un: rocipilot, video

[donkeyballs]

[The video comes on to show a small group of people. Alex is in front, obviously doing the filming, but behind him are two women - Naomi Nagata and Bobbie Draper - and one man - Amos Burton. You may have met some of them. A little behind them stands Prax Meng, who is looking very awkward, and Joe Miller, who is visibly rolling his eyes.]

Hey there cowboys and cowgirls. [ Alex’s characteristic texan drawl is easy and smooth, and despite the fact that there’s currently no gravity, he doesn’t sound worried.] Hope ya’ll had your magboots on.

Looks like somethin’ in the station’s centrifugal system is jammed up. That’ll be why ya’ll found your breakfast start floatin’ this mornin’. Ya ain’t gonna die, so no panickin’, but we’re gonna need all hands on deck to sort this one out. Now me and my crew here have a lot of experience with space-walk maintenance, but this is a big station. Ain’t no way we can do this by ourselves. But we wanna make sure anyone that’s venturin’ outside isn’t gonna get themselves hurt.

[He raises a hand.] Now my name’s Alex, and these here are Naomi, Bobbie and Amos. [He points to each of them in turn.] We can check over your gear and make sure it ain’t gonna start leakin’ oh-two on ya while you’re out there. We’ll be headin’ out ourselves, but at least one of us’ll be by an airlock at all times.

If anyone is havin’ problems with the weightless side of things - you just give one of us a shout and we’ll try t’ get you set up. Basic rules are - you’re gonna keep goin’ in any direction you are propelled in. Easiest thing is to just use your magboots to get around, but if you’ve gone and gotten yourself caught without ‘em, make sure you stay within arm’s reach of a wall or bolted-down-object at all times, else you’re gonna find yourself floatin’ uselessly with no way of gettin’ t’ anything.

[He pauses, looking back at the group.]

That about it? [ He waits a couple seconds, but no one adds anything, so he looks back in the camera. ]


Alright. Let’s get this show on the road.

[ The feed winks out. ]


[[OOC: Each of the Roci crew will have top levels in the event post to help people with their suits, so feel free to hit them up there! I will also link them here for easy access. Naomi || Bobbie || Amos || Alex ]]

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[donkeyballs]

[ Alex laughed.

He'd Amos in action. He wouldn't bet against him in a fight against anyone. Except maybe Bobbie. Basically: he had faith in his crew. ]

Didn't anyone ever tell you it ain't all about size?

[ At the last sentence he just sort of let out a breath. ]

Might need to know whatever world they're even tryin' to save. Cause it don't look like it's this one.

[resleeves]

Don't worry. I've got more than just my size.

[ quell had made sure of that. his last sleeve hadn't been this size and he'd made it work. he'd made it work very, very well. he'd just gotten lucky with this sleeve.

fucking ortega. ]

Huh. Hadn't even thought of that.

[ if he's honest, kovacs hadn't really looked too closely at the planet below. it was there and it was spinning and it was somewhere that wasn't here so he'd just assumed. ]

You think that planet below us has any use?

[donkeyballs]

It's got liquid water, which is a hell of a lot more than most.

But it also ain't got any lights on, when she turns away from the sun. So I doubt anyone's home.

[resleeves]

Dunno about you but I still think I'd rather be there than here.

[ at least there was some fucking space down there. ]

I could live without lights.

[ if the worst thing they had to deal with was darkness, then fucking sign him the hell up. ]

My smile will brighten up the night for anyone.

[donkeyballs]

[ He clicks his tongue, letting out a breath. ]

I might do alright. Same with Bobbie. Amos'd be fine. But Naomi, Miller and Prax? A planet that size would crush 'em. They ain't never been down a gravity well that steep.

Hell, neither have I, but at least we trained in one gee in MCRN.

There's probably plenty useful, down there, and the Earther's would be alright - assumin' the atmosphere was livable. But I ain't gonna leave my crew up here.

[resleeves]

[ alex was too fucking good and if he wasn't careful, it was going to get him killed. kovacs wouldn't do it, not unless provoked, though. the guy wasn't bad. he was just nice. helpful.

who the hell did that anymore especially after living in a shitty place like it sounded he had at one point or another? ]

You're all heart, Space Cop.

