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[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).]

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text | un; 20/20

[hindsights]

Name: Cal Kestis.
Age: 18.
Birthday:
Favorite color: Indigo.
Favorite food: Sliders.
Favorite subject: Lightsaber training.
Favorite toy: I'm a little to old for toys.
Favorite animal: Boglings. They're cute little guys.
Favorite candy: Candied bofa fruit.
Favorite activity: Listening to music.
Favorite place: Anywhere with a good view.
Favorite book: I'm not much of a reader.
Favorite TV show: Haven't seen one.
Favorite movie: Haven't seen one.
I am good at: Running on walls, stopping blaster bolts, fixing any broken tech.
I want to learn: How to be a better pilot.
Least favorite subject: History.
Place I want to go: That's a secret.
If I could make one wish, it would be: That's also a secret.
If I could have one superpower, it would be: What counts as a super power?
This is what I want my teacher to know about me: Wait. Who's my teacher?

Did I... do this right? [ yes, he did cross out that birthday option. shhhh. ]

[ not here ]

[ascetical]

[ Guess who's judging your least favourite subject a little, Cal.

Just a little. ]

text ↪ un: gamora

[godslain]

I have learned from my friends that one is never too old for toys.

（ toys can be knives, cal. get with it. ）

[hindsights]

I guess it depends on the toy?

[godslain]

A little robot?

[hindsights]

like a droid?

[godslain]

As long as it serves no purpose except to be 'fun'.

un: just.rey

[jedied]

I need lightsaber practice and you need piloting practice. I think between the two of us we can help each other out.

[hindsights]

That's a good idea.

Have you practiced much?

[jedied]

With my lightsaber? Not really formally. It's a long story; some of the things I know how to do -- I don't really know how I know to do them.

[ 'I kind of stole them from a darksider's mind' isn't really a point she's willing to admit to herself or anyone else out loud. ]

How much piloting experience do you have?

🔒 (perma-locked)

[hindsights]

That's... sometimes that's how it works with the Force.

I piloted a few scrapping crafts on Bracca? And Greez said he'd teach me but he's not keen on teaching me on the Mantis. [ not much. ]

[jedied]

I think maybe it's to do with this lightsaber in particular. It sort of... found me. It's got a history, and when I touched it I got a look at some of it.

[ Not the worst parts of it, thankfully, but enough to scare her out of wanting to touch it again until it was time to slice said darksider's face open. ]

I taught myself entirely on old Imperial training sims and broken ships badly in need of repair, so I'm reasonably sure I can teach someone else. The ships around here can't be that different.

text; un: lan.sizhui

[deferences]

I know someone already mentioned it, but I agree: you are never too old for toys.

And I also agree with boglings being “cute little guys”.

[hindsights]

What sort of toys are you keeping?

[deferences]

I have a couple of reed butterflies with me.

[hindsights]

What're those?

[deferences]

They look like this! [which, of course, is followed by an image.]

text; un: jtd

[doooooog]

indigo, huh? [ That's cute. ] what kinda music do you like, kid?

[hindsights]

Metal!

I can show you my favorite song. [ and an attachment! ]

[doooooog]

[ Don't mind him downloading that and letting it play far too loud in his and Finn's bedroom, waking up poor Finn in the process. Honestly, the sound of little brother groaning made for a decent accompaniment. ]

okay, i'm not gonna lie. not what i was expecting. pretty rad, though!

[hindsights]

what were you thinking? [ maybe actual metal, cal? ]

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[groupiedrifter]

Hold up! You can't tell me about an animal I've never heard of and leave it at 'cute little guys'.

[I'M A CUTE LITTLE GUY, BE MORE SPECIFIC.]

[hindsights]

[ a drawing comes through after a while. ]

It's kind of like that.

You haven't seen one before?

[groupiedrifter]

WHAT THE HELL???

That's the cutest thing I've ever seen!
Please tell me more! What genus is it a part of??
Where do they live, what do they eat? 😍😍😍

[hindsights]

What what is is part of?

It's native to Bogano. That's the only place I've seen them and all Beedee's databanks said about them.

They live in little packs, dig tunnels and lay eggs. And eat... well, I guess plants in nature? The little stowaway on the Mantis steals what it can get from Greez's terrarium.