✨ XIMILIA TOWN HALL MEETING ✨ ( video/audio/action )

[farr]

[ some morning in the middle of the week, during their return to the station, an invitation will be taped on the door of every orber. though the calligraphy would suggest this must have been typed on a computer and printer, each invitation is actually very carefully hand-written and reads as follows: ]

[ the idea is for everyone to meet in the mess hall at the intended time, but if some choose not to attend, the meeting can still be accessed by the earpieces, allowing all orbers to watch or listen in and contribute however they wish, no matter where they are.

however, for those who do decide to attend, the mess hall features a full display of bagels and donuts, along with plenty of fresh coffee, all to help everyone wake up and feel refreshed for the meeting that's about to take place.

a makeshift little stage, arranged by stacking together a few metal boxes is at the center of the room, atop of it being the one and only rita farr herself, with a bright optimistic smile. when she sees enough people present and settled, she speaks up, loud and clear: ]

Hello, everyone! Welcome to our first Annual — or monthly, or however we decide to do it — Town Hall meeting! Thank you all for coming and please enjoy the food to your heart's content. For those who don't know me, I'm Rita Farr. Now— though my name does appear on the invitation, this is hardly about me. This is about all of us.

After our ... last mission, it became quite clear that our group could use a bit of improvement with how we approach our next missions moving forward. And I thought the best way to plan for that is to allow all of us an opportunity to discuss how we all feel about what we've done well and what we could do better. After all, everyone deserves a say in this, right?

[ she points behind her where a giant board is on display on an easel, once again, hand-written with careful and precise calligraphy in giant letters: ]


Here, I've written some sample questions we can all try to offer answers to, but the floor will also be open for any other questions and suggestions that anyone might have. Remember, there are no wrong answers! We're all here for an open forum discussion. But before that!

[ she reaches over to the board, pulling it off to reveal another one behind it. this one reads as follows: ]


Please consider the "Keys to Success", not only on our missions, but as we talk together in this room right now. We'll go ahead and take turns either stepping up here on the stage or speaking out from wherever you are. There are no microphones but the earpieces should get your voices out to everyone. Now, who would like to start?


( this post is open to all! the idea is that everyone is taking turns in each thread to speak out to the entire group (whether from within the room or from elsewhere), but thread-jacking and hopping around for discussion is the key here! feel free to run wild with ic suggestions or questions regarding mission layouts or planning or whatever floats your boat (ic complaining/protest is always an option too). though rita is organizing it, it's open to whatever people are inclined to discuss. )

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[aurable]

I'm sorry I'm late. [ Drift slips in five after the appointed time, trying to keep his head low and treading carefully around the potential to interrupt anyone. He poured a cup of coffee that he couldn't drink and just held it because he needed something to do with his hands while standing. ]

There was a miscommunication — completely my fault — I had trouble reading the invitation left on my door. The written English language is easy to parse, but I couldn't make heads or tails of [ He awkwardly motions to one of the signs' flowing, impeccable caligraphy. ] All that.

[legalcy]

Ah, the cursive font. Not used in formal documents, rather in letters, poetry, and personal diaries. [He nods to himself, digging up what he's read in the past millennia.] I could show you the alphabet. It will help you pass more easily as an organic if the situation comes to pass.

[spacedisaster]

No need to apologize, I'm pretty sure this is going to take us a bit.

[ Peter says with a smile, as a greeting, although he definitely looks sleepy. It is not as if coming here was mandatory, either. He looks at Drift, then at the caligraphy, tilting his head to the side in thought. He tries to figure out what's difficult about it and then has a 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P5qbcRAXVk' moment. ]

Oh! Is the inclination of the letters? Cursive can be hard to read even for humans sometimes. Rita has a lovely way of writing but it's very stylized.

[farr]

[ honestly, rita can be very forgiving about being a little late, but as soon as he brings up the invitation, she casually steps her way over, wearing a polite smile. ]

Forgive me. Were you saying you had a ... problem with the invitation?

[aurable]

[ Drift stiffly holds out the cup of coffee with the rigidity of a nutcracker puppet because he was caught off guard and forgot how to interact with people. Only he doesn't actually offer the coffee. He just holds it out like a statue designed to hold breath mints to people leaving a restaurant and says — ]

It was difficult to read.