@all (from @r.asuka)

[luciformis]

[ On the morning of the 15th, there is a network-wide ping issued approximately twenty-three minutes after the roster is released to the public. ]

Hello.

As I'm certain you all are aware, a roster has been sent to each of our devices. Given that this is yet another item on a growing list to be examined by us all, I believe it's important for each of us to come together to discuss any possible concerns or ideas that may require teamwork.

@PALPATINE and I earlier discussed the possibility of a non-compulsory meeting to sort through these issues. We agreed it would be in our best interests.

If you're inclined, please come to the Mess Hall at 19:00 in three day's time.

[ ooc: so! this will be broken down into sub-headings as discussed on the ooc plot post and utilized as a kind of "catch-all." if you think anything needs to be added at any time, please feel free to contact me through pm, at rasasvada, or on disco at morning star#3715. or, you know, add it yourself! i don't mind.

noticeably, this is self-directed! if you character wants to speak or make a point to everyone, feel free to do so. no one is policing how this goes or making introductory comments or whatever else. open floor, y'all. ]

Comments

[contorta]

He doesn't bite, does he?

( of course, the thought only comes when he thinks of mei throwing her arms around max, not when he himself was getting down on eye level with the dog. )

[oorah]

[ he starts to shake his head, but an acrosss-the-board 'no' isn't wholly accurate exactly. prax clearly has nothing to fear from max though, his tail going a million miles a minute as he emits a little whine to try and get the man's attention. PET ME PET ME PETT MEEEEE ]

Only people who deserve it. [ so obviously mei is not in that category either ]

[contorta]

( prax is obviously not concerned for himself, or maybe it's just an instinctive understanding that max is not threatening to him in any way right now, but he reaches out and scratches max behind the ears after a moment, reaction to that low whine. )

That's — good, I guess.

( for a moment, his mind goes to amos. )

[oorah]

[ frank nods, picking up on the other man's (understandable) hesitation. ]

He used to work for some pretty bad guys, but he's a good boy. He's still learning how to trust people again is all. [ and he's not the only one ]

[contorta]

Okay.

( no hesitation in that assessment, now. that's something prax can understand.

after another moment of petting max, he comments: ) He doesn't seem to have a hard time with it.

[oorah]

[ that gets a soft smile, a rare sighting indeed. ]

He's a dog. He's a good judge of character. [ it helps that prax telegraphs his harmlessness like a beacon ]

[contorta]

I didn't know dogs were good judges of character. I don't really know much about dogs at all.

( plants are his area of expertise. )

[oorah]

Well, now you know. [ it isn't patronizing, but patient. kind. ] Dogs are the best at identifying scumbags and separating them from people who don't completely suck.

Which doesn't explain why he likes me, but we all have a blindspot, right?

[contorta]

Or maybe it means you're a good man, too.

( prax offers a smile. it's small, barely there — but it's almost hopeful. )

[oorah]

[ jesus christ prax. his gerbil heart can't take shit like that. he visibly stalls a moment, looking a bit pinned by the words. then he just blurts- ] Not. But what you don't know won't hurt you, doc.

[ and frank would never hurt someone like prax. he was trying to do something for everyone here when he didn't have to. when his only priority should be mei. it makes frank want to protect him at all costs. ]

He probably just thinks he owes me for stealing him from even worse dickbags.

[contorta]

Did you? ( it's mostly a rhetorical question and prax doesn't wait for an answer before continuing: ) What happened?

( he scratches max behind the ears, almost as if in an attempt to provide comfort after the fact. )

[oorah]

[ he nods, crossing his arms over his chest. ] He was security for these hardasses in Hell's Kitchen... uh. That's in New York.

[contorta]

I don't know what that's like.

( he knows new york, at least, but nothing more. )

[oorah]

Uh, right. [ he scratches at the back of his neck, how does he explain...? ] They were bad guys. One of the biggest crime families in America. I couldn't just leave him there. [ after he murdered everyone who was feeding him, he means. ]

[contorta]

( prax nods. that makes sense to him. ) Did he arrive here with you?

[oorah]

Nah. He came after, he couldn't let me have all the fun. Could you, Max? [ he rubs the dog's ears and sighs ] I woke up to him trying to climb in bed with me yesterday. Not like I could sleep through that, but there you go. As fucked up as everything else here, right?

[contorta]

I really don't understand how any of this works.

( people showing up. dogs. how is any of this happening? )

cool 2 end if u are

[oorah]

Yeah... yeah. You and me both, man.