Eyuzi System Mingle

[lord_wizard]

Who: Everyone!
Broadcast: If you like!
Action: The planet Lyuku, the Iskaulit, and anywhere else you want
When: Sept 1 to Sept 28

[After a rather short time adrift, the fleet is finally in range of another planet. Small, peaceful, and colorful, there is plenty to do and explore.

Maybe it's enough to forget that vague feeling of unease.

Or not.]

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[nonightdriving]

[As much as Ignis likes his crew, even he has times where he wants to be by himself, if only for a few hours. The fresh air and nature reminds him of the beginning of the trip with his friends after leaving Hammerhead.

Besides, it wasn't only Gladio that wanted the time to stretch his legs and get away from city life, despite growing up there. It was Prompto and Noctis that whined about camping.

And speaking of, he stops when he sees a familiar face in a clearing he's just entered and frowns.]

Ah, Kaiden, I didn't mean to interrupt you.

[bi_otic]

[It is a small world. Somewhat literally, in this case, though this area of the planet offered plenty to explore for the relatively normal person.

Kaidan finishes tightening the ropes of his very small tent and glances up at the voice. He probably should have noticed he had company, but his thoughts have been somewhat occupied with the uneasiness that's stuck with him ever since he'd had that dream.]

Not much to interrupt. I'm just settling in. Doing a little exploring?

[Kaidan keeps to himself a lot on the ship, and that's nothing new. He'd been that way on the Normandy, even in the presence of those he came to call family. And on the First Breath, he would have been blind not to notice and Ignis and his friends were part of another such group. It was hard to get in the middle of that.

He does give the man a completely genuine smile, however, to assure him that while he might be off on his own, company isn't unwanted]

[nonightdriving]

[Ignis can't help but admire the way that the other man assembles his tent. It's definitely as if he's done this more than once or twice. And probably a better job than Ignis himself could manage without assistance.

As for Kaiden not noticing Ignis, he shouldn't blame himself. He has a lot of experience moving softly and gracefully. Besides, he's spent enough time sneaking and skulking around unnoticed that it's just become a part of his routine.]

Something like that. It's been a while since we've had a planet with actual nature. [Ignis manages to keep attention focused on the surrounding forest while addressing Kaidan.] It reminds me of home, if I'm honest.

[bi_otic]

[Kaidan's mostly watching Ignis, but he's got eyes on his surrounding in his own way, and he can appreciate the casual vigilance. He picks up a canteen and twists off the lid]

Yeah...you don't quite realize how much you miss fresh air until you're breathing it in again. [He takes a sip of the water, moves forward a few paces, then casually offers it to his crewmate]

What part of it reminds you of home? [He knows -thanks to Atroma- that they weren't from Earth, but his glimpse of it was limited to a corner of a city that did not look much different from what he knew himself.]

[nonightdriving]

[Ignis has spent so much of his life watching out for others that he doesn't realize that he's just as vigilant as Gladio is, just in a different way. Although, he knows that he's been accused of mothering the others a good deal.

He notices the movement from the corner of his eye and then takes the canteen with a nod of thanks before taking a sip himself. Water, the best thing at a time like this.]

I would have to agree about the fresh air. There's nothing quite like it after spending hours in a dark, dank cave. [Or ruined tower or the top of a volcano...] But there are plenty of forests and glades in Lucis and my friends and I have explored them all, even camping in most of them.

[bi_otic]

Sounds nice. Seems weird to admit that I haven't done that kind of thing in years until I got here. Ah...for fun, that is. Kind of a different experience on the job.

[He smiled wryly] That's only half the goal here, but...yeah. [A brief gesture over his shoulder] You're welcome to stay, though. If...you want to.

[Just because he was out here alone didn't mean he really wanted to stay that way. He'd merely gotten used to working alone, largely in the stretch of time during Shepard's death, and the habit had stuck in a number of ways. But it wasn't in him to be unwelcoming]

[nonightdriving]

Well, to be honest, it wasn't something we planned on doing very often, as we were just driving to a ferry for a wedding. It just turned into a large camping party.

[That's what happens when your journey gets commandeered by a psychopathic megalomaniac.]

I'm afraid that for myself that most of my time tends to be swallowed up by my "job". Any fun that I find has to be found in doing my duty. But don't worry about me. I merely came up here for the exercise. Too much time in the ships is still something those of us not space-ready must get used to, after all.