[hider=Routine checkup/Wait a minute... (Maria)][h1][center][i][u][b]Xuanzang - Infirmary[/b][/u][/i][/center][/h1]

As the meeting in the bridge went into full swing, Maria stayed in the infirmary to watch over the unconscious Alan. However, just because she wasn't there did not mean she doesn't know what went on, the drama sparked by one of the newer - or rather one of the returning veterans - of the ship. The stock market undoubtedly suffered a blow, apparently thanks to pirates. One would then think her smart by playing safe and putting her money into a separate account, but if these pirates were capable of damaging the stock market so badly that the crew literally lost their money as a result, then chances are they'd be capable of tracking the money she transferred and take that as well. Following that came the punishment Joey dished out...on [i]everyone[/i] on board. Both she and Alan has been with Joey for a little while, and as such, the level of madness was...unsurprising for her. He was an odd one, all his laid-back attitude and his talk of freedom, and yet it's as if military level discipline's hardwired into his instincts. Even so, she hardly minded; compared to the kind of shit the Star Marines were fed back when they were with the Ascendancy, even rations are likely to taste like fine dining. Alan however, is likely to jump out that bed and bolt to Joey's room to crush his face in the instant he wakes up and finds out.

Alas, there was no worry of that for now. As long as Alan was unconscious she could focus on other things...such as the promise she made regarding the mental scans.

Speaking of which...

[color=#FFB6C1]”I-I am sorry for not arriving here sooner, Maria.”[/color]

If ever there was a moment she felt utterly thankful for her state of emotionlessness, it was now. It would have taken considerable mental strength not to roll her eyes the second she saw Narvia, of all the possible crew members, being the first to enter the infirmary for the scan. Her heart is in the right place and bless this girl for being as pure as she is, but she is so honest with her emotions that a scan of her would be absolutely redundant.

"[b][color=violet]It's fine... We'll begin when you're ready.[/color][/b]" Maria responded to her.  Pointing at a chair, she prompted Navi to sit down and make herself comfortable while Maria levitates her staff to her hand. At around the same time, however, in comes Tarak as another scan volunteer.

[color=gold]"Hey Maria, I came in for the compulsory mind scan, unsure if you'll find anything out of the ordinary though"[/color]

Maria simply nods at him and points her staff towards another chair for him to sit in. Much like Narvia, Tarak in her mind was one of the last people she feels would need this scan. As he pointed out himself, she doubts there'll be anything about Tarak she didn't already know. Even so, she can't back out of this after making the offer to help Avelyn sort through the crew's mind scans, as tedious as that would be with just the two of them.

...Wait, [i]just the [b]two[/b] of them?[/i]

As Maria was about to get ready for the scanning of her two comrades she hesitated and stopped moving for a little bit.

...That's right, Amy could have helped with the mind scan. Her mind magic was particularly powerful, The three psychic girls together could run a full-scan of the entire ship in minutes if she assisted them. But when Avelyn made the suggestion to scan, there was no response from her. Why was that? Why didn't she respond?

She heard Amy was sleeping as a result of a sleepover, but...how long has she been out for now? Granted, she was of an alien race Maria barely heard of, so maybe they have some sort of hibernation state or something but...now that she was thinking on it, as she tries to sense Amy...something's wrong.

"[color=violet][b]...It seems I'll need to cut this scan short. This won't take long.[/b][/color]" She said as she then began scanning the two minds in minutes - first Narvia and then Tarak. Honestly, she was essentially skimming through the scan and cutting corners, skipping details in their minds. Normally this was a terrible thing for a Telepath to do, but the two volunteers just so happened to be two of the most trustworthy allies she knows. In the unlikely event she's wrong, she'll be willing to accept responsibility and meet punishment. But two people had already vanished and now one more seems to be inactive... This was a potential emergency.

"[color=violet][b]Done. You're both clean as a whistle. Navi's free to run along back to Finn's side; he's in the kitchen, cheating with Nero.[/b][/color]" She said to the two at first, but then focusing on Narvia. It didn't take her long to realize what she implied, but at this point, there was no time to correct or apologize. That said, Finnbar's probably to be coming to her next...but most likely not for the scan.

She then turned to her other volunteer.

