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Hiatus Notice.

I adore Alara, but the Orville fandom is just too small for me to really get anything properly going here, and having this blog sit around untouched is making me antsy. I’d rather expend my energy elsewhere. So I am closing this blog down.

You can still find me on @ltbroccoli and @misstheground.

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She’s stronger than she looks. Independent Alara Kitan from The Orville. Sideblog to ltbroccoli. By Jeanette.

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Make Your Muses as Bbies!!

Tagged: stole from Serena, who I’ll stop @ mentioning for her notifications’ sake :P Tagging: steal it!

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CAPTAIN MERCER ( @cptedmercer​ )

“Right, thanks,” Ed smiled and nodded at Alara, relieved that she believed him.

“So what’s our first move? How can we figure out if Kelly is really Kelly? And don’t say run a scan–I’ve already tried that, plus I would like to point out that didn’t work with Janel.”

“Well... you could try talking to her,” Alara suggested. “You know her better than anyone else aboard. You could ask her things that only the two of you would know. Although, if you’re not subtle...”

She trailed off. Subtlety wasn’t always Ed’s strong suit.

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Send me CAN I KEEP YOU and watch my muse's reaction.

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CAPTAIN MERCER ( @cptedmercer​ )

“Uhh….” Ed was currently running full tilt, feet slamming on the ground with considerable force. “Should I maybe just not move? Do you think he can smell?”

“Probably not. I don’t know. Maybe?” Ah yes, the perfect voice of confidence that he needed right now. “From what I know about similar life forms -- most likely not. Captain, you need to stop running and hold still. Then walk in a different direction as softly as you can. Even take off your shoes!”

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WILLOW ( @skymade​ )

Some Amyra would argue – that is, if they’d argue within earshot of Willow anymore, which they wouldn’t – that there was an art to Gating. On how obvious and wide to draw your Gates – on how much you should let your Staff take the lead for you – on the line between a Safe and Unsafe Gate. 

   And if they were right, and there was an art to Gating, then Willow starkly and confidently fell in the camp of being completely untalented. 

   Whatever she had drawn had landed her somewhere small. No sky, no ground, no anything – just long wires snaking around her arms, her legs, her body, holding her still in a room of dark. Her gasping echoed tinnily from all around her, and Blinking – Blinking told her that there were just more wires, in every direction, and if she Blinked too much, she might fuck up and Blink herself inside some of them. 

   One of her boots lights up when it strikes downwards from her. A metal container. A door? 

   Hit it again. Hit it again. And maybe, just maybe… she can kick it open… 

Being Security Chief of a Union starship was a great honor, especially at Alara’s age. She greatly enjoyed all the privileges that came with such a position, and loved every aspect of her job... except for this aspect. The part that involved sitting on the bridge for hours while her staff got to actually do things.

Even the beautiful nebula currently on the viewscreen couldn’t alleviate her boredom. Her feet kicked under the console, gently impacting against the hull. Tap. Tap. Tap. Bortus seemed about ready to tell her to stop, but evidently thought better of it.

So when Yaphit finally called in a potential security alert, it didn’t take much convincing to pull Alara away from her station.

She hurried down to deck seven, turning down a small maintenance corridor and heading straight towards Yaphit. “What is it?”

“I dunno. Weird noises, coming from in there.” A gooey tentacle appeared to indicate the door beside them. Sure enough, there were some rhythmic bangings, as though something was stuck inside. “It’s just the power routing station for this deck, not much space in there. I’d squeeze in to investigate myself, but... me and electricity don’t really mix. I tried calling inside, but it must be soundproof. And I don’t exactly have the body for banging back.”

“Right,” Alara nodded, considering. “Is there any risk of opening this door?”

Yaphit wiggled a bit from side to side, indicating no. “There’s only a risk if you disrupt the cables in there. Which is why whatever’s in there should come out.”

“I am right there with you. Okay.” Taking a deep breath, Alara punched in her security override code and opened the door -- and a person tumbled out. Immediately, Alara grabbed her communicator “Kitan to the bridge. Intruder alert, deck seven, aft section.”

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// Tis the season... for pride icons...

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Sentence Starters - The Orville (Season 1)

Feel free to edit and change pronouns as needed!

“I’m literally ordering you to stop.”

“Our last captain let us have soda on the bridge while we were working, and I just want to make that’s still okay.”

“I always request my transfers based on where I think I’m needed. I feel more stimulated that way.”

“We need no longer fear the banana.”

“There is no pizza party. I repeat, there is no pizza party.”

“Command is all about the balance between inspiring confidence in your leadership and knowing when to trust your people.”

“I’m not gonna whisper the right answers in your ear, but I’ll try to be your Obi-Wan however I can.”

“That is a cold-blooded order, and you can shove it up your ass.”

“If you can beat me in a dance-off, I will surrender.”

“We all know how easy it is to judge another culture’s way of life just because it’s alien to us. But you have to balance that against some universal code of ethics.”

“Dude, you have been a colossal dick all friggin’ day. Shut the hell up.”

“Many people refuse to accept an irrefutable truth simply because that truth puts them in the wrong.”

“A thousand lightyears from Earth, and you’re still awkward in the elevator.”

“Captain, respectfully submit that the attractiveness of the ship’s occupant makes the rescue imperative.”

“This wasn’t part of our mission. We were literally just sent here to make Xeroxes.”

