Caelum looked up at the new arrival, completely unsurprised at what looked to be a respectable girl -- at least when comparing her to Risty or Tide. The mission seemed to be attracting all sorts of folks from all walks of life; deep colonists and UNES natives alike.

At least she was a [i]normal[/i] Psyche with [i]normal[/i] social interactions, save the floating I.D. Before she could answer her, however, the captain wandered up and took over.

And then Caelum's brain fizzled out as she tried to process the last part, '...like any elderly lady I'm sure it's as adequate on the inside.' Elderly lady. [b]Adequate on the inside.[/b] Her nose wrinkled involuntarily until she pulled herself together enough to respond, "Yeah, what he said. I'm Caelum, the pilot, and that fellow there is your Captain. Glad to have you with us."

The pilot tried to beckon the First Officer over with a wave, but she figured the girl would catch on soon enough. Turning towards Thomas, she mused, "I think we're ready to go. Ten people, the entire crew." Without giving either of them a chance to reply, she stepped up the ramp into the cargo bay -- staring bemusedly at the attempt at a poker game starting -- and wandered towards the security door that led to the rest of the ship. Typing in a password to the ancient electronic locking system on the side, it slowly opened with a theatrical groan. 

"Right folks! I'll tell you [i]all[/i] about what we're going to do once we're in the Black. Until then if you'd kindly put any of your hand-luggage in your rooms and wait for take off to... acquaint yourself with the ship." Pausing for a second, she hastily added on. "Through this door and up the ladder to the next floor to get to the rooms. Four ladies and four menfolk to a room, save the cap'n and First Officer. I'm sure you can judge for yourself which is which. I'll be at the helm if you need me, but if I need [i]you[/i] I'll just use the tannoy."

Caelum promptly turned on her heel and started up the aforementioned ladder, feeling the strange case of deja vu returning.