: Re: How can I get 2 characters to bond while standing alternate watches? Setting is standard space opera. I am writing a story in which 2 characters are crewing a spaceship. The characters are:

@Gloria285

I've never worked on a ship, but I have worked shift work. In many cases, there's a 5 to 30 minutes period where the outgoing shift worker is expected to go over what happened during his/her shift, explaining log entries and other events, and walking through each safety-critical system saying when it was last tested, etc.

Your characters' communication could start with a basic "G'morning, Sam." "G'morning, Ralph." level of interaction and then move forward from there. One character could begin to cherish the shift change ritual while the other stays in "G'morning Ralph" mode but eventually comes around. That said, a 15 day voyage doesn't leave a lot of time for that kind of development.

Good luck

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