OTA Purple Team Meeting!

[blitzcheer]

Who: Anyone interested in Purple Team, being nosy, whatevs.
Where: Sports gymnasium
When: 2 Llama
What: So you’re in Purple Team. What now?
Warnings: TBA.

[ An ICP call is made out towards the end of breakfast, announcing that the meeting will be in half an hour for Purple Team, and they should use the SCA’s countdown timer to know what that is; this’ll be a particularly good meeting for any newbies. Half of the sports gymnasium has been reserved for this simple gathering, a collection of the double-chairs from the music carriage unbolted and borrowed, and a few people already stand waiting for the meeting to begin.

A table has been set out with some cups and a jug of water, and some sheets of the Purple census. Also, let's be real: someone brought snacks. Kitty is sitting on the table near the front of the room, her feet swinging lightly. Once things quiet down a bit, she hops off the table and faces out to address everyone with a friendly smile. ]

Hey, guys! My name’s Kitty. Welcome to the meeting for Purple Team. For those of you who are new, I know things might be a little confusing or overwhelming right now, but that’s what we’re here for! This meeting is just to give everyone a bit of information based on what we’ve learned from our time here on the train, and if you have any questions about anything, don’t be afraid to reach out to someone. I can’t promise we can give you answers for everything, but we’ll do what we can to help out.

And if you have something you’d like to share, feel free to speak up! These meetings also let us exchange information, so if there’s something you think should be discussed that we haven’t talked about, definitely let us know.

[ Roland stands in quiet contemplation beside Kitty for the most part, laying low and keeping his head tilted down as he reads something from his notebook settled on the table. The only time he brings attention to himself is when he feels the slight dip and pause in the flow of conversation after she speaks. A gentle pivot from one heel leads him to face the gathering crowd with practiced ease, arms crossed over his chest, and a determined expression he seems to wear rather well. ]

On that note, please do consider attending our Purple debriefings before we’re deployed off the train. This is where we assess the information sent over our SCA’s, figuring out who’s better off helping another team, and who will be staying with our group. Any showcase of powers that might be relevant to the task at hand will also be welcome information, so we can support you come game time. [ A beat. Then, a hand gesture. ] That is, if you’re comfortable enough to share it.

[ He glances briefly behind him. ]

Before I forget, there are a couple of things left to discuss...ah, but what am I saying? [ Roland’s lips crack a small, controlled smile, though not lacking in genuine mirth. ] We’ve got plenty of liaisons ready to assist you for any and all questions you might have. [ His memory is stoked, and before retreating behind the table again, he says one last thing in no particular rush. ] For those I have yet to make acquaintances with, my name is Roland Crane. Rest assured that I’ll be doing my utmost to assist this team to the best of my abilities.

[ He shows his back and nods confidently at the said point persons and Kitty herself before he takes his small gathering of notes in his arms. ]

Floor’s still yours, Kitty. Everyone. Please, mingle away.

( ooc: Welcome to the Purple Meeting! Kitty will speak about missions, Roland about Purple roles, Cassie about inventory and team supplies, and Tidus and Inigo about available equipment and training. Soldat will be mentioned as helping with food prep, along with Mami, and anyone willing to help them are asked to approach them one on one.

New or old, if your character wants to speak about anything, give their own advice, ask questions, do so! People will be encouraged to share their skills, and also to offer any training - combat or otherwise - they're willing to teach. )

Comments

[adregem]

I appreciate that. Thanks. I might ask for your help again when I transcribe all the hard copies of the census into this new gadget Tidus gave me. Don't tell him I said anything but it's pretty advanced compared to the stuff we have back home. If he finds out I'm still struggling with it, he'll never let me live it down.

[ Roland is comfortable enough with the silence that follows, not one requiring to incessantly chatter to fill in the quiet. It helps that he's comfortable with Taiki, and that since their last chat after platform, he's been wondering how the loss of his king might have settled into his daily life. It's never easy, but he wants to support his friends where he can. Eventually, he does speak again, still looking over the rest of the car, ambient murmur serving as pleasant background noise. ]

Say, have you been getting enough sleep?

[ The universal indicator that Not All Is Well. Roland would be the one to attest. ]

[longforgottenpromise]

I can help and I won't tell Tidus. [He smiles softly, he imagined Tidus would tease but it would not be unkind. He knows how much Tidus cares for Roland.

And Taiki is used to helping people with technology, even if some of it is more advanced than he knew even on earth.]

Sleep? [He blinked at him.] I guess so... [Not so much but he doesn't want to worry Roland.] Have things been alright with you?]

[adregem]

Heh. Thanks, Taiki. You can just hear the way he'll tease me.

[ Then again, being called an old man isn't the worst term of endearment. He'll be more embarrassed that he's still needing a tutorial, but they all gotta ask for help when they need it. He's grown to like it so, anyway. ]

Good. [ Don't worry Taiki, he isn't that convinced about it either. But between experience and the chronic sleep deprivation plaguing the traumatized passengers of this train, he's not one to pry unless he sees the need to really intervene. For now, he won't. ] Well, that's one way of looking at it; being alright and whatnot. Can't ask for anything more than stability when the train's so fond of surprises. [ And they're usually never good, or come with terrible caveats. So peace and quiet is just fine by him. He props himself up, half-seated on the table, the tablet from Zanarkand newly gifted to him reappearing in thin air from his Arms Band. ]

Speaking of help. Why don't we get started on that encoding right now? Wanna give this a whirl?