"[b][color=violet]...Tarak, I'd like for you to stay here. ...Would you please move Alan to another infirmary bed? ...Something might have happened to Amy. If nobody comes in here within the next hour with Amy in tow, I'd like for you to go and bring her here.[/color][/b]" She asked him. As soon as Alan is on an actual bed, Maria uses her telekinesis to move whatever equipment necessary for diagnosis on someone like Amy to its proper place in preparation.

Sure enough, The Doc and Iris, once again came back to the Infirmary and with Amy in tow.

...This was not going to be good news.[/hider]

[hider=As the Dust Settles...(Joey)][center][h1][b][i][u]Xuanzang - Hallways[/u][/i][/b][/h1][/center]

As Joey walked to his room, it didn't take long before he could practically feel the discontent in the air regarding what transpired, what kind of frustration and anger he thrusted upon himself from the other members of the crew. He decided to eavesdrop on as many of them as he could to hear their reactions, why, well some might say it's because he's a bit of a troll like that - and to be fair, that accusation isn't entirely baseless - but he had another and more important reason for it. As a result, some were taking it quite as he predicted they would, some not quite as he expected, and at least one he can't make heads or tails of. 

The middle would probably be Tarak based on how well he seemed to take it given his youth, the way he poses himself tells Joey he's likely a leader among the children, combined with his stature and his assumed age compared to the others. Maria wasn't there at the time, still being in the infirmary, but she likely listened to everything from there, based purely on his experience with her and Alan, it's likely she won't have any issues with what's happening. Surprisingly, Iris seemed to take this well too, though by the sound of things with the way she talked to Doc, it seemed like something else was on her mind.

The latter being Narvia who started asking him a legit question complete with an small answer to his own regarding Abby, followed by an acknowledgement and an unnatural addendum about her family...Her eye's on the ball, he guesses, but maybe not the right ball at the moment? Not to mention how...boldly outspoken she is about this "Godfather" of hers and her family situation. It's been...a very long time since he's seen someone so bluntly upfront, and...did she just say Conner Hadley? She's [i]Hadley's[/i] daughter? This girl is questions leading to more questions, a very symbol of a mystery, and for her own sake, it's likely someone needs to keep an eye out for her.

The former, well...

[color=red]“Funny you talk about recklessness. If you need help remembering ten minutes ago, I’ll gladly help jog your memory tomorrow. In the meantime, look up the definition of ‘less-than-lethal’.”[/color]

"[b][color=green]Never said I wasn't; this pot knows it's black already, sweetheart. At least when I'm endangering lives and welfare, it's usually the people shooting at us, and not allies and fellow crewmen.[/color][/b]" He said, loud enough for Avelyn to hear.

She and quite a few others - including Doc, of whom he honestly feels the most bad for - seemed to take this punishment thing about as much as he expected them to, overhearing Finnbar and Nero's Conversation in the kitchen - and their intent of defying punishment - before silently walking to his room without a word, a small smile on his face. It's likely Alan would also fall under this one if he was conscious. In fact, it's very likely that when he wakes up, he'll be the one marching out the infirmary to give Joey a piece of his mind.

As a side-note: it's relieving to hear someone is watching out for that Navi girl. This Finnbar kid seemed to have a decent head on his shoulders at the very least.

Nero, on the other hand, is gonna be [i]fun[/i] to be around, he could feel it.

Without another word, he returned to his room, to prepare both for the arrival of the newcomers...and possibly someone attempting to shove karma down his throat.[/hider]

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[hider=A Lukewarm Welcome (Joey)][h1][center][i][u][b]Xuanzang - Halls[/b][/u][/i][/center][/h1]

It didn't take long for him to hear the ruckus coming from Amy's room courtesy of Doc and Iris. Unfortunately, he couldn't hear any details and what he could he was basically mumblings beyond the walls as he spots the two walking towards the Infirmary, with a blanketed alien he wasn't familiar with in tow. Sounds like something bad happened and the one in the blanket needed some medical attention stat. By the look on her face as she rushed Amy over, Iris seemed to be taking it particularly rough. She must have been someone she cared about quite a lot.

