Captain Ridley O'Bannon

Captain of the Global One space station; 4 times champion at 0G handball | Back to Earth |

[gdf-ridley-obannon]

John's mentioned starting a blog a few times now, so it looks like it's time to dust the cobwebs off of this old thing! I hope I remember how this works..

My name is Ridley O'Bannon. I am a Captain under the Global Defence Force, former overseerer of the Eden space craft and current commander of the Global One space station.

I enjoy games of Zero-G handball in my downtime, though that usually depends on if my partner can spare time out of his extremely busy life to play! Still, even a short talk is enjoyable after a long day.

Feel free to say hello, ask questions, etc. I'll do my best to answer in a timely manner, though do not take it personally if I have to censor anything. I am still a military woman, after all! 😉

(A little rp blog for Thunderbirds Are Go character Captain Ridley O'Bannon! 🌌🛰 Characterisation will be drawn from canon and headcannon - interactions are always welcome! Lovingly run by @cookidoughlilac 💙)

[thunderthirstbot]

Okay but the next gen? 🥹 Babies??? Who would have the cutest ones out of the couples?? 🥹🥹

Ohhhh this requires — you know it! A poll! A baby poll!

Thunderbabies and SpectrumBabies 🥹😭🥹😭🥹😭🥹

Who would have the cutest babies? 👶🏻 👶🏼👶🏽

Captain Scarletpants and Rhapsody Angel

Gordon Tracy and Penelope Creighton-Ward

Captain Magenta and Captain Ochre

John Tracy and Ridley O’Bannon

Captain Blue and His Angel

Voting ended onAug 11

[thunderthirstbot]

@cookidoughlilac right??? Tiny blonde angels with the cheekbones of the gods 🥹🥹🥹

[gdf-ridley-obannon]

...I don't know if I should be offended at the implication that my hypothetical children wouldn't be utterly adorable 🤨

[gdf-ridley-obannon]

Favourite photo of the month? 📸

This is always a difficult decision! Between the crew and I mostly the crew though, we get some really good photos.

This particular one was taken by one of the newer additions to Global One, who spends just about all of her free time with a camera against the window. She's incredible with just about any photographable setting!

Happy new lunar month to those to celebrate, anon and friends! 🌍🌑

[doctorspringerspaniel]

It’s not funny it’s not funny it’s not funny it’s not funny

Does go well with the baldric though, although if you ask me the colour choice could’ve been better on Gordon’s end.

[starman-john-tracy]

"Are you saying it makes it breathing it in ok, just because the glitter isn't-"

"Pink?"

[doctorspringerspaniel]

Now that you mention it, pink might suit you! Depends what shade, are we thinking more fluorescent or natural?

But yeah, definitely shouldn’t be introduced through the vents.

[gdf-ridley-obannon]

It wouldn't be the first time John has found himself pinkified. I've personally always thought he'd suit purple, if his baldric colour wasn't orange, but pink works too 🤔

[gdf-ridley-obannon]

Have you spent time with any of the other Tracy WAGs?

Tracy WAGs? Is that what people call Mr Berrenger these days? I couldn't imagine you meant anyone else. Especially when there are titles to be respected like Dr and Lady...

I have had the opportunity here and there to meet people, mostly through holocall. I'm in space a lot of the time, so physical meet ups are very few and far between!

[bran-the-man]

Uhh... What's a WAG lol?😅

[gdf-ridley-obannon]

It's an old football term that stands for wives and girlfriends, if I remember correctly 🤔

How's Earth? Planning anything exciting at the moment?

[gdf-ridley-obannon]

Have you spent time with any of the other Tracy WAGs?

Tracy WAGs? Is that what people call Mr Berrenger these days? I couldn't imagine you meant anyone else. Especially when there are titles to be respected like Dr and Lady...

I have had the opportunity here and there to meet people, mostly through holocall. I'm in space a lot of the time, so physical meet ups are very few and far between!

[gdf-ridley-obannon]

So are you going to the Tracy Gala with John?

Who told you that I was on the guest list?