[ Please be better at technology than this dude! ]

[longforgottenpromise]

[That's true enough, in a place where they had no control over what happened stability was a luxury.

One they should enjoy as much as possible, there would be a mission soon and they were anything but stable.

He took the tablet with a small smile and turned it on. It is a lot more advanced than the computers he had known on earth but not so much that he couldn't figure things out.]

How did you want to record them? In a chart? Or just writing them down? Or...

[adregem]

[ He leans forward, a slight bend in his hip with a finger to his chin. The gadget in question is, at the very least to Roland's credit, expanded into a larger holographic version, paper-thin screen glaring light against the shades of their faces. ]

It's called a Riven, from Tidus's homeland. I honestly thought Zanarkand would have technology closer to what I'm used to, but they kicked it up a notch wouldn't you say?

[ He uses his thumbprint to unlock its main function, and numerous floating icons pepper the surface of the Riven in question. Roland hums quietly. ] I've tinkered with this before but -

[ He presses a button, hoping it would lead him to his first attempt at grouping together his notes...but it ends up to his daily planner instead. Thankfully, Taiki won't see the face he makes the mistake. ] Gah. Not there. Where's that darned notepad? I could have sworn I saw it already.

[ Taiki's eyes might be sharper in this regard; with the icon just for it resting nicely by the lower left of the screen. However, Roland's attentions are all over the place, hesitating to click more in case he wastes time. ]

[longforgottenpromise]

Yes, it's a lot more advanced than what I have seen before. [He watched as Roland looked for the correct icon, bringing up the planner instead.

He looked it over and then tilted his head at Roland.]

Um... Is it that one?

[That looked like a notepad at least. Nothing else looks obvious but then again he might be wrong...]

[adregem]

Hm? Oh, you might be right -

[ His finger lingers on that particular icon on the screen, but for a body that has 20/20 vision, he misses and presses the other icon adjacent to it. Which just so happens to be the one that pulls up the front-facing camera, the riven expanding slightly in Taiki's smaller hands.

Click. ]

...

[ Roland blinks, the preview of their accidental selfie minimizing into a thumbnail on the lower right portion of the glowing holograph. He chuckles with a hint of embarrassment. ]

Yikes. Sorry about that. Third time's the charm, let's go.

[ At least Roland knows how to exit the damned app! And there they are, back to the home page. Notepad, notepad. His finger meets the mark at last and an empty, lined page appears virtually before them. The keyboard juts out from the bar below. ]

Ready to read these forms out when you are.

[longforgottenpromise]

[Oops. The device clicked and now there was a picture of the two of them on the screen. Taiki sits still, letting Roland find the right icon, not wanting to embarrass him further.]

Thank you. [He clicks a couple of things, pressing a few letters, it's a little strange to type on a screen rather than using something with buttons, he's still not used to that even after using things like the ICPs on the train. But he nods a moment later.]

I'm ready.

[adregem]

[ In the near future, Roland will discover that he does not at all mind a surprise selfie with Taiki, and keeps it on the riven's memory despite the mistake.

But back to the present. He prepares he census forms and starts to say names out loud, watching and adjusting the speed of his recitation according to Taiki's typing and organizing. He's more of a natural on the riven than Roland is, but he's learning as he observes. ]

[ At some point, he breaks the monotony of the routine with something else. ]

We should paint again sometime. Do you still have supplies in stock?

[ But more for Taiki's sake than Roland's. This however, he will keep to himself. ]

[longforgottenpromise]

[Taiki works diligently, typing up each census as Roland reads them out. He starts off slow, he might have the advantage over some passengers by at least knowing what a computer is but he has only ever used one in school and that was not that often. Typing is a little slow.

But he speeds up as he gets used to the key placement.]

Yes. I think Tidus bought a lot more paint, when he was organising the art day with... Madoka and the other children.

[Tidus seems to be friends with everyone on the train, much more sociable than Taiki is.]

Painting with you again would be nice.

[adregem]

Heh. Sounds about right.

[ Roland can't recall instances where Tidus prioritizes things he wants for himself over those in the train. ]

I'd like that a lot too. Do you have frames? We should hang your work up somewhere. Train could use a makeover, you know?

[ That, and it adds a bit more cheer to things and Roland's never going to say no that. ]

[longforgottenpromise]

I don't have any but we could buy some... Enough people like art that it might be good even if we got... paper ones?

[Are they a thing? He thinks they probably are.]

[adregem]

Then it's settled.

[ He's an easy guy to talk to. And if it makes his friends happy, then who is Roland to deny that? ]

Did you happen to keep the painting we made together? I'd like that framed too.

[longforgottenpromise]

Of course. [He nods earnestly.]

I've kept it safe. [He would never get rid of something like that. He would keep it as long as he could. Framing it would be a good idea.]