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[restoringhonor]

[It's taken Zuko a few minutes to figure out what exactly he's supposed to do with the journal, since it's a little more advanced than anything they've got back home, and he wants to be sure he'd doing this right. First impressions, while not the be all and end all of interacting with others, are still important, and he wants to make a good

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[ichoosefight]

Alright! I get the fun job.

In the event of a disaster, most often there is a culprit trying to escape the barge, take control of the barge, kill everyone on the barge, or just maim as many people as they can before somebody takes them down. This can involve anything from a simple mad-man with a sword to shape-shifting memory-stealers making you think you're an evil killer with the power of science. [ Okay, so she mixed and matched a little there, but that was the point. ]

Floods are announced and have weird effects. The important thing to remember with these is they happen all the time. Don't make a big deal out of it and it'll be forgotten in a few weeks.

Then there are breaches and ports, which as far as I know are the only time we actually leave the barge. During a breach we sort of... become someone else, for a while. Someone else in another place. Ports are pretty normal and mostly as-advertised, although things go wrong as often as not.

Kitchen's on the first floor, be nice to the cooks, infirmary on the second. Which is below the first, by the by. The staff is awesome, so be nice to them too. I'm on the first floor, room three, if you ever need to find me.

[restoringhonor]

... Alright. How long have you been here?

[ichoosefight]

About ten months. Any questions?

[restoringhonor]

I've got plenty, but I'm not sure you'd be able to answer them.

[ichoosefight]

I dunno, you might be surprised. What's on your mind?

[restoringhonor]

I'm willing to accept a lot about this place, but why do things like floods and breaches happen? The ship isn't sailing on water, so I'm guessing they don't involve real water, so then, what does cause them?

[ichoosefight]

Someone explained it to me that when we pass close to other worlds or planets, we take on aspects of that place. It may or may not be true, but the fact of the matter is that it's because the Admiral is a crappy driver.

[restoringhonor]

So, basically, no one really knows for sure.

[ichoosefight]

Yeah, basically.

[restoringhonor]

Great.

[ichoosefight]

It's the status quo here. Anything unexplainable can usually be explained by saying "the Admiral did it."

[restoringhonor]

Right.

So. Steph. You're a warden?

[ichoosefight]

Yup! Assigned and assimilated and everything.

[restoringhonor]

How long did it take you to get assigned?

[ichoosefight]

A month, both times. Assignments only come out twice a month. The fifteenth and the thirtieth. Most people don't get assigned the first go around.

[restoringhonor]

Both times?