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[Look at this prim and proper gentleman settling himself for the camera. There's a window behind him, looking out at the stars. He mildly clears his throat.]

There, now that all that's settled... Quite the welcome for someone new to your merry Barge, I have to say. I'm afraid I haven't properly introduced myself yet, though perhaps a few of you know me now. It didn't seem proper to try and send a greeting when everything was--

Well.

[The less said about the ship full of kids and teens, the better.]

Lieutenant Commander Malcolm Reed, formerly of the starship Enterprise, reporting for duty as a freshly minted warden. I hope to fulfill my duties to the best of my abilities, but until I am assigned an inmate...I suppose I'm just--one of the crew for now.

[He's about to shut it off, but pauses, pensive, before sitting back again for a moment.] I've been--[warned]--informed that some people on this ship might already know me in some shape or form. To my knowledge, I, personally, have never been on this vessel or have entered an agreement with the Admiral prior to a few days ago. I would like to issue a blanket apology to those who might have known me, since I will not remember you.

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If ever week is like that, things are probably only merry at happy hour. Pleasure to meet you.

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[surfaceshine]

We have one of those. Tuesday nights after dinner.

Not every week. Every other, maybe, and it's not always kids.

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I should hope not. Seeing the younger ones in the pub of all places was a touch concerning.

How about movie night? Do we have one of those?

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[surfaceshine]

Well, you don't exactly get a lot of people here because they had shining examples of parenting to look up to.

Yup, got a couple separate ones depending on the state of things. Trip and Peter've both done it.

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I learned my lesson about the wonders and horrors of a little too much to drink when I was a boy; I suppose I hoped that others would learn it just the same.

...Of course Trip had a movie night. Why am I not in the slightest bit surprised. Well, good, you wouldn't want me running one, that's for certain, or all you'd get are old action movies with more explosions than dialogue.

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[surfaceshine]

I'm not really hearing a problem, here. Sounds like a fun night.

So you do know Trip.

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I wouldn't want to encourage blackout drinking or ranging morning hangovers in the kids. The rest of us... [shrug] We do what we will.

Commander Tucker and I served on the same ship for a number of years, actually.

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[surfaceshine]

...I meant the action movies and the explosions, actually, but that works too.

Yeah, you learn not to assume shit around here. Which you seem to've learned according to your conversation starter, there.