Video | welcome, hallo, buenos días, ohayō, etc, etc! | UN: Newt

[groupiedrifter]

[Newt comes shuffling into view on the screen, holding a cup of coffee in his hand with a bag of what seems to be Sour Patch Kids harrowingly hanging out from beneath the pinky finger of the very same hand. Disheveled but more than happy to provide his services after dragging himself out of bed, he taps his knuckle on the chalkboard beside him — one that used to be Hermann Gottlieb's, may he rest in peace (in a not dead way — may he rest in peace on a beach or something while wholly alive and thriving).]

Noticed an influx of new and kinda-new faces over the last few days or weeks or whatever.

So here's my handy dandy welcome board! Recently updated, to keep with the times.

Read it over and get a feel for how this place goes; I'm gonna finish off this coffee before I take any questions.

[As he takes the world's most obnoxious-sounding sip and burns his tongue, here's the board in question:]



[And then, after a bit of time, he turns the board over to the other side:]



[No worries, current crew, if you can't get one of those introduction papers in person!

Because he's attached them in file format, too.]



[And in case you wanted a text format copy:

Name:
Age:
Birthday:
Favorite color:
Favorite food:
Favorite subject:
Favorite toy:
Favorite animal:
Favorite candy:
Favorite activity:
Favorite place:
Favorite book:
Favorite TV show:
Favorite movie:
I am good at:
I want to learn:
Least favorite subject:
Place I want to go:
If I could make one wish, it would be:
If I could have one superpower, it would be:
This is what I want my teacher to know about me:

(Have at it — threadjacking is encouraged).]

Comments

[groupiedrifter]

Oh! Since we can't have pets aboard the station, I started a project where I could make an aquarium and fill it up with mechanical toy fish. I've got a few fish prototypes made, so it should be up and running soon! I've been basing some of their designs off pals who've been aboard the station, just for fun...

You want a fish with your colors in there? I bet a red and black fish would look super badass.

[singlelogbridge]

[That gets a laugh out of him. He's about to deny it before he pauses, remembering that he isn't the only one on the station who favors red and black.]

Sure, why not. Who doesn't want a fish in their colors?

[groupiedrifter]

See, exactly! Why not have some fish with some crewmate themes? Not to mention, the sky's the limit: fish, squids, jellyfish, sharks... all kinds of beautiful marine wildlife from all sorts of planets to choose from!

Look, I've even got a prototype for myself.

Spitting image of me, right?

[singlelogbridge]

[His laughter is immediate.]

It's uncanny. And I have no other preferences. [He pauses, and then—]

Are you making fish for orbers who've gone as well?

[groupiedrifter]

Oh, totally. I've got one for the Doctors! They were Prototype 2.



And I've got tons more parts for others... Maybe I should do another census at some point to see what everyone would like their fish to look like. Seems like a good way to pass the time between harrowing missions, y'know?

[singlelogbridge]

[He smiles to see it.]

I'm sure people would enjoy that.

I ask because when we were in Xrisora, Gwen was a jellyfish. She was really something to see. [His voice has lost a little of its usual cheer, but there's warmth and affection as he speaks of his missing friend.]

If it's possible that would be nice to see.

[groupiedrifter]

... I could definitely make a jellyfish with her colors.

[It would be nice. It's just — nice to see reminders of people you cared about, even if it also sucks. Or at least that's how Newt feels. It's a relief to know someone else feels the same.]

Any other requests you've got?

In exchange for helping my Chinese be less garbage.

[singlelogbridge]

[That warrants a soft smile.]

That's all. Thank you, Newt.

I'll message you with a time to come and practice Chinese, hmm?

[groupiedrifter]

You got it, pal!

[Oh, uh!]

那好吧, 回头见!