Well. Since that's... out the bag, yes, John did ask if I wanted to come along to the Gala this year. I first thought he was asking I go instead of him. He does not normally like large crowds

[squidsinashirt]

Oh wow, actual Captain O’Banananon for the gala?! This is exciting news to hear 😏 I will add you on to the breakfast list…

[gdf-ridley-obannon]

Fresh from space! I should probably forgo heels, it's probably bad luck to break an ankle at the event, right?

Breakfast list? Is that a normal part of the gala? I wasn't told to prepare any particular morning outfit...

[squidsinashirt]

It’s gonna be like watching a pair of dizzy ducks with the two of you… well, assuming you can get Mr Sociable to leave the safety of the corner.

It is this year. The hotel have asked for it after they refilled the buffet thrice last year and Scott still complained he was hungry…

[gdf-ridley-obannon]

I'm sure I can pursuade a dance or two out of him. How hard can it be?

That's fair. There's nothing like a breakfast buffet after an energised night...

[scramjettracy]

In my defence… the food was delicious…

[squidsinashirt]

Scoff Tracy strikes again. They should’ve known what they were doing with the tiny bakery items 🙂‍↔️

@gdf-ridley-obannon I admire your optimism. I’ll put fifty bucks on him blaming gravity to avoid it.

[gdf-ridley-obannon]

Deal. He can hardly blame gravity when we're both going to have come from space. I am nothing but optimistic in my success!

Tiny bakery items are lethal. That singular pastry will be the best ten you've ever eaten 🙂‍↕️

[gdf-ridley-obannon]

So are you going to the Tracy Gala with John?

Who told you that I was on the guest list?

Well. Since that's... out the bag, yes, John did ask if I wanted to come along to the Gala this year. I first thought he was asking I go instead of him. He does not normally like large crowds

[squidsinashirt]

Oh wow, actual Captain O’Banananon for the gala?! This is exciting news to hear 😏 I will add you on to the breakfast list…

[gdf-ridley-obannon]

Fresh from space! I should probably forgo heels, it's probably bad luck to break an ankle at the event, right?

Breakfast list? Is that a normal part of the gala? I wasn't told to prepare any particular morning outfit...

[squidsinashirt]

It’s gonna be like watching a pair of dizzy ducks with the two of you… well, assuming you can get Mr Sociable to leave the safety of the corner.

It is this year. The hotel have asked for it after they refilled the buffet thrice last year and Scott still complained he was hungry…

[gdf-ridley-obannon]

I'm sure I can pursuade a dance or two out of him. How hard can it be?

That's fair. There's nothing like a breakfast buffet after an energised night...

[gdf-ridley-obannon]

So are you going to the Tracy Gala with John?

Who told you that I was on the guest list?

Well. Since that's... out the bag, yes, John did ask if I wanted to come along to the Gala this year. I first thought he was asking I go instead of him. He does not normally like large crowds

[squidsinashirt]

Oh wow, actual Captain O’Banananon for the gala?! This is exciting news to hear 😏 I will add you on to the breakfast list…

[gdf-ridley-obannon]

Fresh from space! I should probably forgo heels, it's probably bad luck to break an ankle at the event, right?

Breakfast list? Is that a normal part of the gala? I wasn't told to prepare any particular morning outfit...

[gdf-ridley-obannon]

So are you going to the Tracy Gala with John?

Who told you that I was on the guest list?

Well. Since that's... out the bag, yes, John did ask if I wanted to come along to the Gala this year. I first thought he was asking I go instead of him. He does not normally like large crowds

[gdf-ridley-obannon]

How was your vacation on Tracy Island?

It was a real treat! I always feel extremely lucky to be invited down for a quick breather and sun soak. The family are wonderful hosts, as you can imagine! Great company, great food, excellent views... and nothing quite beats seeing International Rescue in action. I also managed to finish a book I'd been meaning to pick back up. Small wins!

On one of the evenings, whilst a barbecue was being prepared, they took me surfing. Naturally, I was very exciting since I can't do that at home. Turns out I am extremely skilled in 'strategically vacating the board!'

Thankfully, only my pride was hurt 😅

[gdf-colonel-casey]

Attention all users of Tumblr.

This is Colonel Casey of the Global Defence Force.

