audio; un: srogers

[unshielding]

Hi. My name is Captain Steve Rogers. I wanted to introduce myself to everyone. Where I come from, protecting people was very important to me. It still is. This ship is dangerous and I think we're getting side-tracked from an important conversation here.

I don't think we should worry too much about that roster file we were sent, but it's not a bad idea to have some sort of security team that can respond to a crisis and keep track of everything we have figured out about this place so far. I'd like to help with any effort like that, but it might be best if we wait before assigning rank to anyone. Fighting over who's the boss or throwing baseless orders around isn't going to help anyone or keep them safe. Our priorities should be safety and finding a way to leave.

It's been suggested to me that some of the things that have been happening to us could be some sort of security response from the ship. Does anyone with a better understanding of computers want to weigh in on that? Can anyone try to access those systems? There's still a lot of the station that we can't access and I know some of us have been trying to work on that.

Finally, if there's anything else I can help with, please reach out to me.

[ And a later text that follows: ]

I think people have misunderstood what I want to do. I don't want anyone to have power over the rest of us. This would be for dealing with outside threats and organizing information that would be available to everyone. Anyone who wanted to help would be welcome.

Comments

text; un: aphrodite

[wingstosee]

hey there!
this is venus. we met a week or two ago.
i'm glad to see you're doing okay.

buuuuut
i think... i'm going to have to disagree with you.
i don't think we need a security force? or anything like it.
actually, i think giving some people power over everyone else is kind of a dick move.
but maybe that's just me.

[unshielding]

I'm not trying to give anyone power over others. I'm trying to make sure we can respond to outside threats only.

text » id: aqua

[aequoreal]

I agree that safety should be high on the priority list and I will do whatever I can to keep everyone safe. Whether that makes me a member of an official security team or simply someone who will step up in cases of need, I have no strong feelings about at this time.

text

[unshielding]

Thank you. It's important that we look out for each other, especially for people who might have a harder time looking out for themselves.

audio; un: H. Gurszky

[magneticfields]

Steve, it's Henryk. I'm afraid I don't agree with the wisdom of selecting a small group to provide security on the station. If we are attacked by an outside force, it would be better to mobilize everybody, similar to a militia. With such a small population we will need all hands on deck in such an event.

Furthermore, creating a group to police each other sets a bad precedent, in my opinion. There is nothing guaranteeing that a self-selected group would have the best interests of us all at heart, or that they would be better equipped to determine what is best for us all in the case of interpersonal conflict.

audio

[unshielding]

I don't want to police anyone. This would be open to everyone who's interested in helping and would be about having plans in place to protect us from outside sources. Giving anyone power over others is the opposite of what I want to do here. That's why I think we should ignore that roster file.

un; hudie

[bu773rfly]

There's not much interface between the communication network and the station systems and what's there is locked down tight. The comms just don't have the capacity to get through, it's like throwing a paper airplane and expecting it to bust through a concrete wall.

Theoretically, the station itself could be causing those noises and liquified walls and everything else. But theoretically, everything could be a simulation, even the normal things. It's hard to tell without knowing what kind of hardware is built into the station.

text;

[unshielding]

What do you mean? You think it might not be real at all?

un: slothbaby

[morphogenia]

Hi, I'm going to get off topic on for a second. Sorry, Captain!

First, Captain Steve Rogers as in CAPTAIN AMERICA: STEVE ROGERS?!

Second, if you're here, who is going to rescue us?

Third, no seriously we have an Avenger here and no one's come for us? Didn't you set off a distress beacon by now? You must have something for when you're kidnapped, right?

Fourth, since you're here and no one's come for us, does this mean we're kind of screwed?

text;

[unshielding]

1. Yes.
2. We may have to rescue ourselves.
3. I don't think I do have anything like that, but I'm not the only former Avenger here.
4. I think it's too early to give up, don't you?

Audio; un: unrecovered

[notyourrookie]

Captain of what?

A security team made up of random people that no-one knows or trusts. There's just no possible way that can go wrong.

Audio;

[unshielding]

Obviously calling it a security team is making a lot of people nervous. We can call it something else. It's for anyone who wants to be involved to organize together against outside threats.

[ audio | un: oswin ]

[oddbod]

["Captain"? Military, then.]

It's a pity leadership tends to snowball into rank. Crisis without structure can be chaos; we need to be organized.

[unshielding]

We're going to have to find a balance that lets us stay organized and as safe as we can be without making anyone feel powerless. That's not what I want. I don't want to lead anything.

audio; un: alucard

[reposing]

Seems to be a common trend that people are taking a misconception of intent.

I recommend you cooperate with Samus Aran. She appears to have a good mind and wishes to protect others. Thus far, I've no negative impression from her.

[unshielding]

I'm happy to work with anyone and everyone here, but I won't be taking any orders and I don't think anyone else should be, either.

[morethan084]

I've been trying to access the system since I got here. Nothing. Someone is blocking me at every chance I get, and that's saying something considering I'm really good at it.

Even more worrying than someone being smarter than me at hacking, it means someone is keeping an eye on us and our activity. At least that's what I've gathered. Which, really, isn't surprising. I'd be more surprised if we were actually alone on here.

un; hudie

[bu773rfly]

It could be autonomous self-repair, but at that level there's not much distinction between that and a person on the other end, except possible intent.

