Jean-Louise Reece (notafailure) wrote,
@ 2012-09-23 03:28:00

Test Scene
Jean-Louise had just had a lucrative couple of days on the homeworld of the Badoon Sisterhood. Such rare spacefarers were an excellent market for 'exotic' staples. Now she was back on the road. Space. Whatever.

When suddenly the ship stalled.

She rustled around in the back of the tiny cargo transport. The trouble was, in order to fix it, she had to figure out what was wrong first. She hated that. She could make all the new wires in the world, but if she didn't know where they <i>went</i>.....

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cosmic_son
2012-09-23 05:28 am UTC (link)

Even with his senses, he almost missed it. It was a great distance away, but in open space, there wasn't a lot to obstruct the view.

Since not many people just sat out here in the middle of nowhere, at least no one other than those with ship troubles, or those up to no good, he decided to investigate.

Not a big or threatening enough ship to merit a call to the team, so he flies towards it himself, approaching the main viewport, rapping on the windows enough to hopefully draw attention.

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notafailure
2012-09-23 05:31 am UTC (link)

It's a classic startled-upward-until-one-bumps-one's head situation. Not a happy time. Jean-Louise looks out the window, blinks at someone there (and okay, blinks again at his being a humanoid hunk), and gestures with a frown to the engine section. "Don't blame me," she says though she knows she can't be heard through window. "There's no hazard lights to turn on on this thing."

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	cosmic_son 2012-09-23 05:37 am UTC (link)
	He nods his understanding, and points towards the main airlock, with an inquisitive expression. He can't sense any hint of telepathic talent from her, so unlike most of his people, he can't communicate that way, but he hopes she'll get the general idea. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notafailure 2012-09-23 05:41 am UTC (link)
	She looks, nods, and the airlock will open safely as she stares at the engine looking for what broke. "Hi," she grumbles. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cosmic_son 2012-09-23 05:44 am UTC (link)
	"Hello. Surprised to find someone speaking English out here. Do you need a lift to the nearest space dock for repairs?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notafailure 2012-09-23 05:46 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah, always cool when someone does. I got the hang of a few trade-tongues okay. Jean-Louise. From Denver. You?" A loud sigh. "Might have to take you up on that, thanks. Just hate shelling out for repairs. If I could just figure out what broke, I could replace it...but I'm clueless." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cosmic_son 2012-09-23 05:48 am UTC (link)
	"I'm afraid space ship mechanics aren't a strong suit. Iason of Olympia. You can have someone else run diagnostics without necessarily doing the repairs though. If you want to let me back out, I'll get you to a space station." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notafailure 2012-09-23 05:52 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah, I guess so." A wave of the hand and the airlock unlocks again. "Nice to meet you, Iason." Realization. "Wait... you don't mean you're from Washington, do you?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

cosmic_son
2012-09-23 05:55 am UTC (link)

"No, I'm one of the Eternals of Earth... partially. My mother doesn't have a fixed address, so its... easier." Because everything with his mother is complicated.

He leaves it at that while he gets out to push. Thankfully, its space. Even a small transport might be difficult in atmosphere - but here, enough force the right direction, and the ship starts to move, and then starts moving fairly quickly.

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notafailure
2012-09-23 06:00 am UTC (link)

As he does so, she appreciates it, but she also runs through her available notes, mental and otherwise, on what's up with the Eternals.

...Her notes on what's up with the Eternals are woefully incomplete. But they're kind of, sort of, top-knotch capes, right?

She's worried. She needs to talk to the guy before he gets the wrong idea or something. But now he's outside again. But... Jean-Louise stops herself. She breathes. She takes a long drink of water. Then another wave of her hand, and the back window opens up to him, a continuous column of air maintained as long as she concentrates. "I just want to be clear that this is a completely legit operation."

