Video Broadcast - OTA (Post Storm)

[doubled_speed]

[Hey guys, look who it is. The bright and cheerful and constantly snarky kid. Who is smiling wide, though it looks a bit strained. Good news, his arm has healed since getting back. Bad news, Tommy looks nervous and maybe a hint of stressed as the video starts. But hey, he's in the greenhouse, which is obvious from the greenery around him. And his communication device is propped up against something, because his hands are in the shot, working at the soil around a lush Cyanana plant, clearly working fertilizer into the soil with care.]

So, like... Just because we've got the ships and stuff doesn't mean it's not important for us to maintain the greenhouse, right? We were gone for a while and not all the places in here did well while we were gone. And then I was walking around and realized that we're sorta scattered, the people working here. So maybe people with the skill should, like, coordinate? Because fresh food on the ships is good too. We can preserve shit and put it on the ships for variation.

I also wanna do, like, hydroponics on some of the ships. So if we gets spaced again for a while, we can have fresh stuff.

Guess...

[He sighs and his hand cards through his hair. Which means some dirt is now there in the perfect white strands.]

Guess I mean I'm willing to help organize. Map out the greenhouse, help us figure out schedules and when to work on different plants and that shit. Or not. Someone else can take that charge. I don't much care. It just needs done. Might also need an engineer to help with the ship part. And maybe people to okay adding it to other ships and to take care of the plants.

Anyway uh...

[Let him be useful. He failed as a hero in the storm. Disappointment and frustration flash across his face in the video and then it's gone.]

Thoughts?

Comments

[Video]

[out_of_order]

Sounds like a plan.

I don't know a whole lot about maintaining greenhouses and things, but I can help plant if needed.

Voice;

[kallig]

An excellent idea.

I doubt I'll be much help as I honestly can't remember how to tend the different plants now that I've touched the medical data point, but should you need my help for anything else...

[He's not really so eager to switch back, given that they probably will need a healer at some point.]

I'm sure all who work there will be eager to assist though.

Re: Voice;

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Oh man, Party-Guy, I'll miss having you here. That's sad. Come on, let someone else be the doctor. You know you wanna hang out with the plants again. It's a fucking hoot.

[He's joking, right? Probably? Maybe?]

[doubled_speed]

A. Who are you?

B. There's a data point. You'll know all you need.

Voice;

[kallig]

Honestly, I'll miss being there. But I've chosen to put my faith in everyone who works there to ensure that there's enough food to go around.

[In Eli, mostly, but everyone else too, really. One man can't manage the entire greenhouse, after all.]

And considering that we don't exactly have many doctors, I'll go ahead and guess that the medical data point isn't entirely too popular.

As it is, my time is better spent tending to injuries than tending to the plants.

[He pauses a moment, thinks... Then adds;] You alright?

Video

[happybeeps]

Hey Speedy, you doing all right, Bud?

If you figure them out you can put one in our ship. I'd be happy for some fresh food.

I don't see myself switching between data points any time soon, but I know a bit about taking care of plants if you need a hand.

Re: Video

[doubled_speed]

I mean it’s food. Other data points are useful and all that shit and we do have to figure out how to save this place and make it the good sort of livable, but food is survival and protein paste can’t be all of it. So if you’re down to spend part of our sixty hour day in here, then haul your ass over, Space Shatner.

[Look at him forcing a smile and ABSOLUTELY ignoring the question of if he is okay or not.]

Video

[happybeeps]

[Oh, yeah, Poe knows that forced smile very well.]

You can put me and BB-8 to work. We'll be there soon, kid.

[out_of_order]

My name's Cal. Cal Kestis.

Data points, huh.

[Right, those things. He's kind of unsure about those but he nods all the same.]

[doubled_speed]

Well Calistatis or whatever [yes he messed that up on purpose. People here have weird names] you any good with careful work? These plants are our life here. Unless you REALLY like protein paste.

Re: Video

[doubled_speed]

Baby-8? What? Dude do you gotta kid with you?

Video

[happybeeps]

BeeBee. [He over enunciates and points the camera down to his droid who beeps cheerfully.] That weird robot brought him back to me on the snow planet.

Re: Voice;

[doubled_speed]

We don’t need doctors all the time. So work here sometimes. I’ll teach you stuff again. And part of medicine is preventative. Thus the eating good and all that. See? I made a great point there.

[He is completely ignoring that question about how he is. He is fine. See? See how fine he is? He is SMILING dammit.]

Voice;

[kallig]

True, I could switch between the two data points.

[He could.]

But a doctor is necessary and getting the hospital properly up and running is, too.

I will, however, continue keeping an eye on the glownies.

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[geomagnetically]

Not my data specialty here, so I dunno if I can even halfway bullshit my way through the world-specific things. But mostly I have an earth-based masters in geophysics, so some of that can probably broadly translate here... which is my way of saying, if any of that can be useful to you, I'm in.

Re: Video

[doubled_speed]

Weird robot?

[He clearly is behind on shit from being a kid and then the storm and then the injury.]

[Video]

[thrawnsaide]

I'll be glad to help get that started. I've been tending to Greenhouse while most had left for the storm. I've also been wanting to secure the Greenhouse as well so we don't get someone that wants to...destroy our supplies.

Video

[happybeeps]

I don't know, he was big and red, and handing out gifts.

BB-8's my astromech.

[doubled_speed]

Not even saying to so that. Because you'll wanna be able to do whatever doctor stuff if there is an incident.

I'm just saying you can do stuff here too. And I can teach you.

[You're one of the people he likes talking to, don't leave him too.]

[kallig]

[There's a long pause on Altair's end.]

You're not alright at all, are you?

[He doesn't sound like he is. And avoiding the topic and seeking his company just sort of reinforces that.]

I'll stop by, I promise. After all, I am the life of the party. And you are free to contact me, as well, should you wish for company or simply someone to talk to.

[doubled_speed]

[Hey Lorna. There's a brief look of relief to see her. That someone still wants him around. But then it's gone.]

You know I can always use you, Lorna. Family helps family and all that. But what data point do you got?

[doubled_speed]

Wait.

[Tommy looks genuinely confused.]

Why would someone want to fuck with our food source? I don't even believe it.

[doubled_speed]

Oh, the thing that gave me shoes. Cool. IT gave you a spacebot? And you named it that? Weird.

[doubled_speed]

I'm fucking amazing. I've got my greenhouses back. Nice place. Love this place. Feels useful, and I can eat more.

[Don't you call him out on this shit in public spaces, Party-Man.]

And I don't need to reach out for company. I'm amazing and people seek me out. Just how it works.

[happybeeps]

That's his name, I didn't pick it. He's mine from back home. I've had him since I joined the New Republic Army.