( open ) get on board for perimeter guard shenanigans

[winscenario]

who: Perimeter Guard members & visitors
what: a catch-all for routine Perimeter Guard stuff and shenanigans
when: throughout September
where: Perimeter Guard, beyond the wall, etc.
warnings: put any warnings in comment headers if need be!

[ This is a mingle log, so everyone feel free to write up your own starters, or just vaguely list out things your character might be up to, so other people know how they'd encounter them and where/how to engage. Some ideas for Perimeter Guard stuff:

• studying maps and working on map expansion;
• compiling wild animal data, reading/writing reports, other boring paperwork stuff;
• checking weaponry and devices, making repairs, etc.;
• going beyond the wall for a bit of surveying and exploration;
• checking out the shuttle currently being repaired (only Poe and Jim would actually be able to take it out for a test flight of any kind, but feel free to poke either of us if you'd like to thread that out!).

Go forth and have fun! ]

Comments

[realists]

[ yeah, that's right, buddies. jyn is capable of humor. you saw it here first, no one will ever believe you. she raises her eyebrows at cassian like SAY SOMETHING I DARE YOU ]

They're called Star Destroyers for a reason, hard emphasis on destroyer.

[winscenario]

[ Jim doesn't need people to believe him, he'll just appreciate it for what it means. Jyn struck him as someone very closed off from the beginning, so any sign that she's getting friendlier around him is a very good thing. ]

I... alright, well, I can assure you Starfleet has absolutely no intention or means to actually destroy any stars out there. [ Let's just not talk about Ambassador Spock and his not-so-neat trick with the red matter. ] Our fleet is made up almost entirely of exploration vessels. They are armed and capable of being in battle, granted, but it's mainly for defense purposes. More of a... 'attack them if they attack us first' kind of thing.

[ And even then, Jim personally would rather only retaliate if there really was no other alternative. ]

[evasives]

[there is absolutely nothing imperial about jim. he's too openly good. cassian has met a lot of imperials, and no one with a captain ranking got it by being friendly and adventurous. he can believe starfleet is more exploratory than invasive a navy, even if the concept sounds utterly fake to him.]

And who would attack such an inoffensive fleet? [even with a peaceful mantra, cassian knows the galaxy is full of all kinds of people. maybe someone really hates starfleet. maybe there's pirates. there are a lot of choices! he just wants to know more. but at least this time it's for curiosity's sake and not a compulsion.]

[realists]

[ there's a faint scoff from jyn, not derisive enough to derail the conversation, just enough to note that there's loads of people that would attack an exploratory fleet. she knows cassian knows that so she doesn't feel the need to point it out, especially as she's the same kind of curious. ]

[winscenario]

The universe isn't all perfect that way. We strive for peace and aim to make friends along the way, but not everyone out there feels the same way. Some species are still hellbent on fighting their wars, and some are just naturally suspicious. Understanding makes friends out of very different people, but not everyone's willing do do that, sadly.

[ Still, Jim thinks it's worth it, even if they're successful only a handful of times. It's still progress, even if they leave a planet without having made a solid or lasting connection with the people inhabiting it. ]

[evasives]

[it makes sense logistically but it doesn't actually give cassian a direct answer as to what sort of people. he can fill in the blanks of course, there are plenty of parallels in his own galaxy.]

Do you try again, or leave them to their own devices? One would hope you do not get yourself involved in their wars either, for a peaceful operation.

[realists]

[ jyn has a feeling that they might try again. somehow kirk manages to get around her cactus exterior, after all. ]

They might have no choice. Plenty of people get pulled into wars they don't wish to fight.

[winscenario]

Well, you know what they say. If at first you don't succeed... [ Keep being an annoying little shit until people have no other choice but to give in. ]

But yes, we do try to stay away from other people's conflicts. It's one of our many orders, directives and regulations that strictly define what we can or can't do, or the degree to which we are allowed to get involved in specific situations. [ Not that Jim is that stellar at following orders. /COUGHprimedirectivewhatCOUGH ]

[evasives]

[there's a bit of a pause.]

And how often do you break that rule?

[or any rule. every single impression he's gotten of jim leads him to believe it's at least once a month that some rule is broken because jim is following his heart or whatever optimistic garbage people like him bleed out.]

[as though he didn't join a death mission on a surge of hope but whATEVER]

I am sure there are some conflicts you find impossible to leave be.

[realists]

Perhaps a galaxy ruled by an Empire that imposes it's "peace" through tyranny?

[ just as casual example. she doesn't really need to ask if kirk would be on the rebellion's side -- she has no doubts that kirk would want to personally punch the emperor in the face. ]

[winscenario]

Officially? Almost never. Like, maybe once, possibly. [ Jim offers a neutral smile at Cassian's question, then looks over at Jyn. ]

That's no peace. It's just an excuse for megalomaniacs to do whatever they want.