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	cosmic_son 2012-09-23 06:03 am UTC (link)
	Well, that's... interesting. Useful though, and he's seen stranger things. "Of course. If you have navigation, you can check our current heading. There's a Shi'ar station ahead. Some way off, but I don't want to risk your ship by entering warp when you don't know what's wrong for certain. So right now, strictly sub-light." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notafailure 2012-09-23 06:06 am UTC (link)
	"Shi'ar station." Another sigh. "Appreciate it. Do they seem to everyone else like they're just waiting for you to snap once you walk onto their turf, or is that just my paranoid imagination?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cosmic_son 2012-09-23 06:08 am UTC (link)
	"They have little experience with humans, and what they have has mostly been... interesting." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notafailure 2012-09-23 06:10 am UTC (link)
	"Oh. So. Nothing personal, then. That's... nice. So... you work this area, or visiting your Mom, or what? Long way from home." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cosmic_son 2012-09-23 06:15 am UTC (link)
	"I am currently affiliated with the Guardians of the Galaxy, working in these sectors for the moment, helping guard the Kree-Shi'ar borders from piracy. I saw your ship while I was on a long range patrol." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notafailure 2012-09-23 06:17 am UTC (link)
	"Oh. Cool. Well, appreciated. Both on the piracy sucks front and the getting a tow front. If you'd like any lemonade or anything, I have some." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cosmic_son 2012-09-23 06:19 am UTC (link)
	"Provided that the proximity alarms are functional, to make sure we don't hit anything, we should maintain current momentum without further pushing. I would love some lemonade. Its been a while since my last trip to Earth." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notafailure 2012-09-23 06:21 am UTC (link)
	"I... think those are still working. I guess this all serves me right for buying used. Come on in." She'll sigh more and breathe when he does, closing up the window and the whole pressure-maintenance thing she had going, then getting out the lemonade pitcher and pouring two glasses. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cosmic_son 2012-09-23 06:27 am UTC (link)
	He settles in comfortably, trusting that the ship would hold up, at least long enough for him to deal with anything in the way. "I may be able to contact some old acquaintances who could help with maintenance." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notafailure 2012-09-23 06:29 am UTC (link)
	"That's very thoughtful. Um... are you related to the hormone god guy? Sorry, I'm totally blanking on his name, but I think he's an Eternal, but he's from one of the moons..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cosmic_son 2012-09-23 06:32 am UTC (link)
	He has to think about that a little bit, but it finally occurs to him where that link is."Eros of Titan? Yes. He's... somewhat of a distant relation, but go back far enough." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notafailure 2012-09-23 06:35 am UTC (link)
	"Right, that was it. Sorry for the tangent." If she were wittier, she'd say something about the resemblance being obvious, but she knew she couldn't pull it off. And he probably had a significant other who could kick Jean-Louise's ass if she didn't cheat. "You were saying about someone who could help figure out waht was wrong?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

cosmic_son
2012-09-23 06:39 am UTC (link)

His mother would be so pleased to find out more girls are showing interest in him, S.O. or not. Eliza on the other hand...

"Not a problem. And, during my travels with my mother, I made a number of useful contacts. I make no guarantees, but I might be able to put you in touch with someone who can recommend reputable repair shops, if nothing else. We never needed transports, so not an area of focus."

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	notafailure 2012-09-23 06:42 am UTC (link)
	"That's really thoughtful. And yeah, I guess you wouldn't. I could never just go around without a ship all the time. I'd freak. I get nervous just stepping through a hyperspace portal I didn't even make myself. But I guess you're long-since used to it you travelled a lot as a kid with your mom." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cosmic_son 2012-09-23 06:44 am UTC (link)
	He nods. "Warp gates were one of the first things she taught me. As comfortable as the Guardians' ship is, it starts to feel cramped now and then, when so much open space is available." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notafailure 2012-09-23 06:47 am UTC (link)
	"Guess I can see how that would be. Is your lemonade okay? Cold enough and everything?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cosmic_son 2012-09-23 06:49 am UTC (link)
	"Its very good, thank you. I'm not sure where you got lemons out here, but they're obviously fresh." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notafailure 2012-09-23 06:52 am UTC (link)
	"Stocked up when my parents came to visit last week, to be honest. Dad doesn't mind doing the warp portal stuff as long as it's for family things." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cosmic_son 2012-09-23 06:55 am UTC (link)
	"Ahhh, I see. So some of your family is warp capable. Glad you've been able to stock up on some of the comforts of home... though there is a great deal of local cuisine that's quite good." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notafailure 2012-09-23 06:59 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah. Dad helped me get my little business started out here. Earth drinks and other basic staples. And I try to have local food, too. But the Pizza equivalent on Skrullos? It's lousy. I don't get why they brag about it like it's the same thing." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cosmic_son 2012-09-23 07:09 am UTC (link)
	"The pizza is... an acquired taste, its true. But they do have some wonderful soups that Earth has no direct equivalents of. As for the Shi'ar, they have some excellent sweet nectars. A lot of the food is also good, but often too spicy for most people of Earth, given the limits of the Shi'ar palate." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notafailure 2012-09-23 07:12 am UTC (link)
	Jean-Louise snorts affirmingly. "I swear the thing I had before I headed for the Badoon tasted more like peanut butter peppers than any other comparison I could make." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

cosmic_son
2012-09-23 07:15 am UTC (link)

