One - [Holo] - Failboat docking.

[needtoruleit]

"... Okay, whoever thought these bracelet things were a good idea clearly was not thinking about how annoying it can be to not be able to take them off." Comes a voice from the tablets, sounding irritable and annoyed and maybe even the vaguest bit frightened. Obviously, it was not an everyday experience to be kidnapped and throw into some freaky

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[Voice]

[oldoldghost]

[In a rather sleepy tone that borders on being irritated] Would you please stop yelling at me.

[holo]

[needtoruleit]

Billy jumps. He'd been talking to the tablet, but he hadn't... y'know, expected an answer.

"Hey, uh. I'm stuck in here. Help a guy out?"

[Holo]

[oldoldghost]

There is the faint sound of a grumble and a few buttons being pressed and then Brigitta's hologram pops up, with her hair in a very messy state and her eyes still slightly sleep doped... Of course, Billy might not be able to see all of that, ah well.

"We're all stuck" she grumbles, yawning slightly "place called Taxon, there should be a door."

She'll cheer up soon, hopefully.

[Holo]

[needtoruleit]

Being the sort of skittish thing he is at the moment, when Brigitta's hologram pops up makes him duck behind the podium. Once he realizes he's being stupid, he ducks out from behind the podium and goes over to grab the tablet, peering at it.

Okay, officially the coolest thing ever. Billy will be attempting to take the thing apart later. For science.

He spots the door Brigitta's talking about and heads toward it, blinking as it opens and shuts once he's in the main room.

"What's Taxon?" He asks rather timidly.

[holo]

[skyfrome]

"You might wanna consider workin' on those intimidation tactics a little-- or a lot, y'know, alternatively."

Mal doesn't often greet newcomers-- his people skills have been criticised in the past... in the capacity of him not really having all that many. Still, he couldn't help but be amused by Billy's arrival.

[needtoruleit]

Billy's managed to make his way out of the room he started out in, and he's currently staring blankly at the huge space in the Sanctuary. When Mal's hologram pops up, he jumps and drops the tablet for the second time in an hour. Darn it, people, stop startling him!

He hurriedly picks up the tablet and stares at it. And then stares some more.

"You--! What are you--" Pause, and then Billy remembers right, not in costume. "... I mean, hi. This is the first time we've ever met."

Twitch twitch.

"I'll get right on those intimidation skills, Captain."

[skyfrome]

Okay, so Mal will be adding 'slightly odd' to his file on the newcomer. It already has 'inept at intimidation' in it, for the record. He squints at his tablet curiously, trying to puzzle out Billy's reaction.

"So, if this is the first time we've ever met (which it surely is, on my end anyhow)-- how exactly did you get the notion that I'm a Captain?"

[needtoruleit]

It's not Billy's fault you look like his arch nemesis, Mal. And he doesn't want to give away his identity, so he's sort of fumbling as to what he's going to do here.

But something Mal says doesn't register right, and Billy peers at the tablet for a second, trying to see if Mal's wearing his costume. It doesn't look like it, but... Captain Hammer wasn't exactly a subtle, secret-identity sort of dude.

"Uh, because you are. I mean, you're a--legend, and all." More twitching; it's almost painful to say that.

[Voice]

[melakafray13]

Yeah, stutterin' don't exactly cause the fear of that on high to strike anyone, sorry.

[Mel snorted, rolling her eyes, even though Billy couldn't see her.]

Wanna try that again, with a little more gusto? Say it like ya mean it.

[needtoruleit]

Billy manages to refrain from making a face at Mel because that'd be highly unprofessional. And, well, it'd make him look even less intimidating. Man, Billy wishes he had his goggles.

"Why should I?" Is his clever comeback. He's freaked out about being dropped into nowhereland. He can't think of anything better.

[melakafray13]

Cause it's really hard to believe, otherwise.

And you sounded like a rutting five year old sayin' that his big brother was gonna beat the kid teasin' on him. You ain't five, are ya?

[needtoruleit]

"No, I'm not five!" Billy retorts, giving the tablet his best glare. Which still isn't much.

"What, you like picking on random people you've never met before? Huh? That's real mature." Which is about as intimidating as Billy gets.