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Who: Hux and You
What: Exploring
When: The first few days of arrival
Where: Power Plant/Exploration up till the Power Plant
Warnings: None at the moment will update if necessary

Upon arriving at the strange world, Hux wasted little time at the hotel, or at least the building claiming to be a hotel. Everything around him appeared to be rundown and not been in use for a long time. It felt like the particular hotel was being used for the first time in ages.

He had a lot of questions, but there was no host to ask them to. Everyone around him appeared to be just as confused. The last few things Hux remembered were his times aboard the S.S.Bishop. It didn't feel right either. This wasn't a simple drift he was accustomed to of late. He felt on edge and restless.

Hux decided to set out and explore wanting to gain a better understanding of what had happened. Maybe he would see a familiar face or learn of what happened to his cat Millicent. And if the ships were still around.

Eventually his wanderings found himself in front of a stone gate with a sign with a bunch of markings he couldn't understand. He found what appeared to be a pathway, but that itself took time. It was only through sheer stubbornness that Hux managed to find a bunch of buildings. Hux had been hesitant on taking some of the plants with him as samples to study later, but not knowing what they were and having the right equipment he refrained.

It took a couple of days of exploring for Hux to gain an understanding the purpose of the building and what needed to work....which was pretty much everything. The humming sound of what appeared to be crystal rods gave him a lot of hope. This seemed to be a possible power source. Yet, Hux didn't understand how it worked. In another building he came across a small floating orb. Curious, Hux reached with his gloved hand to touch it. He seemed to gain an understanding of how things worked and what was expected. Was this like the augment he had back with the Fleet? It felt like it. He smiled, pleased with the knowledge he gained and began to set to work on what could be done to get everything in working order. He knew if he could get this plant to operate it could get the rest of the area back up and running.

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It was during one of those first few days that Rayla spotted this red-headed human wandering around the strange building. She hadn't touched the floating orb, nervous to do so, quite honestly, and kept watch of him from the trees for a while. She followed him, silently, almost like stalking her prey, before finally deciding that he might not be one of those "horrible" humans, but maybe a "not so horrible" one.

So, waiting for the right moment, she finally revealed herself to him by dropping down from the tree next to him.

"So... whaddya say this place is?"

Surprise elf!

Startled, Hux almost dropped the crystal rod he had been carrying. He turned around to face the person that questioned him. He made sure that his own expression remained neutral by that point.

He had no clue that someone had been following him let alone was near by. It appeared to be a child. He also noted it wasn't human as well. Of course. The first person he would interact with would be a child. He ran a gloved hand through his hair. He had to admit he did like the fact the other went right to the point.

"This place was once a power plant. It used to provide the energy for the people that lived here at one point." Hux carefully explained. He tried his best to keep it in simple terms, while he himself was still trying to understand everything as well.

Oops. She didn't immediately notice his reaction, so good for him. She did tilt her head a little as she listened.

"How can a building provide energy?" She knew what energy was, but the term 'power plant' conjured a whole different image in her head than what he likely meant. Simple terms were okay, but she came from a world that was at the level of medieval humanity. She wasn't going to understand technology without touching that orb.

Hux held out the crystal rod in his hand for her to see. It gave off a faint glow and a humming noise. "This is what helps provide the energy. This building helps house the energy so it can provide energy for everyone."

He wished he had a better example to show her. He believed she may not fully understand the concept with out seeing it for herself.

The glow and humming noise was honestly enough to get the point across for now. Rayla just chalked it up to magic, quite honestly, even if that wasn't entirely true.

"Oh. That's actually pretty handy. And the energy it houses, that can make things in the city work again, yeah?"

He allowed a small smile, pleased with how quick she figured it out. He had been worried that she wouldn't.

"Yes, that is the goal for now. I'm hoping if I can find enough people who can help or have knowledge to help we can get this place up and running. Then we can go onto other important matters."

Rayla looked over at the orb.

"That thing over there gives the knowledge, right?" She considered that, but... nope. This wasn't her thing. She'd honestly rather do something else. "Maybe ya could get a crew together and have them all touch it."

"Yes, that idea had come across. You're the first person I've seen since I first arrived here. Hopefully I'll see others that would like to learn and lend a hand with this project." Hux stated. He noted that she didn't offer to help, but didn't press her to. If she didn't want to help, he wasn't going to enforce. Had this been back on his ship, it might have been different.

