<strong>Salisa Ordret</strong><br/><br/>"We'll be getting on board here in just a minute...I just wanted to make certain everyone that was carrying over and all our new people are here.  One or two are straightening out the gear on the ship and making sure we have air in the places that should and vacuum where there should be nothin'."<br/><br/>Her single eye wanders over the rough assembly for a moment, pondering a moment.  "My ship is like any fine woman of class.  Treat her nice, show her a good time and she'll keep you fat and happy.  Treat her wrong and she'll leave you in the cold, and I'll tell you now, it's a<em>long</em>walk back here from anywhere in the black."<br/><br/>She ponders another moment, gaze flicking between several individuals, "I know many of you have a past that you don't want to share.  I can appreciate that.  Some of you are...different, and don't want everyone to know how or why.  I can appreciate that, too.  I'll also be blunt.  You're welcome to contest the doc's exams and refuse if you like.  Iffen you do, I'm not going to hold doc responsible for your care.  I find one of you has some horrible disease and you brought it on my ship, we'll find out if you're stubborn enough to breathe vacuum as well.  I will also ask the doc to...refrain from any tissue samples from any that don't want it.  This isn't a big ship.  As sure as I know a sailor that fights is a sailor that fucks, Pepper excluded of course, there will also be plenty of chances for 'accidental' samples to happen.  You also know that doc is as much a pirate as any of the rest of us."  She smiles a bit, "and if you can't trust another pirate, who can you trust?"<br/><br/>With that, she opens the boarding tube.  "You know the drill...quarters separated male, female, other and<em>me</em>.  Get settled into your quarters, I figure doc'll page everyone as their turn comes up.  We aren't casting off for a bit, still."  She smiles oddly, "waiting for permits and all that to clear...have to have our licensing showing we're just an honest merchie out in the black.  An honest, well armed merchie.  Once you have your quarters situated, find your stations, familiarize yourself, get to know it, customize and<em>decorate</em>the damned thing, if that's your style.  You're going to be earning your keep there, get comfortable."<br/><br/>She looks to the back, looking at Sho, "I'm the captain...if your looking for work, look elsewhere.  If you're on my crew, I already know and you'd have been contacted."  She jerks a thumb to the doctor, "talk to her, see if you're on the list."<br/><br/>She nods once and starts her way down the tube to the ship, her gear already safely stowed away during the overhaul.  Where else was she going to stay?  Like hell she was letting yard dogs tear into her ship without her around!