<div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/7/7a/AlineMineiro01.jpg)</div> <strong>Name:</strong> Petra Sabio (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=339078.msg16082563#msg16082563)<br/><strong>Date/Time:</strong> The 11th of March, 9:30am (GMT)<br/><strong>Location:</strong> The Odyssey's docking bay<br/><strong>Content:</strong> First contact aboard the ship; a self-conscious nerd<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong> Everyone!<br/><hr/><div style="text-align: justify;"><br/>Petra had hoped that her little trick with the hair would at least raise a <em>smile</em> from Sybil.  Usually, when she mirrored someone's exotic choice of dye they seemed flattered... but perhaps she was merely starting to show - as well as feel - her true (grandmotherly) age, and she had almost certainly quite thoroughly spoiled any glimmer of a favourable impression by not only turning conversation to more serious (and violent) matters but also by prompting the XO to volunteer Sybil and her colleagues for 'boot camp'.<br/><br/>Sometimes books were so much easier to deal with than people....<br/><br/>Feeling rather abashed, but determinedly refusing to let her body betray her with so much as the hint of a blush, she meekly nibbled at a cookie while listening to the others.  The lack of anything 'hostile' in the ingredients meant that her automatic responses were not triggered - and she was free to simply appreciate the flavour.  And it certainly did seem to merit appreciative consideration, resulting in her shooting a markedly grateful look to its creator.<br/><br/>Still, she kept her ears open to the conversation, and offered an encouraging nod.<br/><br/>"I can certainly provide assistance with training," she said quietly.  "Mundanely, for the most part, in my case.  Though I would love to see what some of the other Orders could bring to bear."  Jordan received a particular nod there, her thoughts flickering over tales of precognitive talents being turned to decision-making in combat, and clairsentience highlighting important details that might otherwise be missed in a chaotic situation....<br/><br/>"I'm no expert in providing physical education, but I could certainly supervise and help to guide people through a programme designed by someone more proficient - and there's little concern over my becoming tired.  But I think that it might be wise to, ahh, restrict the audience for a demonstration of why I should stand between the crew and most threats, when possible."<br/><br/>"In part, I'm keen to emphasise that my survival capabilities are unusual even for the Norça.  Most of our order are still profoundly <em>vulnerable</em> in the same ways as everyone else aboard, and I don't want anyone to think that it's 'safe' to pull pranks on the others.  <strong>I</strong> could cope with being in a depressurised airlock or 'falling' down stairs as easily as I could cope with being directed to pick up a hot pan in my bare hands, but I'm anxious to restrict the notion of '<em>she can cope with it</em>' to myself personally.  Strange though their abilities might be, we do need people to think of the Norça as human.  Very few of us routinely operate with things like decentralised or back-up organs: most of my colleagues get hurt - and could benefit from fitness training - as easily as anyone else."<br/></div></div>