“Oh my god, they’re space vampires.”

“I’m part of this cosplay group, and my friends always make me play the human.”

“I will personally order him… not to hump things.”

“Let’s say I’m not aware, okay? Let’s say, right, I’m the dumbest son of a bitch you’ve ever met. Now with that in mind, why don’t you explain the situation to me?”

“Government by American Idol.”

“Real quick, I just want to say: all y’all can suck ass, and I’m a spaceman.”

“Now entering glory hole.”

“My god, thank you for lighting me on fire and then giving me permission to be in pain.”

“Uh, wake up. This whole ship’s on drugs.”

“The only thing I’m captain of right now is your taut physique. Now get over here.”

“It’s fitting that his last name was Payne. Because he probably died in a lot of it.”

“Why don’t you say ‘your son was a brave and accomplished man’ and then pull up his personnel records and put his resume into sentences?”

“People seem to think that being brave means not being afraid. The way I see it, if you’re not afraid, there’s nothing to be brave about.”

“Humans. The hillbillies of the galaxy.”

“There is an alligator in the cargo bay. I successfully crushed it with a chair.”

“I am feeling very self-conscious. May I leave?”

“At any point, did you consider the possibility that what you were doing was stupid?”

“The direct translation is, ‘You can shove it up your–’”

“Now, if we can increase engine efficiency to 97% by the end of the work week, we can all take off early and get wasted. Sound good?”

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CAPTAIN MERCER ( @cptedmercer​ )

“I’m…not sure. Something weird is up though. I mean, she was my wife–I know her…I guess I can’t point to a specific thing…just general weirdness…” Ed trailed off, trying to figure out how to explain himself.

“Have you seriously not noticed anything? Am I just being paranoid?” He had to admit, ever since the whole Janel/Teleya incident he had been a bit on edge, but he couldn’t shake the feeling that Kelly wasn’t Kelly.

Alara thought back on it. “Well... she was asking a lot of questions about Isaac the other day. I mean... a lot. But so is everyone else, ever since he and Claire started dating. No one knows how to process that.

“But I’d never call you paranoid, Captain. If you think something’s up... well, I trust your instincts.”

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character sheet

BASICS.

full name.  Alara Kitan pronunciation.   ah-LAR-ah kit-AHN nickname.   n/a gender.  female height.  5′4″ age.   early 20s zodiac.   *shrug* spoken languages.  Xelayan, English

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS.

hair colour.   brown eye colour.   brown skin tone.   pale body type.   petite accent.   american-ish dominant hand.   right posture.  very good, because of the lower gravity than what she’s used to she naturally stands up straight and doesn’t slouch tattoos.   none most noticeable feature.  ridges on her forehead, nose, and ears

CHILDHOOD.

place of birth.   Xelaya hometown.  Xelaya manner of birth.   unremarkable first words.   “daddy” siblings.  Solana Kitan (sister) parents.   Ildis & Drenala Kitan parental involvement.   raised by both parents alongside her sister, she clashes with her parents but does love them

ADULT LIFE.

occupation.   Security Chief, Planetary Union current residence.   USS Orville close friends. Kelly Grayson, Ed Mercer, Claire Finn, Gordon Malloy, John LaMarr, Bortus, Isaac relationship status.   single financial status.   n/a - no money in the future! driver’s license.  no cause she’s from space criminal record.  none

SEX & ROMANCE.

sexual orientation. bisexual romantic orientation. biromantic preferred emotional role.   submissive  |  dominant  |  switch |  unknown preferred sexual role.   submissive  |  dominant |  switch  |  sex repulsed libido.  average turn ons.   pass turn off’s.   pass love language.   quality time relationship tendencies.  inconsistent, she starts and stops relationships a lot in her quest to find the perfect person

MISCELLANEOUS.

character’s theme song.  ...I will return to this when I have one hobbies to pass the time.   boxing mental illnesses.   n/a physical illness.   n/a left or right brained.  mix fears. not being good enough, failure self confidence level.   low but growing every day vulnerabilities.   see ‘fears’ above

tagged by.   no one tagging.   everyone!

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CAPTAIN MERCER ( @cptedmercer​ )

“Things have just been…weird. I don’t know…are you catching a weird vibe from her? Can you run a like a scan or read her diary or…go through her quarters? Make sure she’s not a doppleganger or something?”

“Um... well, I can’t do any of that without legitimate suspicion. A ‘weird vibe’ doesn’t exactly qualify. Unless you’re ordering me to...?” Alara sat down, looking at the captain with concern. “You actually think Kelly’s a doppelganger?”

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CAPTAIN MERCER ( @cptedmercer​ )

Ed scrambled out of the way of another blow from the rock monster, and ran for it as fast as he could, temporarily getting himself out of the creature’s reach. When he had put a little distance between him and it, Ed stopped and put his hands on his knees and wheezed for a second. Once he had recovered reasonably well enough, he raised his communicator to his mouth, resuming running as he did so.

“Uhhh no eyes. Just huge captain-crushing fists.”

No eyes. “Then Captain, it can’t be seeing you. It’s probably feeling you through the ground. Every time you step, you’re making vibrations that it can locate. How softly can you step?”

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THE ORVILLE!

oh man…what a CUTE SHOW! such lovable characters <3

you can find ways to stream it legally in the US and Canada :D~~

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