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[The feed flickers, and then the newly-calm (or perhaps... too calm) Barge is treated to a close-up of half a nose and part of an eye. The close-up is muttering in Japanese, the image occassionally moving]

Should I just say it...? Ah, I should have read it more carefully...

[suddenly the face moves back, revealing a frowning young man. He's lit by a lantern that sits in a corner, just visible in the background. He looks tired, a little bit too skinny and too pale, but he starts beaming when he apparently notices that the camera is already on. He speaks in English from now on]

I did it, huh? [he sits back and waves cheerfully, tucking some of his long hair behind his ear with the other hand]

I guess everyone's been pretty busy the last few weeks, so I hope I'm not disturbing you. My name is Souji Okita, and I'm new here! I'll work hard to fit in, but I'm still getting used to everything, so go easy on this old man... Oh! I walked around a little bit, and it seems pretty dark! If anyone needs them, I found a lantern and some candles in my room. Please ask me if you need help!

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Holy shit. They're just falling in out of the blue, wardens.

Also I can't see dick right now but I'm assuming you're like this twelve-foot-tall jelly monster with tentacles.

Hm! It's very convenient for writing New Years cards, but finding appropriate clothing is a challenge.

[The skinny and pale kind of gets him, for a couple of reasons - but he honestly would have said hello either way, because what a hell of a time to show up here, huh?

So have a guy in a navy and silver uniform, wearing helmet with a mask that covers his eyes. But he looks friendly enough?]

Trust me, another set of hands is a good thing, not a bad one. If you, uh, have any questions, though, I can probably give you answers. About settling in, at least, because I'm as in the dark - literally [a sheepish grin] - as anyone else about things at the moment.

I'm Captain Rogers.

[And your name sounds familiar, but he's not sure you're that guy so he'll just hold off on asking for now.]

Edited 2014-11-03 16:33 (UTC)

[What a mysterious guy! He doesn't really think twice about the mask, figuring he probably looks out of place to this guy. He straightens up at the indication of military rank, but there might be a slight wince as he does so.]

Ah, nice to meet you, Captain! I guess things are a little different at the moment. [laughs a little at the pun, and leans closer to the camera.] I don't suppose there is any way to know who you are going to help aside from just waiting? And do you know how I could help in the meantime?

[he almost definitely is that guy, though he probably looks a lot girlier than Steve had imagined!]

Hi Souji, welcome to the Barge. I'm Steph. And, uh, it's usually better lit than this.

Hey, and he jokes, too.

I'm Chris. Nice to meet you, or something.

[he laughs, and waves the lantern a little bit. There are advantages to being an old-timey person!]

Thank you, Miss Steph! It'd get troublesome pretty fast, huh?

It's nice to meet you too, or something, Mr. Chris! Have you been here for long?

It's just Chris, relax. And yeah, I've been here ages. Fucking ages. Better get used to the long haul, is all I'm saying.

I suppose for most people that shouldn't be a problem, right...? To stay here for a long time.

Hey, don't look at me on that one. I was dead when I showed up here. Being alive is fuckloads better.

Exactly. It may be a little darker than you'd like, but at least you're not dead! [He sounds very chipper about this!]

Holy crap. Someone had their morning coffee this morning.

You are...way more excited than I can even handle.

I'm sure I didn't mean to be that bad. I'll tone it down! [scrapes his throat with the intention of lowering his voice to a more threatening timbre, but unfortunately it triggers a coughing fit. It lasts for almost a full minute, but if Chris is willing to stick around Souji's voice emerges from the fit sounding hoarse and (at least slightly) less chipper.]

Ah... That's one way to do it. [gives a hoarse laugh]

Especially if you ran out of candles. Or batteries. Whichever.

It looks like it's been pretty lively lately! So maybe everyone can relax a little more now that they can't see anything?

[ She laughs, but it's not derisive. ]

If anything it'll probably make people more nervous. Hope nobody's afraid of the dark.

Well, if they are there's no time like the present to get over that fear! [he punches his fist in the air a little to punctuate that get-go attitude!]

Hello, Mr. Okita! My name is Chromie, welcome to the Barge!

We usually have more light than this... I'm not sure what happened, actually.

It's nice to meet you, Miss Chromie!

Well, whatever happened, it's quite atmospheric...! [he'd make a joke about star-gazing, but he's not sure where the heck he actually is and how space works]

Perhaps, but worrying. Malfunctions in ship systems usually signify serious damage.

It's nice to meet you too...

Alternately: flashlights.

[ Come on bro it's not that easy to overcome fears. ]

But it's good to keep a positive attitude around here. You can run out of it quick.

Just. Just be cool. I've got a massive hangover right now.

Christ.

You've got pneumonia over there or what?

[laughs. But very softly.]

Well, at least the light isn't making things worse.

Hm, 'or what'! I'll be fine.

I'm not sure what that is! [laughs a little awkwardly]

Hm! I've learned that too, over the years. Some people just need someone else to stay positive!

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