"What do you plan to do here?"

"Really? I've seen a few people further back in town 'round that hotel. Found a few out an' explorin', too, in the woods."

She shrugged at the question. "I'm not really sure, yet. I guess I could learn what the creatures are like 'round here an' hunt for food for people. I'm more of a fighter than anythin' else."

"I'm sure the people here would appreciate that. Won't you need weapons for that? Or can you make your own?" Hux questioned. He knew he was with out his blaster once more which was a shame especially after he had finally been able to obtain it on the Fleet.

She was proving to be an interesting child. She wasn't a typical child he had been accustomed to seeing, but it wasn't a surprise either. He had seen a few backwater children that were raised to fight and take are of their people at a young age.

"I can probably make somethin'," she said, thoughtful. "I hafta say, it was a little annoyin' showin' up here without mah normal weapons."

"I would consider that a huge handicap myself. You seem to be at least resourceful in the ability to make your own. Not many are capable of doing that." Hux commented as he began to work with what he could using the knowledge he just gained.

"I've been trained to," Rayla explained. "It's part of being good at what I do."

She watched him.

"So, didja learn anythin' useful?"

"Yes, but now it's gathering all the pieces to make it work. The crystal rods will be a good starting point. I'm afraid that this will take time as well even if we find others who can help. Even if we get this place charged up, everything might not be working properly."

Hux carefully explained while trying to remember all the pieces and diagrams that the data point had given him.

Rayla nodded.

"Well, it does look pretty broken down, so I can see it'll be a lot o' work." She looked it over, and then glanced at the surrounding area as well. "Ya know... ya might be needin' more than just people to fix this place. Ya might need a few people to make sure nothin' comes outta them woods to attack."

Hux placed a gloved hang over his chin in thought as he took in what Rayla had pointed out. He didn't even think about it. He was so used to having someone on guard all the time that it was something he didn't think about having to form here.

"I'm assuming you would like to be charge of such a force? If we can gather such people?"

Rayla looked shocked for a second.

"Me? In charge?" Woah... "I-I... Um. I was just suggestin' the idea..." She didn't have that kind of experience! She was still new to the whole idea of being a professional fighter anyway. But to lead a security force?

Hux held up a gloved hand to silence her growing concern. "It was just a suggestion as well. Something that we can dwell upon later once we get a better idea of what's going on.

I just wanted to get an idea of where you stood with this. Your hesitation says a lot and I respect that. I know many young folk would have leapt at such a chance and then made too many risk moves in the process. I am glad that you are trying to see the full picture."

Rayla smiled a bit weakly.

"I've already done the big mistakes thing. I'd rather not repeat it."

Pushing herself to hard to come on such an important mission as the assassination of the Katolis ruling family, only to fail at killing the human guard who spotted them and ruining the element of surprise... yeah. She'd made big mistakes by attempting something she wasn't ready for already.

"Can't say that you're not learning from your mistakes. I've seen too many people repeat the same mistake over. Those I found never lasted too long." Hux simple stated.

"As for the main topic at hand I would appreciate it if you let me know of others who would be willing to protect the area. I'm sure there are others like yourself who would want to do so."

That was appreciated. She nodded a little.

"I can certainly ask around an' see what others think," she said. "Looks like we're all gonna hafta work together."

Delta had also found himself drawn to the power plant fairly quickly. Like anyone transplanted from a high-tech environment, there are things he misses greatly about this place. Running water is pretty high on the list, but so is having a way to digitally record and store data, and a network to stay in contact with the other kidnapees.

So he's poking at one of the screens farther into the complex and muttering to himself, using a crystal to have turned the thing on and now trying to determine the logic of the operating system. He seems pretty caught up in his work, but when he hears a noise he turns around quickly. He's a pretty tall, lanky human with braided hair, and an observant person will catch the metallic glint of some kind of ports along his neck when his hair swishes out of the way.

"Ah, good evening. Are you here to restore the function of this building as well?"

"Yes, I was hoping to get this place started up. I am glad to see that there are others involved as well," Hux replied. He barely glanced up from his work to note the other and give him a nod of acknowledgement. He was glad that there were others involved.

He was starting to wonder if he would find other people here or if he would have to leave the plant itself to find people. His luck outside the plant upon arrival hadn't been great.

