SS Golden Mingle!

[cabbagedetective]

Who: The crew of the SS Golden
Broadcast: Nope
Action: SS Golden
When: 6/10 to 6/30


[With the exciting lights and sounds of the casino behind them, things seem to have really wound down for the fleet. With very little to do outside of the ship, what better way to try and stave off cabin fever than by socializing with one's fellow crew members? Compare casino winnings, swap stories about anything the other mysterious planet they left behind, or maybe just stare out the window together at the passing space debris. The choice is yours!]

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[coppermarigolds]

[Her face twists, even as she blushes at the idea that she's reading something naughty out in public. She'd rather not have this conversation with anyone who's not already aware of who Ser Aveline is. Still, on a ship this small... it's not a conversation she can avoid forever.]

Fine.

[She draws back, pushing the book across the table.]

It's just old stories. That's all.

[cabbagedetective]

[Aww... Adachi was hoping for something smutty. How boring... He sighs, looking visibly disappointed.]

If it's just a collection of old stories, then why be all secretive about it?

oops ignore that tag with the wrong account

[coppermarigolds]

My father used to read them to me.

[Aveline struggles a moment, then sighs. May as well come clean.]

And... Ser Aveline is my namesake. It's a bit embarrassing, honestly.

No worries!

[cabbagedetective]

[Adachi cocks an eyebrow in response.]

So you share the same name as the main character? That's why you like the stories then, because you can pretend they're about you?

[How lame...]

[coppermarigolds]

That is not why.

[She huffs, half-rising.]

One story in this book is about Ser Aveline, and I have heard it more times than I ever care to repeat, and I certainly have no desire to hear about her glorious downfall one more time in my life.

[cabbagedetective]

[Whoa now! What was with this chick? It was just a question... jeez...]

Ah! Sorry! I didn't mean anything by it. I was just asking, because you said you shared the same name as her. That's all!

[He's waving his hands in front of his face, looking nervous like he just woke up a sleeping bear.]

If you don't like the story though... why read it again?

[coppermarigolds]

[She sits down again, sighing.]

Ser Aveline is... very well known, back home. I'm tired of being compared to her.

[And everyone asks about the name, sooner or later, and it's annoying.]

But some of the other stories are... nice, and my father read them to me as a child. That's all.

[cabbagedetective]

[Sheesh, and here Adachi was thinking this woman was about to rip his head off over something so stupid... Well, whatever, she seems to have calmed down now.]

Gotcha. So it's more of like... a nostalgia thing?

[coppermarigolds]

That's about the size of it, yes. Let's call it nostalgia.

[It's... maybe more complicated than that, or at least it feels like it is. She rubs her temples, vaguely aggravated.]

They're ridiculous stories about knights and dragons, mostly. My... father used to read them to me.

[cabbagedetective]

[Welp, this turned out to be rather boring for him after all. Oh well, it's always good to get a bead on the types of people that he was sharing this small can of ship with.]

Right. Got it. Childhood bed time stories. Not exactly literary classics, but that's not something to feel ashamed about or anything.

[coppermarigolds]

More or less, yes.

[She leans back in her chair with a bit of a sigh.]

My father was an Orlesian knight, and that's what he raised me on. I suppose I can lend it out, if you were hurting for something to pass the time with.

[cabbagedetective]

[Adachi just waves his hand dismissively.]

Nah, if it's that important to you, then I wouldn't want to borrow it and accidentally spill coffee on it or something.

[His tone is nonchalant, like he is being thoughtful and cautious. But internally, he's thinking: Not that I want to read any lame, childish bed time stories anyways...]

[coppermarigolds]

[Hey, these are long-celebrated folk tales and historical stories, thank you very much. With knights and dragons.]

Your loss, then.

[cabbagedetective]

[That gets a chuckle out of Adachi.]

My loss? A minute ago you seemed practically attached to it. Far be it from me to separate you from something you clearly care about.

[coppermarigolds]

... oh, shut up.

[Because she has no patience for being made fun of.]

[cabbagedetective]

[Adachi just chuckles and waves her off.]

Well, I'll let you get back to your book... uh, Miss Ave- Avey-

[Yes, he is struggling to remember/say her name.]

[coppermarigolds]

Aveline. Yes. Thank you.

[She picks up her book and only slightly huffily turns away in her seat.]

[cabbagedetective]

[Adachi grins, bows his head slightly and excuses himself from the room. Well, she's a bit edgy, but whatever. It's always good to try and draw a bead on the kinds of people you get stuck working with.]

Aveline, huh? Probably going to need some help remembering that name...

[He mutters to himself as he walks back down the ship's corridor.]