[ Jim only arrives a little bit early, mostly to scope the event out; he's mostly recovered from the rescue operation, remaining bruises only visible as faded green outlines on his hands. He largely keeps to himself unless approached, more concerned with observing what's going on than actively participating, though he does grab a drink, which he attends to slowly.
The makeshift gallery display is where he really finds himself stopped at for a while. Jim carefully observes every item, appreciating that there's some attempt at a recorded history of all this-- in such contrast with the nothingness they encounter around every corner while trying to untangle any mystery of El Nysa. His opinion of the Natha's abilities and intentions is an ever-evolving thing, and lately, he wonders Darma is actually as omnipotent as some of them have assumed, given their presence here and the fate they've supposedly been saved from. ]
» speech & after;
[ It's a good speech, for what it is. Jim's interest wanes when it shifts to sharing memories versus pushing for action, but that's just the officer in him, probably. He hates all this sitting still, the treading water feeling of everything that's been going on. But there's something to be said for it - their cultures are important, and should be preserved just as much as their lives. Being assimilated into either Wyver or Olympia aren't the best options.
He watches people play around with the projector, after. His own communicator from home might have some old tidbits on it, but nothing that would work well in this format. Still mostly keeping to himself, though it's more of a people-watching thing than a wallflower thing.
It's not like him to be so reserved, but it's been a weird few weeks. ]
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[ Jim only arrives a little bit early, mostly to scope the event out; he's mostly recovered from the rescue operation, remaining bruises only visible as faded green outlines on his hands. He largely keeps to himself unless approached, more concerned with observing what's going on than actively participating, though he does grab a drink, which he attends to slowly.
The makeshift gallery display is where he really finds himself stopped at for a while. Jim carefully observes every item, appreciating that there's some attempt at a recorded history of all this-- in such contrast with the nothingness they encounter around every corner while trying to untangle any mystery of El Nysa. His opinion of the Natha's abilities and intentions is an ever-evolving thing, and lately, he wonders Darma is actually as omnipotent as some of them have assumed, given their presence here and the fate they've supposedly been saved from. ]
» speech & after;
[ It's a good speech, for what it is. Jim's interest wanes when it shifts to sharing memories versus pushing for action, but that's just the officer in him, probably. He hates all this sitting still, the treading water feeling of everything that's been going on. But there's something to be said for it - their cultures are important, and should be preserved just as much as their lives. Being assimilated into either Wyver or Olympia aren't the best options.
He watches people play around with the projector, after. His own communicator from home might have some old tidbits on it, but nothing that would work well in this format. Still mostly keeping to himself, though it's more of a people-watching thing than a wallflower thing.
It's not like him to be so reserved, but it's been a weird few weeks. ]