o1. a m a (un: rocipilot)

[tumang]

[ The video opens to Amos munching on what looks like one of the protein bars the fabricator seem to produce by the dozen. He's looking straight at the camera - this is no mistake broadcast, he learned from the best how to do this - and half of him is in the frame. ]

People keep on asking me about this stuff once they realize I've lived in space a while, so I'm just going to share my wisdom with you all so I don't have to say it a million times again.

[ He stands, the angle of the video changing as he grabs the communicator he borrowed from Alex to broadcast this. As it moves, it pans over what looks like a very large shortgun type of weapon. It ends up points towards Amos's lower body, more specifically, his boots. ]

Okay, first off, keep your mag boots on. Sleep with them if you can. To engage them, lean back on your heels, and walk like you're wearing pumps. Heel first, then toe.

[ He demonstrates on camera. How does he know how to walk in pumps? Who knows?

He turns the communicator back up towards his face, after a few steps. ]

Second, if you feel nauseous when you're walking around the station, try to see if you're walking spinward or counter-spinward. As in, if you walking with the spin of the gravitation rings or not. Walking against it is going to make you feel worse.

Third, don't eat too much, but don't forget to eat, either. Sounds basic, but you'd be surprised.

[ He almost adds that coffee is not a form of food. ]

Fourth, make use of the fitness area on deck 4. We're not at full gravity here, and in space, you lose muscle mass very fast. If you don't want to turn into a noodle, weightlifting and cardio.

Fifth, stow your gear. There are all of these compartments in the crew quarters, don't leave shit hanging around. Anything can turn into a weapon if we suddenly lose gravity, or if it turns out that this barge can do maneuvers. You don't want a mug coming at your face at 4-g.

[ Seriously, stow your gear, people. It's not that hard. ]

Sixth, don't use the sealant guns without gloves. This shit will glue your hands together. Be smarter than that.

[ He resumes eating his protein bar. ]

That's the most important points I wanted to make. Now, if you've got specific questions, shoot.

Comments

un: fairchild.

[creatio]

i like your shotgun.

( Because it has to be said, yo. )

do you think you'll need it?

[tumang]

i don't know, but i'd rather have it than not anyway

[ryuji]

Shit, that nauseous stuff really works?

Here I've been holding back the chunks from the proverbial blowin

[Gross...]

[tumang]

won't stop it, but it'll help
it'll take your body a little while to get used to the gravity shift and the spin

you should probably let em blow, just do it in a toilet

audio; un:castiglione

[oorah]

[ mmm knife daughter getting the important things in. he adds onto hers: ] It is a nice gun. [ he's pretty sure he said that at the meeting already but it deserved to be repeated also: ] She got a name?

[ no omg he has a real question give him a minute. ]

Does Max need boots? [ he's been thinking about it too much, and while he walks him spinwise always and he seems to be adjusting to the lesser gravity okay... what happens if they move into 0g?? ] If so, you wanna help me make some?

[tumang]

Yes, it is. [ Because it is. It's a fucking nice gun and Amos treasures it. ]

Shit, probably. If only because he'd freak the fuck out if we lost gravity, wouldn't he?

[ There are no dogs in space, for MANY reasons, Frank. Why did you bring you dog to space. ]

I guess if he doesn't have any you can hold on to him in 0g, since he'll be weightless. I don't know if we have anything lying around to built custom dog magnetic boots, man.

[ That sounds like a passion project and a half... ]

video } un; envoy

[resleeves]

What an informative little presentation.

[ maybe this sort of thing needs to be said for the benefit of others but he'd spent the entirety of the speech staring at the ceiling and wondering at the absolute lack of stains there. every ceiling at least had a little bit of brown from water damage or bad painting or someone blowing their brains out.

but this? nothing. ]

I've spent a little time in space and no one ever told me any of this.

[ or maybe they had and he'd just tune them out. ctac had probably given them some sort of lesson but he'd been a child in a man's body, shaken and grieving the loss of everything he'd known. he hadn't paid attention to anyone at that point. ]

So, I have a question.

[ because of course he did. ]

You're not the type to go off prematurely, are you?

[ the shotgun, he's talking about the shotgun. ]

[donkeyballs]

[ Alex, who's been in the room the entire time while Amos borrows his communicator, leans into the field of view of the camera. ]

Don't worry, he knows how to hold off shootin' until the exact moment he means to.

[ He sees what you did there, pal. But he's mostly here to defend Amos. ]

video; un:millerlite

[pampa]

[ here for the important shit tbh ]

You're not the pilot. He does a lot less lecturing, too.

[donkeyballs]

[He leans into the camera view.]

The pilot's right here.

The lecture ain't for you, Miller. There's a lot of people on this station that don't know what foot to put in front of the other, up here.

[tumang]

My communicator's down, and I'm just tired of repeating myself.

[ Aka fuck off, Miller. ]

un: scarlets | audio

[catastrophics]

Didn't you give this kind of speech already?

