Voice Test [x-post to dear_player]

[brownish]

All right. I think it's time you and I had a little chat. And by "about time", I guess I mean "right away".

Look, I don't know what you plan on doing with me, but let me make one thing perfectly transparent with you: I am not happy. I am not happy with being off my ship, or being away from my crew. The Alliance? I could do without them for a spell, so if I'm going to thank you for anything, I guess it should be that.

But it looks like I'm not going anywhere for a while. Great.

So why now? You've known me for years now, and you're only just now deciding that I'm worth doing something with? The other folks I've seen don't give you the best vote of confidence, now, so excuse my cynicism. I'm a realistic-sort of man, you understand. Nothin' personal, just not overly-fond of big hopes and dreams and crazy plans being dashed without even so much as a foot forward.

So you keep me around, keep Alliance off me, maybe we can make this work. Capisce?

Good. I'm glad we could get that settled, then.

Comments

[shinyoptimist]

Seems we all come outta the woodwork for you, Cap'n. My mun doesn't bring me out too much, but that's ok.

[brownish]

Now ain't that just a darn shame. It's my understandin' that we need more rays'a sunshine like you out in the world. It ain't fair keepin' you locked up like that.

[shinyoptimist]

Listen to you bein' all flattery. It's not that she keeps me locked up so much as she don't have a place to put me.

[brownish]

Ain't flattery if it's the truth, is it? Just my experience that there's nothin' sadder than my mechanic all sad-like. Happy mechanic means a happy ship. I like my ship happy.

[shinyoptimist]

Thought the sayin' went, happy Cap'n, happy ship?

[brownish]

Well that may be all well and true, but I can only make her go so far. You keep her in the air, and that makes for a mighty pleased captain.