"The Shi'ar empire is multicultural enough that they've had to make some adjustments, but the primary imperial race has a very poor sense of taste compared to humans, except in sensitivity to sweetness. Due to their wider color perception, a lot of their higher end food is intended to be visually stimulating, as much as taste-based... but most of it tends to be very, very strong to compensate. If you're planning to sell to the Shi'ar, your best bets are fruit-based, brightly colored sweets like peach and strawberry based foods, or else things with extremely strong flavor profiles."

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	notafailure 2012-09-23 07:21 am UTC (link)
	Jean-Louise listens and actually manages a grin as she turns to open up a large plastic case of orange slice candy. "You'd think these things were like freaking Belgian truffles." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cosmic_son 2012-09-23 07:24 am UTC (link)
	He can't help but grin. "Well done. I'm guessing you've already discovered some of the differences between anything from Denver, and some of the primary species." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notafailure 2012-09-23 07:26 am UTC (link)
	"I've done my best. Market research is a real nuisance when my primary source is Mom and Dad, and they start out every conversation about aliens with "'The Beyonder is a Jerk,' but if you work at it enough, you get somewhere." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cosmic_son 2012-09-23 07:29 am UTC (link)
	"I'm not much of an expert at marketing, but I've spent some time studying gourmet cooking, and how it applies to the Kree, Shi'ar and Skrull empires. We have some time, if I can help with anything. Its one of my hobbies." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notafailure 2012-09-23 07:31 am UTC (link)
	"Okay, the Kree? I've got no clue. I'm starting to think it's one of those 'no wonder their soldiers don't fear death' situations. What are they valuing there?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

cosmic_son
2012-09-23 07:39 am UTC (link)

"To some degree, you're right. The Kree were a warrior race turned into a soldier race. Higher end food has not usually been a high priority, but a variety of very thick stews and other things which serve large groups fairly readily usually do well. Likewise, in many regions, there is some market for, I believe in Denver, you would refer to it as 'beers you can chew'."

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	notafailure 2012-09-23 07:43 am UTC (link)
	"...Hmm. Now that's a thought. Thank you." Jean-Louise grabs one of her notebooks and scribbles a few things down. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cosmic_son 2012-09-23 07:48 am UTC (link)
	He nods. "Happy to be of assistance. As in most things, the Kree are about as opposite from the Skrulls as possible there." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notafailure 2012-09-23 07:50 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah. And that's always plenty of fun for the rest of us." A pause. "So how's Guardianing? It's a good ship, you said?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cosmic_son 2012-09-23 12:50 pm UTC (link)
	"Top of the line." he agrees. "And... exciting on a regular basis. A lot of ground to cover, and just the one group of us, but definitely an interesting group." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notafailure 2012-09-23 02:28 pm UTC (link)
	She listened. Top of the line must be nice. Safer. "Like who?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cosmic_son 2012-09-23 02:40 pm UTC (link)
	"Captain Quill, the younger, leads the group. Rocket Red Panda and Azura provide some of the armed support, Eliza Romanova of Earth, Azura's brother Abel, and Groot XXIV make up the current roster." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notafailure 2012-09-23 02:44 pm UTC (link)
	"Wow. Just from the names I recognize, that's quite a lineup. Two Earthlings; we're doing well enough for ourselves as a planet, I guess, considering we, y'know, don't even do this stuff as a culture." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cosmic_son 2012-09-23 02:54 pm UTC (link)
	"For a variety of reasons, Earth has always had a place in the cosmos out of proportion to its population or space-faring technology." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notafailure 2012-09-23 02:57 pm UTC (link)
	"I'd bet at least, like, twelve of those reasons are 'Bad Luck That Got Weird.'" A pause. "So... where are the guardians headed when you're done pirate-hunting." (Reply to this)(Parent)

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