[ also, nice gun. ]

[tumang]

Didn't stick, did it? I keep being asked the same fucking questions a million times a day.

[ Seriously. ]

un: srogers

[unshielding]

Thanks for the tips. Some of this stuff isn't as easy for those of us who haven't been in space before.

[ And Steve knows it's probably a little easier for him than most just by what's been altered about his body. ]

[tumang]

[ To Amos, it's common sense. But he's already met people from all sorts of places and times, since he got here. People for whom space was a far away idea, not even on their radar. ]

Sure. Considering how many times I've said this stuff already, you can be sure you're not alone.

video; un: page

[subplot]

[There's a lot she wants to address here, since what he's just said is actually very useful stuff. But that's Amos for you, filled with useful knowledge. And she really does want to ask specific questions related to the actual information he's just given. But after seeing that gun twice now, she blurts out the first thing that comes to mind.]

How many people have you killed with that thing?

[She doesn't ask it with any hint of fear or disgust. No, nosy Karen Page is creepy and asks this with a curious smile on her face. Like she's used to being around men that kill a lot of people or something.]

[tumang]

[ Jesus Christ.

Well, doesn't that question remind him of another, very similar one he was asked not so long ago. It's less about his character, though, or so it feels to be less about his character, than it is about the gun itself.

Maybe she's a gun nut. ]

I don't know. A few. Why?

[ He's not had the gun very long, but he's still not a homicidal maniac. ]

un: slothbaby

[morphogenia]

Thanks for sharing!!! This is super helpful. I'm totally that guy who needs all the help she can get.

[tumang]

yeah, sure
you been having problems?

video; un: hank_127

[lostsymmetry]

Handy.

[For literally everyone but him. Still, that's most of the population by a wide margin, so. Assessment stands?]

How long have you been doing this?

[tumang]

Not for you, it's not.

[ Fingerguns. ]

Doing what?

text; un: aphrodite

[wingstosee]

hi again! it's amos, right?
this is venus. with the wings and everything. hi :)

i actually have a question about the shotgun.
i didn't really think about it during the town hall since i'm kind of used to seeing them? but
where'd you find it??
i looked all over the first few days and didn't see anything like it

[tumang]

oh, yeah, 'course
you probably don't have the same balance issues with these things strapped to you


found it in the corridor by my room
it's mine - as in it comes from my ship back home, and it's fingerprint locked to me
you're looking for a weapon? you don't strike me as the shooting type

[ It's not exactly the kind of question he was expecting to be asked, but the shotgun is actually garnering more attention than basically everything else, when it's everything else that will keep people healthy if they have to stay in space for a while.

Oh, well. Not his problem. ]

audio | un: gunny

[marineris]

Yes sir. Did you swipe Alex's communicator?

[donkeyballs]

[ And a voice that sounds like it's a few feet from the communicator: ]

Actually he asked about as politely as he knows how.

audio | un: mori

[setpoint]

[Well, she's been walking in the magboots all wrong, so Amos is officially her hero.]

Thank you for doing this, Amos. Maybe you should make a more thorough guide. I'm sure there are things you left out.

[tumang]

Sure there is. Dunno that I'm the best suited to do that, though. I'm not exactly family friendly, maybe Alex should do it.

[ Also he'll always forget things, because it's too logical for him. ]

video » un: rook

[onlydoubts]

It's good of you to do this. Should help a lot of people.

[ Even him, who's experience in space travel seems to be a bit different. Those boots are a struggle. ]

Have you given this speech before?

[tumang]

[ God, people, stop telling him he's good, he's being very selfish here. ]

Couple times, when newbies join a ship. I've already given it a few times here already.

[ See? Selfish. Not good. He just wants people to stop asking. ]

Video | un: apollo2

[solarcharged]

[ Important question time. ]

So... how come you're using Alex's network ID?

[ Because that was confusing for like two long seconds. ]

[donkeyballs]

[ Alex leans into view. ]

'Cause he's an idjit and needed a comm that wasn't broken.

un: piercedearring, video;

[imperialsun]

That's great advice, than kyou! I don't really remember being in space for long before so I'll make sure to follow it. Is there a reason why others wouldn't eat in space? You seem to imply it happened before.

[He does look at the shotgun in slight envy - what he wouldn't give for his submachinegun right about now. It would just feel...better.

Also he is glad he hadn't used that sealant gun yet.]

Does your body get used to being in space after a while?

[tumang]

Nausea, mostly. Makes one not want to eat much.

[ A little shrug. It's never been much of an issue for him. ]

Yeah, it does. It'll take a few weeks, but it'll get there. Your organs start working a little different, and you stop feeling weird.

un: thomas

[rickitikitarr]

I have a question.

When did all this happen? You're speaking like this is common sense, but by my time, in my world- is it possible that you're from the future?

And if so, [He pauses, then decides, what the hell.] How did it all turn out?

[tumang]

Depends on when you come from.

[ The answer is probably yes. ]

But if I am from the same system as yours and from further ahead, well. Turned out pretty shitty.