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[agonybooth]

[Hello Barge, there is a new Inmate, but unlike most, he's not going to let on that he has no idea where he's at or why he's here instead of on his ship or dead. Instead, he's just going to be calm and collected as he addresses everyone.]

Good afternoon, everyone. My name is Malcolm Reed and I am a new arrival here. I do hope that we will be able to get along. It would be quite a shame otherwise.

[There is a short pause as he seems like he's considering something.]

Not to be a bother, but does anyone have some advice about here that may be helpful to me? If not, I'm sure I can figure things out on my own.

Comments

[strangehistorian]

Hello, Malcolm, welcome to the Barge! My name is Chromie, I am a warden here.

[agonybooth]

Thank you. It's good to meet you, Chromie. You're a warden here as well?

[Not that he know exactly what that means here but hey, being a warden sounds like a good thing and he'll go with that.]

[strangehistorian]

That's right! It's nice to meet you, too. There's a bit of a learning curve to living here, but I'll do my best to debrief.

[agonybooth]

I'd appreciate anything you'd be willing to tell me. Any information is better than none, after all.

[ex_hitokiri283]

What kind of advice are you looking for?

[agonybooth]

Any that you would be willing to give.

[ex_hitokiri283]

You may on some occasions fall in love with strangers, and they you. Don't take it seriously.

[agonybooth]

...I see. [No, he really doesn't.] I will keep that in mind.

[with_discipline]

Malcolm. [It doesn't sound remotely like a question, but it is. If he's here, it's for a reason. So either he doesn't know that Trip is alive...or something else has happened.] Welcome to the Barge.

[agonybooth]

...Commander. [Not seen here: Malcolm going wtf at traitorous Vulcan calling him by his given name and not saying it with disgust. He's just going to sound confused since he really is.] What are you doing here?

[with_discipline]

The same as you, I presume. [Lol sob. :c] I made a deal with the Admiral to serve here.

[agonybooth]

[You only have yourself to blame when you find out.] You would presume correctly. If I may ask, exactly how long have you been here?

[with_my_teacup]

My advice? Strap in for some bullshit.

[agonybooth]

That bad? I will have to keep my guard up, if that's the case.

[with_my_teacup]

Good luck.

[He doesn't sound like he means it.]

[agonybooth]

It sounds like I'll need it.

[He doesn't care if he meant it or not. He'll act like he didn't notice.]

[championoftime]

Despite the foul language of the gentleman who made commentary prior to me, his analysis wouldn't precisely be deemed incorrect.

[So much Scottish style rotary "r". But is this a warden or an inmate he is left to wonder. He can't tell yet.]

[agonybooth]

Really? That's surprising. I didn't expect anything like that.

[championoftime]

It's not necessarily dangerous; frequently it's quite peaceful. But rather confounding, perplexing, boggling, surreal, and on occasion unreasonably unbearable.

[inhistorybooks]

[Oh. Good. God. Having no reason to suspect you're anything but his bff, who has hasn't seen in over a year at this point, Trip is pretty much as overwhelmingly excited as one can be upon finding out someone you know is here.

Because omfg Malcolm, even despite your grim reaper-y ways, you have been missed. c:

... The sorry this place sucks will come later.]

Malcolm? Seriously?

[agonybooth]

[Malcolm's not even sure how to react to an apparently excited Tucker because Tucker only gets excited about ship parts and the last time Malcolm checked, he was not a spaceship component. So he's incredibly wary of Trip, but this is so very not obvious when he finally responds, sounding equal parts surprised and confused.]

Yes, it's me. I didn't expect to find you here.

[inhistorybooks]

[And really, that's all well and good. It's not like he'd expected T'Pol to be here when he first showed up, either.]

Well, I didn't expect to see you, either. It's been an awful long time since I've been home.

augh ranks i never know them

[captain_jtkirk]

[Kirk fanboys the Enterprise crew. Sad fact :c] Welcome aboard, sir.

To be fair, Malcolm becomes a lieutenant commander in the novels

[agonybooth]

[As long as Kirk isn't the creepy sort of fanboy, it's okay.] Thank you. I would say that I'm glad to be aboard, but I'm not quite sure what to think of this place yet.

i was close :c

[captain_jtkirk]

[He's maybe a little creepy. You guys are his heroes :c]

Give it about a month. That should tell you everything you need to know about it.