SHUFFLE/WAY-STATION/ILLNESS/WHATEVER MINGLE POST

[save_the_souls]

Who: You! Me! Him! Her! Them! Everyone!
Broadcast: If you want!
Action: On your respective ships, or the Waystations!
When: After the shuffle over the next couple days! Whenever man!

[It's been nearly a week since the fleet's said their goodbyes to the planet full of skull face folks, and another Shuffle has come and gone. Despite what was mentioned on the last week's Shuffle about cannibalism, it doesn't seem like any crews has resorted to that, so maybe some of you have begun to relax.]

[Or maybe not. In fact, maybe you should do a crew headcount just in case1.]

[By now, some of you who handled any red stones from the planet natives may be feeling under the weather or even downright shitty. But hey! What's that to stop you from visiting the way-stations? These way-stations may be in the same crappy condition as the last way-stations - but at least they're people on these ones! Really...shady looking people! But that's not about to stop you from making friends right2?]

[Essentially, this is a game wide mingle post for this week's shuffle, November's way-stations anyone getting ill, or anything else you want to do but too lazy to make a post about! Please feel free to tag in and tag around! Just make sure to put your characters' location and communication methods (action/network) in the header and/or in the prompts!]

1. - This recommendation goes double for the SS Blue Fish.
2. - Warning: Attempts to make friends with extremely shady characters on the Way-Stations may result in heartwarming musical numbers, or much, much more likely - being kidnapped. Please use your own discretion.

Comments

[wilder]

[Lloyd sound so...happy to see him. Hell, the guy was near bouncing from cheer. Kaneis really wasn't sure to make of anyone who was that happy to see him as a general rule. With Lloyd? It feels about a dozen times worse. He can't help but even stare a little.]

[He must be a Lloyd from another timeline. That's the only explanation. He's from that timeline that belonged to the other Zelos. That's who he's so happy to see.]

[...Right. Those snack cakes that he did manage to eat are now feeling like sharp rocks in his stomach. He wishes he knew a way to stop this conversation, because he just knows it won't end well]

I haven't seen anyone else, no. [Yeah. He may be trying to evade that first question.] You're the first.

[idealistic]

Really? Huh.

[ well, that was mildly disappointing... only mildly, though: everyone else has their own agenda to attend to in the new world, himself and Zelos included, so while it's a little disappointing that the others aren't here to enjoy the view as much as he is, the fact that they're not stuck here as well is a bit of a relief.

on a different note, Lloyd can't help but feel that something's a bit... off with Zelos. maybe it was the sneeze he heard earlier from him. is he coming down with something? why is he out here then? ]

That was a pretty loud sneeze earlier, you know. [ there's something called "bless you", Lloyd ] You doin' okay?

[wilder]

Hm? [Well at least that answer he can be straightforward with, at least talking about the sneeze. Because frankly, he doesn't have a clue how to handle this situation. And it's not even like he can run from this - since you know, the way station isn't that big or crowded- so it'd be kind of lame looking...]

Oh, yeah. [He sniffs a little] Think I just caught a cold or something.

[.......Or he'll be lucky and it'll be a a terrible disease that'll comatose him right here and now, but he's guessing that's not gonna happen.]

[idealistic]

[ don't you even start with that you asshole, Lloyd's worried about you enough as is. ]

You moron! What're you doing out here, then? [ naturally, his intent is to not insult Zelos-- he's worried, and why wouldn't he be? a cold's not something you should mess around with, no matter how mild it could be.

and if this cold is the reason that Zelos didn't contact him, then consider him instantly forgiven. ] You need to be in bed, resting; not walking around!

[ even if they are still technically "indoors". ]

[wilder]

[It's okay he doesn't take the least bit of offense to being called a moron. He is fluent in Sheena-speak, after all. And Lloyd-speak isn't too different a dialect from that - just more shonen and slightly less violence]

[He does however, feel awkward about the obvious worry with Lloyd. No, not awkward- guilty. There's still that old Chosen inclination embedded in him not to make anyone fret over him.]

[Especially when said someone was someone he caused so much trouble for already- even if this Lloyd didn't know it. Hell, maybe that made it worse. He was receiving worry meant for someone that actually wasn't him.]

Hey, c'mon- it's not that bad. It's just a little cold. [He gives a little shrug] I was getting tired of hanging around my ship all day, that's all.

[idealistic]

[ ...okay he can sympathize with growing restless after spending all day in an enclosed space, since that's pretty much Lloyd Irving embodied. but even so, there's no messing around with illness, and Lloyd already has a PhD in worrying thanks to dealing with Colette on a daily basis.

so he just gives a flat look at Zelos's excuse, obviously not backing down. ]

That's still a stupid reason and you know it!

[ excuse him as he proceeds to grab Zelos by the shoulder, spins him until his back is facing Lloyd, and pushes him in the direction of the docked ships. ]

C'mon, you're going back. Which one's your ship?

[wilder]

[He was going to open his mouth to argue something, but next thing he knows he's being grabbed and spun around- then pushed. So instead that argument turns into a yell of protest and some struggling to get free]

Hey! Let go! I don't need to go back!

[idealistic]

Yeah, you do!

[ there's no arguing with Lloyd when he has his mind set, and he definitely has his mind set on this. his grip holds fast despite Zelos's struggling, though he is getting mildly ticked off at his resistance.

only mildly. dammit you need to stop being such a goddamn baby. ]

You're gonna get worse if you stay out here-- just go and sleep it off!

[wilder]

[WOW YOU AREN'T MY MOM!!]

[Yeah, he's definitely able to tell that the struggling isn't doing much against Lloyd, so he lightens it up some even if he's still making a show of struggling]

Oh c'mon- who could sleep on those beds anyway? It's like sleeping on rocks!

[Well what do you know, the spoiled brat is still in there after all]

[idealistic]

[ HE MIGHT AS WELL BE!!!!! ]

I could! And you can too; you slept on those inn beds just fine!

[ OR DID YOU FORGET?

at least he lightened up some on his struggling, though his squirming is still getting annoying. he gestures to the docked ships with his head. ]

C'mon. Which one's yours?

[wilder]

[NO WAY YOU AREN'T NEARLY NEGLECTFUL ENOUGH]

You mean barely with your snoring!

[Okay that's a blatant lie. He can't really remember if Lloyd snored or not, or who was the loud snorer of their group. But it seemed like the proper retort for someone with a maturity of a five year old ok.]

[But there's no use getting out of this. He gives an annoyed sound that gets interrupted with a sneeze before he gestures towards the Wonderduck]

That one. Over there.

[idealistic]

[ HOW ABOUT YOU SHUT UP AND LET HIM BE AN ACTUAL MOM HOW ABOUT THAT ]

My snoring's not that bad!

[ wow, he's actually insulted? he's pretty sure that he's a quiet sleeper, even if he does toss and turn a lot.

but okay, now that he knows which ship is Zelos's, Lloyd will definitely steer him in its direction, leading him inside. ]

[wilder]

[YOU'LL NEVER BE A MOTHER!!!]

Uh huh, if you say so!

[That's all he's got really for a comeback, because he really doesn't remember if he does or doesn't.]

[Which means they are walking in through the cargo bay. The layout is a bit different from the Tourist, but all in all - it looks like the same level of crappy junk ship. Zelos at least has given up struggling now that he's made it to the ship and has lost]