[ That is, until someone stands up and says they've had enough. If all the people in a world, in a solar system or in a galaxy oppose something like that, then it's only a matter of time before such an Empire meets its own end. Jim genuinely believes that, anyway. ]

[evasives]

I am very aware of the differences between official and unofficial, Jim Kirk. [he says it lightly, maybe almost teasing. it's not meant to be dramatic, just a note that cassian does understand the difference. so many of his actions for the rebellion can absolutely be classified as "unofficial."]

Sometimes the official channel is just not enough. [a beat.] Especially to stop said megalomaniacs.

[realists]

[ she half smirks at cassian because BOY DOES HE KNOW THE DIFFERENCE. there is a reason their ship was called rogue one.

she nods at both of their answers, already having known cassian's. it's nice, though, to jim has the same kind of ideals, even if he seems leaps and bounds more optimistic and idealistic. ]

Unofficially?

[winscenario]

[ It's just what he's been born into, is all. Or what he eventually grew into. He wasn't always this optimistic, to be fair. ]

Unofficially, whenever I felt it was right to get involved. [ Starfleet or no Starfleet, he has his own personal moral code which stands above anything else. If he knows he can help someone, then he will, damn the consequences. (But then he's also lucky that he's pretty much Starfleet's poster boy so he's forgiven nearly all the stunts he pulls.) ]

[evasives]

[it would be nice if more people were like jim, but there was a reason the rebellion was so slow to get going. there were only so many channels certain rebel cells felt comfortable going through. he can imagine what choices jim might have made and it makes him a little glad that starfleet sounds much nicer an option.]

Consider me unsurprised. [but it's a compliment! jim is clearly a Good Person.]

[realists]

Your galaxy is lucky to have you.

[ it's quiet because it's a genuine compliment and jyn hates feelings of any kind but she felt compelled to say it. ]

[winscenario]

[ Jyn's quiet words actually surprise him, and he looks over with his eyebrows raised. Doesn't last long before he's smiling at her, though. ]

Thank you. [ Gosh, flatter him some more, won't you. ]

[evasives]

[jyn habit of sudden compliments almost feels like a tactic. catching people off guard. at least jim deserves the nice things, because cassian still often thinks he doesn't.]

[he will spare jim her awkward brush off though.] Do you plan to go back to it one day?

[realists]

[ wow she does no such thing! (she does exactly that thing.) in any case she's curious to the answer, she's curious about a lot of jim's world tbh, so she doesn't catch anyone with sly compliments before he answers. ]

[winscenario]

[ Jim isn't the type to mind a compliment, to be fair. It feels particularly nice coming from someone like Jyn, because he knows she means it.

He glances over at the question. Funny that it has him pausing, though the answer probably isn't that surprising. ] One day, yes. Absolutely. I mean, I like it here, and I don't mind being here for the time being, but... it's home. You know? There's nothing quite like it.

[evasives]

[it's home, you know.]

[it's a very jarring comment, one that cassian doesn't outwardly react to. he has no home to go back to twice over. no fest, no galaxy, not when you're dead. but jim doesn't know that about them, does he? it doesn't feel like the time to announce it, but no time would probably ever be right.]

There is a lot of good about this place. I can't say I mind it either.

[realists]

There is the added bonus of us not being dead.

[ you know, it's a small thing, but she likes being alive, it's a nice feeling. especially being alive and outside of a war zone. she has incredibly low standards. if jim didn't know... he sure as shit knows now. ]

[winscenario]

[ Sure, super small thing. Kinda catches Jim off-guard, but she says it so casually that despite the look of surprise on his face as he looks back to her, he figures she just... doesn't want him to put too much focus on that. Cassian too, he figures. She did say 'us', after all. ]

Yeah. Sure as hell beats that. [ He's been dead once, so he can sympathize. To some degree, anyway. ]

[evasives]

[she just. fucking goes there and cassian stiffens. he doesn't stop walking and he resists the urge to pinch the bridge of his nose.]

[he can at the very least appreciate the way jim doesn't make it a big deal. even if the look he spares jyn is vaguely annoyed.]

Almost anything would beat that.

[so riverview can stay, he supposes, even if he's now feeling slightly more on edge.]

[realists]

[ cassian should know better than anyone the way jyn uses her life as a weapon. can't use her terrible life against her if she does it first ayyyyyyyy. she seems at ease with the pronouncement but a. she was the one that said it and b. it is simply reality.

if she can push the grief for the death of her parents away, she can damn well shove down the grief of her own death. ]

Almost anything? I'm curious what may beat it out.