shu

[discomfort]

Let him get a ship this time

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weekend 0, sunday

[discomfort]

[ hewwo

owner is drinking tea in the mess hall in the morning. he gives shu a little wave. ]

We have not met yet.

[roseoftexas]

[ grabs francy and twirls.

shu does not grab the owner and twirl. he just incline his head. hello small yet ominous person. ]

We haven't. Good job.

[discomfort]

[ he takes a sippy. ]

It is Shu-sama, correct?

[ thank you profiles ]

[roseoftexas]

[ him sippy. ]

Just Shu is fine. [ what is a sama. ]

You're just called Owner?

[discomfort]

That is really informal...

[ he sounds so pained. ]

And yes, I am just known as Owner.

[roseoftexas]

How so?

[ huh. ]

What do you own, then?

[discomfort]

[ well, the first question goes into the second one, so, ]

An inn. Thus, I tend to be professional to those I interact with, Shu-sama.

week 0, friday

[discomfort]

[ hi shu

owner is going to just walk over to him. ]

Good morning. Do you know anything about what happened to those two?

[roseoftexas]

[ ooh, straight to business. ]

No more than you, probably. Just the announcements and some information I've got from Adrastea about that override failure.

[discomfort]

Hm? What did they tell you?

[ it will save owner having to ask himself. ]

[roseoftexas]

[ he lifts fingers as he lists out what he knows. ]

The Override yesterday should've worked, because nothing should be able to deny an override requested by the whole senior staff. Lockdown shouldn't disable security systems, but it did.

If something blocked the attempts to override lockdown, then we're either dealing with a huge system failure or there's something on the ship that meant the system felt it had to keep the security measures up.

[ ... he smiles. it's a little dry. ] None of it's reassuring, and it doesn't explain what happened either.

[discomfort]

It's not, no. The issue with that last situation is that wouldn't that mean the ship detected something was wrong before anything happened?

[ HE HAS QUESTIONS. ]

You would think the seniors would be alerted if that was the case.

[roseoftexas]

Sounds like they get sedated if we do? It doesn't discriminate.

[ he shrugs. ]

I don't really know how the security systems work. Just that the only thing that could've overriden attempts to turn off the lockdown other than system errors would be that they needed to stay up. So, unless we have something really good with technology floating around who can confirm any system malfunctions one hundred per cent, we're gonna have to keep both in mind.

[ remember when i was going to play the tech guy? i do. ]

w2, monday

[roseoftexas]

[ i really missed my francy all last week. nooooooooooooooo.

anyway uhh. rng says the old village, so that's where they are. shu's well wrapped up against the cold, with a thick coat and sturdy hiking boots on, examining a large animal print in the snow. snow has started to settle inside the print, suggesting it's not new, but it's interesting nonetheless. ]

Wonder why they abandoned this place. Too cold? Too dangerous?

[discomfort]

[ owner just looks cute. he looks around, expression curious. ]

Perhaps a mix of both? Depending on how old it is, it may have been before their technology advanced until to deal with the cold properly...

[roseoftexas]

[ gasps look at him. also :o francy you were up late ]

Something about it must’ve been inconvenient. Or… [ he steps in the print with his own boot. ] They had some unpleasant neighbours.

[ the cold… ] The lodge is definitely good at that, but— I can’t see a building that size here. Although, it is all falling apart.

[discomfort]

[ clenches fist monday is my late class day

he stares down at the print. ]

It is likely still here.

[roseoftexas]

[ francy your presentation… ]

… Bets that that’ll become an issue later on, specifically when we have to do our temporary job?

[discomfort]

Aha... probably!

[ stares into the distance ]

It could always be friendly.

week 2, sunday

[discomfort]

[ hewwo they can be at the bar

owner is sipping at sake. ]

[roseoftexas]

[ the bar is my favourite place. it's also shu's. ]

Hey.

[discomfort]

Hello! Please, join me.

[ he pats the seat next to him. ]

[roseoftexas]

[ he will do so…. it’s drink time. give him a second, he’s reaching over the bar to grab a bottle of something. he’s not exactly fussed what. ]

…

[ he has zero idea how asking this is going to work out, but. y’know. might as well. ]

How’re you doing?

[discomfort]

[ siiiip. ]

Oh, I'm fine. Not my favorite brand of this.

[roseoftexas]

[ yeah that's about right. ]

Mm, not quite what I asked but-- what is your favourite brand?