EVENT: SPACE PIRATES ▒ OXYGEN GARDENS

[ataraxites]

CHARACTERS: Ensemble production!
LOCATION: Oxygen Gardens
WARNINGS: Camping.
SUMMARY: Hanging out in camp, discussing pirates, etc.
NOTES: Open to all!

Camping may not be an expected activity on a spaceship, but the gardens are large and have clear, grassy areas for people to gather together. You can help set up tents, inventory supplies or guard the perimeter — just keep an eye out for any strange faces trying to sneak in...

Comments

[alaspooryork]

"So I have gathered." York had certainly seemed to be happy to see him, anyway, and Delta couldn't deny he felt the same way. Even if this whole business of being human was pretty bizarre.

"I have seen Church and Epsilon as well. Are there any others from our timeline present?"

[ghostthatlingers]

"None that I've seen. If there are any, they haven't made themselves known."

[alaspooryork]

Delta nodded.

"Even so, five is no small number given the apparent total of residents here. I am glad you are among them, Tex. It is good to see you again."

[ghostthatlingers]

She frowned slightly. "Even stranger is that Church and I appeared at the same time."

[alaspooryork]

Delta narrowed his eyes and looked thoughtful for a few moments.

"Were you together before you arrived, and did you come from the same point in time?"

[ghostthatlingers]

She shook her head. "No. He's from farther along than I am and was looking for me before he got here."

[alaspooryork]

Scratch that possible pattern, then. "Epsilon arrived after you?"

[ghostthatlingers]

She nodded. "Yeah, not too long after. Have you seen him around?"

[alaspooryork]

"Yes. He was present at the lockers during my arrival."

Well, everyone had been, apparently, but Epsilon had been the only one he had noticed. Delta hesitated.

"Is he...stable?"

He had Epsilon's word for it, but then, one rarely admitted to one's own faults.

[ghostthatlingers]

She folded her arms over her chest and shrugged. "I don't know," she replied honestly. "I haven't been around him for extended periods and I don't think Church has either."

[alaspooryork]

Delta nodded, though the answer didn't reassure him.

"I will continue to monitor him, then. His presence was unexpected, though not unwelcome."

How many AI-turned human were there on this ship, anyway? Was this technology common in this time, and if so why hadn't they developed Slipspace travel instead of these strange jumps yet? There was still a lot Delta wanted to know.

[ghostthatlingers]

"Have you been tracking him?" That wouldn't surprise her and she'd feel a lot better if he was. She was too busy with her patrols to make sure that Epsilon wasn't about to go off the deep end.

[alaspooryork]

"Only with what I have been able to accomplish by viewing the network," he admitted. "However, I believe if I were to suggest a more regular communication or meeting, he would not take it amiss."

[ghostthatlingers]

"Keep me updated, D. If he's about to go crazy on everyone, I want to make sure I'm there in case he gets his hands on a weapon."

[alaspooryork]

Delta nodded. Not that he'd like to even think about that sort of thing, but, well, he'd feel better if he could confirm Epsilon's relative sanity firsthand anyway.

"I will."

[ghostthatlingers]

She nodded. "Thanks. We have enough problems on board already."

[alaspooryork]

"Indeed." Hence the impromptu camping trip. "Aside from the current pirate situation, are there other problems I should be aware of?"

[ghostthatlingers]

"Did York fill you in on what happened a while back?"

[alaspooryork]

"That there was another time when these gardens were used for safety purposes, but I was not informed of the details."

Probably because York had looked exhausted. He was probably already asleep back at their tent.

[ghostthatlingers]

"So he didn't tell you about the genetics lab and endless hallways?" He had likely been too caught up with Delta showing up to give him the full run down.

"Watch where you go on the ship. There are... creatures or something on this ship and they aren't friendly."

[alaspooryork]

Delta frowned. No, he hadn't heard anything like that yet.

"I see. Are the dangerous areas clearly marked?"

[ghostthatlingers]

"They're not hard to figure out. Stay in the populated areas and don't go down to the Genetics Lab."

[alaspooryork]

"Understood."

So far he'd done exactly that, so he'd have to remember to take York, firearms, or both with him if he did want to explore.

"Do we know the cause of these 'endless' hallways?" The cause of the creatures was pretty self-explanatory.

[ghostthatlingers]

She sighed. "Not yet. So far the only explanation I've heard is the ship is somehow doing it."

[alaspooryork]

"That is hardly reassuring."

Although, if the ship was being run by a rampant AI, it would explain quite a lot - including why other AI weren't allowed to exist in their natural state.