any such species.

It's not really a species, it's relative to a place back on Earth.

[Handwave.]

So that's cool. Space navy. Hey, do you mind if I ask what race you are? I'm curious if we've got your race back home.

That would explain why the term is unfamiliar to me.

Felinid. And you are clearly human, are you not?

But you did say 'Terran', right? That usually refers to Earth.

[A wry smile. Alternate universes sure are interesting.]

And yeah. Human. Although be careful how you say 'clearly' around here, there's a lot of people that look human and aren't.

Not in the case of the Terran Empire, it does not. If Earth is one of the imperial worlds, it is not a major one; I have not heard of it before. [Amelia waves a hand lightly in dismissal.]

I know of variety within a race, but have not heard of near-identical similarities between two different ones. I shall keep it in mind. But humans are quite common here nonetheless, correct?

[He makes a curious little noise, kind of a huh.]

I'd like to get together and discuss the similarities and differences of our worlds. First contact, you know?

[Exploring things omg! excitedcorgibounce.gif.]

And yeah. Humans are I believe the most common species in Keeliai. Except the kedan. And sometimes they look human too. Shapeshifters.

I would not mind that at all. Do you have a place and time in mind?

[Meeting more of her fellow spacers in person is good. Very good.]

Interesting. It will take some getting used to, then. [With the amount of diversity she’s used to in the Terran Empire, the overwhelming number of humans and kedan is going to be a bit off-putting.]

I work at the Brazen Turtle. Meet me there when I get off shift tomorrow, around 21:00? No clue what kind of shipboard hours you keep, so if it's too late we'll figure something out.

[Jim gets by on about six hours of sleep a night to begin with, but hey. She's part cat. Maybe she needs more?]

I keep flexible ship hours; it's not too late at all. Where is the Brazen Turtle?

[First Shepard, now Kirk; Amelia is pleased to be connecting so quickly with other naval types.]

It's in [insert Sector here because I've forgotten omg??]

See you there. Wear something casual! Otherwise I'll feel totally dressed down.

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