Part of the problem, Delta would posit, is that there simply aren't very many of them. Having recently come from a very crowded city, it's a bit odd - but not unlike the semi-abandoned colonies he'd explored back in his own timeline, once upon a time.

"Excellent. Have you downloaded the information from the data point?" Because that's an obvious place to start, if he's really interested in getting things running. "These crystals appear to be a power source; the plant seems designed in part to recharge them. I am not sure what sort of fuel it consumes, however; we can hope for something renewable."

"Indeed, I have. This is very different from what I used to know, but easy enough to adapt to." Hux answered and gave a nod in agreement to the other's statement.

"Perhaps we can research what is used to recharge them."

Delta frowns and clicks a few buttons, advancing the text on the screen a bit. It's no font he's familiar with, but certain words or concepts jump out at him thanks to the data point.

"And what they power, aside from the machinery in this building. I think there are other locations...."

He trails off for a few seconds, distracted, then shakes his head and looks away from the screen to focus on the other person. "My apologies. I had thought to take inventory of how many crystals we have, determine a means of recharging them, and then noting all locations in the portions of the city we have access to that may be powered by them. Did you have a similar thought?"

Hux gave a nod in agreement.

"It seemed to be the logical way of handling things. It's best to know what we have available and what needs the crystal rods. I feel there should be a way to recharge them. How else were they able to stay in good shape with no one around? They had to have been charged at one point.

What other locations do you believe they are to be in?"

"Agreed." Unless this society was a lot less logical than its buildings would suggest. One can never tell with alien races.

Delta shakes his head as if to clear it. "There was a broken lift in the tall building near the fountain, and a slot that may match these crystals. I would want it to be fully powered before reactivating the lift, however, as I do not desire to become stuck in an elevator shaft."

He wasn't entirely sure what an elevator was, but Hux believed it was close to what a turbo lift was. It wasn't something he wouldn't want to be stuck in either. For now that was a secondary concern.

"How is the hospital running? I would believe that would consider a main priority as well."

Delta chews on his lip for a moment. Hospitals and medical facilities have not had the greatest history with him, but it would be good for everyone to have them available in case of injury. "To my knowledge there have been supplies found, but none of the complex equipment is in working order. Restoring the power should help that as well, although I do not know to what extent the associated data point will confer knowledge of the their use, or if any are calibrated in such a way that will be useful to us."

Who knows what Agri physiology is like, anyway?

"Understood. Once we get this place operational we can move onto the next critical areas. Are there others here helping with the plant? I have ran across at least two people showing interest." Hux stated.

He believed it would be a good idea to figure out who worked on what so they could eventually meet in the middle and save time.

Delta nods, glancing back at the screen he's been working with.

"I encountered a young man who called himself Billy," he says, "and have seen others around who seemed too engrossed in their own business to warrant conversation. I believe we will have enough resources to resolve this problem."

It's kind of refreshing to have something like this to work on, actually, rather than desperately fighting against an overbearing corporate interest.

One day when Hux is looking around a possible familiar face will be seen poking around. Vash had been on the fleet for the entire cycle so even though they didn't talk much Hux might not be surprised by the way Vash's hair stands up like a broom.

Vash is currently hovering a gloved hand over those crystal robs. Looking deep and lost in thought he doesn't notice Hux right away.

Hux tilted his head when he spotted a familiar face. He wasn't someone that Hux conversed with or had gotten to know, but he was someone from the Fleet. That made him wonder if this was indeed connected with the Fleet somehow.

"Is there anything I can help you with?" he called out seeing the other's lost expression.

"Oh!" Vash smiles shyly at having been caught. "DO you know much about this power plant? I was hoping maybe I could help out a bit."

"Only what I gained from that data point you were observing. There have been a few already showing interest, but I wouldn't oppose to more lending a hand." Hux stated.

Having never interacted with the other Hux wasn't sure what Vash was capable of doing. He wasn't going to say no to any type of help. Yet, he was curious to see what the other had in mind.

"Did you have any particular plans?"

The corner of Vash's mouth twitches slightly in discomfort. Even after nearly five years in the fleet being more open about what he was, an Independent Plant, it was still really uncomfortable for him to be honest. "Back home my sisters we, ah, we can power things. They're a bit different from myself, but I was wondering if maybe I could do something similar. Not long term of course. I don't have any interest in being a permanent living battery. Just something to maybe hold us over if I can."