Your communications on this channel are being monitored.

I have been… persuaded by some of my more junior colleagues that it would be advisable to have a presence on this platform and so here I am.

Be aware that any malicious communications will be passed over to our highly skilled intelligence team to follow up.

Tags being monitored include #chatfromthecolonel and #thunderbirds-rp

Thank you for your attention.

[gdf-ridley-obannon]

Colonel, welcome on board! Our colleagues were right to pursuade you into joining us. It's quite lively here, and we have a few very interesting faces around, but usually it's good fun!

[captain-magenta-spectrum]

Something set the fire alarms in the captains quarters off last night, no scheduled fire drill nor an actual fire. But being woken like that at 4am was not fun! Took ages for me to get back to sleep after everything had been sorted out. 😩

I guess it was a system malfunction or something, but still annoying. Or did someone burn toast at stupid o'clock again?

[themysteronsrp]

YOU DID NOT SEE ANYTHING SMALL, FURRY AND MAKING DEMENTED NOISES? (WE DO NOT MEAN BLACK'S CATS). WE PREFER TO KEEP CLOUDBASE INTACT.

[cpt-scarlet-spectrum]

@captain-magenta-spectrum heartily agree with you on getting woken up like that.

@themysteronsrp ...no...not that I've seen so far...

[spectrum-id-col-white]

The technicians are very apologetic and have informed me it was, in fact, a system error on their part.

And… thank you, Mysterons?

[captain-magenta-spectrum]

Good to know that's all it was. I figured that was probably the case. (Still not a fun thing to be woken up by though)

@themysteronsrp Not that I remember, no... Do I dare ask what you may be referring to??

[themysteronsrp]

YOU NEED NOT WORRY, WE HAVE PINPOINTED THE LOCATION OF THE COSMIC HORROR'S MINION TO TRACY ISLAND.

[space-man-anderson]

How many of these furbys do they have??

[themysteronsrp]

OUR UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THEY HAD ALL BEEN DESTROYED....

[squidsinashirt]

[conrad-turner-cpt-black]

@scramjettracy please remind your brother that taunting the Mysterons isn't the brightest of ideas. I don't think they would do anything rash, but their latest action with the Pacific Ocean, does worry me.

[squidsinashirt]

[gdf-ridley-obannon]

...I am glad to be in space, sometimes.

[squidsinashirt]

I can send you a friend up, O’banananon.

[gdf-ridley-obannon]

Believe it or not, but I think we are good without cosmic horrors on board. That, and you'd have to get it authorised by security and... actually, I won't say more, because you'd probably try to do it anyway 😟

[captain-magenta-spectrum]

Something set the fire alarms in the captains quarters off last night, no scheduled fire drill nor an actual fire. But being woken like that at 4am was not fun! Took ages for me to get back to sleep after everything had been sorted out. 😩

I guess it was a system malfunction or something, but still annoying. Or did someone burn toast at stupid o'clock again?

[themysteronsrp]

YOU DID NOT SEE ANYTHING SMALL, FURRY AND MAKING DEMENTED NOISES? (WE DO NOT MEAN BLACK'S CATS). WE PREFER TO KEEP CLOUDBASE INTACT.

[cpt-scarlet-spectrum]

@captain-magenta-spectrum heartily agree with you on getting woken up like that.

@themysteronsrp ...no...not that I've seen so far...

[spectrum-id-col-white]

The technicians are very apologetic and have informed me it was, in fact, a system error on their part.

And… thank you, Mysterons?

[captain-magenta-spectrum]

Good to know that's all it was. I figured that was probably the case. (Still not a fun thing to be woken up by though)

@themysteronsrp Not that I remember, no... Do I dare ask what you may be referring to??

[themysteronsrp]

YOU NEED NOT WORRY, WE HAVE PINPOINTED THE LOCATION OF THE COSMIC HORROR'S MINION TO TRACY ISLAND.

[space-man-anderson]

How many of these furbys do they have??

[themysteronsrp]

OUR UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THEY HAD ALL BEEN DESTROYED....