[ made up for the heart he didn't have. ]

When I end up down on that fucking planet --

[ because he was going to make it happen, no matter what. ]

I'm gonna wave to Miller and make sure I bring him some fucking mud.

[donkeyballs]

[ He gave an amused snort, a lopsided smile sliding up his lips. ]

So you've met our resident detective, but you're still callin' me Cop? [ He sounds more amused than annoyed, though. ]

Didn't know you two were friends.

[resleeves]

We're not.

[ they kind of were. shut up. it was a weird relationship. ]

I haven't figured out what I'm going to call him yet.

[ and since space cop was already taken...]

Maybe something to do with that fucking hat.

[donkeyballs]

Uh huh. [ He totally believes you, Kovacs. But it's okay. He knows Miller. Who admits to being friends with that guy? (Kidding. Mostly. He loves you, Miller.) ]

Try calling him beratna, sometime. [ You're welcome, Miller. ]

You know what's really strange about that hat? I ain't never seen it, before comin' here. But it suits him, I guess.

[resleeves]

Beratna?

[ well, now that was going to happen the next time he saw you, miller. it might happen during the rest of their time stuck together on this beautiful vacation. ]

Though you knew the guy back home? Had he dumped the hat by the time you met him?

[donkeyballs]

It's Belter. Just trust me.

I did, yeah. Met him on Eros. [ Then had been forced to leave him on Eros. ]

But I never saw him with a hat. They ain't exactly common, in the belt - or even on Mars, if I'm honest.

[resleeves]

[ he trusted you on this, space cop, and he'd remember the advice. next time he saw miller, he was getting called that.

#thumbsup]

It's a dumb hat.

[ but it didn't look terrible on miller. don't expect to hear kovacs say that out loud. ]

[donkeyballs]

[ Alex looked amused. ]

'Specially out somewhere like here. What's he even gonna use it for? Hell if I know.

[resleeves]

Probably thinks it makes him look good.

[ well, it did cover up that interesting haircut of his so it might have had some use. ]

Beat the shit out of me if you ever catch me wearing something like that.

[donkeyballs]

[ He chuckles. ]

Think I know my strengths better than that, hoss.

You take a fashion fall like that, it's on your own head.

[resleeves]

[ way to have his back, space cop. ]

Probably not needed anyway. I'm not dumb enough to put a hat like that on my fucking head.

[ his hair was so much better than miller's and you know it. ]

You just don't wanna beat me up.

[ smart move, alex. ]

[donkeyballs]

[ He's not gonna argue about your hair, man. He's seen Miller's head. ]

I'd never forgive myself if I accidentally rearranged that face o' yours.

[ He sounds amused, mostly because okay - he can fight his own battles, but that doesn't mean he thinks he could take Kovacs in a fight. He's a pilot, not a marine, okay? ]

[resleeves]

[ it was good that they could agree on this. ]

Oh, one day I'd love to see you try. Might make me prettier.

[ there was no chance of that. ryker's sleeve came with a lot of fucking strings but at least it was a decent looking one. he still missed that last one though. ]

[donkeyballs]

[ He actually laughs. ]

With the state of my punch, that's probably more accurate than otherwise.

Maybe I should be askin' Gunny to train me up, just to give you a good surprise.

[resleeves]

Oh. Oh, please do.

[ he wants to see this happen. maybe begging for people to punch him isn't healthy but it's a thing. he likes it. ]

If she can train you to land a punch, I'll be nice to everyone for a fucking week.

[ take the bet, alex. ]

[donkeyballs]

[ He gives a low, amused whistle. ]

Yeah? That's pretty damn tempting. What happens if you slip up during the week?

[ Aka: Yeah, the bet is on. ]

[resleeves]

I won't.

[ because you weren't going to win, alex. ]

See, that answer was easy.

[donkeyballs]

[ All you said was that he had to land the punch, Kovacs. Not that he had to win the fight.

He laughed, though, good naturedly.]

I'm just gonna tack on an extra day of niceness for every slip up.

[resleeves]

[ win the bet, alex, win the bet! you're not going to win anything, so says kovacs' ego. ]

Lovely.

[ urgh. ]

I look forward to seeing you try.

[donkeyballs]

[ Alex just chuckles. ]

Yeah, I bet you wouldn't even last a whole day...