Honestly, part of him wanted to leave the welcoming committee to everyone else and help with whatever was going on now. However, while he's confident on the battlefield, he's practically powerless in the land of medicine. That aside, Doc has been virtually peerless in making recoveries happen to human and alien life alike for as long as he could remember. Unless it was a terminal-illness or a fatal wound - though that sure wouldn't stop him from trying - Joey's known Doc long enough to know that whatever is going on with the patient, she's in good hands.

With that in mind Joey went out of his room and walked towards the Entrance Hall to meet with the three new crewmen joining them, admittingly two more than he was expecting. He just expected one Kanarusian, but there was also two humans, one of which he was somewhat familiar with.

The one he had no knowledge of seemed to be the Kanarusian's bodyguard of some sort. He did hear rumors of a group of humans who supposedly lived under Kanarusian wings - no pun intended - and being raised as essentially the sword and shield of the houses. But he never seen any real proof of this being the case before now.

However, the one he did know about was the ex-diplomat Melinae Vandris - the "Flower Child" herself. The former representative who decided to live among the Rau've, and who - together with Kherol himself - helped write and sign the Peace Treaty that ended that brutal war. The Coalition likely would have attempted to have a crack at invading and bombarding the Ascendancy planets - or die trying if Kherol had anything to say about it - if it wasn't for Vandris and Kherol.

...And what's the first thing said to her, in front of both the Kanarusian representatives and the other members of the crew?

The Captain subtle passive-aggression towards her, and the Star Marine kid asking if the secret project of the Star Marines were addressed, and not before throwing Doruva's first impression of them out the window by confessing to him about their part in destroying one of their homeworlds.

Joey couldn't help but sigh. Natty's words sounded like a subtle jab at what Melinae had done, but she wasn't necessarily wrong. Flame's question regarding how the treaty addressed his fellow comrades could have been worded better, seeing as the way it is makes it sounds bitter towards her for not mentioning their situation - fair but with decent reason why not. But his confession to Doruva...Ooof. He understands why Flame confessed that, and were this any other circumstance, Joey would say it's the right thing to do. But combine that with what's said to Melinae about her work, and it's likely the three new passengers would be...uncomfortable. 

"[color=green][b]Well, this just got awkward quick... 'Ello everyone, Welcome aboard Natty's pride-and-joy. I'm Joey Albion, First mate of the ship...one of three, actually, ...Part-time, and since they didn't formally introduce themselves, this is Ashton and Flame - the latter of which, I apologize for if the confession he just dropped caused any discomfort for you in particular, we'll likely be having a little chat later about when and where best to bring up sensitive subjects.[/b][/color]" Joey said, speaking directly to Doruva and his human partner Gabriel during that last sentence. He then turned his head towards Melinae.

"[color=green][b]Ms. Vandris. Read about your work with the Rau've and the treaty; I believe the Captain was trying to say that you have an exceptional resume. Happy to have another person on this ship immune to 'foot-in-mouth' syndrome, better still to have a peace-talker in our midst; some of us tends to use guns too often for our liking.[/b][/color]" He told her, giving a wink at the end, knowing that he was mostly referring to himself. He then turned back towards Doruva and Gabriel.

"[color=green][b]Doruva and...Gabriel was it? Nice name. [i]-Ahem-[/i] [/b][/color][color=lime][i][It is with great honor that we welcome Doruva of Noble House Ao'shen, and his loyal guardian to this vessel. In honor of this occasion, we offer all of the non-ration food on this ship to you and to Ms. Vandris. We expect great things from you, and have hope that we meet what expectations you may have of us.][/i][/color]" Joey said, at first in English then after clearing his throat, the rest of what he said was in an alien language - Kanarusian's native tongue. In fact, it was so smooth in the tone, he almost sounded like someone completely from the sarcastic loud mouth he's been known for. He then made a cough and looked at Melinae one more time.

"[color=green][b]It's been a while since I've last spoke Kanarusian, so I'm feel like I'm a bit rusty. Gist of it is: Welcome to the ship, and you three may have whatever you want from our kitchen, All-you-can-eat. ...Any thanks you have should go to the Captain, Ash and Flame over there. They've basically paid the tab for this occasion.[/b][/color]" He then said to the three of them, giving a slight chuckle as awkwardly rubbed the back of his head.[/hider]

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