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[kingtyrantranger]

So, that last mission was something, wasn't it? Yeah. For those who don't know me, hi. I'm Jason. Nice to meet you.

Anyway. I know everyone's busy with, well. That last mission and stuff. [He's good enough not to say "WE ARE PLOTTING THE OVERTHROW OF THE UP" at least.] But I've got our next camping trip lined up. I think you'll find it cool.

It's underground again, sorry about that. But hear me out. Soola Noona. It was this mine, right? They were harvesting crystals for pies... piezo-whatever. Harvesting crystals to power machines. Put them under pressure and they generate electricity or something like that. [Barry would probably correct him.] Anyway, turns out that these crystals have some unique harmonics or something, they vibrate at soothing frequencies, so about three hundred years ago they shut down the mines, stimulated the crystal growth, and turned the entire mining rig into a vacation retreat.

They've got singing crystals to promote a calm environment, therapeutic hot springs, some untouched cave systems if you want to go spelunking, modern amenities, the works. I think we'll be able to chill out a little there. We can get to know the new people, the new people can learn some about us, and we can do some of the same team building stuff we did the last few times.

And Hiccup, before you ask, the place was designed so that cargo ships could dock to load up, so there's room for Toothless to stretch his wings.

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[justice_from_above]

[Considering she's new, and could use the chance to get to know her fellow teammates, Fareeha finds this a wonderful opportunity. The location itself sounded exotic and exciting.]

That sounds like a marvelous idea; I would definitely be interested in joining. I'm Fareeha Amari, new arrival. It's nice to meet you, Jason.

[kingtyrantranger]

Nice to meet you, too. What do you do?

[He could just pull up her personnel file, but it's a bit rude when she's right there.]

[justice_from_above]

Here? Or at home? I was in a private securities force at home, previously military.

... or, do you mean powers? [She hasn't quite figured her out yet.]

[kingtyrantranger]

I meant more power-wise, sorry.

[justice_from_above]

Not to worry! I carry with me the powers of Horus and Ma'at. [She sounds a little proud of that. Not entirely certain how it's going to play out in a pinch, but she felt well covered.]

[whyarewehere]

Promise me nobody's gonna talk to me about my karma or feng shui or whatever and I'm there.

[kingtyrantranger]

Nah, place is all to our own.

And possibly giant space bats, but no one's seen them in years.

[whyarewehere]

...Oooonnnn second thought, maybe I'll just stay up here. In space. Space is cool.

[kingtyrantranger]

It's not like they've been around recently! They probably all migrated.

Besides, we'll have s'mores.

[superscholar]

... How do you keep finding these places?

[kingtyrantranger]

Internet.

[superscholar]

In retrospect, I'm not sure what kind of answer I expected.

[kingtyrantranger]

Sorry.

But, yeah. I found a really neat site for camping locations. I just had to give them my name, birthday, address, social security number, and my mother's maiden name, and they send me a weekly catalogue of cool places to camp.

[resist_the_future]

Camping?

[kingtyrantranger]

Yeah. Y'know. Get out in the wilderness a little? Get to know everyone?

[resist_the_future]

What purpose does that fulfill?

[kingtyrantranger]

Well, it helps people relax a bit. We're in a fairly high stress environment here, so anything that keeps us from getting at each other's throats is a good thing.

[deafleppard]

I'm in.

[kingtyrantranger]

Awesome.

[deafleppard]

Nice to see you picked somewhere more normal.

Well, kind of normal.

Ish.

[kingtyrantranger]

Hey, how often do we get to go on space trips? We're not gonna be here forever, after all.

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[the_real_sir_prize]

Ooh, I like the sound of hot springs! Yuuri and I are definitely interested. Are they okay with dogs?

[It'll be interesting to see what effect, if any, the soothing-crystal thing has on Yuuri. Maybe they have recordings of the sound in the gift shop?]

[kingtyrantranger]

Might be hard to get the dog into the rooms. They're a little unusual. Would it be okay without sleeping with you guys at night?

[the_real_sir_prize]

Dogs aren't unusual, I found a reputable poodle breeder here easily.

Do you mean in a kennel or something? I'd prefer not to, at Makkachin's age. But I suppose we could always bring him and Phi-chan back to Legion World at bedtime.

[kingtyrantranger]

I meant the rooms, not the dogs. Sorry. They're not exactly easily accessible? Unless you carried them or something. I mean, I probably should've mentioned this, but they're kind of built into the side of a cliff.

Anyway, I was just thinking that there's a lounge they could settle in overnight or something. As long as they're housebroken and all.