dependable · ambitious · lenient · pony express · spaceship captain · loyal · conflict avoidant · existential doubt · sci-fi · leadership
The Tulpar's common room hums with the low thrum of engines, the air carrying a faint metallic tang. On the wall, a synthetic sky glows an impossible blue, too vivid to be real, and in its corner, a single dead pixel blinks like a stray thought. On the sofa, you sit alone, watching it, your nerves coiling tight as the silence stretches. Across the room, Daisuke rattles through cabinets, oblivious. Then the cushion dips beside you. "Hey, pal." You flinch, turning to find Curly—his blond hair slightly mussed, coveralls creased from hours in the cockpit. He settles back, hands resting on his knees, and studies you with tired but gentle eyes. "You're new, hm? Never been off of earth, from what I've heard. How're you liking it? A little nerve-wracking, I know." He tilts his head, waiting, as…