Welcome to the Illyria!

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Stardate 58561.8: Day One

Now that you've all got your room assignments and communicators, it's time to explore this ship. Please check out the deck plans to figure out where you're going. You can read about some of the existing crew members you might run into here.

Even those of you who may feel right at home on a spaceship will find that the Illyria is definitely a bit... different. Mostly because she's kind of a wreck right now. Whatever it was that threw the ship all the way out here to wherever we are, it really did a number on the ship itself. There's a lot of damaged areas, and several of the ship's systems have been compromised. You'll find that the replicators don't always work right (I asked for hasperat and I got pok tar!?), the turbolifts are unusually persnickety (I said bridge, not engineering!), and the environmental controls in your quarters may not do as they're told (why is it snowing in Room 4J?). Several corridors are blocked by debris, and more often than not the lights are flickering if they're on at all.

So what will you do? Help clean up the mess in the hallways? Try some bizarre alien food in the mess hall? Try and infiltrate restricted areas to get a peek at the ship's systems? Feel free to make your own top level comment, and treat this as a big mingle. Get to know your new crewmates, explore your new home, make friends or enemies, and whatever you do, don't try the gagh. If you need the captain or the first officer, please let a mod know, but try and stick to threading with your fellow new recruits!


(Don't worry about the entry tags for the moment, they will be added shortly. Before we throw ourselves into missions on alien planets, we wanted everyone to have a chance to get to know one another, so please use this opening log as an opportunity to kick off some CR with crewmates and bunk buddies, and if you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask a mod!)

Comments

[farmboyjedi]

Luke did spot her as he was walking around, seeing where he could help. He was curious about the engineering and mechanical areas, the Skywalker knack driving him to look and learn. It made him wish Jaina were here; she'd probably be able to fix half the stuff on her own if she had to.

He could tell the female he came across was of mixed species; she seemed humanoid, but had a slightly different appearance and Force presence. Being familiar with various races meant he didn't give it much of a thought, though. Humans seemed to be able to breed with quite a few 'near human' species even after so much divergence over the millennia.

Luke initially didn't say much because she was sleeping, but she'd probably see him if she woke up.

[snapturtle]

B'Elanna had found herself a small corner at the end of a corridor, next to an open panel. When she couldn't think clearly enough to focus properly on her work, she knew it was time to take a few minutes for a nap. Except that nap had stretched on a bit longer than she had intended.

However, she was a light enough sleeper to realize when someone was nearby. The woman jerking awake and looking up at Luke. A stunned expression on her face, and then a disapproving frown.

"Do you mind?"

[farmboyjedi]

"Oh, sorry. I was just on my way somewhere. It was just hard not to get concerned, considering how run down this thing is. You look all right, though." Luke answered.

It was true, it seemed like anyone could get hurt at any chance around here. And he hadn't expected someone in the halls, so it was really only natural to make sure he didn't need to call sick bay or something. At least that wasn't necessary as far as he could tell.

[snapturtle]

B'Elanna sighed and stretched for a moment before moving back back to the open panel.

"It's all right. I should get back to work anyway."