As soon as everyone was inside the mess, the lights dimmed slightly, except for at one end of the mess hall. At that end of the mess hall, Larai-Taii and Sierra Merkur could be seen, The Jet-haired acting captain seemed to be readying himself for a speech, his communicator held up to act as a microphone. The redhead executive next to him was adjusting her glasses while fiddling with her clipboard, apparently trying to gather her own thoughts for when it was her turn to speak.
After a few moments, the Taii cleared his throat and began speaking. "Greetings, everyone, and welcome to the first major Joint Venture between the Star Army of Yamatai, and Origin Industries. This project is more or less an experiment, although officially it will go down as a training exercise. You see, the Star Army of Yamatai has done things on its own for so long that many believe we have forgotten how to work with others. As a result, tensions are high with our neighboring nations, even with a war that threatens all of us bringing everybody together. What this experiment is intended to do, is to show the Administration that we, the Star Army, are capable of working well with others.
I understand that there are several barriers, ones that are not physical but all too real, keeping us from working well. I have observed these barriers, even in the scant hour before this meeting occurred. My first act as acting captain will be to effectively strip you all of Rank. Instead of Rank, we will now be identified by our jobs. As a crew, every member is equally important, the only difference being our jobs. My Job is to organize and Direct, some of our jobs are to repair the ship, and yet others to provide security, and still others to affirm the protection of the crew.
It will be difficult at first, not hiding behind our ranks, but I believe we can accomplish this. We should still all understand that those in charge of us are still in charge, but those in charge should not see those that they organize and direct as lesser than they are, am I understood? This goes the same for interactions with Origin's crew- They are equally as important as you are. Do not treat them as if they are less."
Once finished speaking, Seth stepped back, and handed his communicator to Sierra, whom seemed almost surprised to see it replacing her clipboard, but she caught herself quickly, and stepped forward, looking around.
"What the Taii has said is true, Or rather, What Mister Laraii here has said is true. We are one crew of one ship, and should act like it. The only distinction between Origin and The Star Army should be the colors on our uniforms. Aside from that, you will all be eating, working, and rooming together, sharing facilities, workspace, and finally, My hope is you will share memories together. We from Origin are not a military, but I do expect you to hold yourselves to a Professional discipline, and to treat everyone as equals, and to defer to others not based on any kind of preconceptions of rank, but rather on their authority granted by their occupation, and how they hold themselves as a person.
Our Journey will begin in a few short days, and so I hope that by that time, you will all have learned to work together. For now, however, we do have a slight problem. Mister Laraii has informed me that one of the Star Army crew members has gone missing in transit. Of those of you whom arrived yesterday, being the most familiar with this ship and installation, could I please ask you to form a group and meet me outside in the hallway, as this is an important matter that we need to take care of."
With that, Sierra handed the communicator back to Seth, and retrieved her clipboard, then proceeded to shove her way through the mass of chattering people who were now making a bit of bustle and noise in reaction to what their two leaders had just said. before long, however, the determined redhead was outside of the Mess, in the hallway waiting for those she had asked for.