[squidsinashirt]

[conrad-turner-cpt-black]

@scramjettracy please remind your brother that taunting the Mysterons isn't the brightest of ideas. I don't think they would do anything rash, but their latest action with the Pacific Ocean, does worry me.

[squidsinashirt]

[gdf-ridley-obannon]

...I am glad to be in space, sometimes.

[thunderthirstbot]

Related question - which Thunderbird would be the best place to “get to know someone a little better”?

One - kinda perilous that seat does not look comfy

Two - basically a hotel surely

Three - errr the cargo hold is big?

Four - cosy but smells of seaweed

Five - zero g snuggling

Shadow - 🤔 impractical but…

🤭 this has been a popular topic of discussion in the community many times… so let’s have a poll! 🥵

Which Thunderbird would be the best place to “get to know someone a little better” 👀

Thunderbird 1

Thunderbird 2

Thunderbird 3

Thunderbird 4

Thunderbird 5

Thunderbird Shadow

Voting ended onMay 5

[gdf-ridley-obannon]

These people sure are creative...

[cpt-scarlet-spectrum]

@gdf-ridley-obannon

I'm curious now. What was their conclusion?

[gdf-ridley-obannon]

Most agreed with the poll stats in that Thunderbird 5 would be best for "zero g snuggling," as the ask put it. However, we are astronauts and so I could argue that we will always hold a bias towards zero gravity.

A couple of the crew did try to argue that Thunderbird 4 would make for a good location, too, because it would give aquarium vibes. That was, of course, until someone mentioned the possibility of a shark watching you through the windows, and the debate got derailed from there into "which shark would you most want to find staring at you through Thunderbird 4's windows when you were getting down to business" 😮‍💨

[scramjettracy]

*pass the mind bleach please*

I know it is perhaps a big ask for inhabitants of a space station but… I do think that your crew desperately need to get out more 😬

[gdf-ridley-obannon]

You'd think that, between tidying the remains of Eden and the Hex, on top of usual space defence business, they'd all have plenty to do. But no... clearly we didn't account for the need to talk about sharks as part of mental stimulation 🫠 and people wonder why I'm always up for a game of handball

[thunderthirstbot]

Related question - which Thunderbird would be the best place to “get to know someone a little better”?

One - kinda perilous that seat does not look comfy

Two - basically a hotel surely

Three - errr the cargo hold is big?

Four - cosy but smells of seaweed

Five - zero g snuggling

Shadow - 🤔 impractical but…

🤭 this has been a popular topic of discussion in the community many times… so let’s have a poll! 🥵

Which Thunderbird would be the best place to “get to know someone a little better” 👀

Thunderbird 1

Thunderbird 2

Thunderbird 3

Thunderbird 4

Thunderbird 5

Thunderbird Shadow

Voting ended onMay 5

[gdf-ridley-obannon]

These people sure are creative...

[cpt-scarlet-spectrum]

@gdf-ridley-obannon

I'm curious now. What was their conclusion?

[gdf-ridley-obannon]

Most agreed with the poll stats in that Thunderbird 5 would be best for "zero g snuggling," as the ask put it. However, we are astronauts and so I could argue that we will always hold a bias towards zero gravity.

A couple of the crew did try to argue that Thunderbird 4 would make for a good location, too, because it would give aquarium vibes. That was, of course, until someone mentioned the possibility of a shark watching you through the windows, and the debate got derailed from there into "which shark would you most want to find staring at you through Thunderbird 4's windows when you were getting down to business" 😮‍💨

[thunderthirstbot]

Related question - which Thunderbird would be the best place to “get to know someone a little better”?

One - kinda perilous that seat does not look comfy

Two - basically a hotel surely

Three - errr the cargo hold is big?

Four - cosy but smells of seaweed

Five - zero g snuggling

Shadow - 🤔 impractical but…

🤭 this has been a popular topic of discussion in the community many times… so let’s have a poll! 🥵

Which Thunderbird would be the best place to “get to know someone a little better” 👀

Thunderbird 1

Thunderbird 2

Thunderbird 3

Thunderbird 4

Thunderbird 5

Thunderbird Shadow

Voting ended onMay 5

[gdf-ridley-obannon]

These people sure are creative...