Erika. Fellow hacker.

un: scarlets

[catastrophics]

i don't disagree, necessarily. but even before a security roster i feel like there should be a list of incidents that have happened to people so far. individually, as a group, whatever. see if there's a pattern to it all. that might give us a clue as to what whoever's in charge is trying to keep us from finding out.

[unshielding]

That's definitely something I'd like to work on. I've tried to talk
to everyone I meet, but I know I haven't met everyone yet and not everyone wants to volunteer things. They might not even know what information to give us. There has to be a pattern to it, though, right?

audio, un: brightness_kholin

[veristitalian]

Good morning, Captain.

I can absolutely confirm that the ship hits you with the feelings of faintness and exhaustion when you try to damage it. We've tested it now on several people, interacting with the machinery in a variety of ways.

One possible insight might have to do with the environment we've been stuck in. If the outside wall of one level of the station, one section, even, is punctured for some reason, then it would need to be immediately sealed off. Anyone on the wrong side of that seal would die.

[Agonizingly, but Jasnah isn't an emotional woman, would rather not overstate to make a point.]

Breaches in that perimeter mean more space- and lives- lost. We need to explore, we need to escape, but we need to be systematic about not simply knocking down walls- or at the very least, sealing our damage up behind us as we go.

audio

[unshielding]

You're right and one of the things we should be prepare for is a breach of some sort. We have a few people with abilities and I'm sure if we can get a few people who have some engineering knowledge to work with them, we might be able to get a plan in place in the event that that happens.

For all we know, it's only a matter of time. We don't know what level of disrepair we're dealing with here.

un:millerlite

[pampa]

Strike force? I'm in.

[unshielding]

That's not exactly what I meant, either.

[ Is he speaking English? ]

@skull

[ryuji]

Man, I think you have good intentions here and I'm sayin that outta a place of respect since I don't know you or anything

But there's always the capacity for people, even with the best intentions at heart, to end up hurting the people they're supposed to protect

It's not even a power thing, it's kinda just a messed up way of human nature, yknow?

I'm gonna have to say it's a bad idea... we don't know what the threats are, but putting us in some sorta position to have to worry about that now is gonna come back to bite us in the ass

[unshielding]

I understand where you're coming from, but I'm not sure I can live with myself if we lose people in a way that could have been prevented.

If we do nothing and we prepare for nothing, it's like sticking our heads in the sand and pretending we weren't just transported across space to an abandoned space station that seems to be toying with us.

un: quicksilver

[supersonic]

[ Wow yeah like he's going to try to string sentences together in front of Captain America in real time. Pietro does have a question, though, so text it is. ]

You would train with anyone?

Truly anyone, not just the fine upstanding citizen sort?

[ juuuuust wondering. ]

[unshielding]

Anyone who hasn't given me a reason to think that they're a threat on this station.

audio | un: ripley

[retund]

I think a security team's a necessity, whether it's branded as a crisis response unit to ease individual concerns or otherwise.

[ even as someone universally suspicious of authority, she recognises the need for teamwork and a capable group on call. rogers seems to be going about things in the right manner. ]

I was a comms jockey on the starship Nostromo. The lockdown is a normal security response, particularly in the event of a threat or contagion, but the other happenings are more anomalous.

[unshielding]

You wouldn't happen to know a way to figure out what triggered the lockdown, would you? I'm afraid this technology is a little ahead of my time.

[ Understatement, but at least he seems to be reaching some people who are interested in working together. ]

audio | un: gamora

[recce]

[ his words about protecting others move her. ]

It's an honorable proposal. [ that might be the highest compliment from gamora. ] I would gladly join such a team.

[unshielding]

I'm happy to hear that. Any skills that you're able to contribute would be welcome.

[ He doesn't want to discount anyone or make them feel like their contributions aren't helpful. He knows what it's like to feel unable to help. ]

audio;

[moshennik]

Are you allowed to declare yourself captain like that or... are you an actual Captain? A boat captain? A pilot?

audio;

[unshielding]

That wasn't my intention, either. I was in the army. The title stuck.

[ Along with a very hokey uniform until recently. ]

I don't think any one person should be in charge here.

un: page

[subplot]

I'm working on compiling a list of incidents that I hear about on the network, or overhear in passing. I thought that if I could interview people who have had something happen, we could look for details and find patterns. If these things are happening because of a security response, it might explain what happened to the people who were here before us.

[unshielding]

That's a good idea. My friend Wanda is doing something similar. You may want to work together to cover more ground.

[ And this right here is exactly why he's trying to get people to organize. He's happy to see at least some people are getting that. ]

audio; id: hank_127

[lostsymmetry]

[Another person trying to organize defenses... another person being almost entirely shot down. It's interesting. And very, very concerning at this point.]

No luck on the computer access. At least so far. Our terminals can all talk to each other, but someone's cut off access outside these decks.

Or, to most systems inside them.

[The voice through the speaker is male, tone light and friendly, if a little tense. A hint of humor picks up as it continues.]

It looks like your security efforts are going about as well.

audio;

[unshielding]

A little better than that, but not by much.

[ Because Steve is going to train people and work with them, whether he's encouraged by others or not. They can sit on the sidelines if they prefer it, but Steve isn't capable of it. ]

You wouldn't happened to have found any sort of tech or engineering manuals, have you? My friend Henryk is trying to get his hands on something like that if we can find it.