Flight 002 ~ [Action/Dictated]

[syndicswillpay]

[Clearing his throat, John opens his journal as he sits on a couch in the lobby]

This is Captain John Ge... [He stops.] Sorry. Force of habit.

So, all the stars are different here. That's really hitting home how far away from my roots I am.

[A pause] Where I'm from, we look to the living stars for guidance. Our Ancestors are with them, and we can always count on them being there for us.

It makes me sorta uneasy. Anyone know of a way of coping with stuff like this?

[Another throat clearing, his voice professional.]

If anyone could give me some advice, I'll be in the lobby, or over the journal.

To the honour of our Ancestors,
Geary out.

[Because that was one habit that wasn't going, no matter where he was.]

((OOC: Fully open.))

Comments

/dictated forever

[frakandfight]

[ Even if Kara's beliefs were likely different, she still felt she could relate. Which is why John will be treated to a rare showing of Starbuck's more spiritual side. ]

I'm not exactly sure what you believe in but--

Think of it this way. Just because the stars [ and the scenery, and just about everything they knew ] have changed, doesn't mean the gods--or your ancestors-- are any less close. They will still watch over and guide us.

[[ OOC: I know we didn't finish our other thread yet but I felt this was something that would really strike a chord with Kara :) ]]

And ever~

[syndicswillpay]

...

[Geary takes a few minutes to think this through.]

You're right, I guess. It's just...

[Another pause] That's the worst thing about this for me. Those stars... We were always told that they'd be with us.

sorry i somehow missed this!

[frakandfight]

Yeah. I don't know where the frak we are, to be honest. And it doesn't make me feel any better.

[ A brief pause. ]

Right now our faith is all we really have.

[too_fairytale]

It is a little weird at first, when the stars aren't the same. You get used to it, though.

[syndicswillpay]

I hope you're right.

[A pause] The stars where I'm from were like friends. Always there.

[too_fairytale]

I think most people never see stars other than the ones from their own planet.

[syndicswillpay]

I've seen them from tons of different systems and planets...

But they were always there, looking down on us. Always the same.

[too_fairytale]

Wouldn't they look different from planet to planet?

[inafadingcrown]

[Galadriel enters the lobby as he is speaking and, at first, it's the topic that catches her attention.]

The stars are also of great significance to my people. To seem them so changed here- an alteration of what has been a constant for all my long life- it was disturbing.

Yet I think- [And this is where, while seating herself on a couch, she catches sight of his face for the first time. While she knows it isn't Boromir, the sight still catches her off-guard and she falters for a moment, her gaze linger just a tad longer than is polite.]

Forgive me. You bear a great resemblance to another I know.

[syndicswillpay]

...I do?

[He seems a bit taken aback. Still, she doesn't look as though she's from his world...]

...Sorry, being recognised was something I was hoping to avoid here.

[The ears give it away.]

[inafadingcrown]

[A hint of amusement dances about her lips- not quite forming a smile, but almost.]

You would do well to refrain from announcing yourself by name, then. It seems a habit quite counter to your goals.

[syndicswillpay]

[Geary actually smiles.]

Trust me, it's a habit I want rid of as soon as possible.

[inafadingcrown]

[She might ask why he wants to avoid being recognized- it does seem more than a tad suspicious, after all- but she's willing to be patient and learn with time. It would do little more than set him ill at ease to ask now.]

I gather you have not been here long, then.

[syndicswillpay]

Just a few weeks. Still getting used to the place.

[inafadingcrown]

[She nods] Allow me to offer you a welcome, then, such as it is.

[syndicswillpay]

Thanks.

[He pauses, not really sure if handshakes were the norm about here.]

I'm Captain Geary. John's my first name, as you've probably heard.

[inafadingcrown]

[They are for most people, but they still aren't her first instinct. She nods her head in greeting instead.]

Well met, Captain Geary. [And since he introduced himself with a title, she will do the same.] I am the Lady Galadriel.

[syndicswillpay]

[She speaks like a fantasy novel. :|]

We don't have many people with "lady" as a title where I'm from. [Mostly musing to himself.] It's nice to meet you, though.

[inafadingcrown]

[There just might be a reason for that.]

The title is of little consequence. [She waves her hand dismissively...but the way she carries herself suggests that, little consequence or not, she still demands a certain amount of respect.] I hold no more authority here than you.

[syndicswillpay]

I was wondering that... I wouldn't want to be unintentionally rude. [Not that he would be.

Something's been bothering him, though.]

Uh, forgive me for asking, but... You're not human, are you?

[inafadingcrown]

[Oh, that question. It will never cease to vaguely amuse her.] It is quite alright. Nay, I am not human; I am of Eldar- an elf, in the common tongue.

[withmymind]

Nothing is familiar.

[syndicswillpay]

You're telling me...

[He's used to the steel-grey of Dauntless' bulkheads, after all.]

Not even the air smells the same.

[withmymind]

Better than no air.

[fourtythird]

Some things you just have to let happen.

[syndicswillpay]

[A sigh]

I suppose that's true. Things have to happen for a reason. [Right?]

[fourtythird]

Sometimes not knowing the reason makes it more pleasant.