He shakes his head slowly. "Then again I'm not sure that's smart. I could hurt myself or overload the system, but on the other hand if I don't try then we'll never know."

The only reaction Hux gave was a slight raise of his an eyebrow. In his time he had seen people capable of doing all sorts of things. Some of it was natural some of it had been enhanced. So Vash's confession of his ability wasn't a big surprise to him. More or less it got him thinking. He crossed his arms and thought for a few seconds before replying.

"If we were to use your ability I would rather play this safe. You don't need to get hurt or weakened by such an attempt. I also really don't know how those crystal rods would react to your power."

"Safe sounds great to me." Vash glances at the rods again before moving his hand away to stuff into the pockets of his big red coat. "I guess today I was just seeing if maybe they felt familiar. During my time on the fleet we came across a poisoned moon and they had some terraforming equipment that looked a lot like what my sisters would-" be kept in "-use at home. But these?" He shakes his head. "I don't sense anything familiar about this place. No starting point to jump off from I'm afraid."

"Perhaps, something later down the road will reveal itself that could be of use for you. There's still a lot of territory to undercover. We also don't know what will exactly happen once we get this place operational."

Hux stated as he placed a crystal rod inside his coat. He wanted to have one on his person just in case they needed to test. He also wanted to make sure these were the main energy source or if there were other energy sources.

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Vash watches Hux take a rod, but he doesn't do the same. Worried about the temptation will come back to test what the rods could do if touched with his powers. He's not so sure that's a good idea and thinks avoiding that temptation for now to be best. "I'm alright now using my powers for now. I have to admit, I'm not the best at it." He laughs without any real humor to it. "I'm actually probably the worst at it out of all of my family."

Hux isn't the only curious one. Millie, it turns out, has been nothing but a pest for the last few days as she keeps trying to get free of their room and set off exploring. Finally, one day, she succeeds and Steve spends the greater part of the long morning chasing after her.

Captain America trying to catch a cat. Someone get the news.

He follows her as she races into the power plant and loses her for a terrifying second as he tries to get his bearings. It's a sound, like someone working, that has him moving once more. Moving, it turns out, towards an old friend. One who now has a happy looking cat butting a head against his leg. Steve stops, stunned. It couldn't be. But....

"Hux?"

Hux dropped the tool in his hand he had been using when he felt the familiar head butt against his leg. He didn't have to look down to know it was fluffy orange cat he had been worried about.

His hands shook as he bent down to pick up the cat. "Millicent, I had been so worried about you," he said softly as he held the cat close to him and petted her. He closed his eyes briefly listening to her happy purring.

It didn't dawn on him that Steve was right there till he heard his name called out. He felt his cheeks redden for having shown such a raw display of emotion. He was glad that Millicent hid the fact his hands still trembled.

"Steve?.... How is this possible? What's going on here?" he managed to reply once he gained a steady voice.

As though Millie's reaction wasn't clear enough, Hux knowing his name is all he needs to hear before Steve is rushing forward and pulling the man in for a fast hug. He can't help it, really; Hux has been gone for far longer than the year after Drift Fleet ended. Steve missed the guy.

"Ha! I have no idea," he says while looking no less pleased. "But it's good to see you."

Steve pulls back and just squeezes Hux's shoulders as he looks him over head to toe. Millie is still there and Steve's smile turns a little sad knowing his friend finally has her owner once more.

"When you left, Millie stayed with me. It's been awhile since then. Have you already heard what happened in the Fleet?"

Hux tensed and his eyes widened a bit as Steve embraced him in a hug. He should have seen it coming since this was Steve, but it still caught him off guard and he wasn't quite sure how to react to such a warm embrace.

He relaxed once more though and placed a hang upon Steve's shoulder in return. "Thank you for taking care of her. However just because I am here it doesn't mean she has to stay with me all the time.

As for the Fleet, I have not heard anything since I had left. I am in the dark."

Steve smiles at that and down at Millie. "That would be great. She did grow on me, after all. I would love to have her around a little more but I know she was yours first so don't worry. As long as I can see her I'm good."

Steve's smile wanes after hearing that Hux knew nothing of the Fleet. "The Atroma were defeated," he says simply. "We were all given the choice to go home or to stay. People made their decisions. I personally stayed." Even though the reason he'd stayed had been ruined by the Agrii for almost a full year.

"But either way, the Agrii brought us here so I guess it didn't matter what we picked."

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